Tag Archives: traumatic brain injury

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for March 2017

Posted on March 16, 2017 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. What is a brain injury? The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) (en inglés) (90DP0082) has a four part series on understanding traumatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged assistive technology, brain injury, children with TBI, education, employment, family, head injury, Minorities with TBI, nanotechnology, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, TBI, TBIMS, traumatic brain injury, Veterans with TBI | Leave a comment

Chronic pain and disability: Pain Awareness Month

Posted on September 30, 2016 by mpgarcia

The American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) defines chronic pain as “ongoing or recurrent pain, lasting beyond the usual course of acute illness or injury or more than 3 to 6 months, and which adversely affects the individual’s well-being.” In other … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #ChronicPain, ACPA, Burn Injury, chronic pain, Chronic Pain Awareness Month, Disabilities, disability, MSKTC, NARIC, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, pain, people with disabilities, physical disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, research, SCI, spinal cord injury, TBI, traumatic brain injury | 1 Comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 20 to Friday, June 24

Posted on June 24, 2016 by bchaiken2014

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 | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10

Posted on June 10, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Research: Research traces link between combat blasts and PTSD (The New York Times) Whereas the link between concussions and post-traumatic stress disorder has become clearer in recent years, a specific connection between PTSD … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged Access Earth app, accessible hotel accommodation, Alzheimer's Disease, blind, blood test for Alzheimer's disease, Brrailled LEGO instructions, concussion, elderly with disabilities, Gallop NYC, infant exoskeleton for spinal musclar atrophy, Marsi Bionics, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, riding program for children with disabilities, robotic suit, Superflex, TBI, therapy animals, traumatic brain injury | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 18 to Friday, April 22

Posted on April 22, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Consumer Advocacy: Hearing aid prices under pressure from consumer electronics (The New York Times) The consumer electronics industry is encroaching on the hearing aid business, offering products that are far less expensive and … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged adolescents with depression, Adult Changes in Thought study, ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, American Geriatrics Society, Born This Way TV show, CBT, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, cognitive behavioral therapy, CTE, deaf and hard of hearing, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association, down syndrome, hearing aids, personal sound amplification products, PSAPs, talk therapy, TBI, tools for testing 3D printed prostheses, traumatic brain injury | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community

Posted on December 22, 2015 by mpgarcia

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, Uncategorized | Tagged ABI, acquired brain injury, assistive technology, AT, brain injury, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, inclusion, NIDILRR, people with disabilities, rehabilitation, research, Spanish, Spanish-language, TBI, technology, traumatic brain injury, vocational rehabilitation | Leave a comment

Hispanic Heritage Month: Spanish Resources from the NIDILRR Community

Posted on September 21, 2015 by naricspotlight

Did you know NARIC is not the only NIDILRR-funded project that offers information and resources in Spanish? The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center offers factsheets for spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and burn injury in Spanish. These consumer-level factsheets were developed … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications, Right Resources Right Now | Tagged ADA, autism, Burn Injury, Burns, factsheets, families, Hispanic Heritage Month, NIDILRR, SCI, Spanish, Spanish-language, spinal cord injury, TBI, traumatic brain injury | 1 Comment

What are home rehabilitation support services?

Posted on August 17, 2015 by mpgarcia

Home rehabilitation support services are rehabilitation and care coordination services provided at home and in the community that support a person’s rehabilitation and care. These services are generally provided to people coming home from a rehab setting, people aging at … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue | Tagged assistive technology, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, families, home rehabilitation support services, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, technology, traumatic brain injury | 2 Comments

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 15 – Friday, June 19

Posted on June 19, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Advocacy: Sports Illustrated honors walker with a cause (Disability Scoop) A week after 15-year-old Hunter Gandee walked to Ann Arbor while carrying his little brother with cerebral palsy, he walked onto the pages … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged ALS, anxiety disorders, Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, cerebral palsy, cochlear implants, deaf and hard of hearing, depression, Gael Hannan, glaucoma, hearing loss, lip-reading hearing aid, macular degeneration, muscular dystrophy, post stroke rehabilitation, progressive hearing loss, prosthetic leg with sensors, retinitis pigmentosa, sign language, soft robotic rehabilitation glove, spinal cord injury, Sports Illustrated, TBI, traumatic brain injury, Va-ST Smart Specs. augmented-reality eyeglasses | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 1 – Friday, June 5

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Policy: The limitations of ABLE accounts for the disabled (Reuters) After a decade of lobbying by disability advocates, Congress passed The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act before adjourning in December. The … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on June 5, 2015 by bchaiken2014 | Tagged Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, CinemaConnect app, domestic violence, domestic violence and TBI, down syndrome, El Centro Sojouner, Fibromyalgia, Fraunhofer Institute, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, la violencia doméstica, Marty Sheets, MobileConnect app, modified hair straightening tool, Project Walk, Sennheiser, smart glove for shoppers with low vision, smartphone apps for wireless users with hearing impairments attending public events, Sojourner BRAIN Program, Special Olympics, TBI, traumatic brain injury, wheelchair-accessible food truck | Leave a comment