NIMH will provide publications, fact sheets, and other material on mental illness, with a focus on child and adolescent mental disorders. Information about stroke warning signs and actions to take if you experience any symptoms will be available along with publications on a wide variety of neurological disorders which affect more than 50 million Americans each year. The types of science questions NINR's researchers study and how the answers might be important to people will be illustrated at our booth. Come and learn how to put our tools to use, with computer demonstrations and NLM tours. The CC conducts about 1,000 studies on common and rare diseases.
People come from all over the United States to participate in the studies.
There is no charge to take part. Information about the organization will be available at the exposition. Also, there will be a display and historical material about the National Institutes of Health. There will be other accommodations, as well, on display that are not connected to computers. Section 508 was established to prohibit barriers in information technology and present new opportunities and promises for people with disabilities.