Search results for keyword: Assistive technology
Mobile Technologies Nag You Toward Independence
Typical impairments in memory, planning, task-sequencing, and time management often lead caregivers and family members to become naggers, nudging a person along to stay on task just to get through the day.
Pooled Special Needs Trusts: Financial Planning for People with Special Needs
A Special Needs Trust (SNT) is a trust created specifically for individuals with disabilities.
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act allows individuals with disabilities to establish tax-advantaged savings accounts.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act created one-stop career centers for access to training and employment services.
Consumer Attitudes about Portable Electronic Devices Appears Positive
What are the experiences and attitudes of individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury toward the use of portable electronic devices for help with memory and organizational tasks?
Clinicians’ Expectations and Opinions of Portable Electronic Devices
The Question: What are the expectations and opinions of clinicians regarding the use of portable electronic devices as aids for individuals with traumatic brain injuries?
Clinician Training and Confidence Are Associated with Portable Electronic Memory Device Use with Clients
What is the relationship between clinicians’ own experience, training, and confidence with portable electronic memory devices and their use of the same in rehabilitation with their clients?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act affirms the right of children with disabilities to a "free appropriate public education."
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act provides grants to states to deliver vocational rehabilitation, client assistance, and independent living programs.
Policy Corner: September 29, 2023
This week in brief: Congress Scheduled to Work Saturday on Appropriations; Lawmakers and Leaders Mourn the Passing of the Oldest Serving Senator; NIH Designates People with Disabilities as a Distinct Health Disparity Group; ACL Awards NIDILRR DRRP Program Grants Impacting Persons with TBI; Bills Introduced to Address Michigan No-Fault Auto Insurance Flaws.