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Tag Archives: participation
If You Liked … A Brief History of Autism
Usually in the top 10 posts among our Spanish readers, “A Brief History of Autism” discusses the history of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and provides resources and research from the NIDILRR community and elsewhere. Since we first published “A Brief … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for October 2018
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What is inclusive employment and what information is available to learn about different aspects of inclusive employment? This edition … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged accommodations, Answered Questions, assistive technology, community inclusion, customized employment, Disabilities, employer engagement, employment, inclusion, inclusive employment, labor inclusion, NDEAM, NDEAM 2018, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, participation, Research In Focus, technology, women with disabilities
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for August 2017
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What resources, research, and information are available to help people with disabilities age with success? This edition of Answered … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged AARP, aging, cognitive disabilities, Disabilities, Discapnet, education, employment, health and wellness, Healthy Aging, mental health, mobility disabilities, NCOA, NIDILRR, nutrition, participation, physical disabilities, rehabiliktation, retirement, successful aging, technology, televideo, transition
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What are Disability Studies?
Disability studies is a broad term that the DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Center at the University of Washington describes as “an academic discipline that approaches disability from an interdisciplinary perspective and uses multiple theories to define disability and … Continue reading
Your Vote Is Your Voice
Election day is just over a week away here in the US. According to a recent study, more than 34 million Americans with disabilities will be eligible to vote in this year’s elections. Add to that the number of people … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now
Tagged accessible polling, civics, enfranchisement, HAVA, participation, vote, voting
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Older Americans Month: Get Into the Act!
May plays host to a wide range of health-related observances, among them Older Americans Month! The Administration for Community Living is marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Older Americans Act with the theme Get Into the Act focusing … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Right Resources Right Now
Tagged aging, community engagement, older americans month, participation
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Proceedings from the 2014 Arthritis State of the Science Meeting now available!
The conference proceedings from the Arthritis State of the Science conference are now available through the NIDRR-funded Center for Enhancing Activity and Participation among Persons with Arthritis (ENACT) website. In April 2014, ENACT brought together leaders in the fields of … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged activity, Arthritis, Center for Enhancing Activity and Participation Among Persons with Arthritis (ENACT), community, conference, conference proceedings, employment, ENACT, newsletter, participation, people with arthritis, presentations, rehabilitation, rheumatology, RRTC, state of the science
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What is Schizophrenia?
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), schizophrenia “affects 2.4 million American adults over the age of 18.” It affects men and women equally; men begin to display symptoms between their late teens and early twenties and it … Continue reading
Recreational Therapy Activities for All Ages
Any recreational therapy (RT) program is worth its weight in gold when it is person centered, even when it is intergenerational. RT programs are dynamic when they change constantly to meet the needs of the individuals involved. And, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Uncategorized
Tagged accessibility, adapted recreation, adapted yoga, children, Disabilities, disability, hiking, integrative dance, mental health, NARIC, national parks, NIDRR, participation, people with disabilities, physical activities; adults with disabilities; children with disabilities;, recreational therapy; therapeutic recreation; recreation; music therapy; art therapy; pets; pet therapy;, seated tai chi
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