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Answered Questions for June 2024: The Intersection of Disability and LGBTQ+ Identities in Healthcare
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is I am a person with a disability who identifies as queer. I want to learn more about how the … Continue reading
Making History – Connecting NIDILRR-Funded Research and Development to the New 504 Rule
On May 1st, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra joined staff from the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL), along with the director of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), … Continue reading
Posted in Event, history
Tagged civil rights, disability rights, discrimination, health disparities, healthcare, NIDILRR, section 504
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Research on Health and Health Disparities
December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 1 billion people worldwide experience disability, and that number is growing. Advances in healthcare and assistive technology are helping people with disabilities … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community on the Intersection of Disability and LGBTQIA+ for June 2021
June’s Answered Questions discusses the intersection of disability and LGBTQIA+. Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, bisexual, civil rights, Disabilities, Diversity, Español, gay, gender minorities, healthcare, inclusion, intersex, lesbian, LGBTQIA+, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, queer/questioning, sexual minorities, Spanish, stigma, transgender
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COCEMFE and the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Community
The Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disabilities (COCEMFE, acronym in Spanish) (in Spanish) is a non-profit organization in Madrid, Spain that works towards the full inclusion and active participation of people with disabilities in all parts of … Continue reading
Are you getting screened?
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists wants to make sure everyone knows about screening for thyroid disorders and cancers. Our own Media and Information Services Manager Jess Chaiken knows how important these screenings can … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, health promotion, healthcare, screening
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Family Support: Get Involved in the Dialogue!
Last March, the NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Family Support at the University of Illinois in Chicago (H133B140046) and the Easter Seals gave the Disability Community the opportunity to be a part of a dialogue in English … Continue reading
American Association on Health and Disability Launches ACA National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative Website
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has launched the website for the ACA National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC). The AAHD partnered with seven national organizations representing unique cross-disability experiences to create the NDNRC, an initiative aimed at … Continue reading
Posted in Organization, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged AAHD initiatives, Affordable Care Act, Affordable Health Care Act, American Association of People with Disabilities, American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD), Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Task Force on Health, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, enrollment specialists, Fact Sheets, free guides, Health Insurance Marketplace, healthcare, medicaid, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, navigators, people with disabilties, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Arc, United Spinal Association, website
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Down Syndrome Awareness: the Family Resource
The family is a child’s most vital resource, the stronger the support the healthier the child. Research tells us that most (70%) families of children with Down syndrome adapt and lead ordinary family lives. Furthermore, families report benefiting from having … Continue reading
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Tagged child, children, down, down syndrome, family, health, healthcare, HealthCare.gov, manchester down syndrome cohort, mental health, NARIC, naric collection, national down syndrome society, owusu, parenting a child with down syndrome, resource, support, support groups, syndrome, teddowusu, teddy
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