News and Notes 477, September 1

birgitta.chaiken - Wed, 09/01/2021 - 13:09

In observance of National Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Awareness Month, NARIC has information in its Spotlight blog on studies to help people with SCI live, learn, and work independently across the lifespan; This Just In... features a study investigating whether dementia caregiving is associated with physical difficulty among informal caregivers; the ADA Network Knowledge Translation Center publishes research brief, Digital Access for Students in Higher Education and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Future planning after brain injury: A guide for family caregivers, developed by the Indiana Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model System Center and the TBI Model System Collaborative Study of Amantadine for Post TBI Irritability and Aggression, is featured in the latest issue of Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (APMR); the Pacific ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, ADA National Network Learning Session: Global Disability Leadership Before, During, and After Disasters; the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) hosts 2021 Virtual Knowledge Translation Conference, where presenters will discuss key questions pertinent to researchers and product developers interested in making a policy impact with their work; the US Census Bureau publishes infographic, 2019 Home Accessibility, on the accessibility of US homes, using data from the 2019 American Housing Survey.

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2021-09-01
NARIC news: 

Welcome to September and the beginning of National Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Awareness Month! Each year when this event rolls around, we pause to reflect on the remarkable research and development of the NIDILRR grantee community, like 50 years of Model SCI System Centers research, innovations in wheeled mobility, and one of the longest running studies of people with SCI, which continues to publish new and interesting findings about aging with SCI. Today, 50 NIDILRR-funded studies are conducting research and development to help people with SCI live, learn, and work independently across the lifespan. Visit our Spotlight blog to learn more about these projects, and how you can participate in SCI research!

This Just In: 
Is dementia-specific caregiving compared with non-dementia caregiving associated with physical difficulty among caregivers for community-dwelling adults? Journal of Applied Gerontology. NARIC Accession Number: J86690.
New to the NARIC collection, this NIDILRR-funded study investigated whether dementia caregiving is associated with physical difficulty among informal caregivers. Data on 1,871 caregivers from the 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study and the National Study of Caregiving were used to examine the association between substantial physical difficulty and dementia caregiving. Results indicated that 13.5 percent of the caregivers reported substantial physical difficulty, and dementia caregivers were 1.5 times more likely to report caregiving-related substantial physical difficulty than non-dementia caregivers.  Access the full abstract and ordering information in REHABDATA.
 
Resource Highlight: 
Research Brief: Digital Access for Students in Higher Education and the ADA
The NIDILRR-funded ADA Network Knowledge Translation Center (90DP0086) has published a new research brief, Digital Access for Students in Higher Education and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The brief describes how the ADA and other disability rights laws affect digital access for students with disabilities in higher education. The brief discusses research on digital access in higher education, barriers to digital access, potential benefits of online learning for students with disabilities, accommodations in digital environments, and how to improve digital access.
 
News items: 
TBI Caregiving Resource Spotlighted in APMR
Future planning after brain injury: A guide for family caregivers, developed by the NIDILRR-funded Indiana Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model System Center (90DPTB0002) and the TBI Model System Collaborative Study of Amantadine for Post TBI Irritability and Aggression (90DP0084), is featured as the education page in the August issue of Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (APMR). The article includes information to help caregivers prepare for the best possible future including planning for record keeping and financial and legal considerations, when and how to begin planning, and where to find help online and in the community. The article is available free in full text.
 
Grantee event: 
Webinar: Global Disability Leadership Before, During, and After Disasters
The NIDILRR-funded Pacific ADA Regional Center (90DP0081) will host a webinar, ADA National Network Learning Session: Global Disability Leadership Before, During, and After Disasters, September 9th, 2:30-4 pm ET. Presenters will discuss how disability-led organizations around the world are responding to current disasters and planning for the ones that may follow. Presenters will also discuss how participants can become more involved in emergency planning. Registration is free and required.
 
KTDRR 2021 Virtual Knowledge Translation Conference
The NIDILRR-funded Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) (90DPKT0001) will host a virtual conference, 2021 Virtual Knowledge Translation Conference, October 25th, 27th, and 29th, 1-5 pm ET. The theme of the conference is "Research Results for Policy Outcomes". Presenters will discuss key questions pertinent to any researchers or product developers interested in making a policy impact with their work. Presenters will bring policy-relevant expertise to the spectrum of the KT process, from framing research priorities and questions to celebrating successful adoption and use of findings and products. Registration is free and required.
 
Elsewhere in the Community: 
US Census Home Accessibility Infographic
The US Census Bureau has published an infographic, 2019 Home Accessibility, showcasing statistics on the accessibility of US homes using data from the 2019 American Housing Survey. The infographic describes the state of accessibility of US homes generally, along with statistics on who needs accessible housing the most, occupied homes that have at least one accessible feature, and households with selected characteristics for each age group and disability type.
 
Archive link: 
http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=654309&f=1190&s=26993&m=925077&t=635cba0a9267f719dd304fcd1ae764b160681b0bc4432192fe4b80b0dffecb7c