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Foundation Creática: Supporting the Education of Service Professionals, People with Disabilities, and Their Families on Assistive Technology
The FREE Iberian-American Foundation Creática for the Cooperation in Special Education and Assistive Technologies (Creática) (in Spanish) is an organization based in Spain, whose singular purpose is educating service professionals on the possibilities that assistive technology (AT) such as computers, … Continue reading
What Does Transition Mean for Young People with Disabilities?
Young people with disabilities will face many transitional periods in their lives. These can be exciting and challenging not just for the young person but also for their families, teachers, and counselors. One of the more exciting transitions is leaving … Continue reading
The Adecco Foundation and Inclusive Employment
The Adecco Foundation, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1999 by The Adecco Group in Spain, works towards the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workforce and in their communities. The Foundation trains people with disabilities and helps them to … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for June 2020
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
CEAFA and Alzheimer’s Disease
The Spanish Alzheimer’s Disease Confederation (CEAFA, Spanish acronym) is a national non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. CEAFA represents about 300 local associations and 200,000 families and maintains … Continue reading
CASP and Special Education: Children with Disabilities, Their Families, Their Communities, and the Professionals That Support Them
The Ann Sullivan Center of Peru (CASP, its Spanish acronym) is a nonprofit education organization created in Peru in 1979 to serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), such as autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, or cerebral palsy, and … Continue reading
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Tagged CASP, children, children with disabilities, communities, families, inclusion, Perú, professionals, special education, supported employment
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for September 2019
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 service provider that would like to assist Latinx/Hispanic people with disabilities to live independently in the … Continue reading
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Tagged #HispanicHeirtageMonth, #HispanicHeritageMonth2019, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, ASD, autism spectrum disorder, children with disabilities, collaborative care, depression, education, employment, families, Hispanic, hispanic youth, Latin@, Latinx, latinx youth, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR funded projects, parents, parents with disabiliites, service providers, social programs, technology, technology and employment, transition services, youth
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What supports and resources are available for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder?
According to estimates from the Autism and Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 59 children has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is reported to occur in all … Continue reading
NIDILRR-Funded Projects and the Spanish-Speaking Disability Community
At NARIC, we provide information and referral services to people with disabilities, their families, service providers, and researchers who speak Spanish. We’re not the only ones! Meet our colleagues in the NIDILRR community who also provide information and resources to … Continue reading
