Tag Archives: caregivers

National Family Caregiving Month: A Quick Look at New Research and Resources in Family Support

We’re introducing some of the newest NIDILRR-funded projects focusing on family supports and developing resources to help caregivers care for themselves and their loved ones. Continue reading

Posted in Right Resources Right Now | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: Family Caregivers

November is National Family Caregivers Month, which recognizes the love and sacrifice of more than 50 million Americans providing crucial care and medical assistance to parents, children, siblings, and other loved ones with or without disabilities, ensuring their health and … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

INAREPS: A National Psychophysical Rehabilitation Institute in Argentina

The National Psychophysical Rehabilitation Institute of the South (INAREPS, acronym in Spanish) (in Spanish) is an agency of the Ministry of Health of Argentina (in Spanish) that works toward the improvement of services and sharing knowledge with the Argentinian disability … Continue reading

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

FEVEDI: Improving the Quality of Life and Increasing the Rights of People with Disabilities, Their Families, Their Caregivers, and Their Community in Venezuela

The Venezuelan Federation of Associations and Foundations of People with Intellectual and Psychosocial Disabilities and other Integration Disorders (FEVEDI, acronym in Spanish) (in Spanish) is a coalition of foundations and associations in Venezuela focused on improving the quality of life … Continue reading

Posted in Organization | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Family Caregiver Grief: Coping with the loss of your loved one/care receiver

According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, about 43.5 million caregivers provide unpaid care to an adult or child in the US every year. Being a primary caregiver to a family member or spouse can be extremely time consuming, and … Continue reading

Posted in Organization, Patron Requests/Feedback, Uncategorized, Website | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Quick Looks: Research Supporting Family Caregivers

For National Family Caregivers Month, we take a quick look at some of the NIDILRR-funded research and development projects and other Federal programs supporting caregivers Continue reading

Posted in Research Study, Right Resources Right Now | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for August 2020 on Pediatric Burn Injury

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: My granddaughter has a burn injury. What research, information and resources are available to help her? This edition of … Continue reading

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CEAFA and Alzheimer’s Disease

The Spanish Alzheimer’s Disease Confederation (CEAFA, Spanish acronym) is a national non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. CEAFA represents about 300 local associations and 200,000 families and maintains … Continue reading

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Spanish Parkinson Federation: Helping to Improve the Quality of Life of People with Parkinson’s Disease

The Spanish Parkinson Federation, which was founded in 1996, is an organization of over 60 associations and more than 12,000 partners that works to improve the life of people with Parkinson’s disease and their families. The Federation’s mission is to … Continue reading

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Occupational Therapy Month:  The Role of OT

April is Occupational Therapy Month.  Occupational therapy (OT) is a client-centered health profession that helps people across the lifespan to do the things they want and need to do through therapeutic use of daily activities (occupations).  Occupational therapists use a … Continue reading

Posted in Event, Fact sheet, Organization, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments