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Development of the National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for the Rehabilitation Services Administration

New Editions operated the National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), which serves to coordinate activities and communications among the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s (RSA’s) Technical Assistance Network members, promote collaborative activities, identify experts and resources, and provide analysis and evaluation of program data. RSA’s Technical Assistance Network provides training, technical assistance and continuing education to improve the performance of State Vocational Rehabilitation programs.

Section 508 Program Management Support for the Office of Accessible Systems and Technology (OAST)

Man training individuals on how to evaluate websites for accessibility issues.

Department of Homeland Security

Office of Accessible Systems and Technology

New Editions provides technical support to the Office of Accessible Systems & Technology (OAST) by addressing the accessibility of electronic and information technology (EIT) under Section 508, and its accommodation responsibilities under Sections 501 and 504. The core of our team, located onsite at the U.S.

Technical Assistance for Money Follows the Person

Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Enacted by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration is part of a comprehensive, coordinated strategy to assist states (in collaboration with stakeholders) to make widespread changes to their long-term care support systems. This initiative assists states in their efforts to reduce their reliance on institutional care, all while developing community-based long-term care opportunities, and thereby enabling the elderly and people with disabilities to fully participate within their communities.

Technical Assistance on the Annual Report to Congress for the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

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Department of Education

Office of Special Education Programs

New Editions coordinates and prepares a series of complex, accessible reports appropriate for Congress that meet the requirements as outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA).

Management and Information Systems Support for the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

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Department of Health and Human Services

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research

New Editions provides planning, evaluation, research, technical assistance and logistical services to support the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research's (NIDILRR’s) program planning and improvement, as well as to meet accountability requirements.

Logistical, Administrative, Technical Support and Analytic Guidance for the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR)

Department of Health and Human Services

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research

New Editions provides a wide range of program support to the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR). ICDR's mission is to promote coordination among federal agencies that conduct research or implement policy around disability issues.

March is National Reading Month

Anna Lenhart, MPH, Project Manager

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, March is designated as National Reading Month. The primary audience for Dr. Seuss’ books is young children, but his writings have insight for adults, too. As he said, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

National Reentry Week

Cherie Takemoto, PhD, Project Manager

The Department of Justice (DOJ) inaugurated April 24-30 as National Reentry Week.

Important Tools for Back to School – Assistive Technologies for Your Child with Learning Disabilities

Tyler Matney, Vice President

Parents who are gathering backpacks and supplies for the start of the school year, may want to add one more item to that back to school list—an appropriate assistive technology (AT) product. AT can help with many types of learning challenges: listening, speaking, math, organization and memory, reading and writing.

Twenty-Five Years of Changing Attitudes

Shelia Newman, President and Owner

I was optimistic about the direction the field of disability was taking when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed. I had spent a year arguing with my brother-in-law who belonged to an organization that was actively lobbying against the ADA. He was convinced that the ADA would be the death of the small business that employed him. Our arguments were heated and often led to me saying things such as, “We’re all only temporarily able-bodied.