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Tag Archives: intellectual and developmental disabilities
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: New Research and Development Supporting Community Living
For Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, we’re highlighting some of the newest NIDILRR-funded projects that are working to understand barriers to and expand opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Continue reading
Celebrating Labor Day: A Quick Look at NIDILRR-Funded Employment Research
Heading into the Labor Day weekend, we explore some of the current NIDILRR-funded projects conducting research and development to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Continue reading
Celebrating Direct Support Professional Recognition Week
It’s Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, and we’re exploring recent research supporting these workers who are vital to the independence of people with disabilities. Continue reading
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: Competitive Integrated Employment Opens a World of Opportunities
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM), organized by the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities and its partners. The theme for 2024 is A World of Opportunities, celebrating people working together to remove obstacles so all can succeed. … Continue reading
NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: Down Syndrome
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome 21 and “this extra copy changes how the baby’s body and brain develop”, which may cause mental … Continue reading
Answered Questions for July 2022: What Do I Need to Know Before I Start My Own Business?
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I am unemployed. Now, I am thinking of starting my own business. As a … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas, Spanish
Tagged Answered Questions, digital talent, employment, entrepreneurship, FAQs, inclusion, intellectual and developmental disabilities, naric collection, NIDILRR, ODEP, perspectives, psychiatric disabilities, Research In Focus, self-employment, services, supports, youth with disabilities
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NIDILRR-funded Consumer Products: People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
According to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are “differences that are usually present at birth and that uniquely affect the … Continue reading
Answered Questions for February 2022: Intimacy and People with Disabilities
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 parent of a young adult with a disability, and I want to ensure that they are … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged ASD, autism spectrum disorder, burn injuries, companionship, couples therapy program, Disabilities, disability, Diversity, family, friendships, intellectual and developmental disabilities, interventions, Intimacy, marriage, marriage stability, mental health, mobility disabilities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, privacy, relationships, SCI, sexuality, SkillTalk, Spanish, Spanish-language, spinal cord injuries, TBI, toolkits, traumatic brain injuries, young adults
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Aging, IDD, and Dementia – A Quick Look at the Research
As people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are living longer, the can develop dementia. Here’s a quick look at research on aging, IDD, and dementia. Continue reading
Plena Inclusión: Supporting the Full Inclusion of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
We discuss Plena Inclusión, an organization in Spain that works with and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in regards to their full inclusion in their communities and society as a whole. (Links are in Spanish). Continue reading
Posted in Organization
Tagged #PLenaInclusión, advocates, cognitive accessibility, community participation, employment, equality, family, full inclusion, inclusion, Inclusive Education, information, intellectual and developmental disabilities, leisure and sports, plena inclusión, quality of life, social inclusion, support, training, volunteers
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