News - disability arts online - Disability Arts Online "DAO" showcases disability and deaf arts, profiles artists and offers informative critical evaluation, serving the development of disability arts in the UK and worldwide. dao is fuelled by disabled and deaf artists, performers, writers and musicians working across art forms with a passion for saying something relevant about disability and impairment.
Professional society for individuals and organizations interested in technology and disability. Supports the development, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge and practice pertaining to rehabilitation and assistive technology so that all citizens can achieve the highest quality of life.
CDC Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Program - The EHDI program at CDC supports states and territories in developing and implementing EHDI tracking and surveillance systems. These systems help state EHDI programs make sure that babies get the hearing screening, follow-up, and early intervention services they need.
National Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance (TA) Center NCCIC provides comprehensive child care information resources and TA services to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators and other key stakeholders. Specific services include the following:Question and answer services - NCCIC Library and Web site Publication development and distribution TA and training delivery to State and Territory CCDF Administrators
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Online Source for Credible Health Information - Developmental Milestones - Learn the signs. Act Early. Interactive Milestones Chart
Provides national leadership and opportunities for individuals with disabilities to develop independence, confidence, and fitness through participation in
community sports, recreation and educational programs."
Independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology.
Developer and manufacturer of sensory integration dysfunction (DSI) and neurodevelopmental products that help therapeutic professionals, people with special needs, their families, and other professionals, solve problems or meet new challenges.
Provides disability products. Provides a selection of products for infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Pediatric section features wheelchair accessories, pediatric walkers, safety devices, positioning, seating, mobility and development products
University of California - Irvine conducted successful study involving two compounds developed by UC Irvine and Northwestern University scientists that prevented cerebral palsy in preclinical animal trials, giving hope that a new drug for humans may be on the horizon
Award Winning Educational Toys. Toys to enhance development of hand eye, foot eye coordination, timing and balance skills. Aware winning products suitable for children of all abilities
Supports basic, applied, translational or other research and development activities that will advance scientific discoveries in fields related to stem cell biology.
Mayo research study to determine if there are enough patients with hard to treat epilepsy that might qualify for a future study of a medical device that is being developed to treat epilepsy. Participants will not be testing the device during this study. The study doctor will be assessing seizure type(s) and determine how frequently they occur, and to verify if antiseizure medications can be held constant for a period of 12 weeks.
The primary goal of ICBM has been and remains, the development of a probabilistic reference system for the human brain as an important neuroinformatics tool for use by the neuroscience community.
NICHD Neonatal Research Network and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, initiated the Neonatal Research Network to conduct multi-center clinical trials and observational studies in neonatal medicine.
The Fetal Hope Foundation's mission is to provide support, provide information, fund research, increase awareness and be an outlet for leading medical information pertaining to fetal distresses and syndromes. We are all about arming families and healthcare providers with information and helping to save babies' lives
Completed study examined tongue strength and endurance, how the tongue applies pressure during swallowing, and how the chin muscles react during swallowing in healthy volunteers and in patients with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). The information from this study may be helpful in developing better treatments for people with swallowing problems
Research Study for Children to Test Balance. Researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences are conducting a research study to investigate the reliability of a test of balance for typically developing children and children with cerebral palsy
National, non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate the development of brain repair therapies and cures by supporting cutting-edge collaborative research on brain damage due to childhood illness, injury, or any other cause. Provides information and resources for families and health care providers."