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National Council on Disability and Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation partner on the Parenting with a Disability Toolkit!
The National Council on Disability (NCD) and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation have partnered to create the Parenting with a Disability Toolkit! NCD and the Reeve Foundation released the “toolkit” at the White House Forum on the Civil Rights … Continue reading
Posted in Guide, News, Publications, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, civil rights, Ella Callow, families with disabilities, families' rights, JD, legislation, National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families at Through the Looking Glass, National Council on Disability, parenting with a disability, Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children, The Forum on Civil Rights of Parents with Disabilities, toolkit
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Celebrating Fibromyalgia Awareness Day! Your Voice Matters!
May 12th is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. This year’s theme is “Your Voice Matters.” Fibromyalgia (FM) also known as fibromyalgia syndrome, fibromyositis, and fibrositis, is one of the most common chronic pain conditions. The disorder affects an estimated 10 million people … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic conditions, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Complementary & Alternative Medicine, fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Awareness Day 2016, Gulf War Syndrome (GWS), immunological and neurological diseases, international awareness day, Massage Magazine, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association, pain management, treatments, Your Voice Matters
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Support and advocacy: The role of siblings of individuals with disabilities
April 10th, 2016 was National Sibling Day. The relationship between siblings can play a very important role in the lives of individuals with disabilities—particularly those with intellectual and developmental disabilities—through support and advocacy. Founded in 2007, the Sibling Leadership Network … Continue reading
Posted in Fact sheet, Publications, Report, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged #nationalsiblingday, advocacy, brother, families with disabilities, family supports, individuals with disabilities, intellectual and developmental disabilities, lifespan, NIDILRR Grantees, parents of children with disabilities, policy, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Family Support, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health, research briefs, self-advocacy, self-determination, Sibling Advocacy Toolkit, Sibling Leadership Network (SLN), siblings, sister, white papers
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Impact Feature on Supporting Wellness for Adults with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities Highlighted by AAHD
The April 5th edition of Disability & Public News from the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) features the NIDILRR-funded Research and Training Center on Community Living and Institute on Community Integration publication – Impact: Feature issue on supporting … Continue reading
Posted in News, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD), articles, community integration, community living, developmental disabilities, health and wellness, Institute on Community Integration, intellectual disabilities, NIDILRR Projects, physical and mental health, Publications, Research and Training Center on Community Living
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National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) Launches New Lunch & Learn Webinar Series!
The Employment Policy & Measurement Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (EPM-RRTC) at the University of New Hampshire, in partnership with Kessler Foundation and the American Association of People with Disabilities, have launched a new monthly webinar series Lunch & Learn, in … Continue reading
Posted in Event, News, Publications, Uncategorized, webcasts, webinar
Tagged American Association of People with Disabilities, Americans with Disabilities, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Policy & Measurement Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (EPM-RRTC), Employment Statistics, Kessler Foundation, Lunch & Learn Webinar Series, nTIDE, University of New Hampshire, webinar series, workers with disabilities
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Department of Justice Releases New Publication on FAQs about Service Animals and the ADA
The U.S. Department of Justice receives many questions on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to service animals. Many people with disabilities use a service animal to participate in everyday life. Service animals (i.e., most notably dogs) can … Continue reading
Google Announces a $20 million Initiative for People with Disabilities—Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities.
Google has announced it will be providing $20 million in Google.org grants for non-profit organizations utilizing emerging technology to increase independence of people living with disabilities. The initiative, “Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities” is designed to address the needs of the … Continue reading
Posted in Grant/scholarship opportunity, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged 3-D printed prosthesis, affordable technology, announcement, auditory therapy, developing countries, google, Google Glass, Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities, Google.org, Grants, hearing aids, innovations, NIDILRR, non-profit, people with disabilties, problem solving, prosthetics, solutions, Wireless RERC
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AbleData hosts AT Palooza via Twitter from May 27th until May 29th!
Beginning on Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 at 9 a.m. AbleData is hosting their first AT Palooza (#ATpalooza) via Twitter through Friday, May 29th at 11 p.m. EDT. Over the three-day event, assistive technology (AT) experts and AbleData staff will share … Continue reading
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Tagged #ATpalooza, @AT_Info, ABLEDATA, adapted technology, assistive technology, AT, DIY, do it yourself, Online resources, REHABDATA, twitter
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