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Tag Archives: visual impairments
Low Vision Awareness Month
February is Low Vision Awareness Month. Low vision effects millions of people in the US and throughout the world. The National Institute of Health’s National Eye Institute (NEI) defines low vision as a visual impairment that is not correctable by … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Organization, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged activities of daily living, assistive technology, blind and low vision, low vision, National Eye Institute, NIDILRR funded projects, NIDILRR-funded research, REHABDATA search, rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment for Individuals with Blindness or Low Vision, Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC), Resources, visual impairments
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 13
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Born without hands, girl wins national handwriting contest (Disability Scoop) Anaya Ellick’s penmanship is so good, she recently won a national handwriting contest. That’s impressive for any seven-year-old, but even more … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged :prose app, American Sign Language, bilateral hearing loss, communication disabilities, Deaf community, down syndrome, Emotiv Epoc, Emotiv Insight, entrepreneurs with Down syndrome, Go 3D-printed wheelchair, hyperacusis, Live Braille Mini, poliomyelitis, post polio physical therapy, tinnitus, upper limb disabilities, visual impairments
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, September 7 – Friday, September 11
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Policy: Adult, autistic and ignored (The New York Times) Roughly 500,000 children with autism will become adults over the next 10 years, and as they reach the age of 21, they will find … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged ADHD, adults with autism, Animotus, autism, autism funding, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, federal disability benefits, fish consumption and depression, modified Story Memory Technique, mSMT, omega-3 fatty acids, service animals, Social Security disability fund, sports and cerebral palsy, visual impairments, wayfinding device for blind
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community
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 African American Children, African American youth, ASL, blindness, children, children with visual disabilities, communication, cultural competency, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, english, families, family, health, health and wellness, Hispanics, interventions, Latino Children, Latino youth, Latinos, minorities, NARIC, NIDRR, NIDRR research, obesity, people with disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, rehabilitation, rehabilitation readiness tool, Spanish, Trilingual, visual disabilities, visual impairments, vocational rehabilitation, VR, wellness, youth
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2012 Paralympics: Goalball
Whether you play or watch, it’s a guarantee that you’ve never experienced anything like Goalball. Goalball features two teams of three players attempting to roll or throw a ball implanted with bells into the other team’s goal. All players are … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Event
Tagged 2012, 2012 paralympics, goalball, owusu, paralympics, sports, teddowusu, teddy, visual disabilities, visual impairments
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NIDRR Presents: Reinventing Web Browsing with Capti for People with Visual Impairments
NIDRR continues its NIDRR Presents programs this week, inviting Dr. Yevgen Borodin of Charmtech Labs to discuss the work of his two Phase I Small Business Innovative Research projects (SBIR). Charmtech Labs, LLC., has received several SBIRs to develop technology … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Project, webcasts
Tagged assistive technology, blindness, browsing, NIDRR, SBIR, visual impairments, Web
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The Autonomous Automobile
Google turned heads two years ago when the Silicon-valley giant unveiled its innovative self-driving car. With recent video surfacing of real-world tests, many believe this “auto-automotive” triumph will transform the way we travel. This revolutionary piece of assistive technology operates … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Research Study
Tagged assistive technology, automobile, blind, google, innovations, owusu, teddowusu, teddy, visual impairment, visual impairments
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Funding Opportunity: RTC on Employment Outcomes for Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Another alert from Grants.gov this morning: Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs)–Employment Outcomes for Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired CFDA Number 84.133B-6 This one is due on August 20th. Grant packages are available to download through Ed’s grants … Continue reading
Participate: Survey on Synthesized Speech and Audio Description
WGBH’s National Center for Accessible Media and IBM Research-Japan are recruiting survey participants who are blind or have low vision to test speech synthesis for audio description of Web video. They are looking for people 18 or older who are … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Survey
Tagged audio description, blind, survey, synthesized speech, visual impairments
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