Tag Archives: community participation

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

Get Your Summer Reading List in Shape with These Publications from the NIDILRR Community

Posted on June 26, 2019 by mpgarcia

If you are packing for a Summer vacation, you might be putting together a pile of books you’ve been meaning to get to. Maybe they’re light fiction, “beach reads,” or the latest mysteries. Or, if you’re like us, maybe they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications | Tagged accessibility, community integration, community participation, employment, mental illness, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, Publications, quality of life, robotic assistive technologies, SCI, summer reading list, transportation | Leave a comment

If You Liked … A Brief History of Autism

Posted on February 15, 2019 by mpgarcia

Usually in the top 10 posts among our Spanish readers, “A Brief History of Autism” discusses the history of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and provides resources and research from the NIDILRR community and elsewhere. Since we first published “A Brief … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged ABLEDATA, ASD, autism spectrum disorder, autismo, community living, community participation, independent living, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, participation | 1 Comment

What are physical barriers?

Posted on June 29, 2018 by mpgarcia

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), physical barriers are “structural obstacles in natural or manmade environments that prevent or block mobility (moving around in the environment) or access” for people with disabilities. These barriers can affect … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue | Tagged accessible physical environments, ADA, ADA National Network, Americans with Disabilities Act, community participation, mobility disabilities, NIDILRR, physical barriers, REHABDATA, The Access Board | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for September 2017

Posted on September 21, 2017 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 inclusion and how does it benefit people with and without disabilities? Are there unmet inclusion needs? This … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged ADA, arts, assistive technology, barriers, children with disabilities, community living, community participation, education, employment, inclusion, independent living, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, participation, people with disabilities, social inclusion, special education, technology, transportation | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: community participation

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

Get Your Summer Reading List in Shape with These Publications from the NIDILRR Community

If You Liked … A Brief History of Autism

What are physical barriers?

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