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Seeking Participants for NIDILRR Match-Making Sessions

ACL/NIDILRR is hosting matchmaking sessions to connect researchers and developers in the community to share information, discuss common interests, and find research partners. Continue reading

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ACL/NIDILRR Seeks Presenters for Stakeholder Match-Making Sessions

ACL/NIDILRR is hosting its third Stakeholder Match-Making sessions, connecting members of the disability and rehabilitation research community to share information, discuss common research interests, and ultimately find partners for research collaboration. Continue reading

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Research on the Important Connections Between Health Disparities and People with Disabilities

Recently, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities announced the designation of people with disabilities as a population with health disparities for research supported by the National Institutes of Health. Research has shown that people with disabilities may … Continue reading

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ACL/NIDILRR Seeks Presenters for Match-Making Sessions

ACL/NIDILRR is seeking presenters for its second year of stakeholder match-making sessions to help stakeholders with similar interests find partners for collaboration. Purpose and Overview The Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research … Continue reading

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ACL/NIDILRR busca presentadores para sesiones de emparejamiento

ACL/NIDILRR está buscando presentadores para su segundo año de sesiones de emparejamiento de personas interesadas para ayudar a las personas interesadas con intereses similares a encontrar socios para colaborar. Propósito y descripción general El Instituto Nacional sobre la Investigación de … Continue reading

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Minority Mental Health Month – Research to Address Disparities

June is National Minority Mental Awareness Health Month, sponsored by HHS’ Office of Minority Health. The observances bring attention to disparities in mental health diagnosis and care among racial and ethnic minority groups in the US. Research has shown that … Continue reading

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El Mes de la Salud Mental de las Minorías – Investigaciones para Abordar las Disparidades

Junio es el Mes Nacional de la Salud Mental de las Minorías, patrocinado por la Oficina de la Salud de las Minorías de HHS. Las observancias llaman la atención sobre las disparidades en el diagnóstico y la atención de la … Continue reading

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day – Building a Barrier-Free Digital Experience

May 17th is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, an annual event started in 2011 when a web developer and blogger asked readers whether they routinely checked their website’s screen reader compatibility along with browser compatibility. He suggested a Global Accessibility Awareness … Continue reading

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El Día Mundial de Concientización sobre la Accesibilidad: Construcción de una experiencia digital sin barreras

El 17 de mayo es el Día Mundial de Concientización sobre la Accesibilidad (en inglés), un evento anual que comenzó en 2011 cuando un desarrollador web y blogger preguntó a los lectores si revisaban rutinariamente la compatibilidad de su sitio … Continue reading

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