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Project Semicolon Day 2018
Project Semicolon is a global non-profit movement started in April 2013 (#ProjectSemicolonDay) by Amy Bleuel who wanted to honor her father whom she lost to suicide. Since that time, Project Semicolon has evolved through the support of entertainers and the … Continue reading
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Tagged #mentalhealth, #ProjectSemicolonDay, documents from NARIC, emotional crisis, emotional distress, mental health, mental illness, NIDILRR funded projects, people with disabilities, Project Semicolon, psychiatric disabilities, REHABDATA, social media, suicide, suicide prevention, Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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World Mental Health Day – Managing Stress in the Workplace
October 10th is World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is mental health in the workplace. According to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people globally live with depression, a leading cause of disability; and more than … Continue reading
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Tagged #WorldMentalHealthDay, accommodations, anxiety, Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), depression, eating disorders, Employees, Employers, guides, human resource professionals, Job Accommodation Network (JAN), Mental Health America (MHA), mental health disorders, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), obsesssive-compulsive disorder (OCD), psychiatric disabilities, Resources, RRTC on Community Living and Participation of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, self care, workplace, World Health Organization (WHO), World Mental Health Day
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When it Hurts to Move: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle with Chronic Pain and Fatigue Syndromes
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition is offering resources and ideas to help people #MoveInMay with the 0 to 60 website and smartphone apps that provide informational resources on … Continue reading
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Tagged #0to60, #may12th, #MoveinMay, and Disability (NCHPAD), Annual International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), chronic pain and fatigue, ENhancing ACTivity and Participation for Persons with Arthritis (ENACT), exercise, fibromyalgia (FM), fitness, health and wellness, healthy living, mental and physical health, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), National Center on Health, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Projects, nutrition, physical activity, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Promoting Healthy Aging for Individuals with Long-Term Physical Disabilities, smartphone apps, tai chi, yoga
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Staying Healthy Through the Holidays: Taking Care of Your Mental Health
The holiday season can be a difficult time for many. From the stress of family obligations to the traditional “holiday blues” some people may find themselves struggling with sadness, anxiety, and depression. People with mental health conditions may be especially … Continue reading
ADA: Celebrate 26 Years on the 26th! (Part 2)
July 26th marks the 26th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the historic civil rights law that prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, state and local government services, public … Continue reading
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Tagged #ADA26, ADA 26 anniversary, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, architecture, Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, Cloud Computing, continuing education, Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project on Inclusive Cloud and Web Computing, disability civil rights movement, Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII), inclusive design, legislation, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, online courses, physical accessibility, Publications, Raising the Floor coalition, RERC for Wireless Techologies, RERC on Physical Access and Transportation (RERC-APT), RERC on Universal Interface and Information Technology Access, RERC Universal Design and the Built Environmentthe Built, RL Mace Universal Design Institute, Ronald L. Mace, technology access, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Tiramisu, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Trace Center, transportation, UD and Public Accommodations, UniveralDesign.com, universal design, universal interfaces, virtual accessibility, visitability, web systems, Wireless RERC, wireless technologies
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Remembering Olmstead: 17 Years of Community Participation and Independence for People with Disabilities
Seventeen years ago, on June 22nd, 1999, the US Supreme Court ruled in Olmstead v. L.C. that the unjustified institutional isolation of people with disabilities is a form of unlawful discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). What is … Continue reading
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Tagged #OlmsteadAction, ADA, Adminstration for Community Living (ACL), Americans with Disabilities Act, anniversary of Olmstead, community integration, consumer-based model, deinstitutionalization, developmental disabilities, independent living, NIDILRR Research, Olmstead Decision, Olmstead v L.C., psychiatric disabilities, REHABDATA, research
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The importance of the disability vote is featured in the next episode of ADA Live!
On July 6th, 2016 ADA Live! presents The Disability Vote: The Sleeping Giant Wakes Up! Continuing with the disability and voting theme (voting access), the upcoming episode discusses the disability vote, the importance of people with disabilities casting their vote, … Continue reading
The Better Living Toolkit: A new resource from the Arthritis Foundation
May is Arthritis Awareness Month. The Arthritis Foundation has introduced a new resource, the Better Living Toolkit that allows individual’s to understand their arthritic disease and develop a treatment plan unique to their individual needs with the goal to live … Continue reading
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Tagged #SeeArthritis, activities of daily living, Arthritis, Arthritis Awareness Month, Arthritis Foundation, Better Living Toolkit, chronic pain, communication, emotional health, functional status, goal setting, goals, health professionals, health tracker, May is Arthritis Awareness Month, medication management, pain management, Psoriatic Arthritis, quality of life, RAPID-3©, REHABDATA, Rheumatoid Arthritis, sleep, SMART goals, specialists, tips, toolkit, What is Arthritis?
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NIDILRR Seeks Input to Guide Strategic Planning
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking comments and hosting several listening sessions across the country to help inform future funding priorities and strategic direction. Public meetings … Continue reading →