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Tag Archives: sensory disabilities
Braille Literacy Month: NIDILRR-Funded Resources for People with Visual Disabilities or Multi-Sensory Loss
In the US, January is Braille Literacy Month, which helps to raise awareness about braille, its history, and how people with visual disabilities use it to read and write. According to the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), braille is … Continue reading
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Tagged blindness, braille, Braille Literacy Month, low vision, sensory disabilities, visual disabilities
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Answered Questions: Assistive Technology for People with Sensory Disabilities – November 2021
This month’s Answered Questions discusses assistive technology for people with sensory disabilities, including mobile health apps, preferences for indoor wayfinding systems; novel technology-based interventions, and more. Continue reading
Invisible or Hidden Disabilities: What are they?
According to the Invisible Disabilities Association, invisible disabilities are physical, mental, or neurological conditions that are not visible from the outside, “yet can limit or challenge a person’s movements, senses, or activities.” These disabilities include symptoms or limitations that may … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community – June 2017
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What research is being done in employment, education, and technology to improve the lives of people who are Deaf … Continue reading
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Tagged AAC, ABLEDATA, accessibility, American Sign Language, Answered Questions, ASL, assessment tools, AT, auditory disabilities, augmentative and alternative communication, deaf, deaf-blind, education, employment, hard of hearing, hearing loss, Latino families, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR community, NIDILRR Research, RERC, sensory disabilities, technology, tele-practice, utility
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Hispanics with Disabilities
As Hispanic Heritage Month continues, we highlight two more Hispanics with disabilities: Edward James Olmos and Luis Buñuel. Luis Buñuel Born almost with cinema itself, Luis Buñuel was a singular figure in world cinema. His work ranges from surrealist experimentation … Continue reading
Can You Hear/See Me Now? Making Mobile Devices Accessible
An article in today’s Washington Post discusses bills to make smart phones and other mobile devices accessible to people with sensory disabilities. NIDRR currently funds several projects to investigate technologies to make wireless technology accessible to people with sensory, mobility, … Continue reading
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Tagged blind, cell phones, deaf, sensory disabilities, smart phones, wireless technology
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Participate: NIDRR OT study seeks people with sensory or mobility disabilities
If you have a sensory impairment and/or mobility impairment, you may be eligible to participate in a new research project. This research aims to understand what people with sensory and/or mobility impairments do in their daily lives, how their environments … Continue reading
Posted in Clinial/Rehab trials, Project, Survey
Tagged mobility disabilities, occupational therapy, sensory disabilities, survey
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 