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Category Archives: Answer Queue
ADA Anniversary Month: The ADA Applies Here, too!
The ADA Anniversary is coming up and this article looks at some of the individuals and entities with rights and responsibilities under the law that you might not have considered as covered parties. Continue reading
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Tagged ADA, ADA Anniversary, Americans with Disabilities Act, disability rights
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Answered Questions: National Nutrition Awareness Month 2026
Celebrating National Nutrition Awareness Month with a look at NIDILRR-funded research and resources to help dietitians and nutritionists support their clients with disabilities to meet their set and meet health goals. Continue reading
Beating the Heat – NARIC Staff Share Their Tips to Stay Safe in the Summer Heat
The NARIC staff live and work in the Mid-Atlantic region, which is currently experiencing a heat wave. Thanks to a “heat dome,” communities up and down the East Coast have seen record temperatures, even over 100°. These extreme heat events … Continue reading
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Tagged heat emergency, NARIC staff, safety, wellness
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Preguntas y Respuestas para abril 2024: El teletrabajo como adaptación en el lugar de trabajo
Preguntas y Respuestas es un recurso mensual para la Comunidad de la Discapacidad de habla hispana que llena una necesidad de información. La pregunta de este mes es Soy un nuevo profesional de recursos humanos que quiere apoyar a nuestros … Continue reading
Answered Questions for April 2024: Telework as a Workplace Accommodation
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is I am a new HR professional who wants to support our employees and job applicants with disabilities. Where can … Continue reading
What is Braille?
According to the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), Braille is “a system of raised dots that can be read with the fingers by people with visual disabilities”, including those who are blind or have low vision. Unlike sign languages … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, braille, NIDILRR, visual disabilities
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¿Que es Braille?
Según la Fundación Estadounidense para Ciegos (AFB, por sus siglas en inglés) (en inglés), Braille (en inglés) es “un sistema de puntos en relieve que las personas con discapacidad visual pueden leer con los dedos”, incluyendo aquellas que son ciegas … Continue reading
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Tagged baja visión, braille, ceguera, discapacidades visuales, NIDILRR, Spanish, Spanish-language, tecnología asistiva
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Preguntas y Respuestas para noviembre 2023: Mes de Concientización sobre la Epilepsia
Preguntas y Respuestas es un recurso mensual para la Comunidad de la Discapacidad de habla hispana que llena una necesidad de información. La pregunta de este mes es: Recientemente me diagnosticaron con epilepsia y descubrí que noviembre es el Mes … Continue reading
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Tagged convulsiones, COVID-19, depresión, empleo, Enfoque De Investigación, epilepsia, lesión cerebral traumática, lesiones por quemaduras, Mes Nacional de concientización sobre la Epilepsia, NIDILRR, salud mental, Spanish, Spanish-language, terapias, trastornos de convulsiones
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Answered Questions for November 2023: Epilepsy Awareness Month
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I was recently diagnosed with epilepsy and found out that November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. What research, information and … Continue reading
What is Art Therapy?
According to the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), art therapy is “a mental health profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art making, creative processes, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship”. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art therapy, Disabilities, disability, people with disabilities, therapy
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