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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Accessibility: What D.C. is doing to grow the number of wheelchair-accessible cabs (The Washington Post) By the end of 2018, taxicab companies in the District of Columbia are required to have at least … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 14 – Friday, April 18

Human Interest: Amy Purdy’s bionic grace on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ (The Washington Post) A dancer who is a double amputee wears her prosthetic limbs to get through four weeks of competition on ABC television’s Dancing With the Stars. The … Continue reading

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2013 Neuro Film Festival is Now Accepting Video Entries!

The American Brain Foundation, the foundation for the American Academy of Neurology, is now accepting video entries to its 2013 Neuro Film Festival. Now in its fourth year, the Neuro Film Festival is a contest to raise awareness about why … Continue reading

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Funding Opportunity: DRRP on Transition to Employment

Grants.gov alerted us to yet another funding opportunity from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). This one is a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project focusing on successful transition to employment for people with disabilities. You can read … Continue reading

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NARIC’s Digital Archive: New additions

Smack in the middle of the 1990s, the Assistive Technology projects produced a series of consumer guides: A CONSUMER’S GUIDE TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND DEVICES FROM MEDICARE. 1994 O12006 A CONSUMER’S GUIDE TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND DEVICES UNDER … Continue reading

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Funding Opportunity: 2010 Field Initiated Grants

NIDRR released a grant announcment for the 2010 field initiated programs.  The Field Initiated Projects will include 10 research and 10 development projects funding a total of 20 grants. Department of Education Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program—Field … Continue reading

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