Heading into the Labor Day weekend, we explore some of the current NIDILRR-funded projects conducting research and development to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Continue reading →| Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center
Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology and Director of the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University.| The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
Editor’s Note: This post is written by a parent of a child with complex needs. She candidly shares her challenges, hopes, and hard-won lessons about advocating for her son and herself. Through her story, she offers encouragement and solidarity to other families navigating similar journeys, reminding us all that while the road can be demanding, […] The post Special Needs Parenting: An Emotional Roller Coaster appeared first on ConnectCenter.| ConnectCenter
CLOSE to six percent of Papua New Guineans over 50 live with blindness. PNG Minister for Health, Elias Kapavore.| Islands Business
Lucian Louis Watts was a Virginia statesman who advocated for government services to support blind citizens. As the first Executive Secretary of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired, he promoted campaigns to prevent blindness, oversaw the development of educational programs for blind adults, and was instrumental in the introduction of sight-saving classes for children with impaired vision in Virginia’s public schools.| Social Welfare History Project
In the intervening year since I last wrote a blog post here, many things have occurred! One of which is that I have purchased a hurdy-gurdy and have begun to learn how to play this instrument. Bein…| History Research Shenanigans
