Tag Archives: Latinx

Answered Questions for December 2022: Latinx Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Parents

Posted on December 22, 2022 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: We are Latinx parents of a small child who recently was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). What resources, … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue, Spanish | Tagged AAC, ASD, autism spectrum disorders, children with ASD, education, Latinx, Latinx children with ASD, latinx families, Latinx parents, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, parents, Research In Focus, teachers | Leave a comment

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

Preguntas y Respuestas: Noticias Mensuales para la Comunidad de la Discapacidad para Septiembre 2019

Posted on September 26, 2019 by mpgarcia

Preguntas y Respuestas es un recurso mensual para la Comunidad de la Discapacidad de habla hispana que llena una necesidad de información. La pregunta de este mes es: Soy un proveedor de servicios que quisiera ayudar a las personas latinas/hispanas … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas, Spanish | Tagged #MesDeHerenciaHispana, #MesDeHerenciaHispana2019, ADA, atención colaborativa, depresión, educacion, empleo, familias, hispanos, jóvenes hispanos, jóvenes latinos, juventud, Latin@, Latinos, Latinx, Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades, niños con discapacidades, NIDILRR, padres, padres con discapacidades, programas sociales, proveedores de servicios, proyectos financiados por NIDILRR, salud mental, servicios de transición, TEA, tecnología y el empleo, tecnologia, trastorno de espectro autista | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for September 2019

Posted on September 26, 2019 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 would like to assist Latinx/Hispanic people with disabilities to live independently in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | 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 | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #HispanicHeritage, #HispanicHeritageMonth, #HispanicHeritageMonth2019, #LatinxHeritage, autism, Disabilities, disability, faith, family support, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanics, Hispanics with disabilities, Latinx, Latinx with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, research, Spanish, Spanish-language, support | Leave a comment

If You Liked … “Disability in the Latino Community”

Posted on September 15, 2019 by mpgarcia

A popular post among our English and Spanish readers, our blog post “Disability in the Latino Community” discusses the views on disability within the Latinx/Hispanic community. The views of the Latinx/Hispanic community toward disability within urban and suburban communities seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Hispanics, Hispanics with disabilities, Latinx, Latinx with Disabilities, NIDILRR, people with disabilities, Resources | Leave a comment

NAMI and Mental Health in the Latinx/Hispanic Community

Posted on September 10, 2019 by mpgarcia

For Suicide Prevention Awareness Week, we are highlighting a mental health organization in the US that also provides information, resources, and assistance to the Latinx/Hispanic community: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the largest grassroots mental health organization … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, Disabilities, disability, Hispanics, Latinos, Latinx, mental health, NAMI, people with disabilities, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, prevention, schizophrenia, suicide, suicide prevention | Leave a comment

NAMI y la salud mental en la comunidad latina/hispana

Posted on September 10, 2019 by mpgarcia

Para la Semana de Concientización sobre la Prevención del Suicidio (en inglés), estamos destacando una organización de salud mental en los EEUU que también brinda información, recursos, y ayuda a la comunidad latina/hispana: La Alianza Nacional sobre la Enfermedad Mental … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged ansiedad, depresión, discapacidad, discapacidades, esquizofrenia, hispanos, Latinos, Latinx, NAMI, personas con discapacidades, prevención, salud mental, Spanish, Spanish-language, suicidio, trastorno bipolar, Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático | Leave a comment

Sharing Research in Honor of National Minority Health Month

Posted on April 10, 2019 by mpgarcia

April is National Minority Health Month, sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH), and the theme this year is Active & Healthy, which underscores how physical activity promotes health and reduces the … Continue reading →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now, Uncategorized | Tagged African Americans, health disparities, Hispanics, Latinx, minorities, minorities with disabilities, minority health, National Minority Health Month, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, physical activity, physical activity and health | Leave a comment

Compartiendo la investigación en honor del Mes Nacional de la Salud de Minorías

Posted on April 10, 2019 by mpgarcia

Abril es el Mes Nacional de la Salud de las Minorías (en inglés), patrocinado por la Oficina de Salud de Minorías (OMH, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés) … Continue reading →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now, Uncategorized | Tagged actividad física, actividad física y salud, Afroamericanos, disparidades de salud, hispanos, Investigaciones de NIDILRR, Latinx, Mes Nacional de Salud de Minorias, minorias, minorias con discapacidades, NIDILRR, proyectos de NIDILRR, salud de minorías | Leave a comment