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Tag Archives: NIDRR projects
U.S. Department of Transportation Hosts Online Dialog for Individuals to Share Their Thoughts on Mobility and Transportation Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is holding an online dialog about transportation and assistive technology for people with disabilities between now and Friday, May 30th, 2014. DOT needs your input on mobility and transportation technology preferences and needs of … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Project, Research Study, Uncategorized
Tagged assistive technology, community living, deaf and hard of hearing, feedback, ideas, IdeaScale, intellectual disabilities, mobility disabilities, National Online Dialogue on Transportation & Assistive Devices and Technologies, NIDRR projects, online dialog, participation, people with disabilities, social media, suggestions, Transit, transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), visual disabilities
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What are psychiatric disabilities?
Psychiatric disability is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a “mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual; a record of impairment; or being regarded as having such an … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue
Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, antisocial personality disorder, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, bulimia, bulimia nervosa, depersonalization disorder, Disabilities, disability, dissociative disorders, dissociative identity disorder, eating disorders, EEOC, emotional conditions, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, mental health, mental illness, NARIC, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, people with disabilities, personality disorders, phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, psychiatric disabilities, PTSD, SAMHSA, schizophrenia
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May is Mental Health Month: Celebrating 65 years of mental health
May is Mental Health Month (#mhmonth2014). Mental Health American (MHA) and other mental health organizations have been promoting mental health awareness for 65 years. Approximately 1 in and 5 Americans over the age of 18 will experience a diagnosable mental … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Event, Fact sheet, Publications, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged #mhmonth2014, health and function, healthy living, Mental Health America, mental health disorders, Mental Health Month, mental well being, mind/body, NIDRR projects, psychiatric disabilities, REHABDATA, SAMHSA National Help Line, social support, stress, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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What are the benefits of recreational therapy?
Recreational therapy is a type of therapy that engages an individual or a group of individuals in fun activities such as music, sports, news, or bingo to enhance their functioning, independence, and well-being. Some of the benefits of recreational therapy … Continue reading
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Tagged adapted recreation, benefits, benefits of recreational therapy, children, children with disabilities, community integration, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, education, elderly, elderly with disabilities, intellectual disabilties, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association, people with disabilities, physical disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, recreation, Recreational therapy, recreational therapy benefits
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What is Osteogenesis Imperfecta?
A genetic disorder characterized by fragile bones that break easily, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is also known as “Brittle bone disease.” People are born with this disorder and it will affect them throughout their lives. OI often includes muscle weakness, hearing … Continue reading
What are Developmental Disabilities?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define developmental disabilities (DD) as a “group of conditions due to impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. These conditions begin during the developmental period, may impact day-to-day functioning, and usually … Continue reading
¡NARIC va a exponer en la Conferencia y Expo Anual de la Asociación Estadounidense de la Terapia Ocupacional!
NARIC estará en la Conferencia y Expo Anual de la Asociación Estadounidense de la Terapia Ocupacional (#AOTA14) en Baltimore, MD, este jueves, viernes, y sábado! Se espera que más de 5,000 profesionales de terapia ocupacional conoceran y compartiran la investigación … Continue reading
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Tagged #AOTA14, AOTA, Asociació Estadounidense de Terapia Ocupacional, conferencia, discapacidad, discapacidades, expo, NARIC, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, personas con discapacidades, proyectos de NIDRR, Spanish, Spanish-language, terapeutas ocupacionales, terapia ocupacional
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The Paralympic Games and Recreational Therapy
Since the end of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, we have begun looking forward to the 2014 Paralympic Games beginning on March 7th. Over 40 countries will be represented at this year’s winter games and athletes will participate in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Paralympics, accessibility, adaptive sports, assistive technology, Disabilities, disability, ice sledge hockey, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, paralympics, people with disabilities, recreational sports, Recreational therapy, RERC, skiing, sochi, sports, technology, therapeutic recreation, wheelchair curling, YMCA
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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
RERC on Technologies for Children with Pediatric Disabilities Promotes Research at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies for Children with Pediatric Disabilities (Tech4POD) is a NIDRR-funded RERC that focuses on advanced engineering research and the development of innovative technologies addressing children with orthopedic disabilities. Tech4POD’s four research activities and development … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Project, Publications, Report, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged accessible technology, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM), annual meeting, Children with cerebal palsy, development projects, Marquette University, NIDRR projects, orthopedic disabilities, pediatric rehabilitation, poster sessions, presentations, rehabilitation engineering, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies for Children with Pediatric Disabilities (Tech4POD), RERCs, research activities, Tech4POD, United Cerebral Palsy of Southeast Wisconsin, workshops
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