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Tag Archives: NIDILRR Projects
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for May 2019
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: My dad was recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). I would like more information and resources to help … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged #ALSAwarenessMonth, AAC, ALS, ALS Awareness Month, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Answered Questions, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, brain computer interface, community involvement, Disabilities, independence, mobility devices, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, physical therapy, quality of life, social media, socioeconomic impact, stem cell therapy
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Sharing Research in Honor of National Minority Health Month
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
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for March 2019
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: Our child with disabilities has begun high school and we are starting to plan their transition into adulthood. What … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged accessibility, Answered Questions, cultural adaptations, education, employment, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, peer providers, research, Spanish, Spanish-language, support, transition, transition programs, transition to adulthood, transition to education, transition to employment
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Celebrating Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month with Research!
March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, including National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day declared by Congress on March 25th. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, CP refers to a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy … Continue reading
What is epilepsy?
According to the Mayo Clinic, epilepsy is a “central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations, and sometimes loss of awareness.” Epilepsy affects people of all genders, races, ethnic … Continue reading
If You Liked … A Brief History of Autism
Usually in the top 10 posts among our Spanish readers, “A Brief History of Autism” discusses the history of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and provides resources and research from the NIDILRR community and elsewhere. Since we first published “A Brief … Continue reading
Project Spotlight: Experiencing the World via Touch
February is Low Vision Awareness Month. For many individuals who are blind, living with low vision, or who are Deaf/blind, touch is an important sense for experiencing the world around them. Technology that is tactile or haptic can help people … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Publications, Research Study, Uncategorized
Tagged ABLEDATA, accessibility, assistive technology, Audio-Tactile Web Accessibility with Haptic Gloves, blind, books, deaf-blind, displays, exhibits, Field Initiated Projects, haptic, low vision, Low Vision Awareness Month, museums, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR-funded research, REHABDATA search, SBIR, tactile systems, touch, Touch-Responsive Models for Universal Access to Smithsonian Museums Exhibits, visual disabilities
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What research is available from the NIDILRR community for people who are blind or have visual disabilities?
In honor of World Braille Day, NARIC’s information specialists searched the NIDILRR Program Database to find NIDILRR-funded projects related to people who are blind or with visual disabilities. Here are a few examples: The project Indoor Navigation Aid for Individuals … Continue reading
Hispanic Heritage Month – A Trip Through the NARIC Collection
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
If you liked … What are psychiatric disabilities?
Our blog post “What are psychiatric disabilities?” has been popular with our readers this year. In this update, we would like to highlight the work of the following NIDILRR-funded projects: The Manual and Training Program to Promote Career Development Among … Continue reading
