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B Summary of Information Sources on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Pages 352-377

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From page 352... ... For each agency within the department, there is a brief description of its mission and the type of disability research it funds. Next, there is a description of the methods used to announce the availability of research funding, track inprogress research, and disseminate research reports. Read the entire page →
From page 353... ... � Design requirements for persons using powered mobility aids. Some of the provisions in ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) Read the entire page →
From page 354... ... Priorities are also announced in the agency quarterly newsletter Access America and through direct mailing using an inhouse mailing list. Progress Reports on Funded Research: Under its current budget, the Board funds only one to three major research projects per year. Read the entire page →
From page 355... ... The research funded by NIDRR covers every aspect of disability including brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, back pain, and broader areas such as technology, accessibility, aging, service delivery, policy, ethics, recreation, and community integration. Funding: $70 million in fiscal year 1995. Read the entire page →
From page 356... ... � International projects. Announcing Funding Priorities: NIDRR announces its funding priorities in the Federal Register and through electronic bulletin boards. Read the entire page →
From page 357... ... Interest in vulnerable populations which includes disability. Disability Research: The AHCPR research agenda includes eight topic areas: 1. Read the entire page →
From page 358... ... Progress Reports on Funded Research: Grantees are required to prepare annual progress reports. Final Reports on Funded Research Research Activities is a digest of research findings that have been produced with support from AHCPR and is published by AHCPR's Center for Health Information Dissemination. Read the entire page →
From page 359... ... � A comprehensive early-notification reporting system for spinal cord injuries. This system will allow public health officials to develop strategies for preventing secondary conditions. Read the entire page →
From page 360... ... Funding: $16.2 million for injury prevention research grants in fiscal year 1996. Disability Research: The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control conducts and monitors research on the causes, risks, and preventive measures for injuries outside the workplace including ties. Read the entire page →
From page 361... ... � Multistate surveillance system for traumatic brain and spinal cord The Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention monitors trends in unintentional injuries, conducts research to better understand risk factors, and evaluates interventions to prevent injuries due to motor vehicle crashes, fires, burns, falls, drowning, and poisonings. The Division of Violence Prevention supports both intramural and extramural projects and activities to prevent violence. Read the entire page →
From page 362... ... Funding: $15 million in fiscal year 1995. Disability Research: The Research Plan for the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research was based on a review of medical rehabilitation research being supported by various agencies, advice solicited from the scientific and consumer communities, and three field hearings at which public comment was obtained. Read the entire page →
From page 363... ... From FY 92 when NCMRR first began funding research projects until FY 95, 182 projects have been supported, including those funded by interagency agreements. Announcing Funding Priorities: Research support has been provided primarily through research project grants, institutional training grants, and small business innovation research grants. Read the entire page →
From page 364... ... Ongoing disability-related policy and evaluation research includes � modeling use and costs of long-term services; � client-directed personal assistance or home and community-based services; � use and impact of managed care on persons with disabilities; � subacute care and Medicare-funded home health services; � residential options for persons with disabilities; � database development; and � international comparisons of long-term service systems. Announcing Funding Priorities: Research funding availability is announced in the Federal Register and in the Commerce Business Daily. Read the entire page →
From page 365... ... It focuses on providing definitive answers to questions about what programs work and how they can be made to work better, through quick-turnaround studies and conferences as well as through long-term evaluations that systematically measures outcomes over an extended period. In addition, PD&R is committed to investing in the development of reliable databases describing housing market conditions and needs, as well as documenting how HUD programs work, how much they cost, and who they serve. Read the entire page →
From page 366... ... Announcing Funding Priorities: Research is conducted through competitively procured contracts. PD&R announces and solicits proposals for large-scale research projects through the Commerce Business Daily. Read the entire page →
From page 367... ... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Transit Cooperative Research Project Among its activities, the Department of Transportation (DOT) provides formula grants for state and local governments to buy new transit vehicles accessible to persons with disabilities; build accessible rail systems; modernize older rail car and stations, provide demand-response paratransit (van) Read the entire page →
From page 368... ... Transit Research Abstracts is an annual DOT publication of abstracts of completed and ongoing research projects on all public transit modes, including specialized ADA transit systems for access by persons with disabilities. Final Reports on Funded Research: TRB provides a series of research reports, research results digests, legal research digests, syntheses of transit practice, and other supporting material developed by TCRP research. Read the entire page →
From page 369... ... Disability Research: Project ACTION funds transit accessibility demonstration projects that: � identify persons with disabilities and their transportation needs; � develop outreach and marketing activities to encourage public transportation use of persons with disabilities; � provide training for transportation providers to increase their sensitivity to the needs of persons with disabilities; � provide training for persons with disabilities regarding the use of public transportation; and � encourage elimination of barriers to accessible services and facilities. Complementing Project ACTION local demonstration efforts is the National Institute for Accessible Transportation (NIAT) Read the entire page →
From page 370... ... Also used are trade publications, National Easter Seal Societies publications, and federal publications. Progress Reports on Funded Research: Project ACTION tracks its local demonstration projects through quarterly reports submitted by contractors. Read the entire page →
From page 371... ... Final Reports on Funded Research: Final reports on VA Rehab R&D are published annually in Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports and quarterly in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. Abstracts from the Read the entire page →
From page 372... ... Funding: $7 million for disability-related projects in fiscal year 1994. Disability Research: All seven Directorates in NSF support individual projects related to disabilities. Read the entire page →
From page 373... ... This Foundation-wide program provides funding for students and faculty with disabilities to obtain special equipment and services needed to reduce or remove barriers so they can participate in research and training activities supported by NSF. Announcing Funding Priorities: Programs of funded research are publicized through program announcements and program guides. Read the entire page →
From page 374... ... UAPs provide technical assistance, community service, dissemination, and interdisciplinary training to professionals. UAP research activities include empirical research on existing practices and developing models of practice and service delivery. Read the entire page →
From page 375... ... It does not fund disability research. However, some of its research activities concern prevention of disability in four areas: (1) Read the entire page →
From page 376... ... As a user of disability research, the EEOC is especially interested in research in the areas of reasonable accommodation, assistive technology, cost of accommodation, and the role of education, training, and rehabilitation in the employment for persons with disabilities. Read the entire page →
From page 377... ... STATISTICS AND DATA COLLECTION Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census The Bureau of the Census does not fund disability research. However, it conducts three surveys which are a primary source of disability data: Current Population Survey (CPS) Read the entire page →

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... For each agency within the department, there is a brief description of its mission and the type of disability research it funds. Next, there is a description of the methods used to announce the availability of research funding, track inprogress research, and disseminate research reports.

B Summary of Information Sources on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Pages 352-377

B Summary of Information Sources on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Pages 352-377