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Tag Archives: Rehabilitation Act
The Rehab Act Turns 43
This month marks the 43rd anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act (Rehab Act), originally passed in 1973. In 2013, we highlighted the importance of the Rehab Act and what it has meant to the inclusion of people with disabilities. Foremost to … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 9 – Friday, February 13
Human Interest: Meet the first model with Down syndrome to walk the runway at Fashion Week (NBC TODAY) Jamie Brewer, an actress with Down syndrome, is modeling designs by Carrie Hammer during New York Fashion Week. She is part of … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, alpha brain waves and hearing impairment, autism spectrum disorder, cerebellum, declarative memory, diabetes, diabetes treatment, Down syndrome awareness, dyslexia, glucose-responsive insulin, iBrailler keyboard for iPads, intellectual disabilities, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, parents with disabilities, poststroke rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Act, section 504, seniors with hearing loss, Specific Language Impairment, stroke, Tourette Syndrome
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The Past, Present, and Future of the Rehabilitation Act – EEOC Symposium 9/26
On Thursday, Sept 26th, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the US Dept of Labor will hold a public symposium commemorating the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation Act. The event will be held from 12 to 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Event
Tagged current-events, EEOC, employment, government, Labor, Rehabilitation Act, Tom Harkin
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NIDRR Long-Range Plan Informational Webinar: About NIDRR
On Thursday, May 24th NIDRR and OSERS hosted an informational webinar on the proposed NIDRR long-range plan for fiscal years 2013 through 2017. The presentation given by NIDRR director Charlie Lakin, PhD, and Ruth Brannon, director of the Research Sciences … Continue reading
Disability in Rural Communities: Designing Research for Impact (Part I: Rural Rehabilitation and Employment)
On Wednesday, June 22nd the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities discussed how they build evidence-based interventions supporting the purposes of the Rehabilitation Act and NIDRR’s Long Range Plan in their presentation “Disability in Rural Communities: … Continue reading
Posted in Organization, Project
Tagged employment, evidence-based research, health outcomes, health promotion, independent living, living well, long range planning, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, presentations, Rehabilitation Act, RRTC, rural, self-employment, self-management, telerehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation, working well
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 