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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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A Study to Test the Effectiveness of Health Information in ASL in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
The Cancer Genetics Education for the Deaf Genetics Projects team, which is made up of researchers at Gallaudet University and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), is working to make health information available in ASL. To this end, they … Continue reading
Posted in Research Study
Tagged cancer, deaf, Disabilities, disability, family, family history, Gallaudet, genetics, hard of hearing, health, health history, HOH, participation, people with disabilities, research, Research Study, study, survey, UCLA
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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
Posted in Event
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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A Toolkit of Recovery Promoting Competencies
The project Toolkit of Recovery Promoting Competencies for Mental Health Rehabilitation Providers is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). It is one of NIDRR’s Field Initiated Projects and falls within the funding priority of participation … Continue reading
Health Disparities Research Meets Race, Ethnicity, and Disability at a National Conference
On April 25th and 26th, 2013, Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: A National Conference took place in Washington, DC. Conference organizers included the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois … Continue reading
Commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities falls on December 3rd, 2012 and promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities through a focus on improving accessibility and removing all types of barriers in society. This particular day launches the run-up … Continue reading
Therapeutic Recreation and the Elderly with Disabilities
For the elderly with and without disabilities, therapeutic recreation works similarly as for younger adults and children. However, there are differences as well. One example is that therapeutic activities need to be age appropriate. For example, where a recreational therapist … Continue reading
The National Council on Disability seeks your input
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is seeking the input of the public, especially Americans with disabilities, to help determine the recommendations and focus of their 2013 Progress Report. The NCD’s progress report helps to inform policymakers on how people … Continue reading
The National Alzheimer’s Project Act and Public Input
The federal government has been charged by the National Alzheimer’s Project Act to create and maintain a national plan to overcome Alzheimer’s disease. This plan includes guidance to address the specific needs of certain “populations disproportionally affected by Alzheimer’s disease,” … Continue reading
White House Disability Call for August
At 2pm EST on August 24th, 2012, the White House Disability Call took place. The call was led by Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy and the speaker’s for the call were Valerie Jarett, Senior Adviser to … Continue reading