Tag Archives: NIDILRR Projects

April is National Minority Health Month!

Posted on April 19, 2018 by cgraves34

April is National Minority Health month and this year’s theme is Partnering for Health Equity which highlights partnerships at the federal, state, local, tribal and territorial levels that help reduce disparities in health and health care. Approximately 40.7 million Americans … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Publications, Website | Tagged disability, disability and health, health care disparities, Hispanic, information and referral, Latinos, minority health, National Minority Health Month, NIDILRR Projects, Office of Minority Health, Office of Minority Health Resource Center, OMHRC, online databases, REHABDATA search, rehabilitation, research, Resources | Leave a comment

International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Research Meeting Inclusive Goals

Posted on November 29, 2017 by naricspotlight

This Sunday is the 25th International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated by the United Nations to promote the rights and well-being of people with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation … Continue reading →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now | Tagged IDPD, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, NIDILRR Projects, Sustainable Development Goals | Leave a comment

When it Hurts to Move: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle with Chronic Pain and Fatigue Syndromes

Posted on May 12, 2017 by cgraves34

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition is offering resources and ideas to help people #MoveInMay with the 0 to 60 website and smartphone apps that provide informational resources on … Continue reading →

Posted in Article, Event, Fact sheet, Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged #0to60, #may12th, #MoveinMay, and Disability (NCHPAD), Annual International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), chronic pain and fatigue, ENhancing ACTivity and Participation for Persons with Arthritis (ENACT), exercise, fibromyalgia (FM), fitness, health and wellness, healthy living, mental and physical health, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), National Center on Health, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Projects, nutrition, physical activity, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Promoting Healthy Aging for Individuals with Long-Term Physical Disabilities, smartphone apps, tai chi, yoga | 1 Comment

ADA: Celebrate 26 Years on the 26th! (Part 2)

Posted on July 26, 2016 by cgraves34

July 26th marks the 26th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the historic civil rights law that prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, state and local government services, public … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Project, Publications, Right Resources Right Now, Uncategorized | Tagged #ADA26, ADA 26 anniversary, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, architecture, Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, Cloud Computing, continuing education, Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project on Inclusive Cloud and Web Computing, disability civil rights movement, Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII), inclusive design, legislation, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, online courses, physical accessibility, Publications, Raising the Floor coalition, RERC for Wireless Techologies, RERC on Physical Access and Transportation (RERC-APT), RERC on Universal Interface and Information Technology Access, RERC Universal Design and the Built Environmentthe Built, RL Mace Universal Design Institute, Ronald L. Mace, technology access, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Tiramisu, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Trace Center, transportation, UD and Public Accommodations, UniveralDesign.com, universal design, universal interfaces, virtual accessibility, visitability, web systems, Wireless RERC, wireless technologies | Leave a comment

ADA: Celebrate 26 Years on the 26th! (Part 1)

Posted on July 25, 2016 by cgraves34

Posted in Event, Project, Publications, Right Resources Right Now, Uncategorized | Tagged #ADA26, AAPD, ADA 26 anniversary, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, American Association of People with Disabilities, Center for Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (KTER), disability civil rights movement, disability statistics, employment, EPM-RRTC, Kessler Foundation, legislation, Lunch & Learn Webinar Series, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, nTIDE, Publications, RRTC on Advancing Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, RRTC on Disability Statistics and Demographics, RRTC on Employment of People with Physical Disabilities, RRTC on Employment Policy and Measurement, RRTC on Individual-Level Characteristics Related to Employment Among Individuals with Disabilities, StatsRRTC, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, toolkits, VCU-RRTC | 1 Comment

Impact Feature on Supporting Wellness for Adults with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities Highlighted by AAHD

Posted on April 6, 2016 by cgraves34

The April 5th edition of Disability & Public News from the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) features the NIDILRR-funded Research and Training Center on Community Living and Institute on Community Integration publication – Impact: Feature issue on supporting … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD), articles, community integration, community living, developmental disabilities, health and wellness, Institute on Community Integration, intellectual disabilities, NIDILRR Projects, physical and mental health, Publications, Research and Training Center on Community Living | Leave a comment

What are home rehabilitation support services?

Posted on August 17, 2015 by mpgarcia

Home rehabilitation support services are rehabilitation and care coordination services provided at home and in the community that support a person’s rehabilitation and care. These services are generally provided to people coming home from a rehab setting, people aging at … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue | Tagged assistive technology, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, families, home rehabilitation support services, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, technology, traumatic brain injury | 2 Comments

What is home health care?

Posted on August 11, 2015 by mpgarcia

Home health care, or home health, can be defined as a wide range of health care services that are provided within a person’s home for an illness or injury and can be for the short or long term. Usually, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue, Uncategorized | Tagged accessibility, Disabilities, disability, home health, home health aide, home health care, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, personal care assistants, technology, vocational rehabilitation | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community

Posted on July 23, 2015 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged accessibility, accessible medical care, accessible medical equipment, accommodations, ADA, ADA 25 anniversary, ADA@25, assistive technology, CRPD, Disabilities, disability, discapacidad, emotional support animals, NIDILRR, NIDILRR investigations, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, service animals, veterans, veterans with disabilities | Leave a comment

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Posted on July 13, 2015 by mpgarcia

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that was signed into being in 1990. But what does it do? At its simplest, the ADA makes sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities … Continue reading →

Posted in Project | Tagged accessibility, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, assistive technology, community access, Disabilities, disability, education, knowledge translation, KT, mobility disabilities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, post-secondary education, psychiatric disabilities, research, service dogs, technology, wheelchair | 1 Comment