Tag Archives: community participation

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for July 2020

Posted on July 23, 2020 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: My cousin has a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and our family wants to help them live as independently as … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged community participation, education, employment, independent living, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, rehabilitation, Research In Focus, social skills, TBI, technology, traumatic brain injury | 1 Comment

COCEMFE and the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Community

Posted on July 9, 2020 by mpgarcia

The Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disabilities (COCEMFE, acronym in Spanish) (in Spanish) is a non-profit organization in Madrid, Spain that works towards the full inclusion and active participation of people with disabilities in all parts of … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization | Tagged active participation, advocacy, COCEMFE, community participation, Disabilities, education, employment, healthcare, inclusion, invisible disabilities | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for June 2020

Posted on July 2, 2020 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What is the purpose of vocational rehabilitation? This edition of Answered Questions includes items that discuss employment for people … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged Answered Questions, community participation, Disabilities, employment, families, inclusion, mental health, Research In Focus, support, transition, veterans, vocational rehabilitation, VR | Leave a comment

Community Living – Resources for Participating in Your Community

Posted on June 23, 2020 by mpgarcia

June 22nd marks the 21st anniversary of the Supreme Court decision known as Olmstead v. L.C., where the Court determined that the institutional isolation of people with disabilities was unjustified and is a form of unlawful discrimination under the Americans … Continue reading →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now | Tagged ADA, burn injuries, community living, community participation, Employees, Employers, mental health, NIDILRR, Olmstead, participation, Resources, rural community, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries | Leave a comment

ConnectionsRx – A New Individualized Support Program from the TU Collaborative

Posted on April 30, 2020 by cgraves34

Staying connected, maintaining social networks, and participating in the community while practicing physical distancing and following stay-at-home orders can be challenging. To support individuals with lived experience in serious mental illness, the NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Community … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Project, Uncategorized | Tagged #TUCollaborative, activities, Community Inclusion Specialist, community participation, ConnectionsRx, Facebook groups, facilitation, increasing participation, lived experience, NIDILRR-funded research, one-to-one approach, peer supports, physically distant, psychiatric disabilities, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Community Living and Participation of People with Serious Mental Illness, Resources, serious mental illness, social networks, staying connected, suicidal ideation, support groups, TU Collaborative on Community Inclusion | Leave a comment

Staying Connected: Maintaining your social networks while remaining physically distant

Posted on April 20, 2020 by cgraves34

We are living through an unprecedented time. The world has not experienced a global pandemic to this extent since the influenza pandemic in 1918 (also referred to as the Spanish flu). Federal, state, and local guidelines specify that we should … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Uncategorized | Tagged centers for independent living, community participation, COVID-19, guides, Information Communication Technologies (ICT), local libraries, making connections, mobile and smartphone, no-tech activities, physically distant, Resources, social connectedness, social distancing, social networks, staying connected, tablets, TU Collaborative on Community Inclusion, video conferencing apps, video conferencing platforms, virtual meetings | 1 Comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for February 2020

Posted on February 27, 2020 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: My brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a young adult. What information, resources, and research are available to help … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged #CollabChats, #mentalhealth, #PathwaysRRTC, #TransitionsACR, #TUCollaborative, community participation, education, employment, inclusion, independent living, mental health, mentoring, NIDILRR, NIDILRR funded projects, NIDILRR-funded research, peer providers, rehabilitation, Research In Focus, RIF, schizophrenia, serious mental illness, social inclusion, stigma, technology, video-based mobile health interventions, vocational rehabilitation | Leave a comment

Let’s Take a Peek at NIDILRR’s Outcome Domains: Community Living and Participation

Posted on December 19, 2019 by mpgarcia

Welcome back to our series that highlights NIDILRR’s Outcome Domains. This month, we will be looking at NIDILRR’s Community Living and Participation Outcome Domain. Through this research program, NIDILRR seeks to encourage independent living and community integration, to achieve more … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged community living, community participation, Disabilities, education, employment, independent living, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, participation | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community July 2019

Posted on July 25, 2019 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I am a person with a disability and would like to be more physically active. What information and resources … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged #AnsweredQuestions, #ResearchInFocus, ABLEDATA, access, accessibility, accessible sports, adaptive sports, adults, assistive technology, AT, children, community participation, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, exercise, healthy lifestyles, inclusion, intellectual disabilities, minorities, mobility disabilities, MSKTC, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, obesity, participation, people with disabilities, physical disabilities, recreation, Research In Focus, social inclusion, wheelchair sport | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for June 2019

Posted on June 27, 2019 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I have a mobility disability and use a wheelchair to get around. I would like to travel this summer. … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged accesible adventure getaways, accessability, accessibility, accessible air travel, accessible destinations, accessible hospitality, accessible hotels, accessible lodging, accessible restaurants, accessible tourism, accessible transpotration, accessible travel, ADA, assistive technology, AT, barriers, community participation, dining out, Disabilities, disability, families, food services, hospitality, inclusion, independent living, independent transportation, leisure, mobility disabilities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, physical disabilities, recreation, Spanish, Spanish-language, tourism, transportation, travel, travel without barriers | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: community participation

COCEMFE and the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Community

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for June 2020

Community Living – Resources for Participating in Your Community

Let’s Take a Peek at NIDILRR’s Outcome Domains: Community Living and Participation

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for June 2019

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