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Tag Archives: FCC
NIDILRR-Funded Research in Action: Real-Time Text
Technology developed by NIDILRR-funded researchers is making communication easier and more conversation-friendly for people who are Deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have speech disabilities! On Friday, December 16th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) amended its rules to allow phone companies to replace … Continue reading
Investigación financiada por NIDILRR en acción: Texto en tiempo real
¡La tecnología desarrollada por los investigadores financiados por NIDILRR está haciendo que la comunicación sea más fácil y que sea más amigable a la conversación para las personas que son sordas, con dificultades auditivas, o que tienen discapacidades del habla! … Continue reading
NIDRR Researchers Named to FCC Disability Advisory Committee
The Federal Communications Commission has officially announced and scheduled the first meeting of the new Disability Advisory Committee. Several members of the NIDRR community will serve on the committee, providing advice and recommendations to the FCC on a wide array … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 21 – Friday, July 25
Human Interest: ‘Extraordinary’ little boy finishes triathlon with his disabled brother (NBC Today) An 8-year-old boy did not want his 6-year-old sibling who uses a wheelchair to miss out on a triathlon, so he pulled and pushed his little brother … Continue reading
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Tagged AAC, AAC device, ABLE Act, accessible Internet applications, accessible Internet services, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, adapted bicycle trailer, adapted buggy, Advocacy groups, exercise for people with disabilities, exercise to quit smoking, FCC, hearing aids, hearing in noise, Internet Fast Lanes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, robotic grasping device, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, smoking and depression, United Nations Convention, United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Verizon
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Resumen Semanal de las Noticias sobre la Discapacidad: Lunes, 12 de Mayo – Viernes, 16 de Mayo
Interés Humano: Un hombre se convirtió en un genio de las matemáticas después de sufrir lesiones cerebrales. Los investigadores creen que saben por qué. (The Washington Post) Una conmoción grave ha vuelto a un hombre vendedor de muebles de Tacoma, … Continue reading
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Tagged ADA, adultos autistas, Apps, conmosción, conmosciones, Departamento de Educación, discapacidad, discapacidades, educacion, ejercicio, ejercicio de la mente, empleo, entrenamiento, FBI, FCC, investigadores, LCT, lesión cerebral, lesion cerebral traumatica, Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades, Ley de Estadosunidenses con Discapacidades, Ley de Rehabilitación, Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, matemáticas, niños con parálisis cerebral, parálisis cerebral, personas con discapacidades, prótesis robótica, Premio Career, síndrome de savant adquirito, Sección 504, software, TDAH, TEA, trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad, trastorno del espectro autista, usuarios sordos, VR
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Resumen Semanal sobre las Noticias de Discapacidad – lunes, 16 de diciembre – viernes, 20 de diciembre
Salud: Reuters – Mujeres mayores son sedentarias la mayor parte del día: Estudio Mujeres mayores pasan cercan de dos tercios de su tiempo sentadas, un nuevo estudio lo sugiere. El sedentarismo se ha relacionado con enfermedad y discapacidad. “Incluso la … Continue reading
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Tagged Asuntos de Veteranos, autismo, children, Comité Paralímpico Internacional, criminales, deportes, discapacidad, discapacidades, empleo, espectro de autismo, esquí, estrés, FCC, industrias verdes, juegos paralimpicos, mujeres, niños, personas con discapacidades, problemas de audición, salud mental, síndrome de Down, sordera, Spanish, Spanish-language, TEA, trastornos de audición, veteranos, veteranos con discapacidad
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Disability News Weekly Roundup Monday, Dec 16 – Friday Dec 20
Health: Reuters— Older Women are Sedentary Most of the Day: Study Older women spend about two-thirds of their time sitting, a new study suggests. Sedentary behavior has been linked to disease and disability. “Even people who go to the gym … Continue reading
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Tagged abc news, accessibility, aging, ASD, autism, autism spectrum disorder, autism spectrum disorders, beatles, Catherine A. Sarkisian, child with down syndrome, children, cnn, criminals, Darrell Steinberg, david filiberto, deaf, disability, disability news roundup, down syndrome, employment and disability institute at cornell university, FCC, federal communications commission, green, hard of hearing, hearing impaired, high blood pressure, hormone, los angeles times, mental health, mental well being, mental wellness, minnesota, nfl, obamacare, paralympics, paul mccartney, psychosocial, reuters, science daily, seahawks, sensory, somali children, stress, susanne bruyere, tinnitus, UCLA, weekly, women
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911 Emergency Services for Individuals with Disabilities Survey Released
On March 16, 2011, the FCC’s Emergency Access Advisory Committee (EAAC) released a national on-line survey to determine the most effective and efficient technologies and methods by which persons with disabilities may access Next Generation 9-1-1 emergency services systems. Among … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, ASL, emergency services, FCC, information technology, people with disabilities, Spanish
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