A.T. Outcomes Information Center
Organizations
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Community Research for Assistive Technology
The California Foundation of Independent Living Centers, in collaboration with the California State University at Northridge, is conducting a five-year research program funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. The goal of the project is to increase the capacity of the independent living community to work with its members and stakeholders to collect research data on access and use of AT to improve the lives of people with disabilities. [More Information on Community Research for Assistive Technology]
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John P. Murtha Assistive Technology Research Center
The mission of the John P. Murtha Assistive Technology Research Center (ATRC) at NRH is to invent, develop, evaluate, and deploy technologies that enhance recovery, foster independent living, and aid the clinical practice of rehabilitation medicine. The Center builds on a foundation of ongoing work at NRH and its partner organizations especially in the areas of neurologic assessment, technology development, telehealth, outcomes research, and health services research. The ATRC is funded through the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). [More Information on John P. Murtha Assistive Technology Research Center]
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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Improving Employment Outcomes
This Employment Service Systems Research and Training Center develops, enhances, and utilizes partnerships to improve the quality of employment services, opportunities, and outcomes for people with disabilities. Five research projects have been designed to meet this goal and examine partnerships across public agencies, between not for-profit and public agencies, and between rehabilitation agencies and businesses. The Consortia for Employment Success (CES) creates and evaluates fully integrated disability service provider networks in three local communities. The Workplace Socialization Model (WPS), supplements the CES Model by focusing on job enhancement and retention. Identification of "Good Practices" Within Vocational Rehabilitation is designed to identify a variety of good practices currently being used in the State-Federal VR system across the U.S. that facilitate consumer access to services and enhance employment outcomes. Designing and Testing Comprehensive Employment Practice and Policy Initiatives within a Vocational Rehabilitation State Agency develops and tests a model that leads to enhanced employment outcomes. A Study of Disability Navigators in One-Stops, collects data on Workforce Investment Act regions in which Navigators operate and compares levels of customer satisfaction and employment outcomes between regions that use Navigators and regions that have no such positions. [More Information on Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Improving Employment Outcomes]
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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Measuring Rehabilitation Outcomes and Effectiveness
The purpose of this RRTC is to provide national leadership on the functional assessment, outcomes, and health policy issues facing the medical rehabilitation community and the diverse consumers it seeks to serve. The Center conducts research; hosts forums for discussion; publishes in the rehabilitation, health policy, and consumer literature; trains researchers in rehabilitation-focused health services research; and disseminates information to diverse consumer, provider, and academic audiences. [More Information on Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Measuring Rehabilitation Outcomes and Effectiveness]
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RESNA 2013 Annual Conference
June 20, 2013 to June 24, 2013 in Bellevue, Washington, United States
Designed by and for people passionate about the use of assistive technology to improve the health and well-being of people with disabilities, RESNA 2013 offers educational sessions, scientific paper sessions, posters, three plenary sessions with internationally-recognized speakers, and a large exhibit hall. Mixed in are dozens of meetings of committees, SIGs (shared interest groups) and PSGs (professional specialty groups). [More Information on RESNA 2013 Annual Conference]
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RESNA 2012 Annual Conference
June 28, 2012 to July 3, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
The RESNA 2012 Annual Conference will be an interdisciplinary gathering of individuals and companies who share a common interest in rehabilitation engineering, assistive technology and disability issues in general. The conference schedule (to be announced at a later date) will include workshops and plenary sessions. Mixed in are dozens of meetings of committees, SIGs (shared interest groups) and PSGs (professional specialty groups). [More Information on RESNA 2012 Annual Conference]
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship Available in Rehabilitation Outcomes Measurement
Jan 18, 2013
The Boston University School of Public Health's Rehabilitation Outcomes Center has received funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to offer a post-doctoral training fellowship program in rehabilitation outcomes measurement research. The dynamic program focuses on recent innovations in outcome measurement such as computer adaptive testing for patient reported outcomes, advances in performance-based outcome measures, and technological developments that have allowed the creation of sophisticated instrumented outcome measures. To apply, submit a packet to Mary Slavin, PT PhD (mslavin@bu.edu) that contains the following information: Educational background; professional & previous research experience; narrative statement of career goals, reasons for seeking admission to the fellowship program; rehabilitation outcomes measurement research interest areas; list of publications and a copy of one scientific writing sample; and 3 professional references. [More Information on Post-Doctoral Fellowship Available in Rehabilitation Outcomes Measurement]
