During the past year, NARIC staff has turned to colleagues at the NIDILRR grantee community for research-based resources to help with challenges encountered, such as new variants of COVID-19, inclusion at work or at school, and resources to help staying safe in emergencies, many of which were featured in the Spotlight blog; This Just In... features a NIDILRR-funded study that utilized focus group sessions with occupational and physical therapists to identify barriers and facilitators to rehabilitation care of individuals with spatial neglect; the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) publishes its 9th edition of the Knowledge Translation (KT) casebook; Project Director for the Rocky Mountain ADA Regional Center was interviewed in news story, Two Americas: Accessibility in Billlings through the eyes of the disabled, on KTVQ television station in Billings, MT; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living and Participation hosts webinar, Policy Forum: Wage Compression Among Direct Support Professionals (DSPs); the Great Lakes ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, Ask an ADA Professional Questions RE: Service Animals; the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Housing and Urban Development announce a new Housing and Services Resource Center, a center created for people who work in organizations and systems that provide housing resources and homelessness services, behavioral and mental health services, and other supportive services.
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News and Notes from the NIDILRR Community and Beyond Archive
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As 2022 winds to a close, NARIC staff reflects on a year of celebrations and remembrances, including the 50th anniversary of the independent living movement, the passing of key figures in the disability and rehabilitation community, and the NARIC team's own milestones, including the 500th issue of News and Notes, the 10th anniversary of the Spotlight blog, and the launch of the Spotlight Podcast series; This Just In... features an article presenting findings from a study exploring outcomes of certified behavioral health peer specialists (CPSs); the Southeast ADA Regional Center posts latest episode of the ADA Live! Podcast, A Successful Path to Employment: Innovative Supports for Autistic Workers (ISAW) Project; members of the Northwest Regional Burn Model System Center receive awards at the 2022 International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) Congress, the Baskent University Nursing Award and the Haberal Education Foundation Nursing Award; the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) hosts webcast, Staying Inside Our "Window of Tolerance": Strategies for Managing Secondary Trauma and Distress; the Great Lakes ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, Ask an ADA Professional Questions RE: Parking and the ADA; the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project on Knowledge Translation to Promote Patient-Centered Care Through Use of Standardized Assessments seeks participants for input on updates to the Rehabilitation Measures Database, a searchable collection of summaries of standardized assessments used in physical medicine and rehabilitation; the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging-in-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities (TechSAge RERC) is recruiting older adults with physical and sensory disabilities for multiple studies on digital assistance technologies, a fall detection device for wheelchair and scooter users, and a virtual Tele Tai Chi group class for adults with mobility disabilities, among others; the Department of Justice launches a new and improved ADA.gov website dedicated to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
NARIC staff mourns the passing of Margaret Giannini, MD and Marsha Saxton, PhD, two members of the NIDILRR community who were instrumental in the independent living and disability rights movements; NIDILRR posts videos from the series Maternal Health and Disability Workshops: The Accessibility of Motherhood; This Just In... features a review covering the history and development of the concept of community inclusion for people with serious mental illnesses; the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System Center (NNJTBIS) posts videos from its annual speaker series Moving Forward: Personal Perspectives on Life After Brain Injury; the Mid-Atlantic ADA Regional Center announces the release of a video series, Law Enforcement and First Responder Interactions with People with Disabilities; the Center for Research, Training, and Dissemination of Family Support for People with Disabilities Across the Life Course hosts the 2nd Conference on Caregiving Research; the Southwest ADA Regional Center seeks participants age 18 or older with any type of disability for a survey to identify and understand barriers to video gaming for people with disabilities; the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posts guide, Veterans and the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide to Employers.
NARIC staff mourns the passing of Senator Bob Dole, a staunch advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, who regarded the passage of the ADA as one of the proudest moments of his career; This Just In... features a study examining differences in sleep quality, architecture, and sleep-related respiration between patients receiving and not receiving opioid medication during inpatient rehabilitation following TBI; Research in Focus highlights an activity program that pairs rhythmic movements and music to help people post stroke improve their health and physical function; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment of People who are Blind or Have Low Vision releases latest episode of its Employment Insights Podcast, featuring guest who has grown and managed his own vending business; the Southeast ADA Regional Center reaches 100th episode milestone with its ADA Live! podcast, Show Them How Smart You Are: Self-Advocacy, Parenting, and Autism; the Great Lakes ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, Accessible Technology on Smartphones & Tablets for Users that Are Blind or Low Vision; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities (VCU-RRTC-Transition) hosts webcast, A Scoping Review of Community-Based Employment Programs for Transition Youth with Disabilities; the Assessment and Investigation of New Coverage Policies for Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT) Within a Contemporary Accountable Care Environment project seeks CRT stakeholders for online survey related to wheelchair service and funding; the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (CDR) releases Assistive Technology and Universal Design: A Toolkit for Interagency Collaboration.
In observance of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), NARIC has assembled items from its Spotlight blog on robotics, technology for aging in place, mobile health, and augmentative and alternative communication, among others; This Just In... features a study examining depression and pain as potential contributors to patient-provider discordance in the assessment of disease activity in youth with lupus; Research in Focus looks at return to driving as a common recovery goal for people following traumatic brain injury; the RRTC on Health and Function of People with Psychiatric Disabilities publishes manual, Enhancing Your Immune Health: Facilitator's Guide; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Place-based Solutions for Rural Community Participation, Health, and Employment publishes research report, Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Rural and Urban People with Disabilities; the Northeast ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, What's the Question?, discussing the most common and also most challenging questions related to the ADA; the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) seeks individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their caregivers to provide feedback on a new factsheet, Stay Healthy After Traumatic Brain Injury; the Office of Disability Employment Policy's Job Accommodation Network (JAN) hosts webinar, Accommodation Solutions for Autoimmune Disorders, exploring workplace accommodations and assistive technology options for employees with autoimmune disorders.
In observance of Thanksgiving and Pennsylvania's declaration of November as Assistive Technology Month, staff at NARIC offers thanks to AT with a look at some of the latest research and resources in AT from the NIDILRR community and elsewhere in its Spotlight blog; This Just In... presents a study analyzing the impact of the Affordable Care Act's Medical Expansion on clinical outcomes and patient disposition after burn injury; the Rehabilitation Research Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision publishes checklists to assist vocational rehabilitation (VR) professionals in assessing the need for career advancement or job retention services for employed VR consumers with visual disabilities; ADA Specialist with the Rocky Mountain ADA Regional Center was interviewed for Can You Race a Triathlon with a Service Dog? in Outside Magazine; the Center for Knowledge Translation on Employment Research (CeKTER) hosts Tips and Tricks for Using Social Media to Improve Knowledge Translation (KT) in Your Employment Research and Practice - Session 2; the Great Lakes ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, Inclusive Exhibition Design, discussing the design of museum exhibits for people with and without disabilities, older adults, and children; the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC) seeks participants with cerebral palsy for a study on patient-provider experiences of people with CP who use AAC; the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) co-hosts Advancing Inclusive Apprenticeships: A National Online Dialogue on Increasing Diversity, Equity Inclusion, and Accessibility in Apprenticeship, in collaboration with the Employment and Training Administration's Office of Apprenticeship, Women's Bureau, Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and Wage and Hour Division.
In oberservance of the 7th Annual Apprenticeship Week, sponsored by the Department of Labor, NARIC features research in apprenticeship programs and additional resources for inclusive apprenticeship from the NIDILRR community and elsewhere in its Spotlight Blog; This Just In... features a study investigating the prevalence of low-risk drinking after moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI); Research in Focus looks at a remotely-delivered program that may help people with intellectual disabilities reach wellness goals; the Community Living Policy Center publishes research brief, #CareCantWait, How Do Inadequate Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Affect Community Living and Health Outcomes?; principal investigator for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Promoting Interventions for Community Living (RRTC/PICL) joins the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Advisory Group to the Director Working Group on Diversity, Subgroup on Individuals with Disabilities; the Mid-Atlantic ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, Understanding Transportation Barriers for Diverse Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults; the Great Lakes ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, Section 508 - A Celebration of Twenty Years, showcasing the work of influential accessibility professionals who developed the original web accessibility standards under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 2000 and the revised standards of 2017; the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks public comments on the Draft of Promoting Access to Voting Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent Voting for People with Disabilities.
In observance of Veterans Day, NARIC offers resources, supports, and incentives available to employers and hiring managers to hire and retain veterans with disabilities; This Just In... features a study examining differences in health insurance coverage and access to care among workers with disabilities based on states' decisions about expanding Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA); the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Place-Based Solutions for Rural Community Participation, Health, and Employment releases the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Self-Employment Guide; the Southeast ADA Regional Center honors Veterans with disabilities and their families in the latest episode of ADA Live!; the Great Lakes ADA Regional Center hosts webinar, Agriculture as the Next Mission for Military Veterans of All Abilities, discussing how veterans can transition to a career in agriculture after acquiring a physical or mental disability during their service; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities hosts webinar, Q2: Effective Secondary Services in Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities; the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) seeks speech language pathology (SLP) students and professionals to provide feedback on a new knowledge translation course for SLP students; the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) hosts webinar, Disaster Response and Disability Approaches for Citizen Responders, presenting approaches to increase inclusivity for people with disabilities and with access and functional needs in disaster response.
In observance of National Family Caregivers Month, organized by the Caregiver Action Network, NARIC has resources in its Spotlight Blog, including the latest research from the NIDILRR community, to understand the state of caregiving and develop new programs and supports; This Just In... features an article in the Disability and Health Journal on the effects of a consumer-driven home modification invention on community participation for people with mobility disabilities; Research in Focus discusses how Black young adults with mental illness find support from vocational counselors seeking to understand their needs; the Southeast ADA Regional Center posts An Insider's Perspective of the Legal System, latest episode in the Disability Rights Today podcast; principal investigator for recently completed NIDILRR-funded field-initiated projects on stroke to receive the 2021 Freda Newcombe Prize, recognizing distinguished scientists of cognitive neuropsychology, from the British Neuropsychological Society (BNS); the project Research and Education to Support the Science of Independent Living for Inclusion and Engagement: National Center of Excellence RRTC (RESILIENCE RRTC) to host next session of the Built to Scale online seminar series; the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living hosts seminar, The Direct Support Workforce and COVID-19: What We Know and What We Need to Do; 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 research study, Parenting Through Leisure, focusing on helping parents with a serious mental illness participate in leisure activities with their child; the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) at the Department of Health and Human Services publishes report, Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Cerebral Palsy (CP), and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).
In observance of World Occupational Therapy Day, readers can find article abstracts on recent research in occupational therapy (OT) from the NIDILRR grantee community in NARIC's REHABDATA database; recording of NIDILRR-hosted webinar, Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic, is now available; This Just In... features article new to the NARIC collection, Return to driving after moderate-to-severe traumatic injury: A traumatic brain injury model system study; the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC) releases new AAC learning module, Supporting Patient-Provider Communication, part of the AAC Learning Center Moodle; principal investigator for the Northeast Ohio Regional Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model System receives 2021 Visionary Prize from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation; investigator for Assessment and Investigation of New Coverage Policies for Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT) Within a Contemporary Accountable Care Environment receives the Distinguished Clinical Award from the Therapy Leadership Council (TLC) during the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP) Annual Conference; the Center for Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (CeKTER) hosts two-part virtual training, Tips and Tricks for Using Social Media to Improve Knowledge Translation in Your Employment Research and Practice; the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) hosts webinar, Science Communication and Public Engagement; the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Improving Health and Function Through Use of Performance Standards in Wheelchair Selection hosts state of the science webinar series, Give Thanks for Standards, promoting good practice, use, and application of wheelchair and cushion performance standards; the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice and the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Education publish fact sheet, Supporting Students at Risk for Self-Harm in the Era of COVID-19.
