News and Notes 522 July 27

birgitta.chaiken - Wed, 07/27/2022 - 13:02

NARIC presents a discussion between its information specialists and patrons in the latest Spotlight podcast episode; This Just In... features a Peer Multiple Mentor Model (P3M) for training disability/health and rehabilitation equity researchers at a historically black college/university; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment of People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision offers a free new online job board for the blindness and low vision field, designed for organizations serving those with blindness and low vision to share professional job opportunities; the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (The RERC on AAC) announces winner of its 2022 Student Design Challenge, "Gaming Head Mouse: An adaptive controller for limited mobility"; the Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Inclusive Technology and Policy Design Research Fellowship hosts virtual workshop, Inclusivity at the Edge: Policy Design for Digital Technologies; the University of Alabama at Birmingham Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Center (UABTBIMS) hosts live social media Question & Answer (Q&A) on Returning to Driving After TBI; the Temple University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Community Living and Participation of People with Serious Mental Illness (TU Collaborative) seeks participants for a study of ConnectionsRx, a distance support program designed to help emerging adults with serious mental illness connect to their community; the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services hosts joint public meeting of the National Advisory Committees on Seniors and Disasters (NACSD) and Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters (NACIDD) to provide a status update on their work on topics specific to the needs of older adults and people with disabilities in disasters.

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2022-07-27
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One of the things we love about our jobs is working one-on-one with our patrons to connect them with the research and resources they need every day. We have a team of information specialists on call who answer requests in English and Spanish by phone, email, chat, social media, and regular mail. We work with patrons to understand what they're searching for, whether it's the latest research on interventions or the right agency or organization to support community living. The information services team recently got together to talk about how we get to know our patrons, our go-to information resources, and some of our favorite and most challenging calls over the years. Listen in to the discussion in our latest Spotlight podcast episode!

This Just In: 
Peer multiple mentor model (P3M) for training disability/health and rehabilitation equity researchers: Case study at a historically black college/university. Journal of Rehabilitation, Volume 88(1), Pgs. 7-22. NARIC Accession Number: J88571.
New to the NARIC collection, this NIDILRR- funded study assessed the Peer Multiple Mentor Model (P3M), designed for and implemented at an historically Black college and/or university to provide advanced research mentoring and training for post-doctoral fellows who aim to conduct independent disability/health and rehabilitation research. P3M consists of six inclusive components designed to enhance the fellows’ research skills and overall mentoring experience. Analysis of qualitative data, collected from fellows and mentors, identified the following major themes: positive mentorship experience, mentoring benefits/advantages, research productivity, perceived effective model components for building post-doctoral fellows’ research skills, components that can be replicated/adopted, and implementation challenges and solutions. The results showed that fellows experienced improved research skills, scientific productivity, and collaboration/ networking opportunities. The P3M represents a promising research training pipeline component. Access the full abstract and ordering information in REHABDATA.
 
Resource Highlight: 
National Job Board for the Blindness/Low Vision Field
The NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment of People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision (90RTEM0007) offers a new online job board for the blindness and low vision field. The job board is a free resource designed for organizations serving those with blindness or low vision to share professional job opportunities and for professionals seeking employment. Organizations may submit professional job opportunities through the Job Board Posting Form.
 
News items: 
RERC on AAC Student Design Competition Winner Announced
The NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (The RERC on AAC) (90REGE0014) announced the winner of its 2022 Student Design Challenge. The winning assistive technology design was "Gaming Head Mouse: An adaptive controller for limited mobility" and was announced on the last day of the RESNA Conference. Examples of the assistive technology designs in the competition included an assistive toothbrush for people with motor, cognitive, and/or visual disabilities; Shelbyton, an interactive robot to make pediatric physical therapy more fun; SoloTie, a one-handed hair tie developed for people recovering after a stroke; and an assistive hanger for people with upper extremity impairments; among others.
 
Grantee event: 
Virtual Workshop: Inclusivity at the Edge - Policy Design for Digital Technologies
The NIDILRR-funded Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT): Inclusive Technology and Policy Design Research Fellowship (90ARPO0002) will host a virtual workshop, Inclusivity at the Edge: Policy Design for Digital Technologies, August 3rd, 10 am - 3:30 pm ET. This workshop brings together graduate and postgraduate researchers in the areas of rehabilitation engineering, engineering, or computer science with a focus on accessibility, usability, and other perspectives, along with policy experts, practitioners, and industry partners. Using a collaborative design process, the group will identify key social and policy-related problems and solutions to the adoption and use of digital technologies for advancing employment opportunities as well as enhancing independent living outcomes of individuals with disabilities. Registration is free and required.
 
Q&A on Return to Driving After TBI
The NIDILRR-funded University of Alabama at Birmingham Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Center (UABTBIMS) (90DPTB0015) will host a live social media Question & Answer (Q&A) on Returning to Driving After TBI, August 11th, 2:30 - 3:30 pm ET. UABTBIMS neuropsychologists will field questions posted to its Twitter and Facebook streams. Participation is free and open to people with TBI, their families, and professionals. No registration is required to view the Q&A, but you must be logged into either a Twitter or Facebook account to post questions or comments.
 
Participate: 
ConnectionsRx Study
The NIDILRR-funded Temple University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Community Living and Participation of People with Serious Mental Illness (TU Collaborative) (90RTCP0001) seeks participants for a study of ConnectionsRx, a distance support program designed to help emerging adults with serious mental illness connect to their community. Eligible participants must be between 18 and 30 years old, have a diagnosis of serious mental illness, be able to speak and understand English, have access to a cell phone, and be willing to play a role in the social media peer support and distance-based community participation program. Eligible and interested participants will be compensated for their time. The TU Collaborative will host an informational webinar about the opportunity and the benefits of community participation August 1st, 11 am - 12 pm ET. Registration is free and required. Interested individuals may also contact study manager Marcus Robinson at marcus.robinson@temple.edu for more information.
 
Elsewhere in the Community: 
NACSD and NACIDD Joint Public Meeting on Preparedness
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the US  Department of Health and Human Services will host a joint public meeting of the National Advisory Committees on Seniors and Disasters (NACSD) and Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters (NACIDD), August 4th, 2 - 4 pm ET. The two committees will provide a status update on their work since March on topics related to national ​public health and medical preparedness, response, and recovery, specific to the needs of older adults and people with disabilities in disasters. Registration is free and required. The agenda includes time for public comments, and requests to speak must be submitted by July 29th.
 
Archive link: 
http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=654309&f=1190&s=26993&m=933804&t=635cba0a9267f719dd304fcd1ae764b160681b0bc4432192fe4b80b0dffecb7c