Category Archives: Project

A current grantee of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

Productos Financiados por NIDILRR para los Consumidores: Padres de Niños con Discapacidades

Los niños pueden nacer con discapacidades, desarrollarlas a medida que crecen, o adquirirlas a través de una lesión o enfermedad. Además de los desafíos y alegrías cotidianos de criar a un niño, los padres de niños con discapacidades pueden necesitar … Continue reading

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Meet the Research Teams at the ADA National Network

Did you know the ADA National Network and its 10 regional centers conduct research on the impact of the ADA and barriers and supports to its implementation? Find out more as we celebrate the 32nd Anniversary of the ADA! Continue reading

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Conozca a los Equipos de Investigación de la Red Nacional sobre la ADA

¡Este mes celebramos el 32 aniversario de la firma de la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA, por sus siglas en inglés)! Poco después de que la ley entró en vigor, NIDILRR financió la Red Nacional sobre la ADA, compuesta … Continue reading

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Exploring the Research on Fathers with Disabilities

Much of the research on parenting with disabilities has focused mothers or grouped mothers and fathers together as parents. Are we missing the experiences and needs of fathers with disabilities? A look at some promising research. Continue reading

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If you liked… What are hidden and invisible disabilities?

May 2022 hosts a variety of awareness events, including Mental Health Awareness Month, Better Speech and Hearing Month, National Arthritis Awareness Month, and National Stroke Awareness Month, among others. To help celebrate, we are updating our blogpost on hidden and … Continue reading

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Si le gustó… ¿Qué son las discapacidades ocultas e invisibles?

El mes de mayo 2020 alberga una variedad de eventos de concientización, incluyendo el Mes de Concientización de Salud Mental, el Mes de Mejor Habla y Audición, el Mes Nacional de Concientización sobre la Artritis, y el Mes Nacional de … Continue reading

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Stroke Awareness Month: Technology for Recovery

For Stroke Awareness Month, we are exploring some of the recent NIDILRR-funded projects focusing on technology to support recovery and rehabilitation from stroke. Continue reading

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NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: Accessible Transportation

People with disabilities have the right to move around their communities, their states, their countries, and around the world, just like people without disabilities. However, people with disabilities may have difficulties getting around in their communities due to transportation being … Continue reading

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Productos para Consumidores Financiados por NIDILRR: Transportación Accesible

Las personas con discapacidades tienen el derecho a moverse por sus comunidades, sus estados, sus países, y por todo el mundo, al igual que las personas sin discapacidades. Sin embargo, las personas con discapacidades pueden tener dificultades para moverse en … Continue reading

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NIDILRR-funded Consumer Products: People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

According to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are “differences that are usually present at birth and that uniquely affect the … Continue reading

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