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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 14 – Friday, July 18
Human Interest: Nordstrom ads feature models with disabilities (Fox News) Fashion retailer Nordstrom has been using models with disabilities since 1997 and continues the tradition in its annual July catalog. It includes, among others, a woman in a wheelchair modeling … Continue reading
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Tagged autism spectrum disorders, caregivers, children with diabetes, developmental disabilities, diabetes testing, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, glucose monitor, group homes, Ironman triathlon, lightweight electric wheelchair, low vision, models with disabilities, pain management, safety training, self-advocacy, TENS, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, type 1 diabetes
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What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are identified by “persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts; restricted, repetitive patterns of … Continue reading
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Tagged ASD, ASDs, autism, autism spectrum disorder, autism spectrum disorders, children, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, employment and ASD, employment and autism, families, hippotherapy, Librarian's Picks, NARIC, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, parents, people with disabilities, repetitive behaviors, social impairment, therapy, vaccines
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Disability News Weekly Roundup Monday, Dec 16 – Friday Dec 20
Health: Reuters— Older Women are Sedentary Most of the Day: Study Older women spend about two-thirds of their time sitting, a new study suggests. Sedentary behavior has been linked to disease and disability. “Even people who go to the gym … Continue reading
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Tagged abc news, accessibility, aging, ASD, autism, autism spectrum disorder, autism spectrum disorders, beatles, Catherine A. Sarkisian, child with down syndrome, children, cnn, criminals, Darrell Steinberg, david filiberto, deaf, disability, disability news roundup, down syndrome, employment and disability institute at cornell university, FCC, federal communications commission, green, hard of hearing, hearing impaired, high blood pressure, hormone, los angeles times, mental health, mental well being, mental wellness, minnesota, nfl, obamacare, paralympics, paul mccartney, psychosocial, reuters, science daily, seahawks, sensory, somali children, stress, susanne bruyere, tinnitus, UCLA, weekly, women
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Evaluating the access and training deficit for Spanish-speaking parents of children with autism spectrum disorders.
During Hispanic Heritage Month, we will take a look at NIDRR funded projects that deal directly with the Hispanic/Latino disability community. Here is the first of such projects: The project Examination of the Use of a Spanish Version of the … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autism spectrum disorders, children, children with disabilities, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, families, Hispanic, Hispanic Heritage Month, latino, National Hispanic Heritage Month, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, parents, research, Spanish, Spanish-language
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Iris Halmshaw: Pint-Sized Picasso
Three-year-old Iris Grace Halmshaw has set the art world abuzz. Iris has autism and is non-verbal, but her paintings speak volumes! Iris is just like any toddler—carefree, dancing in her own little world, but she struggles to interact with others … Continue reading
The Autism App: Future of Early Diagnoses
Would you be able to recognize the signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in your child? Children with ASD may display communication challenges, repetitive behavior, restrictive movements, and impaired social interaction. Fairly distinctive signs on paper but difficult for most … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, autism, autism spectrum disorders, behavior imaging solutions, children with disabilities, communication disorders, development, developmental delays, developmental disabilities, emergency communications, georgia institute of technology, health, mobile technologies, owusu, parents, research, science, social media, technology, teddowusu, teddy, video interpreting, wireless technology
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Campuses Light Up for Autism Awareness
The Autism Speaks organization is encouraging college campuses to get involved with Autism Awareness Month through its Autism U Campaign. Autism U is a collective effort among institutions of higher learning to get students and student organizations to partake in … Continue reading
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Tagged april, autism, autism awareness month, autism speaks, autism spectrum, autism spectrum disorders, autism u, college, colleges, facebook, light it up, light it up blue, owusu, schools, sga, student organizations, students, teddowusu, teddy, universities, university
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Free Webcast TOMORROW – Achieving Meaningful Employment for Youth with ASD: High School Transition the Project SEARCH Way
You still have time to sign up for tomorrow’s webcast from SEDL: SEDL’s VR Autism Project is offering free upcoming webcasts featuring vocational programs that work! VR Autism identifies effective programs that assist people with ASD in finding competitive, long-term … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autism spectrum disorders, employment, Project SEARCH, SEDL, Virginia Commonwealth University, youth
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IACC Releases Momentous Report on Autism Research
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) has released a report detailing the remarkable advances in autism research in recent years. The report is being touted as the most comprehensive summary of trends in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) research, including gaps … Continue reading
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Tagged ASD, autism, autism coordinating committee, autism research, autism spectrum disorders, biology, combating autism reauthorization act, diagnosing autism, IACC, interagency autism coordinating committee, owusu, president, president obama, research, science, strategic plan for autism spectrum disorders research, teddowusu, teddy, thomas insel
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