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National Council on Disability and Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation partner on the Parenting with a Disability Toolkit!
The National Council on Disability (NCD) and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation have partnered to create the Parenting with a Disability Toolkit! NCD and the Reeve Foundation released the “toolkit” at the White House Forum on the Civil Rights … Continue reading
Posted in Guide, News, Publications, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, civil rights, Ella Callow, families with disabilities, families' rights, JD, legislation, National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families at Through the Looking Glass, National Council on Disability, parenting with a disability, Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children, The Forum on Civil Rights of Parents with Disabilities, toolkit
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Accessibility: Woman in wheelchair who fought for Disabilities Act can’t use tour bus (The Washington Post) Even before she arrives in the nation’s capital this weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged accessibility, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Argus II eye prosthesis, cataracts, hemiplegia, lanosterol, lanosterol eye drops, macular degeneration, National Council on Disability, NIDILRR, paretic limb, Robert L. Burgdorf Jr, Social Security, Social Security disabilities benefits, stroke, visitability
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 2 – Friday, June 6
Policy: In shift, Supreme Court moves away from ‘mental retardation’ (Disability Scoop) A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarifying what constitutes intellectual disability also marked a major milestone in efforts to put an end to use of the term “mental … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged accessible 911, Android wayfinding app for blind, autism, blood pressure, continuous positive airway pressure therapy, CPAP, elementary school students with autism, emergency systems, Hello Navi, hidden physical disabilities, intellectual disability, invisible disabilities, mental retardation, National Council on Disability, navigated brain stimulation, NBS, obstructive sleep apnea, occupational therapy, OT, poststroke rehabilitation, sign language system for Google Glass, Signglasses, sleep apnea, stroke, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
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Scholarship Opportunity for Families with Living Disabilities
Bonnie Brown is a single mother with an intellectual disability. Myra is her 15-year-old daughter, a gifted-and-talented student who aspires to attend the University of Cambridge when she graduates. Both were featured on StoryCorps to talk about their lives and … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Continuing Education, Event, Grant/scholarship opportunity, Organization
Tagged ADA, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, advocacy, Americans with Disabilities Act, bonnie, brown, civil, civil rights, discrimination, education, familias, families, families with disabilities, myra, NARIC, National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families, National Council on Disabilities, National Council on Disability, owusu, parents with disabilities, rights, rocking the cradle, scholarship, Story Corp, storycorps, teddowusu, teddy, through the looking glass, U.S. Department of Education
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El Consejo Nacional de la Discapacidad busca su opinión
El Consejo Nacional de la Discapacidad (NCD por sus siglas en inglés) está buscando la opinión del público, especialmente los estadounidenses con discapacidades, para ayudar a determinar las recomendaciones y el enfoque de su Informe de Progreso de 2013. El … Continue reading
Grant Opportunity: Keeping up: Technology’s Rapid Changes and Effects on People with Disabilities
The National Council on Disability announced a new open grant: The National Council on Disability is interested in evaluating how Americans with disabilities are faring in this new digital media age. NCD is interested in examining the accessibility of new … Continue reading
Posted in Grant/scholarship opportunity
Tagged grant, National Council on Disability, technology
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 