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Disability News Weekly Roundup 11/4 – 11/8

Disability News Weekly Roundup -11/4-11/8 Health: Fox News— Depression: The Second Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide New research led by Alize Ferrari from the University of Queensland and the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research in Australia found that depression … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup -10/28-11/1

Health: Science Daily—Negative Consequences of Noise on Overall Health The combined toll of occupational, recreational and environmental noise exposure poses a serious public health threat going far beyond hearing damage, according to an international team of researchers writing today in … Continue reading

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Registration for Two IDeA Center’s Online Continuing Education Courses Now Available!

The Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA) offers an online continuing education program.  The program is designed for anyone (e.g., advocates, builders/contractors, planners, architects, occupational and physical therapists, and policymakers) interested in learning about the universal design of … Continue reading

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Review of NIDRR Presents – “Current and Future Trends in Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for People with Disabilities: How RESNA is helping to lead the way”

On April 17th, 2013 NIDRR hosted NIDRR Presents—Current and Future Trends in Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for People with Disabilities:  How RESNA is helping to lead the way at their Washington, DC offices and by teleconference with guest speaker Dr. … Continue reading

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White House Monthly Disability Call for April

Para el anuncio en espanol, valla al fin de la pagina. April’s White House Disability Call will occur on Thursday, April 28th, 2011 at 2pm EST. No topic was disclosed at the time of the announcement. For dial in listeners … Continue reading

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Listen In: Join the White House’s Monthly Disability Call

The White House invites you to join in on the first monthly call to update you on various disability issues as well as to introduce you to persons who work on disability issues in the federal government. Date: Friday, December … Continue reading

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NARIC’s Digital Archive: New Additions

We’re not quite half way through the collection of project final reports. Here are highlights of items we’ve added in the last two weeks: NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF HANDICAPPED STUDENT SERVICE PROGRAMS IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION: FINAL REPORT, P 1-19. Clark, D … Continue reading

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NARIC Digital Archive Project: New Additions

We are well into the third step of our digitization project: Digitizing final reports from NIDRR grantees. These reports cover a wide range of topics including adaptive equipment, curriculum design, disability in Native American communities, social skills training, employment, and … Continue reading

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