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Holiday Gift Ideas, Wearable Technology, and tons of opportunity for involvement!. This and more in the December issueof Accessibility for All.
Accessibility for All by the Disability and Health Program (DHP)
Welcome tothe Future
Wearable TechnologyHelps Some
Individuals withDisabilities
Wearable technology rangingfrom smartwatches to motionsensors is improving the qualityof life for many individuals withdisabilities. Bluetoothenabledhearing aids allow users to adjustthe device's settings with asmartphone application.Meanwhile, researchers atGeorgia Institute of Technologyare developing tongue magnetsto allow individuals with limitedmobility to control wheelchairsand other devices. Thanks to theCenters for Disease ControlDisability Health Branch Updatesfor catching the article! Click hereto read more.
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Upcoming EventsDHP Disability Community Planning GroupConference CallDecember 16, 2014. 10:0011:00 AM ESTThe agenda for the call can be found here.
The Florida Birth Defects Registry StatewideMeetingJanuary 89, 2015, Tampa, FLFor more information on meeting topics,registration, and hotel reservations please clickhere.
Twentysecond Annual Statewide Centersfor Autism and Related DisabilitiesConferenceJanuary 1618, 2015, Orlando, FLFor more information please visit:http://www.palsucfcard.org/2015_CARD_Conference.html
NACCHO Annual 2015 ConferenceJuly 79, 2015, Kansas City, MOFor more information please visit:http://www.nacchoannual.org/about/conference
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around the corner, this blog"about kids with special needswho kick butt" provides somegreat ideas for holiday gifts. Here's the list.
"Quiet Santa"A Christmas Calm
Many children with autism missout on spending time with Santadue to the overwhelming noiseand crowds. This year, shoppingcenters and other venues aroundthe country are hosting "quietSanta" events by making theirspaces "sensory friendly" for kidswith special needs. Read morehere!
Commit toInclusion
Commit to Inclusion is a multipartner campaign that supportsthe implementation of guidelinesand programming to empowerpoeple with disabilities to leadhealty, active lifestyles. Theirwebsite features advocates forinclusion, upcoming events, andmore. Visit their page by clickinghere.
Get Involved!Opportunities to HaveYour Voice Be Heard
Call for CommentsDeadline: December 22, 2014
Seeking comment on amendingthe definition of
tracks/
Webinars Health Care Transition Training for HealthCare ProfessionalsA series of 10 online modules that last approximately 15minutes each, now available from FloridaHATS. Thiscourse (appropriate for any practitioner or support staffinvolved in the care of adolescents and young adults)offers free CME/CE for Florida physicians, nurses andallied professionals. It assists with developmental,legal, financial and social considerations in planning fortransition from a pediatric to adult care model. Themodules integrate new evidencebased materials andinteractive tools and links to local services andresources. The modules can be accessed atwww.FloridaHATS.org (available to all) orwww.aheceducation.com (CME/CE for Floridapractitioners).
About the DHPThe Disability and Health Program (DHP) isfunded through a grant from the Centers forDisease Control Grant # 1U59DD00099203 .The University of Florida contracts with DHP tobring you this newsletter.
Telecommunications RelayServices and SpeechtoSpeechServices for Individuals withHearing and Speech Disabilities;and waiver of iTRS MandatoryMinimum Standards. Click herefor more information.
Advisory CommitteeNominations Needed
Deadline: January 12, 2015The Federal CommunicationsCommission has announced theformation of a Disability AdvisoryCommittee and seeksnominations for membership. Click here for more information onthe committee and the nominationprocess.
Tell Them What You ThinkThe Department of Health andHuman Services (HHS) Idea Labis looking for your thoughts,ideas, and input! The question is"What can we do to help use thepower of information andcommunication technologies toreach every population that HHSserves?Comment here or send your inputto [email protected] ortweet at @HHSIDEALab. Call for Membership ExtendedThe Florida Department ofHealth's Community ResilienceProgram has established the newFunctional and Access Needs(FANs) Workgroup and is in theprocess of seeking individualswho are interested in serving onthis group. The interest
application survey is linked here.
Input Needed!The Florida DevelopmentalDisabilities Council is asking foryou to take the VocationalRehabilitation Needs AssessmentSurvey to help improve servicesthroughout Florida. Click here toaccess the survey and here for aflyer with more information.
Wishing you Happy
Holidays and a HealthyNew Year!
Florida Disability andHealth Program
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