News and Notes 509 April 27

birgitta.chaiken - Wed, 04/27/2022 - 11:51

NARIC, being one of the largest libraries with a collection focused on disability and rehabilitation research, offers links to its REHABDATA indexing database and a Spotlight podcast featuring Acquisitions Manager Natalie Collier explaining how more than 300 pieces are added to the collection each month; This Just In... presents a study examining differences between people with and without disabilities in working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their implications for cancer survivors; Research in Focus explores some of the factors connecting life satisfaction among people with traumatic spinal cord injury; the Center on Knowledge Translation on Employment Research (CeKTER) publishes tip sheet, Sharing Your Research When Your Audience Includes Members of the Deaf Community; report from the Southeast ADA Regional Center explores disparities in banking for people with disabilities and identifies strategies to close the gaps, including a tested tool banks can use to measure their progress toward full inclusion of all customers; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (VCU-RRTC-IDD) hosts webcast, Career Outcomes: Taking Action Together; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Outcomes Measurement (RTC/OM) hosts webinar, Learn About and Help Test New HCBS Quality Measures; the Great Lakes ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, An Introduction to Website Accessibility; the Housing and Services Resource Center at the Adminstration for Community Living (ACL) hosts two-part webinar series, Engaging the Disability Community in Fair Housing Planning; the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) issues The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Opioid Crisis: Combating Discrimination Against People in Treatment and Recovery.

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2022-04-27
NARIC news: 

Did you know that NARIC is one of the largest libraries with a collection focused on disability and rehabilitation research? Since 1977, we've been collecting journal articles, books, reports, and much more, spanning the wide array of topics under the umbrella of disability and rehabilitation research. The core of the collection includes more than 40 years of publications from NIDILRR-funded research and development projects. You can explore the collection through our REHABDATA indexing database. Acquisitions Manager Natalie Collier joined the NARIC Spotlight podcast and discussed how our dedicated Acquisitions Team adds more than 300 pieces to the collection each month.

This Just In: 
Disability and remote work during the pandemic with implications for cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, Volume 103(1), Pgs. 183-199. NARIC Accession Number: J88392.
New to the NARIC collection, this NIDILRR-funded study examined differences between people with and without disabilities in working from home and in enduring other hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data on COVID-19 from the Current Population Survey over the May 2020 to June 2021 period, researchers found that workers with disabilities were more likely than those without disabilities to be teleworking before the pandemic. While workers with disabilities were less likely to be teleworking because of the pandemic, differences in the occupational distribution account for most of this difference. People with disabilities experienced relatively more pandemic-related hardships, compared to people without disabilities, including a greater chance of not being able to work due to their employer losing business and more difficulty in accessing medical care. These results have practical relevance for cancer survivors, given the estimate of a 12.6% likelihood that someone with a disability is a cancer survivor. Access the full abstract and ordering information in REHABDATA.
 
Research in Focus: 
For People with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Relationships and Social Supports May Link to Life Satisfaction
In this week's Research In Focus, researchers explored some of the factors connecting life satisfaction among people with traumatic spinal cord injury.
 
Resource Highlight: 
Tip Sheet: Sharing Your Research When Your Audience Includes Members of the Deaf Community
The NIDILRR-funded Center on Knowledge Translation on Employment Research (CeKTER) (90DPEM0004) published a new tip sheet, Sharing Your Research When Your Audience Includes Members of the Deaf Community. The tip sheet offers best practices to create Deaf-friendly dissemination materials for those that use American Sign Language (ASL). The information in this tip sheet helps researchers ensure that their materials are accessible to the community that is the focus of their research. This can increase the reach of their message, and create a good relationship with that community.
 
News items: 
New Survey Results Highlight Opportunities to Improve Inclusive Banking Practices
A new report from the NIDILRR-funded Southeast ADA Regional Center (90DPAD0005) explores disparities in banking for people with disabilities, and identifies strategies to close the gaps. The report, Inclusion for All: Improving Banking Practices for Customers with Disabilities (PDF), summarizes results of a survey of people with disabilities in the Southeast to understand why disparities exist in banking. The report documents the types of barriers people with disabilities experience when trying to use the banking system and recommends strategies for banks to be more inclusive of their customers with disabilities. The Southeast ADA Regional Center also developed and tested a tool, Quality Indicators Financial Inclusion Tool (PDF), which banks can use to measure their progress toward full inclusion for customers with disabilities.
 
Grantee event: 
Webcast: Career Outcomes – Taking Action Together TOMORROW
The NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (VCU-RRTC-IDD) (90RTEM0003) will host a webcast, Career Outcomes: Taking Action Together, April 28th, 2 – 2:45 pm ET. Presenters will discuss understanding community employment services, engaging adult service agencies, sharing relevant work preferences and support information, and implementing steps leading to employment outcomes. Presenters will also discuss data collection, follow-up, and success stories. Registration is free and required.
 
Webinar: Learn About and Help Test New HCBS Quality Measures
The NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Outcomes Measurement (RTC/OM) (90RT5039) will host a webinar, Learn About and Help Test New HCBS Quality Measures, May 3rd, 2 – 3 pm ET. Presenters will review the importance of high-quality, person-centered outcome measures that can be used to compare provider performance and increase outcomes desired by participants. Presenters will discuss opportunities for service providers and the people with disabilities and older adults that they support to participate in testing measures. Registration is free and required.
 
Webinar: An Introduction to Website Accessibility
The NIDILRR-funded Great Lakes ADA Regional Center (90DPAD0012) will host a webinar, An Introduction to Website Accessibility, May 5th, 2:30 – 4 pm ET. Presenters will clarify common sources of confusion about web accessibility and provide key resources for learning more about website accessibility and how people with disabilities use the web, identifying accessibility barriers, and simple solutions to web accessibility. Questions may be submitted in advance or posted during the webinar. Continuing education credits are available upon request. Registration is free and required.
 
Elsewhere in the Community: 
Webinar Series: Engaging the Disability Community in Fair Housing Planning TODAY
The Housing and Services Resource Center at the Administration for Community Living (ACL) will host a two-part webinar series, Engaging the Disability Community in Fair Housing Planning, April 27th, 3:30 – 4:30 pm ET, and April 28th, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET. Presenters will discuss the Fair Housing Act and will share ways to engage people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, service providers, interested stakeholders, and community partners in fair housing planning. Registration is free and required for both webinars.
 
DOJ Guidance on Opioid Use Disorder and the ADA
The Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Opioid Crisis: Combating Discrimination Against People in Treatment and Recovery (PDF). This guidance document describes when a person in treatment or recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD) has a disability under the ADA. The ADA prohibits discrimination against people in treatment or recovery who are not illegally using drugs, including those who take legally-prescribed medication to treat OUD. The guidance uses examples to describe protections for people with a history of OUD who no longer illegally use drugs and protections concerning drug testing by employers. The document also provides resources for addressing discrimination and seeking treatment.
 
Archive link: 
http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=654309&f=1190&s=26993&m=931616&t=635cba0a9267f719dd304fcd1ae764b160681b0bc4432192fe4b80b0dffecb7c