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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for October 2019
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: My friends and I are aging with and into disabilities. For example, some of us have arthritis that makes … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged active aging, aging, aging in place, aging into disabilities, aging with disabilities, assistance robots, assistive technology, AT, down syndrome, education, FAQ, housing, NARIC, Research In Focus, Resources, social wellbeing, strategies, technology, universal design, wellbeing
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After the Disaster: Recovery
This week we saw catastrophic weather up and down the Gulf Coast of Texas with Hurricane Harvey, including wind damage in Corpus Christi and severe flooding in the Houston area. More rain and flooding is predicted through the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now
Tagged assistive technology, disaster, emergency preparedness, housing, Hurricane Harvey, recovery
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Registration for Two IDeA Center’s Online Continuing Education Courses Now Available!
The Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA) offers an online continuing education program. The program is designed for anyone (e.g., advocates, builders/contractors, planners, architects, occupational and physical therapists, and policymakers) interested in learning about the universal design of … Continue reading
HUD and Other Housing Support
Research from the World Health Organization shows that about half of the American population will acquire some type of disability at some point during their lifetime. It can be difficult to find the right housing accommodations for persons with disabilities and … Continue reading
Budget Calls to the White House
What follows is a list of various calls which the public can participate in to learn about the President’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget in relation to Research, Development, HUD, Minorities, Health Care, Energy, Environment, Arts and Humanities, Social Safety Net, … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Legislation, Organization, webcasts
Tagged assistive technology, Budget, conference call, conferences, health care, housing, minorities, technology, webcasts, White House
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White House Call on Disability Issues for January 10th, 2011
When’s the next White House Call? As soon as we know, we’ll post it here and in our Calendar of Events. Today’s White House Call on Disability Issues was lead by Khareem Dale of the White House’s Office of the … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Legislation, webcasts
Tagged conference call, employment, housing, medicare, White House
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NARIC’s Digital Archive: New Additions
We’re chugging along through the final reports in our collection. It also gives us the opportunity to add some historical information to the Program Database of projects funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (our funding agency). … Continue reading
NARIC’s Digital Archive: New Additions
We’re not quite half way through the collection of project final reports. Here are highlights of items we’ve added in the last two weeks: NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF HANDICAPPED STUDENT SERVICE PROGRAMS IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION: FINAL REPORT, P 1-19. Clark, D … Continue reading
Live it: Federal initiatives in response to Olmstead
The White House and the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services today issued statements in recognition of the 10th anniversary of Olmstead and announced new programs or initiatives in response. President Barack Obama declared 2009 … Continue reading
Posted in Grant/scholarship opportunity, Project
Tagged community living, HHS, housing, HUD, independent living, Olmstead, participation
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 