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Tag Archives: Disabilities
If You Liked… Disability in the Latino Community
For Hispanic Heritage Month, NARIC’s information specialists wanted to look at how the view of disability within the Latino, now called Latinx, community has begun to change. In some circles, our information specialists have observed that the view of disability … Continue reading
Posted in history, Spanish
Tagged #IfYouLiked, ADA, attitudes toward disability, Disabilities, disability community, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanics with disabilities, Latinx community, Latinx with Disabilities, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, Spanish, view of disability
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The IDEAL Foundation: Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services and Inclusion of People with Disabilities and Neurological Disorders in Colombia
The IDEAL Foundation for Comprehensive Rehabilitation (in Spanish) is a non-profit organization founded in April 1965 in Colombia by the Rotary Club of Cali, Colombia. The IDEAL Foundation is a center of excellence in neurodevelopment, a health service provider institution, … Continue reading
Ask a Librarian: Is Bingo Therapeutic?
“My son attends a day program and loves the weekly Bingo game that the recreation therapist puts on the calendar. Is that really a kind of therapy or is it just fun?” Bingo is a popular and fun activity played … Continue reading
NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: Advocacy
Advocacy may be defined as the act or process of supporting something, such as a person, cause, or policy, and to act as an advocate for someone. Due to various barriers, people with disabilities may need to advocate for themselves … Continue reading
Posted in Project
Tagged ADA, advocacy, consumer products, Disabilities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR-funded consumer products, pregnancy, self-advocacy, self-advocates
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What is Climate Change and How Does It Affect People with Disabilities?
According to the United Nations (UN), climate change “refers to long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns.” These changes in temperature and weather patterns may be natural. The shifts in weather patterns and temperature may also be man-made. These changes … Continue reading
What is Advocacy?
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, advocacy is defined as “the act or process of supporting” something, such as a cause, policy, or person, or “to act as an advocate for someone”. Within the disability community, advocacy may be very important … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue
Tagged advocacy, Disabilities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR funded projects, self-advocacy
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CONADI Guatemala: Joint action for the full participation of people with disabilities
The National Council for the Care of Persons with Disabilities (CONADI, acronym in Spanish) of Guatemala (in Spanish) is the coordinating, advisory, and driving entity that influences the application of general and state policies, to ensure compliance with human rights … Continue reading
Posted in Organization
Tagged CONADI Guatemala, Disabilities, disability, full inclusion, human rights, inclusion, independence, laws, people with disabilities
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Answered Questions for May 2022: Accessible Transportation
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is I was recently diagnosed with a disability, which affects my ability to drive. What research, resources and information are … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas, Spanish
Tagged accessibility, accessible ground transportation, accessible transit vehicles, accessible transportation, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Disabilities, disability, driving, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR-funded research, public transportation, Spanish, Spanish-language, technology, transportation, wheelchair securement systems
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 