Social isolation	32. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research NIDILRR Social Isolation and Loneliness Webinar Series NIDILRR hosted a national series on research related to social isolation and loneliness for people with disabilities. October 2021: Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Caregivers During the • COVID-19 Pandemic September 2021: Using the National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) to • Explore the Experience of Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Rural and Urban People with Disabilities August 2021: Never Being Sought After by Anyone for Anything - Social • Isolation and Loneliness Among Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses July 2021: Social Isolation and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)—Findings from the 50- • year SCI Longitudinal Aging Study https://tinyurl.com/NIDILRRSocialIsolationWebinars
Disabilities	33. National Paralysis Resource Center National Paralysis Resource Center Launches Virtual Support Group Program The National Paralysis Resource Center (operated by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation) recently launched a virtual support group program for people living with paralysis and their family members or caregivers. The support groups provide an opportunity for members to connect with others who understand what they are going through and to gain support, insight, and guidance. The meetings are an open forum for members to raise and discuss whatever issues or concerns they are experiencing and topics they want to learn about from other members. The group meetings are led by a mental health professional and a peer with lived experience. Two meetings are offered every month for the following groups: People living with paraplegia; • People living with quadriplegia; and • Family members or caregivers. • Learn more about and register for one of the support groups. If you have any questions, please email Peer@ChristopherReeve.org. 34. Neurorehabilitation Highlighting gaps in spinal cord injury research in activity-based interventions for the upper extremity: A scoping review. This NIDILRR-funded scoping review examined the high-intensity, activity-based interventions used in neurological conditions for their current and potential application to subacute and chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Among 172 studies identified, there were 7 studies with SCI, all in adults. Activity-based interventions in SCI included task-specific training and gaming, with and without electrical stimulation, and a robotic exoskeleton while 34 different interventions were reported in stroke, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis. These included high- intensity interventions using virtual reality, brain stimulation, rehabilitation devices, and applications to the home and telerehab settings, none of which were available for the SCI population. The results highlight critical gaps within upper extremity high-intensity activity-based research in SCI. Access the full abstract and ordering information in REHABDATA. 35. Institute on Community Integration Impact: Retirement and Aging for People with Intellectual, Developmental, and Other Disabilities

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