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NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: Advocacy

Advocacy may be defined as the act or process of supporting something, such as a person, cause, or policy, and to act as an advocate for someone. Due to various barriers, people with disabilities may need to advocate for themselves … Continue reading

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NIDILRR-funded Consumer Products: People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

According to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are “differences that are usually present at birth and that uniquely affect the … Continue reading

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NIDILRR-funded Consumer Products: Visual Disabilities

A visual disability may be defined as a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses, contact lenses, or medication. A visual disability may be due to disease, congenital or … Continue reading

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Resources from the NIDILRR Community for People with Burn Injuries

A burn injury is tissue damage that results from heat, overexposure to the sun or other radiation, or chemical or electrical contact, which may be result in minor injuries or life-threatening emergencies. A person may have a burn injury when … Continue reading

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