Tag Archives: Hispanic Heritage Month

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community on Resources for the Latinx Disability Community for September 2021

Posted on September 23, 2021 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 service provider that works with the Latinx disability community. What information, resources, research are available in … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas, Spanish | Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, assistive technology, children with disabilities, civil rights, developmental disabilities, disability, education, employment, Hispanic, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanics with disabilities, immigrants with disabilities, inclusion, independent living, Latinx, Latinx parents with disabilities, Latinx with Disabilities, NIDILRR, occupational therapy, parents with disabilities, Spanish-speakers with disabilities, stigma, TBI, transition, youth with disabilities | Leave a comment

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by Celebrating NIDILRR’s Latinx/Hispanic Grantees!

Posted on October 10, 2019 by mpgarcia

Each year, during Hispanic Heritage Month, we share with you the stories of famous Latinxs/Hispanics with disabilities. This year, we will share with you some of the NIDILRR-funded projects being led by Latinx/Hispanic researchers. The projects topics range from different … Continue reading →

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Hispanic Heritage Month, Latinxs/Hispanics with Disabilities, and Disability-Related Research

Posted on September 19, 2019 by mpgarcia

Hispanic Heritage Month begins today and the theme for this year is “Hispanic Americans: A History of Serving Our Nation.” Hispanic and Latinx Americans have served and contributed to the history of the US since the beginning. In honor of … Continue reading →

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Hispanic Heritage Month – A Trip Through the NARIC Collection

Posted on October 12, 2018 by mpgarcia

As Hispanic Heritage Month 2018 comes to a close and NIDILRR’s 40th Anniversary approaches, we would like to take a brief look at some of the projects on Latinx/Hispanics and other minorities with disabilities that NIDILRR has funded over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #HispanicHeritageMonth2018, #NIDILRRat40, Disabilities, disability, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month 2018, Hispanics, Latinos, minorities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR at 40, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities | Leave a comment

Hispanic Heritage Month, Health Disparities, and NIDILRR Research: How are they connected?

Posted on October 14, 2016 by mpgarcia

For the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, we would like to share some information about health disparities experienced by Hispanics/Latinos with disabilities and how the NIDILRR community has worked to end those disparities. Disability affects every race and ethnic group, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged diabetes, health disparities, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanics, Hispanics with disabilities, Latinos, Latinos with disabilities, NIDILRR, SCI, TBI | Leave a comment

The 2016 Paralympic Athletes and Hispanic Heritage Month

Posted on September 26, 2016 by mpgarcia

The 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have come and gone and, although we are sad that they are over, the staff at NARIC was very excited to watch the Games. This was an historic year for the Paralympic … Continue reading →

Posted in Event | Tagged #Rio2016, #TeamUSA, 2016 Paralympic Games, Disabilities, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic paralympic athletes, Hispanics, Latino paralympic athletes, Latinos, paralympic athletes, Team USA | 1 Comment

Hispanic Heritage Month 2015: Latinos with Disabilities and Independent Living

Posted on September 29, 2015 by mpgarcia

Independent living helps provide equal opportunities to people with disabilities in relation to housing, employment, education, community participation, and so on. It is a worldwide movement of people with disabilities who are working toward self-determination and equal opportunities. Independent living, … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications, Right Resources Right Now | Tagged accessibility, centers for independent living, CIL, Disabilities, disability, Hispanic, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month 2015, ILC, independent living, latino, Latinos with disabilities, minorities, NIDILRR Research, Spanish | Leave a 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

Latinos, Disabilities, Research, and NIDRR

Posted on September 18, 2014 by mpgarcia

For Hispanic Heritage Month 2014, which began on September 15th, 2014, we will focus on NIDRR research that focuses on Latinos with disabilities and on Latino researchers in the NIDRR community (past and present). These projects include several Field Initiated … Continue reading →

Posted in Project, Uncategorized | Tagged children, children with disabilities, Disabilities, disability, families, Hilspanic children with disabilities, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month 2014, Hispanics, Hispanics with disabilities, latino children with disabilities, Latinos, Latinos with disabilities, NARIC, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, psychiatric disabilities, RAICES/Promotora, research | 2 Comments

Hispanic Heritage Month: Traumatic Brain Injury Model System

Posted on October 11, 2013 by mpgarcia

During 2013’s National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM), we have looked at various topics affecting Hispanics with disabilities including NARIC’s Spanish language services, explained how people-first language works, looked at cultural competency of rehab professionals in treating/working with Hispanics/Latinos with spinal … Continue reading →

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