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Tag Archives: traumatic brain injury
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community – May 2015
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged acquired brain injury and DOC, APMR, brain death, coma, Disabilities, disability, disorders of consciousness, DOC, family, Glasgow scale, level of consciousness, locked-in syndrome, Model System Knowledge Translation Center, MSKTC, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Grantees, NINDS, people with disabilities, perceptions, persistent disorders of consciousness, persistent vegetative state, Spanish, Spanish-language, stroke, TBI, traumatic brain injury
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 18 – Friday, May 22
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: Holding schools responsible for addressing childhood trauma (The Atlantic) A group of students and teachers in Southern California recently filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against the Compton Unified School District. … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D printed prosthesis for sea turtle, ASDs, autism spectrum disorders, blood test for TBI, cerebral palsy, complex trauma, electrical stimulation for wound healing, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), primary and secondary education, rhythm and stuttering, school mental health services, Sensory Lounger calming chair, stuttering, TBI, thought-controlled arm, traumatic brain injury, white house office on disability
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 20 to Friday, April 24
Aqui puede leer este artículo en español Human Interest: The Catastrophe (The New Yorker) In July of 2003, neurologist Oliver Sacks and his colleague Orrin Devinsky were consulted by Spalding Gray, the actor and writer famous for his autobiographical monologues, … Continue reading
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Tagged ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, ADAPT, color blindness, community-based living, depression, disability rights activists, Eye2TV, HATC, Hearing Aid Tax Credit, HR1882, MMR vaccine and autism, Special Olympics, suicide, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, type 1 diabetes
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Zoo proves transformative for teen with severe disabilities (Disability Scoop) Zinyra was at one time isolated by severe cognitive disabilities, stigmatized by teachers as stubborn and uncooperative, and bullied by classmates. … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessible Technology Initiative, autism, cognitive disabilities, Controlled Substances Act, custom-designed prosthetics, Ed Roberts, human-animal interaction, IT accessibility, King-Devick test, MDMA, personal training for seniors, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, powered wheelchair, prosthetist, PTSD, Quell TENS device, Recaro wheelchair seat, traumatic brain injury, vision test for concussion, wearable TENS device, wheelchair headlight
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 2 to Friday, March 6
Accessible Living: New housing concept emerging for those with disabilities (Disability Scoop) A new housing development in Noah’s Landing, FL, will provide safe, affordable housing for adults with developmental disabilities. The project is expected to alleviate a serious need for … Continue reading
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Tagged accessible housing, affordable housing, American Speedh-Language-Hearing Association, ASHA, autism, Baby Boomers, brain organoids, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, HR1116, musculo-skeletal system, Parkinson's Disease, physical therapist, physical therapists, physical therapy, powered vest for caregivers, prosthetic ankle, REMPARK system, robotic ankle, TBI, traumatic brain injury
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 26 – Friday, January 30
Human Interest: Disability-focused proms expected to draw 7,000 (Disability Scoop) In time for Valentine’s Day, former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is organizing 45 proms around the world on one night just for people with special needs. Churches in 26 states … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 12 – Friday, January 16
Human Interest: Heart problems, deafness influenced Beethoven’s music, study says (The Hearing Review) According to researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Washington, Ludwig van Beethoven’s musical compositions might have been affected by both his deafness and … Continue reading
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Tagged Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act, Alzheimer's Disease, Automated Device for Asthma Monitoring (ADAMM), blind students, braille, Braille Challenge, Braille Institute, deaf composer, flexible body worn glucose meter, flexible electronic implant, Off Vertical Axis Rotational Device (OVARD), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, SCI, spinal cord injury, stroke, TBI, traumatic brain injury
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, December 1 –Friday, December 5
Human Interest: Navigating the stage with a disability (The Wall Street Journal) At a New York Festival of Song concert in November, the organization’s co-founder, pianist Steven Blier, zoomed onto the stage in his battery-operated wheelchair. “This takes a minute, … Continue reading
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Tagged ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, Liftware spoon, memory improvement activity, mental health, musicians with disabilities, powered prosthetic leg, prehabilitation, Sigmund Freud, smartphones and neck injury, spoon for users with tremors, stroke, stroke rehabilitation, Supreme Court, TBI, traumatic brain injury, TV remote control interface for users with visual impairments
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, September 8 – Friday, September 12
Employment: ‘It means the world’: Special Kneads bakery gives special needs adults jobs – and a purpose (NBC TODAY) The Special Kneads and Treats bakery was created by parents of a young adult with a learning disability to give their … Continue reading
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Tagged accessible trains, accessible travel, ADA, adapted video game, Americans with Disabilities Act, Amtrak, autism, autism behavior therapy, cerebral palsy, connected wheelchair, CP, diagnostic device for traumatic brain injury, Early Start Denver Model, employment and disabilities, infants with autism, job training, job training and disabilities, Screening for Developmental Delays, Stephen Hawking, traumatic brain injury, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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