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Tag Archives: assistive technology
Low Vision Awareness Month – Tools and Tech from the NIDILRR Community
February is Low Vision Awareness Month! According to the National Eye Health Education Program, more than 4 million Americans over 40 have low vision that cannot be corrected by standard eyeglasses, contact lenses, medication, or surgery. In addition, more than … Continue reading
Play dirty: Try accessible gardening!
Continuing our exploration of recreational therapy, we turn to gardening as a potential recreational activity. Gardening is a great activity that can be done indoors and outdoors. Gardening indoors or out can be a part of a healthy and active … Continue reading
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Tagged ABLEDATA, accesible gardening, assistive technology, AT, gardening, NIDILRR, REHABDATA
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After the Disaster: Recovery
This week we saw catastrophic weather up and down the Gulf Coast of Texas with Hurricane Harvey, including wind damage in Corpus Christi and severe flooding in the Houston area. More rain and flooding is predicted through the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now
Tagged assistive technology, disaster, emergency preparedness, housing, Hurricane Harvey, recovery
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It’s almost time to go back to school. Are you ready?
August is here and that means that parents, students with disabilities, and teachers are starting to prepare for the new school year. For students with disabilities and their families, this can be a stressful, yet exciting, time. NARIC’s information specialists … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for May 2017
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. NIDILRR-funded Research: Aquatic exercise therapy for people with Parkinson disease: A randomized controlled trial (J75815) (English). This article describes a study that evaluated … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged acquired brain injury, aquatherapy, aquatic exercise, aquatic therapy, assistive technology, cerebral palsy, children, education, employment, Halliwick Method, hydrotherapy, ms, multiple sclerosis, NIDILRR, osteoarthritis, Parkinson disease, physical therapy, Recreational therapy, rehabilitation, SCI, special eduacation, spinal cord injury, TBI
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Apps as assistive technology: The widening world of apps
New apps for our smartphones, tablets, and computers seem to appear on an hourly basis and can range in price from several hundred dollars or are free to download, but may require a monthly fee or in-app purchases. Apps designed … Continue reading
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Tagged ABLEDATA, apps. technology, assistive technology, disability, military, NIDILRR, people with disabilities
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for March 2017
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. What is a brain injury? The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) (en inglés) (90DP0082) has a four part series on understanding traumatic … Continue reading
Cool Tech on Cold Days: CES ’17
Here in DC, we’re bundled up against some seriously arctic temperatures. But this chill is nothing compared to the level of COOL on exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show this past weekend in Las Vegas. Developers showed off everything from … Continue reading
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Tagged Apps, assistive technology, CES '17, cool technology, exoskeleton, robotics, smart homes, smartphones, tablets, virtual reality, wireless technology
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Winter is here! And so are adapted and inclusive winter sports.
Although this winter is only a few weeks old, many people have already started participating in winter sports. There are many organizations throughout the US that provide the expertize you and your family will need to participate in adapted and … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptive and inclusive sports, adaptive and inclusive winter sports, assistive technology, AT, children, Disabilities, disability, Dorothy Hamill, families, figure skating, floor hockey, hippotherapy, ice skating, people with disabilities, skiing, snowboarding, Special Olympics, sports, winter, winter sports
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