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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for March 2018
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: How does rehabilitation engineering affect the lives of people with disabilities? This edition of Answered Questions includes items that … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged Answered Questions, augmentative and alternative communication, cerebral palsy, children, mobility disabilities, older addults, physical access, prosthetics, rehabilitation engineering, rehabilitation engineering research, rehabilitation robotic devices, RERC TechSAge, social media, stroke rehabilitation, televideo technology, The RERC on AAC, transportation, wireless inclusive technologies
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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, December 1 –Friday, December 5
Human Interest: Navigating the stage with a disability (The Wall Street Journal) At a New York Festival of Song concert in November, the organization’s co-founder, pianist Steven Blier, zoomed onto the stage in his battery-operated wheelchair. “This takes a minute, … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, Liftware spoon, memory improvement activity, mental health, musicians with disabilities, powered prosthetic leg, prehabilitation, Sigmund Freud, smartphones and neck injury, spoon for users with tremors, stroke, stroke rehabilitation, Supreme Court, TBI, traumatic brain injury, TV remote control interface for users with visual impairments
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 24 – Friday, March 28
Human Interest: Boston bombing survivor dances again (United Press International) A professional dancer who lost the lower part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing about a year ago is the recipient of a prosthetic limb specially designed … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged alcohol addiction, Alzheimer's Disease, American Sign Language (ASL), Arthritis, autism, Boston Marathon bombing, brain stimulation, cerebral palsy, deaf, depression medication, drug addiction, eldercare, elementary school education, epilepsy, epilepsy treatment, fetal development, hearing aid usage, hearing aids, hearing impaired, hearing loss, hearing problems, leg amputation, monitoring system for seniors, nasal spray, pediatric walk aid, prosthetic for dancing, prosthetic knee, prosthetic limb, sign language, smart home, sports prosthesis, stroke rehabilitation
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 10 – Friday, March 14
Human Interest: The “boys” in the bunkhouse (The New York Times) Article reports on the abuse and eventual rescue of 21 men with cognitive and developmental disabilities. The men had been underpaid workers in a turkey processing plant and housed … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged 3D printed prosthetic socket, 3D printing, autism, autism awareness, autism diagnosis, brain concussion, concussion monitor, Department of Labor, disability benefits, intellectual and developmental disabilities, ischemic stroke, job training, non-dominant hand, online job referral, pensions, siblings of children with autism, sports, sports helmet, stroke rehabilitation, upper limb amputation
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 3 – Friday, March 7
Education: Disability studies: hot topic on campus (The Wall Street Journal) Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations created a formal concentration on disability studies in 2009. However, in response to increased student demand, it now offers eight courses … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Paralympics, activity monitor, ADHD, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, balance disabilities, fall prevention system, gait disabilities, hemispatial neglect, older adults, optokinetic stimulation, robotic exoskeleton, robotic hand, seniors, sensors, stroke rehabilitation, therapeutic glove, touch
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 