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Tag Archives: Resources
April is National Minority Health Month!
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
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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
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World Mental Health Day – Managing Stress in the Workplace
October 10th is World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is mental health in the workplace. According to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people globally live with depression, a leading cause of disability; and more than … Continue reading
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Tagged #WorldMentalHealthDay, accommodations, anxiety, Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), depression, eating disorders, Employees, Employers, guides, human resource professionals, Job Accommodation Network (JAN), Mental Health America (MHA), mental health disorders, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), obsesssive-compulsive disorder (OCD), psychiatric disabilities, Resources, RRTC on Community Living and Participation of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, self care, workplace, World Health Organization (WHO), World Mental Health Day
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It’s almost time to go back to school. Are you ready?
August is here and that means that parents, students with disabilities, and teachers are starting to prepare for the new school year. For students with disabilities and their families, this can be a stressful, yet exciting, time. NARIC’s information specialists … Continue reading
Information and referral services at your fingertips!
In 2011, the US Senate passed S.RES 241, which declared November 16th as “National Information and Referral Services Day”. The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) led the way in the declaration of I&R day. The diverse I&R community … Continue reading
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Tagged ABLEDATA, ADA National Network, ADA Regional Centers, Administration on Aging, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, AIRS, Disabilities, disability, I&R, information, information and referrral services, KT4TT, KTDRR, Limb Loss Resource Center, MSKTC, NARIC, NIDILRR, Paralysis Resource Center, research, Resources
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Answered Questions: Supplemental
We recently published an issue of Answered Questions with Autism as its theme. We would like to add the following resources and community outreach for our readers in the US: Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center: http://www.autismcenter.org/hispanic-community-outreach A support group … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community
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 ASD, autism, autism spectrum disorder, children, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, further research, Lorenzo's Dipper, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, rehab, rehabilitation, research, Resources, Spanish, Spanish-language, technology
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Down Syndrome Awareness: the Family Aspect
Raising a baby is difficult enough, but how do you prepare yourself to raise a child with Down syndrome? Well, according to Down Syndrome Education Online, the first step is understanding. Stephanie Meredith, writer of Understanding a Down Syndrome Diagnosis, … Continue reading
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Tagged baby with down syndrome, child with down syndrome, down syndrome, down syndrome education online, environment, family, family system, NARIC, naric collection, naric document, owusu, parents with children with down syndrome, raising, rearing, Resources, siblings of children with down syndrome, support, teddowusu, teddy, understanding a down syndrome diagnosis
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Down Syndrome Awareness Month!
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month sponsored by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS). In honor of Down syndrome awareness, NDSS hosts events to celebrate the accomplishments and promote the acceptance and inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome. NDSS got … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, autism spectrum, Awareness, buddy walk, down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, down syndrome awareness month, event, events, NARIC, naric collection, national down syndrome society, national rehabilitation and information center, ndss, october, owusu, Resources, september 21, teddowusu, teddy, teddyowusu, times square, YouTube
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Parenting an adult child with disabilities while aging with disabilities
Over the years, we have offered a list of Librarian’s Picks of resources for children with special needs. These are some of the best resources to help parents support their children through grade school, college, and into the workforce. However, … Continue reading
