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Tag Archives: wheelchair users
NIDRR Project Seeks Participants for the Development of an App for Wheelchair Users
Wheelchair users are invited to participate in a research study conducted the NIDRR-funded Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project, Self-Management Assistance through Technology (SMART) – Virtual Coaches for Wheelchair Users, at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories at University of Pittsburgh. To … Continue reading
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Tagged Annmarie Kelleher, Dan Ding, Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project, DRRP, Focus Groups, Human Engineering Research Laboratories, interviews, NIDRR projects, PhD, prototypes, Research Study, Self-Management Assistance Through Technology - Virtual Coaches for Wheelchair Users, smartphone apps, study participants, Tanya Liu, University of Pittsburgh, wheelchair users
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Disability News Weekly Roundup — Monday, Feb 17 – Friday, Feb 21
Education: Start-up opens digital door for students with autism (The Philadelphia Inquirer) With financial support from the University of Pennsylvania, among other sources, Autism Expressed teaches digital skills to students with autism in Philadelphia. Founded by a teacher who saw … Continue reading
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Tagged accessible seating, adapted vehicle, adaptive equipment, assistive listening devices, autism, bionics, blind, blood glucose monitor, braille, closed captioning, cochlear implants, CT scans, deaf, diabetes, education, emergency medicine, hard of hearing, information technologies, Internet, MRI, pain management, research, sports, veterans, wheelchair users
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People-first: Language of Progress
People-first language isn’t just semantics; it’s a way of referring to people with disabilities without intentionally or unintentionally expressing negative and disparaging attitudes. By using people-first language, we acknowledge the person (first) rather than the disability. “Over the years bloggers, … Continue reading
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Tagged ap, AP 2013 Stylebook, apa, associated press, beauty queen, current-events, gymnastics, gymnist, lefty, model, owusu, people-first, person first, politics, research, research and training centers, society, teddowusu, teddy, tennis, university of kansas, university of kansas research and training center on independent living, wheelchair users, wrestling
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Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Offers Accessibility Webinars for Arts and Cultural Organizations
The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) in partnership with the Very Special Arts Florida (VSAFL), an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, presents a series of lunch-hour webinars entitled “Successfully Accessible.” The webinars are … Continue reading
Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 