Transportation

This project provides auditing support services to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for monitoring medical examiners (MEs) on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. With over 89,000 certified MEs conducting physical exams for millions of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, this contract ensures compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).

This contract provides comprehensive support services for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Federal Hearing Exemption Program, an initiative authorized under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. The program allows individuals who do not meet the federal hearing standard to obtain exemptions and operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, provided the level of safety remains equivalent to or greater than the current regulations.

Established under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, this program allows individuals with seizure disorders to obtain exemptions from federal physical qualification standards to operate commercial motor vehicles, provided they maintain stable treatment and remain seizure-free. New Editions assists the FMCSA in managing approximately 455 active exempted drivers and processing an anticipated 85 new and 160 renewal applications annually, as the Agency lacks the internal resources to execute these functions independently.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is dedicated to promoting safe behaviors of older road users to include individuals age 65 and over who are drivers, passengers, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists.  New Editions provides content management and outreach support to NHTSA for the Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety (ChORUS).

Money Follows the Person (MFP) Technical Assistance (TA) Needs Assessment is a survey that collects data on states' progress and TA needs in implementing the MFP Demonstration.

The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Technical Assistance (TA) Tracker allows MFP-related professionals to track TA requests and outcomes. It allows users to track assigned requests, reassign requests to other users, add comments to requests and more.

The Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) website is designed to assist the ICDR in its goal to promote coordination and cooperation among federal departments and agencies conducting disability, independent living, and rehabilitation research programs. The site contains ICDR activities, disability research news, ICDR reports and general federal disability research resources.

The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Technical Assistance (TA) website promotes promising practices, and provides guidance on program improvement strategies in the areas of system performance and individual consumer outcomes for the MFP Rebalancing Demonstration.

In support of the 2010 National Disability Summit on Disability Policy, New Editions’ team of researchers prepared ten working papers on disability policy issues. This landmark event marked the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and attracted over 400 stakeholders from across the country. The working papers addressed policy accomplishments and future challenges in areas such as civil rights, housing, health, employment, education and technology.

The online Orientation Training Module was developed by New Editions for the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDILRR’s) peer reviewers. The module was created to help peer reviewers better understand their responsibility and role in reviewing materials submitted by NIDILRR grantees for various grants.