Yearly Archives: 2014

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community

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

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Preguntas y Respuestas: Noticias Mensuales para la Comunidad de la Discapacidad

Preguntas y Respuestas es un recurso mensual para la Comunidad de la Discapacidad de habla española que llena una necesidad de información. Cada mes, revisamos las búsquedas que aparecen en nuestro blog y a través de las solicitudes de información … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays from NARIC

As we wind down 2014, we’d like to take a moment to thank all of you for visiting us! We hope you found resources and information that was useful and worthy of sharing with your community. Looking ahead to 2015, … Continue reading

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Resumen Semanal de las Noticias sobre la Discapacidad: Lunes, 15 de Diciembre – Viernes, 19 de Diciembre

Interés Humano: “El Deafo”: Cómo una chica volvió la discapacidad en una superpotencia (NPR) Escritor e ilustrador Cece Bell cuenta su propia historia sobre crecer con una discapacidad auditva después de sufrir meningitis a la edad de 4 años. En … Continue reading

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

Human Interest: ‘El Deafo’: How a girl turned her disability into a superpower (NPR) Writer and illustrator Cece Bell tells her own story about growing up with a hearing impairment following meningitis at the age of 4. In her graphic … Continue reading

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Webinar: El 17 de diciembre sobre los servicios gratuitos para los beneficiarios de Seguro Social por Discapacidad a quienes le gustaría trabajar

Obtenga información sobre como el programa Billete a Trabajar (TTW por sus siglas en inglés) del Seguro Social puede ayudarle a ganar más dinero mientras que sigue recibiendo sus beneficios del Seguro Social por Discapacidad cuando se matrícula en y … Continue reading

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Webinar on December 17 on Free Services for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries Who Would Like to Work

Learn how Social Security’s Ticket to Work (TTW) program can help you earn more money by working while still receiving your Social Security disability benefits by registering for and listening to the free Work Incentives Seminar Event being held on … Continue reading

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2015 NIDRR Grants Forecast

As part of the transition to the Administration for Community Living (ACL), NIDRR will announce new grant competitions as a component of ACL. NIDRR and ACL are managing the details of how the application process will be advertised and processed. … Continue reading

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Conference call with NIDRR and Administration for Community Living

You are cordially invited to participate in a conference call with Kathy Greenlee, Administrator of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and NIDRR Director John Tschida on December 17, 2015 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Administrator Greenlee and Director Tschida will share … Continue reading

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4th Annual Research-to-Policy Roundtable

The 4th Annual Research-to-Policy Roundtable took place in the afternoon of December 3rd following the release of the 2014 Compendium of Disability Statistics. Mark Periello, President of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), expressed his excitement to transition … Continue reading

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