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News and Notes 536 November 2

birgitta.chaiken - Wed, 11/02/2022 - 12:01

In observance of National Family Caregivers Month, NARIC presents NIDILRR-funded research supporting the health and wellness of caregiver communities in its Spotlight blog; NIDILRR/ACL releases new video, Learn About NIDILRR: A Leader in Disability Research, Development, Knowledge Transition, and Training; Research in Focus returns with a look at the experiences of family caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic; This Just In... presents a study assessing the implementation of on-demand transportation services for people with disabilities; the National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities releases an updated Compendium of Data Sources for Parents with Disabilities in the United States 2022; two researchers from NIDILRR-funded projects were selected as University Scholars by the University of Illinois-Chicago; NIDILRR Director interviews principal investigator for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Advancing Employment Equity for Multiply Marginalized People with Disabilities (LU2E-RRTC) for article in the Administration for Community Living (ACL) Blog, Building Equity in Employment: A Q&A with ACL Grantee Dr. Corey Moore; the Pacific ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, Geographic Differences in Disaster Risk Vulnerability for People with Disabilities in the US: A Look at Data and Mapping; the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) and the Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (CeKTER) host webcast, Social Media: How to Use Data and Analytics; the project Effects of Customized Employment on the Employment Outcomes of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities: A Randomized Trial hosts webcast, Twenty-Two Cents an Hour: Disability Rights and the Fight to End Subminimum Wages; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living and Participation is recruiting participants with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in Minnesota for a study about participation in leisure groups; several Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Centers and Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers are accepting applications for fellowships focusing on employment, home- and community-based services (HCBS), and community living and participation; the World Health Organization (WHO) launches Training in Assistive Products (TAP), a free, online resource for increasing the assistive technology workforce with a focus on simple, priority assistive products.

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2022-11-02
NARIC news: 

November is National Family Caregivers Month, organized by the Caregiver Action Network, recognizing those who provide essential care and medical assistance to a family member or friend with a disability. While some people with disabilities can access paid services and supports, families are the primary source of support for people with disabilities and older adults, according to the Administration for Community Living (ACL). Many of these caregivers also work full or part time while supporting their family member, and many of these caregivers are 50 or older. Caregiving can take a physical, emotional, and financial toll in the best of times, but the COVID-19 pandemic has presented even more challenges, as highlighted in today's Research In Focus. Visit our spotlight blog to explore even more NIDILRR-funded research supporting the health and wellness of our caregiver communities.

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 examined how transit agencies partnered with technology-enabled third-party companies to provide an on-demand transportation option for people with disabilities as an alternative to paratransit services, including implementation challenges and impact of on-demand service on service outcomes. Online surveys and semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants from US transit agencies, and 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, driver sensitivity to the needs of individuals with disabilities, and support the sustainability of the program through continuous evaluation. Access the full abstract and ordering information in REHABDATA.
 
Research in Focus: 
Caregivers of People with Chronic Illness and Disability Reported Increased Health Care Roles During the Pandemic
Research In Focus returns this week with a look at the experiences of family caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic and how their roles have changed during this challenging time.
 
Resource Highlight: 
2022 Compendium of Data Sources for Parents with Disabilities in the US
The NIDILRR-funded National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities (90DPCP0012) released the updated Compendium of Data Sources for Parents with Disabilities in the United States | 2022. The compendium shares national data sets with indicators of both disability and parental status. The data sets come from various national studies and surveys. The introduction discusses the types of information still needed, including data from parents with disabilities from Black and brown communities, and the whole lives of parents with disabilities, among others. The compendium is also available in Spanish (PDF).
 
NIDILRR News and Events: 
Video: Learn About NIDILRR
NIDILRR/ACL released a new video, Learn About NIDILRR: A Leader in Disability Research, Development, Knowledge Translation, and Training, available from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) YouTube channel. The video describes what NIDILRR is, the research and development programs it funds, the results and outcomes NIDILRR grantees produce, and the communities NIDILRR serves.
 
News items: 
NIDILRR Researchers Honored
Two researchers with a history of leading NIDILRR-funded projects were selected as University Scholars by the University of Illinois-Chicago. Judith A. Cook, PhD, has served as principal investigator or co-investigator for more than 10 NIDILRR-funded projects related to health, wellness, and employment of people with psychiatric disabilities. Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, PhD, has served as principal investigator or co-investigator for four NIDILRR-funded projects supporting independence, health, and capacity building of people with disabilities in minority communities. The University Scholars Program honors faculty members for their superior research and teaching, along with a great promise for future research.
 
ACL Blog Features a Q&A on Building Equity in Employment
NIDILRR Director Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt interviewed Corey L. Moore, RhD, principal investigator for the NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Advancing Employment Equity for Multiply Marginalized People with Disabilities (LU2E-RRTC) (90RTEM0009), for an article, Building Equity in Employment: A Q&A with ACL Grantee Dr. Corey Moore, for the Administration for Community Living (ACL) Blog. Dr. Forber-Pratt and Dr. Moore discussed what brought him to the field of vocational rehabilitation, the major activities for the new LU2E-RRTC, and why the mission of the center is so important to him.
 
Grantee event: 
Webinar: Geographic Differences in Disaster Risk Vulnerability for People with Disabilities in the US – A Look at Data and Mapping
The NIDILRR-funded Pacific ADA Regional Center (90DPAD0006) will host a webinar, Geographic Differences in Disaster Risk Vulnerability for People with Disabilities in the US: A Look at Data and Mapping, November 10th, 2:30 – 4 pm ET. Presenters will highlight findings from a set of research projects examining geographic differences in natural disaster risk for people with disabilities across the United States. Presenters will also share community-level data on disability and natural disaster risk, and showcase a series of interactive maps that can be accessed by users, highlighting differences in demographic characteristics of people with disabilities including race/ethnicity, gender, and disability type. Registration is free and required and closes at midnight on November 9th.
 
Webcast: Social Media – How to Use Data and Analytics
The NIDILRR-funded Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) (10DPKT0010) and the Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (CeKTER) (90DPEM0004) will host a webcast, Social Media: How to Use Data and Analytics, November 16th, 3 – 4 pm ET. Presenters from the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health will discuss strategies that can help participants use their social media and web statistics to understand and strengthen their social media impact. Presenters will discuss how these strategies work in different languages and regions of the globe. Registration is free and required.
 
Webcast: Twenty-Two Cents an Hour – Disability Rights and the Fight to End Subminimum Wages
The NIDILRR-funded project Effects of Customized Employment on the Employment Outcomes of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities: A Randomized Trial (90DP0085) will host a webcast, Twenty-Two Cents an Hour: Disability Rights and the Fight to End Subminimum Wages, November 17th, 2 – 2:45 pm ET. Presenters will discuss the past, present, and future of employment and the disability industrial complex. Presenters will highlight the creation of the "minimum, subminimum wage” in 1986; historic and current legislative efforts; other milestones related to subminimum wages; and the ethics of evidence-based practices in disability and employment. Registration is free and required.
 
Participate: 
Leisure Group Study in MN
The NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living and Participation (90RTCP0003) seeks individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in Minnesota for a study about participation in leisure groups. Participants must be at least 45 years old, currently or previously employed, and interested in talking about their participation in mainstream leisure group activities (i.e., groups that are set up for the general public, not specifically for people with disabilities). Participants who complete interviews and observations will receive a $75 gift card for their time. Additional information is available from the study announcement.
 
Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Employment, HCBS, and Community Living and Participation
Several NIDILRR-funded Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Centers and Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (90RTGE0004) (90AREM0003) (90ARHF0003) (90RTEM0001) are accepting applications for fellowships focusing on employment, home- and community-based services (HCBS), and community living and participation. All positions are two-year, full-time fellowships that provide an opportunity for individuals who have completed a PhD or other terminal degree to gain expertise and experience in health services research broadly, with the goal of preparing for a scholarly career. Positions begin between Spring and Fall 2023. Information and application requirements are available on the program's website.
 
Elsewhere in the Community: 
WHO Launches Training in Assistive Products
The World Health Organization (WHO) will launch Training in Assistive Products (TAP), an online resource designed to increase the assistive technology workforce with a focus on simple, priority assistive products. TAP is a free, open access online training resource to prepare primary health, community workforce, and other personnel to support people with disabilities in accessing assistive technology, from providing vision and mobility devices to referral for complex products. The launch will include a webinar and the opening of a massive open online course (MOOC), November 10th, 7 am ET. The MOOC will offer a two-week run of the Introduction of Assistive Products module, available in multiple languages.
 
Archive link: 
http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=654309&f=1190&s=26993&m=936133&t=635cba0a9267f719dd304fcd1ae764b160681b0bc4432192fe4b80b0dffecb7c