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Tag Archives: children with disabilities
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for September 2019
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I am a service provider that would like to assist Latinx/Hispanic people with disabilities to live independently in the … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged #HispanicHeirtageMonth, #HispanicHeritageMonth2019, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, ASD, autism spectrum disorder, children with disabilities, collaborative care, depression, education, employment, families, Hispanic, hispanic youth, Latin@, Latinx, latinx youth, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR funded projects, parents, parents with disabiliites, service providers, social programs, technology, technology and employment, transition services, youth
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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
Inclusion: The Importance of Being Seen
What does inclusion mean? More than just “being included” or “not being excluded,” inclusion provides a sense of belonging, feeling respected and valued for who you are. Inclusive communities work to prevent or remove barriers, physical or otherwise, so everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now
Tagged children with disabilities, inclusion, media, television
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February is not just about Valentine’s Day and chocolate!
February is all about love, so let’s show some love for recreational therapy! February is International Recreational Therapy Month, sponsored by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC), enhancing public awareness of therapeutic recreation programs and recreational therapy services … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for March 2016
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
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 Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged access, accessibility, Apps, assistive technology, children, children with disabilities, digital divide, Disabilities, e-learning, education, Educational Resource Center, employment outcomes, general education, Hispanics, Hispanics with disabil, Innovation and learning Network, intellectual disabilities, interventions, Latino attitudes, Latinos, Latinos with disabilities, learning, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, ONCE, people with disabilities, RIA, Spanish, Spanish-language, special education, special needs, teachers, technology, TWYLA, visual disabilities
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Latinos, Disabilities, Research, and NIDRR
For Hispanic Heritage Month 2014, which began on September 15th, 2014, we will focus on NIDRR research that focuses on Latinos with disabilities and on Latino researchers in the NIDRR community (past and present). These projects include several Field Initiated … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Uncategorized
Tagged children, children with disabilities, Disabilities, disability, families, Hilspanic children with disabilities, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month 2014, Hispanics, Hispanics with disabilities, latino children with disabilities, Latinos, Latinos with disabilities, NARIC, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, psychiatric disabilities, RAICES/Promotora, research
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, August 18 – Friday, August 22
Funding: “Ice Bucket Challenge” has raised millions for ALS Association (The New York Times) The “Ice Bucket Challenge” has lit social media on fire, raising both money and awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). About 30,000 Americans have the disease, … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), ASD, autism behavior therapy, autism spectrum disorder, children with disabilities, Evermind, home safety monitor, household appliance monitor, independent living, legislation, medicare, Medicare fraud, National Health Interview Survey, nursing homes, Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act, registered nurse, schizophrenia, wheelchairs
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What are the benefits of recreational therapy?
Recreational therapy is a type of therapy that engages an individual or a group of individuals in fun activities such as music, sports, news, or bingo to enhance their functioning, independence, and well-being. Some of the benefits of recreational therapy … Continue reading
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Tagged adapted recreation, benefits, benefits of recreational therapy, children, children with disabilities, community integration, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, education, elderly, elderly with disabilities, intellectual disabilties, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association, people with disabilities, physical disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, recreation, Recreational therapy, recreational therapy benefits
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