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Disability Healthcare Training – Nisonger Center

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Access two courses that are approved for continuing education by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for physicians, nurses, certified health education specialists and other health professionals. Source: Disability Healthcare Training – Nisonger Center The Ohio Disability and Health Program has developed online training modules that are designed to increase the capacity of health …

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‘It’s Not Easy’: School Nurse Pain Assessment Practices for Students with Special Needs

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Brenna L. Quinn PhD, RN, NCSN Assistant Professor, Susan & Alan Solomont School of Nursing, Email: Brenna_Quinn@uml.edu Abstract Assessing pain in children with special needs presents unique challenges for school nurses, as no evidence-based or clinical standards to guide practices have been established for use in the school setting. Additionally, school nurse staffing has not …

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Blind Spot: Understanding a disabled son’s vulnerability as a state of grace

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American Journal of Nursing Blind Spot: Understanding a disabled son’s vulnerability as a state of grace by Diane Stonecipher, BSN, RN “His IQ may have been devastated, but his EQ has not. He has lived 25 years on this earth and his experiences are valuable and visceral to him.” Diane Stonecipher is a nurse living and …

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National Council for Aging Care’s Comprehensive Guide on Exercising for Seniors

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Comprehensive Guide on Exercising for Seniors When people think about their later years, they usually imagine a life freed from work or career commitments. They hope, too, that this new freedom will allow them to give their full attention to family, friends, and the activities they feel most passionate about. Making this dream a reality, …

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Beginning with Disability: A Primer (Paperback) – Routledge

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While there are many introductions to disability and disability studies, most presume an advanced academic knowledge of a range of subjects. Beginning with Disability is the first introductory primer for disability studies aimed at first year students in two- and four-year colleges. This volume of essays across disciplines—including education, sociology, communications, psychology, social sciences, and …

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XCEL Training

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XCEL is designed to give quick tips in an entertaining way to reception/support staff who interact with people with developmental disabilities in healthcare settings. It comprises of a 7 minute animated video, a fact sheet, and highlights other resources that are helpful.   Source: Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC) XCEL Training

Disability Studies DVP Chat: Future of Disability Studies (with tweets) · Storify

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On September 24, 2017, the Disability Visibility Project hosted a Twitter chat on the future of disability studies with guest hosts Lisa Diedrich, Anjali J. Forber-Pratt, Angel Miles, Adam P. Newman, Hailee Yoshizaki-Gibbons. Questions listed at the top. Source: #DisStudiesDVP chat: Future of Disability Studies (with tweets) · SFdirewolf · Storify

Link Checkers and Basic Accessibility Testers for Websites

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Source: LiveWell RERC Leighanne Davis, B.S. Introduction Ensuring website optimization and ease of use are goals of any developer. This holds especially true for organizations disseminating a lot of information to a variety of users from different backgrounds and with different ability levels. Broken links or missing alt text can be frustrating for some people with …

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Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center: Improving Systems, Practices and Outcomes for Young Children with Disabilities and their Families

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Source: ECTACenter.org : The Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center : Improving Systems, Practices and Outcomes for Young Children with Disabilities and their Families Most recent additions to this page:  National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2017) – established to improve access to care, treatment, and services for traumatized children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events. This resource …

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State Community Health Worker Models – NASHP

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As states transform their health systems many are turning to Community Health Workers (CHWs) to tackle some of the most challenging aspects of health improvement, such as facilitating care coordination, enhancing access to community-based services, and addressing social determinants of health. Source: State Community Health Worker Models – NASHP While state definitions vary, CHWs are …

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