National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) - Related Announcements http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/nidrr_req_input.html National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) - Related Announcements http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us 2010 SEDL Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:50:14 -0500 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:50:14 -0500 Alexa E. Posny, assistant secretary for special education and rehabilitative services http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/10/10082009.html NIDRR Developments:
Dr. Alexa Posny, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), has announced that David Esquith will move from his current position as the Director of the State Monitoring and Program Improvement Division (RSA) to assume the position of Deputy Director of NIDRR. Mr. Esquith has been in OSERS over 20 years, has held assignments in OSEP and, for 13 years, in the Policy, Planning, Budget and Evaluation Division in NIDRR. As many of you know, Sue Swenson, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of OSERS, has been named the Acting Director of NIDRR, replacing Lynnae Rutledge, the director of RSA. News from OSERS

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:45:23 -0500 alexa-e-posny-assistant-secretary-for-special-ed State of the Science Conference http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/statescience.html Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Interactive Exercise Technologies and Exercise Physiology for People with Disabilities (RERC RecTech)

University of Illinois at Chicago

Principal Investigator(s): James H. Rimmer, PhD

Dates: October 14 & 15, 2010, Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, VA

Focus: This conference will examine the potential of existing and emerging technologies to promote improved health and function for people with disabilities through greater participation in beneficial levels of physical activity. The conference will include presentations on:

  • Virtual exercise environments to promote greater participation in physical activity and encourage adherence to regular physical activity.
  • Evaluation of activity monitors for estimating energy expenditure among people with spinal cord injury.
  • Biomechanical evaluation of a multi-purpose upper-body cardiovascular device.
  • Development of national and international standards for universally designed fitness equipment.
  • Technology-based approaches to conducting rapid, reliable accessibility surveys of fitness and recreation venues.
  • The use of information technology to develop user-supported communities for sharing assistive devices to promote more active lifestyles among people with disabilities.

Contact: Sangeetha "Sangi" Padalabalanarayanan, spadal3@uic.edu, (312) 996-0013

]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 10:07:45 -0500 state-of-the-science-conference Lynnae M. Ruttledge Confirmed as Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. Department of Education http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/news.html 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.]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:04:52 -0500 lynnae-m-ruttledge-confirmed-as-commissioner-reh 2009 Healthy People 2020 Public Meetings http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements.html The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will conduct public meetings in October and November 2009, in Kansas City, Philadelphia, and Seattle on draft objectives for Healthy People 2020. Participation is open to the public and there is no registration cost.

2009 Healthy People 2020 Public Meetings
Registration Is Now Open
Online registration is free of cost and now open for all locations at
http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/regional/default.asp

For answers to any questions about the public meetings,
please contact 2020regional@air.org

Dates, Websites, and Locations
• October 22, 2009 - Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas University Medical Center

• November 7, 2009 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson School of Population Health

• November 20, 2009 - Seattle, Washington
Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue

The purpose of the meetings is to receive public comment on the draft Healthy People 2020 objectives and topic area. HHS is also interested in receiving recommendations on strategies to make national health improvement progress across a range of diseases, conditions, behaviors and determinants of health.

[FYI - Please note that there will be an opportunity to review and comment on the newly developed draft Healthy People 2020 objectives and topics areas at the American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting in Philadelphia, November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia Convention Center.]

]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:49:04 -0500 2009-healthy-people-2020-public-meetings New NIDRR Grantees for FY 2009 http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements.html New 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.

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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.

]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:23:43 -0500 new-nidrr-grantees-for-fy-2008 U.S. Department of Education, Emergency Management Research and People With Disabilities: A Resource Guide, Washington, D.C., 2008. http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/EMRfPwD/index.html April 7, 2008: U.S. Department of Education, Emergency Management Research and People With Disabilities: A Resource Guide, Washington, D.C., 2008.
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 formats:
PDF version (528kb)
Word Document version (1.9MB)

]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:15:06 -0500 us-department-of-education-emergency-managemen 2008 State of the Science Conferences http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/statescience.html State of the Science Conference listings]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 State of the Sciences Conferences 2008-conferences NIDRR issues: Final Draft Annual Performance Assessment Expert Review Health and Function Research http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/apaer/hf/index.html NIDRR issues: Final Draft Annual Performance Assessment Expert Review Health and Function Research

  • Summary of the October 18–19, 2006 Panel Meeting
  • Summary of Accomplishments Ratings
]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:38:49 -0500 nidrr-issues-final-draft-annual-performance-asses OSERS Announces its Long-Term Goals http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/goals.html Source- OSERS - July 17, 2006- John H. Hager, the Assistant Secretary of Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), recently announced OSERS' new long-term goals.

]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:54:09 -0500 osers-announces-its-longterm-goals National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research--Notice of Final Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-2009 http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/lrp/fy2005-2009/index.html The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) publishes the Final Long-Range Plan (Final Plan) for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) for FY 2005 through 2009. As required by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act), the Assistant Secretary takes this action to outline priorities for rehabilitation research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, and to explain the basis for these priorities.

  • NIDRRs Long Range Plan for 2005-2009
    Available formats:
      • HTML online version
      • Plain Text from the Federal Register
      • PDF version from the Federal Register, 12.9MB   
      • Microsoft Word file download, 328KB   
      • ]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:04:11 -0600 Special Announcements national-institute-on-disability-and-rehabilitation-researchnotice-of-final-longrange-plan-for-fiscal-years-20052009 Summary Expert Panel Reports of the Annual Portfolio Assessment Expert Review (APAER) Pilot http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements.html Summary Expert Panel Reports of the Annual Portfolio Assessment Expert Review (APAER) Pilot are available for the Employment Portfolio and the Technology Portfolio.

      ]]>       Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:04:56 -0600 Special Announcements summary-expert-panel-reports-of-the-annual-portfolio-assessment-expert-review-apaer-pilot       Emergency Evacuation of People With Physical Disabilities From Buildings: 2004 Conference Proceedings report and recommendations http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/pwd-emergency-evac.html Steven J. Tingus, director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) at the U.S. Department of Education, is pleased to share with you an important message about the newly issued final report and recommendations from the recently held Mini-Conference on Disability and Aging, Disability and Aging: Seeking Solutions to Improve Health, Productivity and Community Living.

      ]]>       Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:07:42 -0600 Special Announcements emergency-evacuation-of-people-with-physical-disabilities-from-buildings-2004-conference-proceedings-report-and-recommendations       Knowledge Translation Planning Panel Summary of the June 9-10, 2005 Panel Meeting http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/ktpanel_summary/index.html
    • Knowledge Translation Planning Panel Summary Report
      Available formats:
        • HTML online version
        • PDF Format, 187KB   
        • MS Word file download, 152KB   .
    ]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0500 Special Announcements knowledge-translation-planning-panel-summary-of-the-june-910-2005-panel-meeting NIDRR Brochure 2000 http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/nidrr_brochure.html NIDRR Brochure 2000

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