News and Notes 526 August 24

birgitta.chaiken - Wed, 08/24/2022 - 12:42

In observance of the passing of David R Gater, Jr., MD, PhD, co-director of the South Florida Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model System Center, NARIC posts the link to 70 of his articles spanning more than 25 years of SCI research in the NARIC collection; This Just In... presents a study examining how transit agencies partner with technology-enabled third party companies to provide on-demand transportation for people with disabilities; the Southeast ADA Regional Center releases podcast, The Confess Project: A Network for Mental Health Care in African-American Communities, the latest episode in the ADA Live! Series; research from the Center for Research, Training, and Dissemination of Family Support for People with Disabilities Across the Life Course was highlighted in article at ABCNews.com, COVID-19's negative impact on caregivers and four ways to help them; principal investigator for Texas Model Spinal Cord Injury System Center to receive the 2022 Dr. Margaret Nosek Award from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM); the Northeast ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, Strides in Recreation Accessibility, discussing recreation areas covered in the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design; the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) seeks individuals with burn injury and their family members to provide feedback on two infocomics, Understanding Burn Injury and Exercise after Burn Injury; the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the Department of Labor publishes report, Disability and the Digital Divide: Internet Subscriptions, Internet Use, and Employment Outcomes.

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2022-08-24
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This week we learned of the passing of David R. Gater, Jr, MD, PhD, co-director of the NIDILRR-funded South Florida Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model System Center (90SIMS0013). Dr. Gater published and presented extensively and was internationally known for his work in obesity and metabolic disease among people with SCI. NARIC's collection includes 70 of his articles spanning more than 25 years of SCI research. His earlier career work included research as part of the University of Michigan SCI Model System. He was a staunch advocate for his patients and co-authored important commentaries in Spinal Cord Series and Cases and The Lancet's eClinicalMedicine calling attention to the need for better hurricane preparedness in the SCI community. Our thoughts are with Dr. Gater's family and his colleagues in the SCI research community.

This Just In: 
Assessing the implementation of on-demand transportation services for people with disabilities. Transportation Research Record, Volume 2676(5), Pgs. 437-449. NARIC Accession Number: J89429.
New to the NARIC collection, this NIDILRR-funded study examines how transit agencies partner with technology-enabled third-party companies to provide an on-demand transportation option for people with disabilities as well as the implementation challenges and impact of such partnerships on service outcomes. Through online surveys and semi-structured interviews with transit agencies across the United States, findings indicated that despite the positive impact of implementing the on-demand service on overall service operation and delivery, transit agencies still experienced challenges in providing accessible and reliable on-demand services for riders. Transit agencies and mobility-service companies should work together to increase technology adoption, availability and reliability of wheelchair accessible services, and driver sensitivity to the needs of individuals with disabilities, as well as to support the sustainability of the program through continuous evaluation. Access the full abstract and ordering information in REHABDATA.
 
Resource Highlight: 
ADA Live! The Confess Project
The NIDILRR-funded Southeast ADA Regional Center (90DPAD0005) released a podcast, The Confess Project: A Network for Mental Health Care in African-American Communities, the latest episode in the ADA Live! Series. Guests in this episode discussed The Confess Project, which encourages dialogue between African American males about emotional health by training barbers and stylists to become mental health advocates. Since its launch in 2016, the Confess Project has grown into a peer support network of more than 1,400 barbers in 47 cities and 14 states across the US who are inspiring boys and men of color and their families to be better emotionally and creating a culture of better mental health in Black communities.
 
News items: 
Caregiving and COVID Research Featured at ABCNews.com
Research from the NIDILRR-funded Center for Research, Training, and Dissemination of Family Support for People with Disabilities Across the Life Course (90RTGE0002) was highlighted in an article, COVID-19's negative impact on caregivers and four ways to help them, at ABCNews.com. The article and accompanying video highlight findings from Family caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center's survey of caregivers, that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a greater impact on the mental, physical, and financial health of caregivers than noncaregivers, particularly those who are women, younger, and from lower income families.
 
NIDILRR Researcher Receives ACRM Nosek Award
Heather Taylor, PhD, principal investigator for the NIDILRR-funded Texas Model Spinal Cord Injury System Center (90SI5027), will receive the 2022 Dr. Margaret Nosek Award from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM). The award recognizes an individual who demonstrates drive and commitment to advancing scientific knowledge, developing standards of clinical practice, raising awareness, and advocating for appropriate health care and community support for women with disabilities. Dr. Taylor has focused her research on health, motor recovery and learning, and psychosocial functioning with a strong emphasis on women and children with SCI. The award will be presented at the ACRM conference in November.
 
Grantee event: 
Webinar: Strides in Recreation Accessibility
The NIDILRR-funded Northeast ADA Regional Center (90DPAD0003) will host a webinar, Strides in Recreation Accessibility, August 31st, 1 - 2 pm ET. Presenters will discuss some of the recreation areas covered in the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design, with a focus on swimming pool access and golf facilities. Presenters will also review best practices for access to public beaches and will share some new resources developed around recreation accessibility. Registration is free and required.
 
Participate: 
Burn Injury Infocomics Testing
The NIDILRR-funded Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) (90DPKT0009) seeks individuals with burn injury and their family members to provide feedback on two infocomics: Understanding Burn Injury and Exercise After Burn Injury. Participants must be 18 years old, have a burn injury, or have a family member with a burn injury. Interviews will last approximately 60 minutes. Participants will receive a $25 gift card for their time. To register, call 202/403-5600 or email msktc@air.org.
 
Elsewhere in the Community: 
ODEP Report Highlights the Digital Divide
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the Department of Labor published a report, Disability and the Digital Divide: Internet Subscriptions, Internet Use, and Employment Outcomes (PDF). The report explores how the gap in access to both computing devices and the Internet disproportionally impacts people with disabilities. The report also examines how this gap creates barriers to the ability of workers and job seekers with disabilities to effectively prepare for, obtain, and succeed in employment.
 
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http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=654309&f=1190&s=26993&m=934477&t=635cba0a9267f719dd304fcd1ae764b160681b0bc4432192fe4b80b0dffecb7c