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Focus Group Opportunities for Young Adults in Transition and Adults with Autism

The NIDILRR-funded Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (KTER) is conducting focus groups of youth in transition and adults with autism. Each focus group has different eligibility criteria. All focus groups will be conducted by phone. Please see the … Continue reading

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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

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, November 2 to Friday, November 6

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Employment: At this specialty shop, the intellectually disabled are proud businesspeople (The Washington Post) Two 18-year-old individuals with intellectual disabilities are staffing a mobile pop-up store in the parking lot of D.C.’s Union … Continue reading

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What is home health care?

Home health care, or home health, can be defined as a wide range of health care services that are provided within a person’s home for an illness or injury and can be for the short or long term. Usually, it … Continue reading

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Webinar on December 17 on Free Services for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries Who Would Like to Work

Learn how Social Security’s Ticket to Work (TTW) program can help you earn more money by working while still receiving your Social Security disability benefits by registering for and listening to the free Work Incentives Seminar Event being held on … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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OSERS Announces New Technical Assistance Center on Improving Transition

A new opportunity from the Department of Education: The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is excited to announce a new competition – The National Technical Assistance Center on Improving Transition to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students with … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 26 – Friday, May 30

Policy: Deal in Congress would discourage sheltered workshops (Disability Scoop) Many individuals in special education leave high school and are referred directly to sheltered workshops with less than minimum pay. Under Section 511 of the Workforce Investment Act, currently before … Continue reading

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