Archive for the ‘Disability Issues’ Category
‘Elders Count Nevada’ report identifies positive trends, fast facts about seniors
RENO, Nev. – The Sanford Center for Aging, a unit of the Division of Health Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno and their partners, the Nevada State Health Division and the Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division announce the arrival of Elders Count Nevada (2013). ... more
Positive Behavior Support-Nevada program seeks to improve quality of life
The Positive Behavior Support-Nevada program, located in the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Education’s Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, offers a way to positively impact the quality of life for individuals and families struggling with disabilities. ... more
Temple Grandin visits University of Nevada, Reno campus Monday, Nov. 28
RENO, Nev. – Media are invited to interview Temple Grandin when she arrives on the University of Nevada, Reno campus at 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 28, in advance of her public presentation on campus that evening. The University and the Autism Coalition of Nevada are hosting the 7 p.m. presentation in the Church Fine Arts Nightingale Hall that is free and open to the public.... more
RENO, Nev. – A research project at the University of Nevada, Reno has received a $410,220 grant to explore how… more
University hosts People First of Nevada Self-advocacy Conference March 6-8
RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno, with support from the Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities and the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, will host the third bi-annual People First of Nevada Self-advocacy Conference, “Advocacy in Action,” at the University’s Joe Crowley Student Union, March 6-8.... more
RENO, Nev. – Pharmacology researcher Dean Burkin’s successful work on a treatment for muscular dystrophy and the partnership created between the University of Nevada, Reno and Prothelia, Inc. to develop it, is featured in the latest “Better World Report.” ... more
In order to provide education to the community on the prevention of falls, students from the University of Nevada, Reno’s Public Health and Aging class, along with Washoe County Senior Services, the Sanford Center for Aging and the University’s Public Health Coalition, are hosting a Falls Prevention Forum from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 9 at the Washoe County Senior Center at 1155 E. Ninth St. in Reno.... more
University program helps create jobs for people with disabilities
RENO, Nev. – Nevada professionals working with those with disabilities will have a rare opportunity to attend a special three-day training March 2 – 4 at the University of Nevada, Reno presented by the University of Montana’s Rural Institute, a recognized national leader in customized employment. Customized employment is a fairly new method found to be successful in creating innovative employment opportunities for those with disabilities.... more
Instructor changes world one student at a time, increases disability issues awareness
Disability issues class changes students perceptions of what life is like with a disability, creates greater sense of awareness, understanding… more
