Mes de la Terapia Ocupacional: Cinco recursos rápidos para una participación significativa

Abril es el Mes de la Terapia Ocupacional (Mes de TO) (en inglés), organizado por la Asociación Estadounidense de la Terapia Ocupacional, y el tema de este año es “Enriquecer las Vidas a Través de una…

Occupational Therapy Month: Five Quick Resources for Meaningful Engagement

Occupational Therapy Month celebrates Enriching Lives Through Meaningful Engagement. We're sharing a NIDILRR-funded resource for each week of this important month that OTs can use with their clients to meaningfully engage…

Preguntas y Respuestas: Mes Nacional de Concientización sobre la Nutrición de 2026

Preguntas y Respuestas es un recurso para la comunidad de personas con discapacidades que satisface una necesidad de información. Cada mes, analizamos las búsquedas en nuestro blog y las solicitudes de información…

Answered Questions: National Nutrition Awareness Month 2026

Celebrating National Nutrition Awareness Month with a look at NIDILRR-funded research and resources to help dietitians and nutritionists support their clients with disabilities to meet their set and meet health goals.

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The NIDILRR-funded RRTC on Employment Among People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision released a new course, Teaching Adaptive Techniques to Woodworkers and Carpenters who are Blind or Vision Impaired https://loom.ly/N6zuKTA

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The NIDILRR-funded RRTC on Aging Among Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses will host a webinar, Making Sense of SILVER Research (MSSR): Rationale for and Design of an Exercise Program to Improve Physical Function in Older Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions https://loom.ly/U1Tdj2c 3/25

Rehabilitation Measures Database Containing over 600 measures and supported by some of the world's top therapists, researchers, educators and doctors, the Rehabilitation Measures Database (RMD) is the go-to resource for measuring benchmarks and outcomes in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

The NIDILRR-funded DRRP on KT to Promote Patient-Centered Care Through the Use of Standardized Assessments announced its Rehabilitation Measures Database (RMD) crossed the 600-measure milestone in February with the addition of the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Exam. https://loom.ly/FkbNHM4

The NIDILRR-funded Mid-Atlantic ADA Regional Center webinar, Funding Accessibility: How Local Grants Help Businesses Meet ADA and Grow, 3/25, 2p ET. https://loom.ly/J4S0Cdo

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NIDILRR-funded Great Lakes ADA Regional Center webinar: Verbal Description Basics - Applications and Approaches https://loom.ly/4tB_L_o 4/9, 2 p ET. Presenters will explore verbal description applications and approaches and share definitions and best practices with real-time examples.

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The NIDILRR-funded Burn Model Systems (BMS) National Data and Statistical Center webinar, Writing Methods Using the BMS Database, 3/24, 1pm ET. https://loom.ly/nvJsNvw Brief introduction to the BMS and and best practices for writing the methods section of a manuscript using BMS data. Q&A included

ADALive! Episode 151: When Eating Is a Disability Rights Issue In this episode, we welcome Naureen Hunani, a registered dietitian, educator, and the founder of Registered Dieticians or RDs for Neurodiversity, a group dedicated to changing how healthcare and menta

The NIDILRR-funded Southeast ADA Regional Center ADA Live! podcast, When Eating is a Disability Rights Issue. https://loom.ly/GKbs3h8 how healthcare and mental health providers can support neurodivergent people with feeding and eating challenges such as avoidant/restrictive food intake disorders.

Reflecting on Living with a Traumatic Brain Injury and How NIDILRR-Funded Research and Products Have Helped This week’s post shares Bilingual IS Marta Garcia’s journey living 40 years with a traumatic brain injury and how the research of the NIDILRR grantee community supports recovery for the…

It's Brain Injury Awareness Month and this week's NARIC Spotlight share's Marta's journey recovering from a childhood TBI and the #NIDILRR funded research, tools, and resources that have helped along the way https://loom.ly/zTn2ZU4 #ShareYourBrainInjuryJourney

Reflexiones sobre vivir con una lesión cerebral traumática y cómo la investigación y los productos financiados por NIDILRR me han ayudado

Marta Garcia es el Especialista Bilingüe en Información y Medios de Comunicación de NARIC. Marta sufrió una lesión cerebral traumática (LCT) en la infancia y,…

Reflecting on Living with a Traumatic Brain Injury and How NIDILRR-Funded Research and Products Have Helped

This week's post shares Bilingual IS Marta Garcia's journey living 40 years with a traumatic brain injury and how the research of the NIDILRR grantee community supports recovery for the…

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The NIDILRR-funded Northern NJ SCI System Center (NNJSCIC) will host Meant for More, TODAY 12:15 pm ET. https://loom.ly/9Ohjds4 Karen Olson will discuss her journey w SCI & living a life of purpose & resilience. The talk is designed for rehab clinicians, researchers, and SCI community at large.

Mes de Concientización sobre las Discapacidades de Desarrollo: Nuevas investigaciones y desarrollo que apoyan la vida comunitaria

Marzo es el Mes de Concientización sobre las Discapacidades de Desarrollo. El tema de este año, Estamos Aquí: En Aquel Entonces, Ahora, Siempre, celebra que las…

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: New Research and Development Supporting Community Living

For Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, we're highlighting some of the newest NIDILRR-funded projects that are working to understand barriers to and expand opportunities for people with…

Short Success Stories | ADA National Network The story describes how her regional center helped her understand ADA requirements and what was readily achievable to make the building accessible, and the changes she made to welcome people with disabilities to her store.

The NIDILRR-funded ADA Network Knowledge Translation Center released a new Success Story, Building Becomes an Accessible Vinyl Shop. https://loom.ly/Y4WJ7ho The story shares how Kaia worked with the ADA National Network and the changes she made to welcome people with disabilities to her store.

Josepth Giacino, PhD, from the NIDILRR-funded Spaulding-Harvard TBI Model System was interviewed for an article for The Harvard Gazette. https://loom.ly/veXnXHw about the meaning of consciousness and the critical importance of accurate diagnosis of disorders of consciousness in people with TBI.

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The NIDILRR-funded Northeast ADA Regional Center will host a webinar, Is That a Service Animal? What Rights Apply Where, March 3rd, 1 - 2 pm ET. https://loom.ly/SWmuTOU

Reserve la fecha … para la ciencia!

Si alguna vez se ha preguntado sobre las últimas investigaciones y avances en la discapacidad y rehabilitación, ¡una Conferencia de Estado de la Ciencia podría ser el evento ideal para usted! Estas conferencias reúnen a expertos para revisar, sintetizar, y…

Save the Date…for Science!

State of the Science Conferences offer excellent opportunities to learn about the latest research and development in disability and rehabilitation. We spotlight two upcoming conferences and past events you can stream.

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The NIDILRR-funded Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (KTER) will host a webinar, Trends in Work-Based Learning Among Respondents with Disabilities - Data from the National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (NTEWS), 2/26, 2pm ET. https://loom.ly/DlAn35o P

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The NIDILRR-funded RRTC on Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Serious Mental Illness will host a webinar, The Value of Peer Support Specialists on Individualized Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Teams, 2/26, 1pm ET. https://loom.ly/ka7Yh64

nTIDE: Employment of People with Disabilities Declines but Remains Near All-Time High The February 2026 nTIDE report shows that employment for people with disabilities declined slightly in January but remains close to the record highs reached at the end of 2025.

The NIDILRR-funded StatsRRTC published the National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) February Jobs Report showed that employment rates for people with disabilities remain near all-time highs set at the end of 2025, despite a decline in January. https://loom.ly/P8UJshU

KT Tip Sheet #8 What Places and Formats Do People With Disabilities Trust for Information?

The NIDILRR-funded KTDRR has published two new KT Tip Sheets https://loom.ly/KXof1wE What Places and Formats to People with Disabilities Trust for Information? and What Research Topics are Important to People with Disabilities?

The Caregiver Artificial Intelligence Prize Challenge | ACL Administration for Community Living The prize challenge calls on technology innovators to partner with caregivers, home care providers, and organizations in aging and disability networks to develop tools that strengthen care at home and in the community.

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announced Phase 1 of the ACL Caregiver AI Prize Competition https://loom.ly/CzMQ0N4 a national challenge designed to support caregivers and the caregiving workforce through responsible uses of artificial intelligence (AI).

Mes de la Concientización sobre la Baja Visión: Un vistazo rápido a las últimas investigaciones y desarrollos financiados por NIDILRR

Millones de personas en los EEUU viven con ceguera o baja visión que no se puede abordar con lentes correctivos ni tratamiento médico. Asisten a la escuela,…