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APA Monitor Articles on Disability Related Topics 2006     2005     2004     2003     2002     Archive 2008 December Digital library for the blind seeks psychology texts September Diving into family therapy Graduate student Lauren Zimmerman got her feet wet working with dolphins and children with disabilities. March Making disability issues a priority APA staff and members work to ensure that disability issues are reflected in public policy and research agendas. January Getting what they need GradPSYCH Volume 6, Number 1, January 2008 Students with disabilities are overcoming barriers both physical and attitudinal. 2007 December Disabilities and discrimination In scope, intention and detail, the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities promises to foster the dignity and participation of people with disabilities worldwide, including those with mental disabilities, psychologists and other disability-rights advocates say. November Better access for all? In scope, intention and detail, the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities promises to foster the dignity and participation of people with disabilities worldwide, including those with mental disabilities, psychologists and other disability-rights advocates say. September A closer look at division 22: A growing field meets the challenges of war Fifty years after Div. 22’s founding, rehabilitation psychologists are in more demand than ever. 2006 December Orion’s star Minnesota psychologist Rebecca Thomley grew her mother’s basement business into a large human services company serving people with disabilities. November Caring for caregivers Tending to an ailing loved one can lead to increases in stress, anxiety and depression. Psychologists are working to lighten caregivers’ burden. October Shared wisdom Three generations of mentors and protégés discussed their insights on good mentoring. June Taking it 20 minutes at a time A lab-based insight—that focusing on time goals can reduce pain—helps chronic pain patients reclaim their lives. April Bringing recovery home Telehealth initiatives offer support and rehabilitation services in remote locations. January New program helps students with disabilities access APA books 2005 February A mission to promote disability rights in Slovakia Explores ways to support Slovakian NGOs' efforts to promote policies for people with disabilities. January Extending psychology's rehabilitation reach Discusses the need for more research on boosting the quality of life for those with disabilities. 2004 December Effective education for autism Profiles one school district's efforts and challenges in providing services to autistic children. November The bioethics niche Illustrates three psychologists addressing bioethical issues and children. Training to serve the underserved Describes the Federal Graduate Psychology Education Program which funds psychology training programs to work with its underserved populations. Pain pioneer Profiles a psychologist who helps clients control chronic pain by targeting biological, psychological and social factors. October Training the brain to fix itself Introduces emerging therapy which helps patients repair loss of limb functioning. Debating learning-disability identification Discusses whether quantitative tests used to determine learning disabilities lead to the best outcomes for students. January A new way of looking at health status Discusses APA's efforts in creating a guide for the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health by psychologists. 2003 November Study shows two types of reading disability Reports on a Yale University study which has identified two types of reading disabilities that explain why some children compensate but others struggle to read throughout their lives. September Who is learning disabled? Debate over how to identify students with learning disabilities. When talent masks learning disability Explores the possibility that no longer using intelligence tests to identify children with learning disabilities will affect both low-performing students and gifted students. June Knocking down access barriers Raises awareness of issues concerning people with disabilities in rural areas, and psychology's role in addressing them. Telehealth gets back to basics Discusses telehealth's return to serving patients and providers in hard-to-reach communities. May Parenting with a disability: the last frontier Reports on how "Through the Looking Glass" is helping people with disabilities in asserting their right to parent. Resources for parents with disabilities Provides information for people with disabilities who are parents or considering parenthood. April APA resolution on maltreatment of children with disabilities Announces APA's adoption of the Resolution on the Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities. January Improving accessibility in psychology programs Discusses disability issues in psychology educational programs and responsibilities of faculty building better accommodations. In the driver's seat Reports on potential uses of virtual reality for people with disabilities. 2002 October President's Column: Rediscovering disability Reflections of a former APA President. April Giving a voice to cognitively impaired children Describes research with cognitively impaired children to measure pain. March Survivors of serious head injury can learn implicitly, study finds Reports on a new study using perceptually based learning tasks to help people who have sustained a closed-head injury. January Psychology in high places Interviews three psychologists who have President Bush's ear on improving education, child welfare and services for people with disabilities. Reconceptualizing health care Describes APA's work to guide health-care professionals in using a new system for classifying human functioning.