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Tag Archives: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – Managing Mental Health in Stressful Times
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, such as combat, an accident, a disaster, or an assault. PTSD can be a disabling mental health condition for these … Continue reading
NAMI and Mental Health in the Latinx/Hispanic Community
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
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for August 2019
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 Veteran with a disability. What information and resources are available for me? This edition of Answered … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, benefits, cognitive behavioral intervention, Colombia, Disabilities, disability, discrimination, education, employment, independence, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, older Veterans, people with disabilities, physical activity, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, recovery, retirement, SCI, SCI Model Systems, Spanish, Spanish-language, spinal cord injury, support, TBI, TBI Model Systems, traumatic brain injury, veterans, veterans with disabilities
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Research: Research traces link between combat blasts and PTSD (The New York Times) Whereas the link between concussions and post-traumatic stress disorder has become clearer in recent years, a specific connection between PTSD … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged Access Earth app, accessible hotel accommodation, Alzheimer's Disease, blind, blood test for Alzheimer's disease, Brrailled LEGO instructions, concussion, elderly with disabilities, Gallop NYC, infant exoskeleton for spinal musclar atrophy, Marsi Bionics, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, riding program for children with disabilities, robotic suit, Superflex, TBI, therapy animals, traumatic brain injury
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 25 to Friday, January 29
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Aging and Health: Seniors need to take extra care in the cold (HealthDay News) Seniors are especially vulnerable to hypothermia during cold weather because their body’s response to the cold can be affected … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cerebral palsy, chronic skin ulcers, diabetes, disability awareness campaigns, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, elderly, hypothermia, knitting and stress reduction, learning disability, LightHouse for the Blind, mental illness, obsessive compulsive disorder, Parkinson's Disease, person first, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, robotic upper limb orthosis, seniors, SenseGO smart socks, TNS, trigeminal nerve stimulation
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 18 to Friday, January 22
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Around the world in a wheelchair (Disability Scoop) Cory Lee Woodard’s muscular dystrophy put him in a wheelchair at age 4, but it has not kept him from swimming in Iceland’s … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Weekly News Roundup
Tagged APL prosthetic arm, Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins, Cory Lee Woodard, dementia, Dementia Risk Score, depression, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM, GyroGlove, Imperial College London, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Parkinson's Disease, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, SAD, seasonal affective disorder, Soldiers with PTSD, stroke rehabilitation, tinnitus, upper limb prosthetic, Wheelchair travel
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 11 to Friday, January 15
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: New Sisters High program helps students plan beyond graduation (The Bulletin, Bend, OR) A high school in Sisters, OR has launched a transition program for special education students after a year of … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged Braille tablet, cognitive impairments, diabetes, down syndrome, EsoGlove, IDEA, Mini-Mental State Exam, MMSE, Ottawa 3DY screening tool, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, robotic hand rehabilitation device, software app for diabetes control, special education, transcendental meditation, United States Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Arts: How to make a musical for the Deaf (BuzzFeed) Deaf West, a premiere Deaf theater company based in Los Angeles, will be taking the musical Spring Awakening to Broadway this fall. In … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged autism spectrum disorder, blood test for diabetes type 1, brain impairments, caregivers, Deaf West theater company, eye tracker, EyeControl, microRNA 375, neurorehabilitation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, severe disabilities, shared brain-machine interface, sign language, smell test for autism, stroke, Tetris as therapeutic aid, type 1 diabetes, uric acid
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community -April 2015
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
Tagged African Americans, android, Apps, Asian Americans, benefits of recreation, community, cultures, depression, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, European Americans, health, health promotion, Hispanics, Latinos, leisure generated meanings, lesiure, mental health, mental illness, minorities, National Institute on Aging, neurological disabilities, NIA, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, occupational therapy, OT, people with disabilities, physical activity, Positive Activity Jackpot, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, psychiatric disabilities, psychiatry, psychology, PTSD, recreation therapy, social impact, soldiers, Spanish, Spanish-language, stress, technology, therapeutic recreation, veterans
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Zoo proves transformative for teen with severe disabilities (Disability Scoop) Zinyra was at one time isolated by severe cognitive disabilities, stigmatized by teachers as stubborn and uncooperative, and bullied by classmates. … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged Accessible Technology Initiative, autism, cognitive disabilities, Controlled Substances Act, custom-designed prosthetics, Ed Roberts, human-animal interaction, IT accessibility, King-Devick test, MDMA, personal training for seniors, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, powered wheelchair, prosthetist, PTSD, Quell TENS device, Recaro wheelchair seat, traumatic brain injury, vision test for concussion, wearable TENS device, wheelchair headlight
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 