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Tag Archives: community living
If You Liked … A Brief History of Autism
Usually in the top 10 posts among our Spanish readers, “A Brief History of Autism” discusses the history of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and provides resources and research from the NIDILRR community and elsewhere. Since we first published “A Brief … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community – January 2017
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. NIDILRR Projects: The Community for All Project to Develop a Series of Six Online Toolkits to Improve Community Living and Participation for People … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged advocacy, aging, aging with developmental disabilities, aging with IDD, aging with intellectual disabilities, community living, community participation, dementia, developmental disabilities, economic self-sufficiency, health advocacy guidelines, high school students, IDD, IEP meetings, intellectual disabilities, parents, preventing violence, self-advocacy, self-advocacy skills, self-determination, self-determination skills, sexual advocacy, strategies
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Impact Feature on Supporting Wellness for Adults with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities Highlighted by AAHD
The April 5th edition of Disability & Public News from the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) features the NIDILRR-funded Research and Training Center on Community Living and Institute on Community Integration publication – Impact: Feature issue on supporting … Continue reading
Posted in News, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD), articles, community integration, community living, developmental disabilities, health and wellness, Institute on Community Integration, intellectual disabilities, NIDILRR Projects, physical and mental health, Publications, Research and Training Center on Community Living
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4th Annual Research-to-Policy Roundtable
The 4th Annual Research-to-Policy Roundtable took place in the afternoon of December 3rd following the release of the 2014 Compendium of Disability Statistics. Mark Periello, President of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), expressed his excitement to transition … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Uncategorized
Tagged #Compendium2014, #disabilitystats, 2014 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, AAPD, Administration for Community Living (ACL), Annual Research-to-Policy Roundtable, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, community living, employment, entitlement programs, FY15, health and function, Institute, John Tschida, legislation, long range plan, NIDRR, non-defense discretionary spending, people with disabilities, policy makers, Rehabilitation Services Administration, researchers, Sharon Lewis, SSDI, stakeholders, transition, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), WIOA
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Administration for Community Living and the U.S. Department of Justice Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Olmstead Decision
Sunday, June 22nd 2014 marks the 15th anniversary of the Olmstead decision, the landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court affirming the right of individuals with disabilities to a life within their community. On Friday, June 20th, the Administration for … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Uncategorized
Tagged #Olmstead15, @ACL.gov, Administration for Community Living (ACL), anniversary of Olmstead, community integration, community living, disability legislation, disability rights, HHS Live, inclusion, Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, live-tweeting, Olmstead Decision, online event, people with disabilities, U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Department of Transportation Hosts Online Dialog for Individuals to Share Their Thoughts on Mobility and Transportation Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is holding an online dialog about transportation and assistive technology for people with disabilities between now and Friday, May 30th, 2014. DOT needs your input on mobility and transportation technology preferences and needs of … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Project, Research Study, Uncategorized
Tagged assistive technology, community living, deaf and hard of hearing, feedback, ideas, IdeaScale, intellectual disabilities, mobility disabilities, National Online Dialogue on Transportation & Assistive Devices and Technologies, NIDRR projects, online dialog, participation, people with disabilities, social media, suggestions, Transit, transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), visual disabilities
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Quick Resource Highlight: Connecting People to Religious Congregations and Spiritual Groups
This is one of the busiest weeks of the year for Christian and Jewish Congregations: Passover and Easter coincide meaning people are getting together to worship and celebrate all over the world! We wanted to take a moment to share a … Continue reading
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Tagged community living, peer specialists, religious congregations
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A Toolkit of Recovery Promoting Competencies
The project Toolkit of Recovery Promoting Competencies for Mental Health Rehabilitation Providers is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). It is one of NIDRR’s Field Initiated Projects and falls within the funding priority of participation … Continue reading
White House Disability Call for August
At 2pm EST on August 24th, 2012, the White House Disability Call took place. The call was led by Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy and the speaker’s for the call were Valerie Jarett, Senior Adviser to … Continue reading