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Tag Archives: ASD
Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month
April is Autism Awareness Month, sponsored by the Autism Society, and Autism Acceptance Month, sponsored by the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN). The two campaigns have common messages of inclusion and self-determination across the lifespan. Inclusion means having the opportunity to … Continue reading
Autism Spectrum Disorder and DOMUS
DOMUS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Mexico by providing information and services to people with ASD, their families, students, and professionals. Their main program, the Inclusive Education Program, … Continue reading
Posted in Organization, Spanish
Tagged ASD, autism, autism spectrum disorder, DOMUS, families, Inclusive Education, Mexico, strategies, support, transition, transition assistance
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 30 to Friday, June 3
Employment: Ford eyes workers with autism (Disability Scoop) Ford Motor Company is launching a pilot program this week designed to improve recruitment and retention of employees with autism. Through an initiative called FordInclusiveWorks, the company intends to establish five new … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, affordable hearing aids, ASD, asthma, autism, Autism Alliance of Michigan, employees with autism, FordInclusiveWorks, Health and Environmental Tracker (HET), hearing aids, neuroprosthesis, neurorecovery physical therapy, Savonix assessment app, stroke, treadmill walking
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, November 16 to Friday, November 20
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: Schools learn about new program for autistic students (The Franklin News-Post, Rocky Mount, VA) Franklin County School Board members learned details about a new inclusive program for students with autism spectrum disorder … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged ADHD, ASD, ASD Nest Model, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, audio and haptic harness for guide dogs, autism spectrum disorder, blind and visually impaired, children with autism, disability employment, epilepsy, haptic and visual interface for musicians who are Deaf, haptic obstacle-detecting headband, harness for guide dogs, light therapy for depression, light therapy for SAD, NeuroSigma Monarch eTNS, robotic leg prosthesis, SAD, seasonal affective disorder
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, August 24 – Friday, August 28
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: Amazon e-book deal with NYC public schools postponed as Blind advocates say it would leave out visually impaired students (New York Daily News) New York City education officials have shelved a $30 … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged alternative standardized tests for students with disabilities, ASD, autism spectrum disorders, brain injury, Departamento de Educación, Department of Education, diagnostic device for traumatic brain injury, electronic books, fathers of children with autism, FITGuard mouthgard, leg amputation, leg prosthesis, locus coeruleus, long-term memory, Medicare coverage of prostheses, premature infants and ADHD, robotic skeleton, students with disabilities, tetraplegia, Tough Mudder, U.S. Education Department, wheelchair controlled with chin
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, August 3 – Friday, August 7
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: This man ran the Boston Marathon and is about to climb Mount Kilimanjaro – and he’s blind (Men’s Health) Randy Pierce’s life changed in 1989 when a neurological disorder rendered him … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged 3D-printed leg cast, ASD, ASD and research, autism spectrum disorders, blind, blind mountain climber, childhood-onset schizophrenia, COS, Dot Braille smartwatch, double hand transplant, Fathom BoomCast, guide dog, mitochondrial illness, pediatric treadmill, research funding, spinal cord injury, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, U.S. Government Accountability Office
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 11 – Friday, May 15
Human Interest: Audree Norton, who paved way for deaf actors, dies at 88 (The New York Times) Audree Norton, a Deaf actress whose fight to be cast on a television show in the late 1970s greatly helped the careers of … Continue reading
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Tagged ASD, Audree Norton, autism spectrum disorders, Autism/Asperger's Initiative (AIM), catatonia, computer-aided stroke detection system, deaf, Deaf actors, diabetic neuropathy, down syndrome, pressure-sensing stocking, Screen Actors Guild, Space-Flex 2, subminimum wage, wheelchair accessible toilet, XploR smart cane
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 19 – Friday, January 23
Education: Study finds postsecondary programs boost outcomes (Disability Scoop) A new study suggests that individuals with intellectual disabilities who attend postsecondary programs are finding greater success in the job market than those who do not pursue further education. For the … Continue reading
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Tagged ASD, autism spectrum disorder, brain injury rehabilitation, Care-O-bot, cochlear implant alternative, cochlear implants, deaf and hard of hearing, hearing and perfect pitch, immune response in brain and spinal cord injury, intellectual disabilities, Parkinson's Disease, perfect pitch, postsecondary education, robotic personal assistantstudents with intellectual disabilities, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, stimulation of balance organs
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The Autism Women’s Network is Seeking Submissions
The Autism Women’s Network is seeking submissions of poetry and non-fiction of any length for a new anthology on autism and race. The submissions for this new anthology will be written by people of color with autism and will be … Continue reading