Tag Archives: stroke

What is a stroke?

Posted on June 4, 2020 by mpgarcia

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a stroke, also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), occurs “when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cerebrovascular accident, CVA, hemorrhagic stroke, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Grantees, NIDILRR Research, stroke, TIA, transient ischemic attack | Leave a comment

Physical Therapy: A Brief History

Posted on February 9, 2018 by mpgarcia

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines physical therapy (PT) as “therapy for the preservation, enhancement, or restoration of movement and physical function impaired or threatened by disease, injury, or disability that utilizes therapeutic exercise, physical modalities (such as massage and electrotherapy), assistive … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged aging, American Physical Therapy Association, APTA, burn injuries, children, Disabilities, history, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, physical therapy, SCI, stroke, TBI, Walter Reed Army Hospital | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for January 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: How are robots used in rehabilitation? This edition of Answered Questions includes items that discuss wearable robots to aid … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged children, dementia, exoskeletons, neurological disorders, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, older adults, physical disabilities, play, rehabilitation, robotics, SCI, stroke, technology | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 30 to Friday, June 3

Posted on June 3, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Employment: Ford eyes workers with autism (Disability Scoop) Ford Motor Company is launching a pilot program this week designed to improve recruitment and retention of employees with autism. Through an initiative called FordInclusiveWorks, the company intends to establish five new … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, affordable hearing aids, ASD, asthma, autism, Autism Alliance of Michigan, employees with autism, FordInclusiveWorks, Health and Environmental Tracker (HET), hearing aids, neuroprosthesis, neurorecovery physical therapy, Savonix assessment app, stroke, treadmill walking | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 15 to Friday, February 19

Posted on February 19, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Employment: Workplace disability discrimination claims at record high (Disability Scoop) The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that charges of job bias related to disability rose 6 percent to total 26,968 for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged A.D.H.D., attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, BraunAbility MXV, CAREX robotic exoskeleton, deaf and hard of hearing, EEOC, hearing aids, Myo gesture control armband, optogenetics, post stroke rehabilitation, retinitis pigmentosa, RetroSense Therapeutics, Sceptre, sensorineural hearing loss, stroke, virtual reality therapy for depression, wheelchair accessible SUV, workplace disability discrimination | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 8 to Friday, February 12

Posted on February 12, 2016 by mpgarcia

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Advocacy: Minnesota man’s fight for a promotion spurs disability rights debate, galvanizes coworkers (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN) In 2013, a large disability services organization, Opportunity Partners, offered Bradford Teslow a position at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged accidente cerebrovascular, advoocacy, brain injury, depresión, depression, empleo, employment, ictus, investigacion, kids with disabilities, lesión cerebral, mental health, niños con discapacidades, política, policy, rehabilitacion, rehabilitation, research, salud mental, stroke | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, November 2 to Friday, November 6

Posted on November 6, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Employment: At this specialty shop, the intellectually disabled are proud businesspeople (The Washington Post) Two 18-year-old individuals with intellectual disabilities are staffing a mobile pop-up store in the parking lot of D.C.’s Union … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged blind and low vision aid, brain crossmodal mapping, cataracts, combat injuries and chronic disease, independent living skills, injured veterans, intellectual disabilities, lanosterol eye drops, loss of speech following stroke, National Council on Disabilities, pejvakin and hearing loss, self-driving cars, stroke, vocational rehabilitation, workplace discrimination against workers with disabilities | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, October 19 to Friday, October 23

Posted on October 23, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: When a toddler with cerebral palsy couldn’t ride in a shopping cart, this grocery store found a solution (The Washington Post) King Soopers supermarket in Loveland, Ohio, has purchased a special … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged accessible shopping cart, Alzheimer's diagnostic tool, Alzheimer's Disease, autism, autism speaks, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, blind and low vision app, brain injury, BrainShield helmet decal, cerebral palsy, Google Glass app for reading emotions, NavCog smartphone app for navigation, parents of children with disabilities, quadriplegia, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop "See Amazing in All Children", spinal cord injury, stroke, surgery for quadriplegia, The Arc, the Autism Society | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, September 28 – Friday, October 2

Posted on October 2, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Pope blesses kids with special needs (Disability Scoop) During his recent visit to America, Pope Francis made several stops to bless children with special needs. The pope stopped the car that … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged autism, autism diagnosis, cranial nerve stimulation, deaf, depression medication, EarLens hearing aid, hard of hearing, motivation in recovery, nucleus accumbens, placebo effect, psychological support in spinal cord injury recovery, robotic hand with fiber optic sensors, SignLanguageGlove, sleep apnea, speech impairment, spinal cord injury, stroke, tactile sensing hand prosthesis | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24

Posted on July 24, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Accessibility: Woman in wheelchair who fought for Disabilities Act can’t use tour bus (The Washington Post) Even before she arrives in the nation’s capital this weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged accessibility, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Argus II eye prosthesis, cataracts, hemiplegia, lanosterol, lanosterol eye drops, macular degeneration, National Council on Disability, NIDILRR, paretic limb, Robert L. Burgdorf Jr, Social Security, Social Security disabilities benefits, stroke, visitability | Leave a comment