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Tag Archives: epilepsy
What is epilepsy?
According to the Mayo Clinic, epilepsy is a “central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations, and sometimes loss of awareness.” Epilepsy affects people of all genders, races, ethnic … Continue reading
Raising Epilepsy Awareness in Mexico
In honor of National Epilepsy Awareness Month, we are discussing the “Acceptance” of Epilepsy Group (GADEP, acronym in Spanish) (in Spanish), which was founded in 1991 in México and became the Mexican Chapter of the International Bureau for Epilepsy. GADEP … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for October 2017
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What research, resources, and information are available for people with epilepsy? This edition of Answered Questions includes items that … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 28 to Friday, April 1
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Arts: How actors with disabilities are educating casting directors (Playbill) Several casting directors and associates affiliated with the Casting Society of America (CSA) have partnered with the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts, … Continue reading
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Tagged actors with disabilities, affinity group communities, Alzheimer's Disease, autism spectrum disorder, child prodigies, children with developmental disabilities, epilepsy, heart rate variability in epilepsy, Help Me Grow, post stroke rehabilitation, prodigy and autism, rehabilitation in Alzheimer's disease, seizure prediction device, senior housing
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, November 16 to Friday, November 20
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: Schools learn about new program for autistic students (The Franklin News-Post, Rocky Mount, VA) Franklin County School Board members learned details about a new inclusive program for students with autism spectrum disorder … Continue reading
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Tagged ADHD, ASD, ASD Nest Model, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, audio and haptic harness for guide dogs, autism spectrum disorder, blind and visually impaired, children with autism, disability employment, epilepsy, haptic and visual interface for musicians who are Deaf, haptic obstacle-detecting headband, harness for guide dogs, light therapy for depression, light therapy for SAD, NeuroSigma Monarch eTNS, robotic leg prosthesis, SAD, seasonal affective disorder
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 6 to Friday, April 10
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español Employment: Microsoft recruiting employees with autism (Disability Scoop) Corporate giant Microsoft has announced it will hire people with autism for full-time positions in Redmond, Wash., through a new pilot program. The company will … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged autism, burn dressing, cerebral palsy, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, developmental disabilities, directional hearing, Employees with disabilities, epilepsy, equine therapy, hearing aids, housing for people with disabilities, influenza vaccine, intellectual and developmental disabilities, lightweight electric wheelchair, Open Wheelchair Project
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged accessibility, ADHD, Alzheimer's Disease, Apps, Asperger Syndrome, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, cognitive disabilities, cognitive function, dementia, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, elderly, epilepsy, games, INECO, integration, intellectual disabilities, leisure, leisure therapies, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, rec tx, recreation, Recreational therapy, RecTech, schixophrenia, seniors, social activities, spinal cord injury, therapeutic recreation
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 24 – Friday, March 28
Human Interest: Boston bombing survivor dances again (United Press International) A professional dancer who lost the lower part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing about a year ago is the recipient of a prosthetic limb specially designed … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged alcohol addiction, Alzheimer's Disease, American Sign Language (ASL), Arthritis, autism, Boston Marathon bombing, brain stimulation, cerebral palsy, deaf, depression medication, drug addiction, eldercare, elementary school education, epilepsy, epilepsy treatment, fetal development, hearing aid usage, hearing aids, hearing impaired, hearing loss, hearing problems, leg amputation, monitoring system for seniors, nasal spray, pediatric walk aid, prosthetic for dancing, prosthetic knee, prosthetic limb, sign language, smart home, sports prosthesis, stroke rehabilitation
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Patient Bloggers: Familiar Chronicles on Neurological Diseases
In the December 2013/January 2014 edition of Neurology Now (Volume 9, Number 6), the Waiting Room feature highlights patient bloggers in the article “Having Their Say: Patient Bloggers”. The article describes how patient bloggers offer advice as they share their … Continue reading
Digital Archive Project: New (old) Additions
We’re nearing the end of Phase II of our digital archive project. In this phase we’re digitizing and posting final reports from projects funded by NIDRR and its previous incarnations (NIHR, SRS, VRA). We’re deep in the 60s now, with … Continue reading
Posted in digital archive, Project, Publications, Report
Tagged anthropology, blind, cancer, children, deaf, developmental disabilities, digital archive, employment, epilepsy, evaluation tools, halfway house, heart disease, intelligence tests, literature review, low vision, orthotics, psychiatric disabilities, Rehabilitation counseling, severe disabilities
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