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Tag Archives: disability legislation
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 2 – Friday, February 6
Living: The Dutch village where everyone has dementia (The Atlantic) The isolated Dutch village of Hogeway lies on the outskirts of Amsterdam. It is a cutting-edge elderly-care facility, roughly the size of 10 football fields, where residents with dementia are … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D printed prosthesis, Alzheimer's Disease, Asperger Syndrome, assisted living, autism, autism spectrum disorders, brain computer interface, computer exercise game for upper limb impaired, dementia, disability legislation, early childhood programs, Learning Disabilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin, sick leave, thalidomide, veterans, Wounded Warriors, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act
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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
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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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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 17 – Friday, March 21
Disability Awareness: Friday marks World Down Syndrome Day (9News, Denver, CO) Down syndrome is a genetic disorder in which someone has three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two. As a play on numbers, March 21 is World Down Syndrome … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, apps for blind users, autism, blood tau levels, brain concussion, cerebral palsy, clinical trials, clot-busting treatment, dark chocolate, dark chocolate health benefits, dementia, disability legislation, down syndrome, microvascular disease, mobile and smartphone, mobile apps, robotic exoskeleton, school suspension, special education, stroke
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Disability News Weekly Roundup — Monday, Feb 24 – Friday, Feb 28
Human Interest: H Street NE Bars and Restaurants Reach Out to Their Deaf Neighbors (Washington City Paper) Several bars and restaurants along H Street NE in Washington’s Capitol Hill District have hired staff that knows sign language in an effort … Continue reading
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Tagged ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, app for hard-of-hearing pedestrians, augmentative and alternative communication, augmented reality, autism, autism diagnosis, crimes against people with disabilities, disability legislation, hard of hearing, legislation, Lou Gehrig's disease, medicaid, phantom limb pain, phantom limb therapy, robotic exoskeleton, sign language, tax-free savings accounts, traumatic brain injury, voice banking
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Forty Years Later: The Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act
September 26th, 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 also known as the RehabAct. The RehabAct was sponsored by Representative John Brademas [IN-3] and signed into law by President Richard Nixon. The Federal legislation authorized the … Continue reading
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Tagged Americans with Disabilities Act, disability legislation, disability research, disability rights, EEOC, employment, independent living, NIDRR, OSERS, protection & advocacy, RehabAct, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 501, Section 503, section 504, Section 508, Section 509, US Department of Education, US Department of Justice, US Department of Labor, vocational rehabilitation
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