News and Notes 520 July 13

birgitta.chaiken - Wed, 07/13/2022 - 12:23

In observance of Social Wellness Month, helping to build healthy relationships with others, foster connections, and develop a sense of belonging, NARIC presents research from the NIDILRR community and elsewhere on social wellness and resources to get and stay connected in its Spotlight blog; This Just In... features a study assessing the risk of potentially preventable hospitalizations for adults with traumatic spinal cord injury; the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Technologies to Support Aging-in-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities (TechSAge RERC II) publishes article, Research-Driven Guidelines for Delivering Group Exercise Programs via Videoconferencing in Older Adults, in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) wins Spring 2022 Silver Digital Health Award for the infocomic Respiratory Health and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI); ADA Live! podcast of the Southeast ADA Regional Center hosts Breaking Barriers for Disability Rights: Historical Reflections with Judy Heumann; the ADA National Network and the ADA Network Knowledge Translation Center celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a #ThanksToTheADA Celebration during July; the Great Lakes ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, Managed by a Robot or Microchip? A Legal Overview of Disability Discrimination Caused by Artificial Intelligence (AI); the App Factory to Support Health and Function of People with Disabilities opens its 2022-2023 annual App Factory grant competition set to fund qualified software or hardware developers to develop and release their assistive and accessibility apps; the Fair Housing Accessibility First office of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes its Training Events Calendar for Fiscal Year 2022 to provide comprehensive virtual training on kitchens, bathrooms, accessible routes, making housing accessible, and accessible areas.

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2022-07-13
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July is Social Wellness Month, focusing on the ability to effectively interact with those around us and to create a support system that includes family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. Social wellness helps us build healthy relationships with others, foster connections, and develop our sense of belonging. Social wellness is a part of overall wellness. For people with and without disabilities, social wellness can be connected to physical and mental health, educational success, career development, and community participation. Barriers to social wellness can lead to feelings of isolation, which can also have physical and mental health consequences. Visit our Spotlight blog to learn more about the research from the NIDILRR community and elsewhere on social wellness and resources to get and stay connected.

This Just In: 
Preventative services use and risk reduction for potentially preventative hospitalizations among people with traumatic spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. NARIC Accession Number: J88584.
New to the NARIC collection, this NIDILRR-funded study assessed the risk of potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPHs) for adults with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) compared to adults without TSCI matched by age and sex. From 10 years of claims data from adults with and without TSCI, results showed that adults with TSCI had substantially higher risk for potentially preventable hospitalizations and were particularly at higher risk of hospitalization for urinary tract infection, pneumonia, and heart failure. An annual wellness visit was associated with reducing the risk of PPHs for adults with TSCI. Encouraging the use of preventative or health-promoting services, especially for respiratory and urinary outcomes, may reduce PPHs among adults with TSCI. Access the full abstract and ordering information from REHABDATA.
 
Resource Highlight: 
Research-Driven Guidelines for Delivering Group Exercise Programs via Videoconferencing to Older Adults
The NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Technologies to Support Aging-in-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities (TechSAge RERC II) (90REGE0006) published an article, Research-Driven Guidelines for Delivering Group Exercise Programs via Videoconferencing to Older Adults, in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The guidelines were informed by a human factors approach to developing a Tele Tai Chi Intervention for older adults with mobility disabilities, including a literature review, user needs research, and a feasibility study. These guidelines can be used to expand access to socially engaging physical activity programs to older adults at home via videoconferencing, which can ultimately help support their physical health, mental health, and quality of life. The article is available free in full text from the publisher.
 
News items: 
MSKTC Infocomic Wins Silver Digital Health Award
The NIDILRR-funded Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) (90DPKT0009) won the Spring 2022 Silver Digital Health Award (PDF) for the infocomic Respiratory Health and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The Digital Health Awards recognize high-quality digital health resources for consumers and health professionals. The infocomic was created in collaboration with researchers from the SCI Model Systems and individuals with SCI and discusses ways to actively help one's lungs after SCI to make sure they are as healthy as possible.
 
ADA Live! Reflects on History with Judy Heumann
ADA Live!, the podcast of the NIDILRR-funded Southeast ADA Regional Center (90DPAD0005), hosted disability rights leader Judy Heumann for Breaking Barriers for Disability Rights: Historical Reflections with Judy Heumann. Ms. Heumann is the co-founder of the World Institute on Disability, served as the first Special Advisor for International Disability Rights at the Department of State, and is featured in the award-winning documentary Crip Camp, among many other achievements. She joined Principal Investigator Peter Blanck, PhD, JD, to discuss the barrier-breaking history of the disability rights movement in the US.
 
Grantee event: 
ADA National Network Marks 32nd Anniversary with #ThanksToTheADA
The NIDILRR-funded ADA National Network and the ADA Network Knowledge Translation Center (90DPAD0004) are celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a #ThanksToTheADA Celebration during July. The Network invites everyone to celebrate by sharing a moment when they were thankful for the ADA. Participants are encouraged to share their reflections with #ThanksToTheADA on a social media platform of their choice. To learn more and see some examples, watch the ADA National Network's video from the 30th anniversary celebration.
 
Webinar: Managed by a Robot or Microchip? A Legal Overview of Disability Discrimination Caused by Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The NIDILRR-funded Great Lakes ADA Regional Center (90DPAD0012) will host a webinar, Managed by a Robot or Microchip? A Legal Overview of Disability Discrimination Caused by Artificial Intelligence (AI), July 20th, 2 - 3:30 pm ET. Presenters will discuss legal updates relating to the widespread adoption of AI technology and its intersection with the civil rights of people with disabilities. Presenters will explore the impact of AI technology on government and business and how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may or may not protect individuals from inadvertent or intentional discrimination caused by computer algorithms created to weed out inefficiency and increase profits. Presenters will review applicable laws, including statutes, case law, and federal enforcement efforts. Registration is free and required.
 
Participate: 
LiveWell App Factory Call for Proposals
The NIDILRR-funded App Factory to Support Health and Function of People with Disabilities (90DPHF0004) has opened its 2022-2023 annual App Factory grant competition to fund development of mobile information and communication technology applications to improve health and function of people with disabilities. The App Factory expects to fund at least three qualified software or hardware developers, with budgets between $10,000 and $80,000, to develop and release their assistive and accessibility apps for health and function. The submission deadline is August 1st. Proposal guidelines are available from the competition website. For more information, contact App Factory Project Manager Raeda Anderson, PhD, at appfactory@shepherd.org.
 
Elsewhere in the Community: 
HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility First Office Training Events Calendar
The Fair Housing Accessibility First office at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published its Training Events Calendar for Fiscal Year 2022. From July 26th through September 27th, Fair Housing Accessibility First will provide comprehensive virtual training on kitchens, bathrooms, accessible routes, making housing accessible, and accessible areas. The final session will provide an overview of the Fair Housing Act. Subject matter experts will be available to answer questions during the training events. Registration is free and required for each event.
 
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http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=654309&f=1190&s=26993&m=933574&t=635cba0a9267f719dd304fcd1ae764b160681b0bc4432192fe4b80b0dffecb7c