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April is National Minority Health Month
We mark National Minority Health Month during the month of April to raise awareness about the health disparities that affect all racial and ethnic minorities, including those with disabilities. Sponsored by the Office of Minority Health (OMH), Prevention is Power: … Continue reading
White House Disability Community Call for March 2014
March’s White House Disability Community Call hosted Catherine E. Lhamon, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the US Department of Education. Ms. Lhamon spoke about the release of the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), which is the first in … Continue reading
Participants Needed for a Health Information Needs Study
The Model System Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC), which is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), is conducting a study on the health information needs of African Americans and Latinos with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Currently, … Continue reading
White House Disability Community Call for January 2014
On January 30th, 2014, the Office of Public Engagement (OPE) resumed its monthly White House Disability Community Call. The call was led by Claudia Gordon, Associate Director of OPE and the White House liaison to the Disability Community. Ms. Gordon … Continue reading
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Tagged affirmative action, conference call, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, employment, Katherine Archuleta, minorities, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Public Engagement, OPE, OPM, people with disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, Rehab Act of 1973, Section 503, White House, White House Disability Community Call
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Resumen Semanal de Noticias sobre la Discapacidad: lunes, 9 de diciembre – viernes, 13 de diciembre
Salud: Reuters—Los psiquiatras son menos probables de tener seguro Los investigadores encontraron que solo la mitad de los psiquiatras aceptan seguros privados entre 2009 y 2010, en comparación con casi el 90 por ciento de los médicos de otras especialidades. … Continue reading
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Tagged Asuntos de Veteranos, conmoción, conmoción cerebral, Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos, discapacidad, discapacidades, discapacidades psiquiátricas, ejercicio, enfermedad de Parkinson, envejecimiento, IDEA, idioma de signos, jugadores de futbol americano, LCT, lesion cerebral traumatica, Ley de Educación de Individuos con Discapacidades, minorities, nelson mandela, nfl, personas con discapacidades, prótesis, psiquiatras, ratones, salud mental, seguro, seguro privado, sistema de salud mental, sordos, Spanish, Spanish-language, tercera edad, VA
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
During 2013’s National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM), we have looked at various topics affecting Hispanics with disabilities including NARIC’s Spanish language services, explained how people-first language works, looked at cultural competency of rehab professionals in treating/working with Hispanics/Latinos with spinal … Continue reading
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Tagged brain injury, Disabilities, disability, health disparities, Hispanic Heritage Month, knowledge translation, minorities, model system, Model System Knowledge Translation Center, MSKTC, NARIC, National Hispanic Heritage Month, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System, people with disabilities, rehabilitation, Spanish, Spanish-language, TBI, TBIMS, traumatic brain injury, traumatic brain injury model system, VCTBIMS, VCU, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Commonwealth University Brain Injury Model System
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Learning about the North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System.
The North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System (NTBRMS) conducts a comprehensive program of care, rehabilitation, and research involving children and adults who experience major burn injuries. This system includes Parkland Health & Hospital System and the University of Texas Southwestern … Continue reading
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Tagged BIMS, Burn Injury, Burn Injury Model System, Burns, Disabilities, disability, knowledge translation, minorities, model system, MSKTC, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System, NTBRMS, people with disabilities, Spanish, Spanish-language
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
The National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) began in 1945 as a yearly observance called “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week” when Congress enacted a law that declared that the first week in October would mark this observance. In 1962, … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, ADA, business, businesses, Department of Labor, Disabilities, disability, disability rights, DOL, employer, Employers, employment, history, minorities, national disability employment awareness month, NDEAM, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), participation, people with disabilities, Spanish, The Campaign for Disability Employment, vocational rehabilitation
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Health Outcomes Research, Capacity Building, and Underserved Populations with Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDRR) funding priority Capacity Building for Rehabilitation Research and Training covers various project types including those dealing with disability and rehabilitation research. Today, we will look at the Center on Health Outcomes … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, brain injury, capacity building, Disabilities, disability, health disparities, health outcomes, Hispanics, Latinos, minorities, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, person with SCI, person with spinal cord injury, person with TBI, person with traumatic brain injury, rehabilitation, rehabilitation research, SCI, spinal cord injury, TBI, training, traumatic brain injury, underserved populations
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UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children Report: Videos from across the globe.
Earlier this year, UNICEF released their annual report: State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities. As part of this report, UNICEF has some videos from around the world that show innovations, schools, new opportunities, and culture; while some … Continue reading