National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) - Related Announcements
Lynnae M. Ruttledge Confirmed as Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. Department of Education
On March 25, 2010, Alexa Posny, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) in the U.S. Department of Education announced that Lynnae Ruttledge, Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) will serve as Acting Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Commissioner Ruttledge was nominated by President Obama to be Commissioner of RSA and appointed on January 4, 2010 after Senate confirmation.
NIDRR Grantees for FY 2009
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) announces the funding of new projects for the current fiscal year. The priority areas include Employment Outcomes (3); Health and Function (18); Technology for Access and Function (30); Participation and Community Living (13); Disability Demographics (4); Knowledge Translation (2); and Capacity Building for Disability and Rehabilitation Research and Training (14). Browse NARIC's NIDRR Program Directory to view information on all of the projects currently funded by NIDRR.
Emergency Management Research and People With Disabilities: A Resource Guide
This resource guide is the culmination of cooperative efforts by NIDRR, the Department of Education, the Research Subcommittee of the Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities (ICC), and the New Freedom Initiative Subcommittee of the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR). The guide provides a listing and description of research projects funded by the federal government and nonfederal entities, research recommendations that have come out of conferences on emergency management and disability, and a bibliography of relevant research publications.
Alternate available formats
• MS Word Document
• Adobe PDF Document
Summary Expert Panel Reports of the Annual Portfolio Assessment Expert Review (APAER) Pilot are available for the Employment Portfolio and the Technology Portfolio.
