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Tag Archives: vocational rehabilitation
Support the 39th Institute on Rehabilitation Issues
The Institute on Rehabilitation Issues (IRI) is sponsored through a competitive grant from the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). The IRI’s objectives include identifying field initiated topics of importance to the public rehabilitation program, discussing said topics, and developing materials which … Continue reading
Posted in Organization
Tagged agencies, Disabilities, disability, employment, Institute on Rehabilitation Issues, IRI, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, public rehabilitation program, rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Services Administration, RSA, staff development, state vocational rehabilitation agencies, topic nominations, vocational rehabilitation, VR professionals
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Temple Collaborative Seeks User Input on a New Guidebook for Consumers
The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities seeks your input into the development of a workbook / guidebook designed specifically for individual consumers – or groups of consumers in community mental health programs, psychiatric rehabilitation … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Survey, Uncategorized
Tagged competitive employment, consumer-run, mental health, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, psychiatric disabilities, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Participation and Community Living of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, resource guide, return-to-work, survey, Temple University, Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, vocational rehabilitation, workbook
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2012 State of the Science Conference Materials Now Available!
On April 23rd, 2012 the State-of-the-Science Conference was held in conjunction with the 2012 CSAVR Spring Conference in Bethesda, Maryland. Hosted by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) in collaboration with CSAVR this conference … Continue reading
NIDRR-funded research on Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders
April is Autism Awareness Month and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has a long history of funding research on autism and autism spectrum disorders. A search of the NIDRR program database located a total of 29 … Continue reading
June’s White House Disability Call from Greece
Para el blog en español, por favor, desplácese hacia abajo. Está por debajo de la versión en inglés. June’s White House Disability Call comes to us from the Special Olympics, to be held in Athens, Greece. The moderator for the call was Mr. Kareem Dale, … Continue reading
Disability in Rural Communities: Designing Research for Impact (Part I: Rural Rehabilitation and Employment)
On Wednesday, June 22nd the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities discussed how they build evidence-based interventions supporting the purposes of the Rehabilitation Act and NIDRR’s Long Range Plan in their presentation “Disability in Rural Communities: … Continue reading
Posted in Organization, Project
Tagged employment, evidence-based research, health outcomes, health promotion, independent living, living well, long range planning, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, presentations, Rehabilitation Act, RRTC, rural, self-employment, self-management, telerehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation, working well
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NIDRR Research Spotlight: Using a iPod Touch as a Job Coach
We just posted a new article in our NIDRR Research Spotlight highlighting the early results of a project at Virginia Commonwealth University. Participants in the project were people with autism spectrum disorders who were starting job trials, or periods of … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Project, Publications
Tagged autism, employment, iPod Touch, NIDRR grantees, vocational rehabilitation
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Hojas informativas en español del Centro del Modelo de Sistemas sobre el Conocimiento de Traducción
En el post del blog de hoy, vamos a discutir las hojas de datos informativos proporcionados por MSKTC. El Centro del Modelo de Sistemas sobre el Conocimiento de Traducción (MSKTC) tiene hojas informativas que cubren una amplia gama de temas incluyendo cuidado de la piel y las úlceras por presión, dolor después de la lesión de la médula espinal, la … Continue reading
Posted in Fact sheet, Organization, Publications, Website
Tagged accessibility, Bone health, brain injury, Burn Injury, depression, disability, education, employment, Fact Sheets, knowledge translation, MSKTC, parenting, Pediatric injuries, Spanish, Spasticity, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States, vocational rehabilitation, wheelchairs, wound care
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A Review of Murderball
Thanks to Netflix, I got to see Murderball a few weekends ago. Murderball is an independent movie that showcases the lives of rugby players in the Canadian and American Para-Olympic rugby teams and how they came to join their respective … Continue reading
Nominate Effective State VR Practices
Do you know of a practice or program at a state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) project? The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Vocational Rehabilitation Research is conducting case studies and looking for candidates! The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at … Continue reading
