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Did you know that the NIDILRR grantee community shares their work in a variety of ways? Over the last ten years, the types and number of consumer products from the NIDILRR grantee community have changed and grown. These projects produce … Continue reading
CEPRI Association: Supporting Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders Throughout Their Lives
The CEPRI Association (in Spanish) is a non-profit organization that has been working since 1980 to provide lifelong support to people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and to help improve their quality of life and that of their families. CEPRI … Continue reading
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Tagged ASD, autism, autism spectrum disorders, CEPRI, Disabilities, disability, families, people with disabilities, quality of life, Spanish, Spanish-language, support, TEA
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What is Art Therapy?
According to the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), art therapy is “a mental health profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art making, creative processes, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship”. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art therapy, Disabilities, disability, people with disabilities, therapy
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NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: SCI and Independent Living
September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal, which often causes permanent changes in strength, sensation, movement, … Continue reading
#WeWillNotHide – Counteracting Stigma Faced by People with Facial Differences
Did you know that May 15th – May 19th is Face Equity Week? It was founded by Face Equality International (FEI) to help promote the work of non-governmental organizations, charities, and support organizations that work at the national, regional, or … Continue reading
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Tagged #WeWillNotHide, craniofacial differences, Disabilities, disability, Facial Equity Week, NIDILRR
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What is Web Accessibility?
According to the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), web accessibility means “that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them.” All people with disabilities can benefit from accessible web design and development. … Continue reading
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Tagged access, Disabilities, disability, inclusion, NIDILRR, W3C, WAI, web accessibility
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NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: People with Disabilities and COVID-19
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a “respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus discovered in 2019.” COVID-19 spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets and other small particles … Continue reading
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Tagged Disabilities, disability, NIDILRR, people with disabilities
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What are Coping Strategies?
According to the Cleveland Clinic, coping “involves adjusting to or tolerating negative events or realities while you try to keep your positive self-image and emotional equilibrium” and “occurs in the context of life changes that are perceived to be stressful.” … Continue reading
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Tagged coping, coping strategies, Disabilities, disability, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities
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CONADI Guatemala: Joint action for the full participation of people with disabilities
The National Council for the Care of Persons with Disabilities (CONADI, acronym in Spanish) of Guatemala (in Spanish) is the coordinating, advisory, and driving entity that influences the application of general and state policies, to ensure compliance with human rights … Continue reading
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Tagged CONADI Guatemala, Disabilities, disability, full inclusion, human rights, inclusion, independence, laws, people with disabilities
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