What are some types of assistive devices and how are they used?
Oct 18, 2018 · Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012). Accelerating adoption of assistive technology to reduce physical strain …
Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology - NICHD
Rehabilitative and assistive technology refers to tools, equipment, or products that can help people with disabilities successfully complete activities at school, home, work, and in the community. Disabilities …
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human ...
Jul 1, 2017 · Rehabilitative and assistive technology refers to tools, equipment, or products that can help people with disabilities successfully complete activities at school, home, work, and in the community. …
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human ...
Aug 25, 2020 · Clinicians will also observe a child’s behavior for signs of a disability and assess adaptive behavior. Adaptive behaviors include coping skills and other behaviors that show how a child …
About Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs)
Aug 12, 2012 · Adaptive behavior, which includes everyday social and life skills. The term "developmental disabilities" is a broader category of often lifelong challenges that can be intellectual, …
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human ...
Jun 24, 2020 · Having a learning disability, or even several disabilities, isn’t related to intelligence. It just means that the person’s brain works differently from others. In many cases, there are …
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) - NICHD
Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are a primary focus of NICHD’s research support. IDDs include a variety of different types of disabilities and disorders, including those that affect the nervous …
How are learning disabilities diagnosed? - NICHD
Mar 8, 2017 · Learning disabilities are often identified once a child is in school. The school may use a process called “response to intervention” to help identify children with learning disabilities. Special …
NICHD Funding Strategies: Guidance for Fiscal Year 2026
Dec 15, 2025 · The following information represents the NICHD guidelines and operating procedures under the “Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and …
December 2–3, 2024 | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver …
Dec 3, 2024 · Cruz highlighted several areas of NCMRR’s work in adaptive sports: NCMRR hosted a workshop (Can Physical Activity Improve the Health of Wheelchair Users?) with the Office of Disease …