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February is not just about Valentine’s Day and chocolate!
February is all about love, so let’s show some love for recreational therapy! February is International Recreational Therapy Month, sponsored by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC), enhancing public awareness of therapeutic recreation programs and recreational therapy services … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 20 to Friday, June 24
Advocacy: Briana Scurry embraces new role as women’s brain health advocate (The Washington Post) In April 2010, Washington Freedom goalkeeper Briana Scurry sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) during a Women’s Professional Soccer match. Three and a half years later, … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, congressional brain injury task force, diabetes, emotional trauma, EPESE study, foot-operated video game controller, Gloria Mundi Care, medication and older adults, mindfulness therapy, OrbisBox, seniors, TBI, Temple Grandin hug machine, traumatic brain injury, type 2 diabetes
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 22 to Friday, February 26
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Apparel: Tommy Hilfiger debuts adaptive clothing line (Disability Scoop) The designer Tommy Hilfiger is launching a line of apparel just for children with special needs. The 22-piece children’s offering comprises items that look … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged 3-D printing technology, adaptive clothing, ADHD, ADHD and visual impairment, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Braille maps, color blindness, continuous glucose monitor, Dexcom G4, do-it-yourself glucose monitoring program, lazy eye, lower back pain, mind controlled prosthetic hand, mindfulness, seniors
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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
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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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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 accessibility, ADHD, Alzheimer's Disease, Apps, Asperger Syndrome, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, cognitive disabilities, cognitive function, dementia, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, elderly, epilepsy, games, INECO, integration, intellectual disabilities, leisure, leisure therapies, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, rec tx, recreation, Recreational therapy, RecTech, schixophrenia, seniors, social activities, spinal cord injury, therapeutic recreation
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 26 – Friday, May 30
Policy: Deal in Congress would discourage sheltered workshops (Disability Scoop) Many individuals in special education leave high school and are referred directly to sheltered workshops with less than minimum pay. Under Section 511 of the Workforce Investment Act, currently before … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged autism, autism diagnosis, autism legislation, autism research, Avonte's Law, Chuck Schumer, cochlear implants, deaf, diagnostic software, dysphagia, education, legislation, S.2386, seniors, students with disabilities, tracking devices, US Government, vocational rehabilitation, Workforce Investment Act
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 5 – Friday, May 9
Human Interest: In first, contestant with special needs on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ (Disability Scoop) A self-described Wheel of Fortune fanatic who has both Asperger’s and Tourette syndromes is the first contestant with special needs ever to compete on the show. … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-D printed prosthesis, Alzheimer's Disease, Asperger Syndrome, below-knee prosthesis, club feet, cognitive disabilities, custom-designed prosthetics, dementia, DIY, educational funding, equine therapy, higher education, lower limb amputation, managed care company, Medicaid funding, modified toy vehicle, Rutgers, seniors, special needs, state funding, state legislation, Tourette Syndrome, Wheel of Fortune
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 14 – Friday, April 18
Human Interest: Amy Purdy’s bionic grace on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ (The Washington Post) A dancer who is a double amputee wears her prosthetic limbs to get through four weeks of competition on ABC television’s Dancing With the Stars. The … Continue reading
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Tagged adapted tableware, adapted utensil, Advanced Cell Technology, Alzheimer's Disease, autism, brain-machine interface, children with traumatic brain injury, Dancing With the Stars, dementia, double amputee, elderly, electronic tastebud stimulator, exoskeleton, frontal lobe brain injury, funding, legislation, lower limb amputation, macular degeneration, memory recorder, mind-controlled exoskeleton, prosthesis, prosthetic leg, prosthetic limbs, prosthetic liner, retinal pigment epithelium cell therapy, robotic bed, robotic wheelchair/bed, seniors, social skills, socket interface for amputees, stem cell treatment for blindness, traumatic brain injury
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 