Tag Archives: families

Winter is here! And so are adapted and inclusive winter sports.

Posted on January 4, 2017 by mpgarcia

Although this winter is only a few weeks old, many people have already started participating in winter sports. There are many organizations throughout the US that provide the expertize you and your family will need to participate in adapted and … Continue reading →

What is Down syndrome?

Posted on March 16, 2016 by mpgarcia

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and, this week, the staff at NARIC would like to highlight Down syndrome. The Mayo Clinic defines Down syndrome as a genetic disorder that is “caused when abnormal cell division results in extra genetic … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue | Tagged adults, chlldren, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, down syndrome, early interventions, families, Mosaic Down Syndrome, NIDILRR, people with disabilities, Translocation Down syndrome, Trisomy 21 | 1 Comment

Hispanic Heritage Month: Spanish Resources from the NIDILRR Community

Posted on September 21, 2015 by naricspotlight

Did you know NARIC is not the only NIDILRR-funded project that offers information and resources in Spanish? The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center offers factsheets for spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and burn injury in Spanish. These consumer-level factsheets were developed … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications, Right Resources Right Now | Tagged ADA, autism, Burn Injury, Burns, factsheets, families, Hispanic Heritage Month, NIDILRR, SCI, Spanish, Spanish-language, spinal cord injury, TBI, traumatic brain injury | 1 Comment

What are home rehabilitation support services?

Posted on August 17, 2015 by mpgarcia

Home rehabilitation support services are rehabilitation and care coordination services provided at home and in the community that support a person’s rehabilitation and care. These services are generally provided to people coming home from a rehab setting, people aging at … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue | Tagged assistive technology, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, families, home rehabilitation support services, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, technology, traumatic brain injury | 2 Comments

Saluting Dads!

Posted on June 15, 2015 by naricspotlight

Father’s Day is coming up and we want to take a moment to recognize dads of all kinds: Dads with disabilities, fathers of children with disabilities, fathers who are caregivers, adoptive and foster fathers, fathers-in-law, grandfathers, even that awesome guy … Continue reading →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now | Tagged assistive technology, caregivers, families, family supports, NIDILRR, parenting, parents, through the looking glass | Leave a comment

Family Support: Get Involved in the Dialogue!

Posted on May 7, 2015 by mpgarcia

Last March, the NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Family Support at the University of Illinois in Chicago (H133B140046) and the Easter Seals gave the Disability Community the opportunity to be a part of a dialogue in English … Continue reading →

Posted in Event | Tagged caregiver, caregiving, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, families, family, family support, healthcare, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, RRTC, RRTC on Family Support, support, survey, transportation | Leave a comment

April is National Minority Health Month

Posted on April 1, 2015 by mpgarcia

National Minority Health Month gives everyone the opportunity to raise awareness about health and health care disparities that affect minorities and to demonstrate efforts to advance health equity. For the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the US Department of … Continue reading →

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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community

Posted on March 26, 2015 by mpgarcia

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 →

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A New National Research Initiative on Family Support to Begin in March

Posted on March 4, 2015 by mpgarcia

The Easter Seals and the NIDRR-funded Family Support Research and Training Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago (H133B140046) have joined together to support a national research initiative called Family Support: Tell Us What We Need to Know. This … Continue reading →

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Answered Questions January 2015: Monthly News for the Disability Community

Posted on January 22, 2015 by mpgarcia

Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged adapted swimming, assistive technology, benefits of recreation, children with diabetes, chronic illnesses, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, education, exercise physiology, families, funlibre, GoBabyGo, interactive exercise technologies, kid-friendly exoskeletons, leisure, mobility disabilities, modified racecars, motor disabilities, nchpad, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, physical activity, physical disabilities, racecars, rec therapy, rec tx, recreation, recreation technology, recreation therapy, Recreational therapy, RecTech, Spanish, sports, swimming, therapeutic recreation, Therapeutic Recreation Society of Puerto Rico, universal design, University of Delaware | Leave a comment