Tag Archives: personal assistance services

NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: Physical and Occupational Therapies

Posted on December 15, 2022 by mpgarcia

According to the National Library of Medicine (NLM), physical therapy (PT) “may include certain exercises, massages and treatments based on physical stimuli (e.g., heat, cold, electrical currents or ultrasound).” The objective of PT is to relieve pain, help you move … Continue reading →

Posted in Project | Tagged balance, COVID-19, driving, exercise, music, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, NIDILRR-funded consumer products, occupational therapy, OT, personal assistance services, physical therapy, PT, recovery process, Research In Focus, technology, telewellbeing, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Transportation Services in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area

Posted on December 21, 2011 by mpgarcia

In August of 2010, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments furnished Reach A Ride to establish a web accessible database of information dealing with specialized transportation in the DC area. Reach A Ride is available for consumers and social services … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization | Tagged disability, personal assistance services, Spanish-language, transportation | Leave a comment

Participate: Survey for PAS Users and the Emergency Experiences

Posted on July 6, 2011 by naricspotlight

From the Pacific ADA Center and the Center for Personal Assistance Services comes this opportunity to share your experiences in preparing for emergencies: The Center on Disability the Public Health Institute along with the Center for Personal Assistance Services at … Continue reading →

Posted in Project, Survey | Tagged emergency preparedness, personal assistance services, survey | Leave a comment

Comentario de la película Murderball

Posted on April 5, 2011 by mpgarcia

Gracias a Netflix, pude alquilar la pelicula Murderball hace algunos fines de semana. Murderball es una película independiente que muestra la vida de los jugadores de rugby en los equipos de Canadá y Estados Unidos para los juegos Para-Olímpicos y cómo llegaron a unirse a sus equipos. Esta película muestra los atletas parapléjicos en toda su gloria – de levantarse y vestirse en la mañana a practicar su deporte a ir a … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Project | Tagged accessibility, assistive technology, Disabilities, families, Movie review, personal assistance services, rugby, Spanish, spinal cord injury, sports, wheelchairs | 2 Comments

New Guide: Managing your own Personal Assistance Services

Posted on August 3, 2010 by naricspotlight

The Office on Disability and Employment Policy has developed a guide for youth with disabilities transitioning to adulthood: Making the Move to Managing Your Own Personal Assistance Services (PAS): A Toolkit for Youth with Disabilities Transitioning to Adulthood Whether moving … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications | Tagged guides, personal assistance services, youth | Leave a comment

NARIC’s Digital Archive: New Additions

Posted on July 10, 2009 by naricspotlight

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 →

Posted in Article, digital archive, Publications, Report | Tagged accessibility, blind, deaf, demographics, digital archive, employment, families with disabilities, housing, motivation, personal assistance services, respite care, siblings | Leave a comment

Webinar: Do non-institutional long-term care services reduce Medicaid spending?

Posted on June 9, 2009 by naricspotlight

Update: This webcast has been archived at http://www.pascenter.org/webcast/index.php The Center for Personal Assistance Services is presenting a one-hour webinar discussing increased spending in home and community based services: Please join us for a webinar hosted by the Center for Personal … Continue reading →

Posted in Project, webcasts | Tagged economics, long term care, medicaid, personal assistance services, webcasts, webinar | Leave a comment

NARIC Digital Archive Project: New Additions

Posted on May 29, 2009 by naricspotlight

A whole “new” crop of documents has been scanned and added to the digital archive including: Enhancing consumer-counselor working relationships in rehabilitation: Final report. McMahon, B. T. 2002 O14309. FORGING COALITIONS: NETWORKING WITH TRADITIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TOWARD PROMOTING MINORITY … Continue reading →

Posted in digital archive, Publications, Report | Tagged advocacy, aging, American Indians, children with disabilities, civil rights, consumers, counselors, digital archive, education, home-based services, independent living, measurement, minorities, outcomes, personal assistance services | Leave a comment

NARIC’s Digital Archive: New additions and the next phase!

Posted on May 8, 2009 by naricspotlight

We are incredibly pleased to announce we’ve completed the first phase of our archive plan! In this first phase, we targeted items that had been requested at one time by NIDRR staff or other NARIC patrons. The result is more … Continue reading →

Posted in Guide, Publications, Report | Tagged assistive technology, digital archive, employment, independent living, personal assistance services, psychiatric disability, stroke, vocational rehabilitation | 1 Comment