Tag Archives: Latinos with disabilities

Latinos, Disabilities, Research, and NIDRR

For Hispanic Heritage Month 2014, which began on September 15th, 2014, we will focus on NIDRR research that focuses on Latinos with disabilities and on Latino researchers in the NIDRR community (past and present). These projects include several Field Initiated … Continue reading

Posted in Project, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

NARIC and Spanish language services

For over three years, the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) has been providing many of their services to the Latino disability community of the US and the global Spanish speaking disability community. Today, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (September … Continue reading

Posted in Organization | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hispanic Heritage Month: Two Hispanics with Disabilities in the Entertainment Industry

Hispanic Heritage Month 2012 has focused our attention on well-known Hispanics with disabilities in various careers – from Supreme Court Justices to artists to actors to musicians to writers and so on.  Today, we will be highlighting two amazing entertainers: … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Honoring Latinos with Disabilities during Hispanic Heritage Month

Today, we highlight the artist Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (also known as de Goya), who is considered the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns, and guitarist José Feliciano, who has been referred to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Hispanics with Disabilities

As Hispanic Heritage Month continues, we highlight two more Hispanics with disabilities: Edward James Olmos and Luis Buñuel. Luis Buñuel           Born almost with cinema itself, Luis Buñuel was a singular figure in world cinema. His work ranges from surrealist experimentation … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hispanics with Disabilities – From Chief Justices to Pulitzer Prize nominated Authors

As we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor two Latinos with Disabilities: Chief Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Pulitzer Prize nominated author Victor Villaseñor. Both the Chief Justice and Mr. Villaseñor have what are called “invisible disabilities”. Chief Justice … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Disability in the Latino Community

The views within the Latino community on disability are very similar across Latino groups. However, these views cannot be bundled together for the whole community. The views, perceptions, and approach to disability by the Latino community and by Latino individuals … Continue reading

Posted in Organization | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments