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Category Archives: Guide
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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New SCI resource from the Paralysis Resource Center
Our friends at the Paralysis Resource Center have published a new guide: Don’t Call It a Miracle: The Movement to Cure Spinal Cord Injury by Kate Willette. The 238-page guide covers the basic biology of the spinal cord and what happens … Continue reading
Posted in Guide, Uncategorized
Tagged clinical trials, paralysis, Paralysis Resource Center, Plain language, spinal cord injury
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NARIC Exhibiting at the World of Possibilities disAbilities, Healthy Aging, and Independent Living Expo this Saturday, April 12th!
NARIC will be exhibiting at the World of Possibilities disAbilities, Healthy Aging, and Independent Living Expo on Saturday, April 12th, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville presented by Caring Communities, Inc. Come visit us! … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Article, Event, Fact sheet, Guide, Organization, Publications, Report
Tagged #WorldOfPossibilitiesExpo, Caring Communities, consumer guides, disability and rehabilitation, Healthy Aging, Inc., independent living, NARIC exhibiting, NARIC resources, NIDRR resources, people with disabilities, World of Possibilities Expo
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NARIC to exhibit at American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference and Expo!
NARIC will be at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference and Expo (#AOTA14) in Baltimore, MD this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! More than 5,000 occupational therapy professionals are expected to meet and share research and resources on the latest … Continue reading
2013 Annual Compendium on Disability Statistics Released
On Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 the NIDRR-funded RRTCs on Disability Statistics and Demographics, and Employment Policy and Measurement in association with the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) released the 2013 Annual Compendium on Disability Statistics. This year marked … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Guide, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged AAPD, Annual Compendium of Disability Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, CDC, disability statistics, Dr. Andrew Houtenville, Dr. Charlie Lakin, employment, employment policy, employment research, Institute on Disability, Jennifer Sheehy, Mathematica Policy Research, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, NIDRR research, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), presentations, Research-to-Policy Roundtable, RRTC on Employment Policy and Measurement, Sharon Lewis, StatsRRTC, US Department of Labor
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Exercise Guides for People with Disabilities
If you’re interested in free information on how to live healthily and exercise with disability, the National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability (NCHPAD) offers guides to exercise for people with disability. NCHPAD’s guides range from Pilates for individuals … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, children, disability, down syndrome, exercise, free, free guides, health, healthy living, national center on health physical activity and disability, nchpad, need-specific, owusu, physical activity, pilates, seniors, special needs, strengthening exercises, teddowusu, teddy
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Celebrating 23 Years of the ADA with the ADA Anniversary Tool Kit!
July 26th marks the 23rd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by President George H. Bush. The ADA and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) imparts civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar … Continue reading
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Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion Releases a New Monograph and Seeks Survey Participants
The NIDRR-funded Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion announces the availability of a new monograph focusing upon the intimacy concerns of individuals with mental health condition: Addressing the Intimacy Interests of People with Mental Health Conditions: Acknowledging Consumer Desires, Provider … Continue reading
Posted in Fact sheet, Guide, Project, Publications, Survey, Website
Tagged Dr. Margret Price, faculty in academic settings, Intimacy, mental health, monographs, NIDRR grantee, NIDRR projects, psychiatric disabilities, sexuality, Spelman College, survey, Temple University, Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
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Three New Publications from the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion!
The NIDRR-funded Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion has three new publications: A Practical Guide for People with Mental Health Conditions Who Want to Work Although a staggering number of individuals with mental health conditions do not work, competitive employment … Continue reading
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Tagged employment, mental health, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, peer specialists, psychiatric disabilities, Publications, resource guide, resource manual, Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, TU Collaborative on Community Inclusion, work
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