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Tag Archives: transportation
Answered Questions for May 2022: Accessible Transportation
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is I was recently diagnosed with a disability, which affects my ability to drive. What research, resources and information are … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas, Spanish
Tagged accessibility, accessible ground transportation, accessible transit vehicles, accessible transportation, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Disabilities, disability, driving, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR-funded research, public transportation, Spanish, Spanish-language, technology, transportation, wheelchair securement systems
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NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: Accessible Transportation
People with disabilities have the right to move around their communities, their states, their countries, and around the world, just like people without disabilities. However, people with disabilities may have difficulties getting around in their communities due to transportation being … Continue reading
Posted in Project
Tagged accessible transportation, community living, independent liivng, NIDILRR, transportation, travel
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What is robotics and how can it help or support people with disabilities?
According to the Britannica Encyclopedia, robotics is the “design, construction, and use of machines (robots) to perform tasks done traditionally by human beings.” Robots may be used in such industries as automobile manufacture to perform simple repetitive tasks, and in … Continue reading
Transportation Services – A Means of Getting Around and Participating in Your Community
What are transportation services? They are a way to participate in your community. Continue reading
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Tagged ACL, ADA, Eldercare Locator, NADTC, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, transportation, transportation services
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Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Reliable Information from Federal and State Resources
During December 2019, a new type of respiratory disease (human coronavirus) first appeared in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Since that time, coronavirus disease 2019 also known as COVID-19 has spread to approximately 104 countries (territories/areas) including the United States. According … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Organization, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Aging (AoA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Coronavirus Disease 2019, COVID-19, disability services, emergency preparedness, employment, Federal and State Government, human coronavirus, information and referral, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), older adults, Pandemic, people with disabilities, prevention, respiratory disease, risk factors, service disruption, transportation, United Way 211, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Get Your Summer Reading List in Shape with These Publications from the NIDILRR Community
If you are packing for a Summer vacation, you might be putting together a pile of books you’ve been meaning to get to. Maybe they’re light fiction, “beach reads,” or the latest mysteries. Or, if you’re like us, maybe they’re … Continue reading
Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 