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Tag Archives: cerebral palsy
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, September 7 – Friday, September 11
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Policy: Adult, autistic and ignored (The New York Times) Roughly 500,000 children with autism will become adults over the next 10 years, and as they reach the age of 21, they will find … Continue reading
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Tagged ADHD, adults with autism, Animotus, autism, autism funding, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, federal disability benefits, fish consumption and depression, modified Story Memory Technique, mSMT, omega-3 fatty acids, service animals, Social Security disability fund, sports and cerebral palsy, visual impairments, wayfinding device for blind
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 15 – Friday, June 19
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Advocacy: Sports Illustrated honors walker with a cause (Disability Scoop) A week after 15-year-old Hunter Gandee walked to Ann Arbor while carrying his little brother with cerebral palsy, he walked onto the pages … Continue reading
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Tagged ALS, anxiety disorders, Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, cerebral palsy, cochlear implants, deaf and hard of hearing, depression, Gael Hannan, glaucoma, hearing loss, lip-reading hearing aid, macular degeneration, muscular dystrophy, post stroke rehabilitation, progressive hearing loss, prosthetic leg with sensors, retinitis pigmentosa, sign language, soft robotic rehabilitation glove, spinal cord injury, Sports Illustrated, TBI, traumatic brain injury, Va-ST Smart Specs. augmented-reality eyeglasses
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 18 – Friday, May 22
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: Holding schools responsible for addressing childhood trauma (The Atlantic) A group of students and teachers in Southern California recently filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against the Compton Unified School District. … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D printed prosthesis for sea turtle, ASDs, autism spectrum disorders, blood test for TBI, cerebral palsy, complex trauma, electrical stimulation for wound healing, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), primary and secondary education, rhythm and stuttering, school mental health services, Sensory Lounger calming chair, stuttering, TBI, thought-controlled arm, traumatic brain injury, white house office on disability
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 6 to Friday, April 10
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español Employment: Microsoft recruiting employees with autism (Disability Scoop) Corporate giant Microsoft has announced it will hire people with autism for full-time positions in Redmond, Wash., through a new pilot program. The company will … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, burn dressing, cerebral palsy, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, developmental disabilities, directional hearing, Employees with disabilities, epilepsy, equine therapy, hearing aids, housing for people with disabilities, influenza vaccine, intellectual and developmental disabilities, lightweight electric wheelchair, Open Wheelchair Project
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 2 to Friday, March 6
Accessible Living: New housing concept emerging for those with disabilities (Disability Scoop) A new housing development in Noah’s Landing, FL, will provide safe, affordable housing for adults with developmental disabilities. The project is expected to alleviate a serious need for … Continue reading
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Tagged accessible housing, affordable housing, American Speedh-Language-Hearing Association, ASHA, autism, Baby Boomers, brain organoids, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, HR1116, musculo-skeletal system, Parkinson's Disease, physical therapist, physical therapists, physical therapy, powered vest for caregivers, prosthetic ankle, REMPARK system, robotic ankle, TBI, traumatic brain injury
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged accessibility, ADHD, assistive technology, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, attention deficit disorder, autism, cerebral palsy, children, CP, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, families, fetal alcohol syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Hispanic families, Inclusive Education, Latino families, minorities, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, Project Abby, rehabilitation, research, Seville, Tourette Syndrome, TS, videogame
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, September 8 – Friday, September 12
Employment: ‘It means the world’: Special Kneads bakery gives special needs adults jobs – and a purpose (NBC TODAY) The Special Kneads and Treats bakery was created by parents of a young adult with a learning disability to give their … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged accessible trains, accessible travel, ADA, adapted video game, Americans with Disabilities Act, Amtrak, autism, autism behavior therapy, cerebral palsy, connected wheelchair, CP, diagnostic device for traumatic brain injury, Early Start Denver Model, employment and disabilities, infants with autism, job training, job training and disabilities, Screening for Developmental Delays, Stephen Hawking, traumatic brain injury, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 12 – Friday, May 16
Human Interest: A man became a math wiz after suffering brain injuries. Researchers think they know why. (The Washington Post) A severe concussion has turned a furniture salesman from Tacoma, Washington into a mathematical genius who sees the world through … Continue reading
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Tagged acquired savant syndrome, ADA, ASD, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder adhd, autism spectrum disorder, behavior training software, bipolar disorder, brain injury, cerebral palsy, charter schools, deaf and hard of hearing, FBI, Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund, job interview training, mindfulness, mobile phone app, robotic prosthesis, section 504, special education, traumatic brain injury, Xbox One Kinect
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 24 – Friday, March 28
Human Interest: Boston bombing survivor dances again (United Press International) A professional dancer who lost the lower part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing about a year ago is the recipient of a prosthetic limb specially designed … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol addiction, Alzheimer's Disease, American Sign Language (ASL), Arthritis, autism, Boston Marathon bombing, brain stimulation, cerebral palsy, deaf, depression medication, drug addiction, eldercare, elementary school education, epilepsy, epilepsy treatment, fetal development, hearing aid usage, hearing aids, hearing impaired, hearing loss, hearing problems, leg amputation, monitoring system for seniors, nasal spray, pediatric walk aid, prosthetic for dancing, prosthetic knee, prosthetic limb, sign language, smart home, sports prosthesis, stroke rehabilitation
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