2023 NIDILRR Stakeholder Match-Making Sessions
About the NIDILRR Stakeholder Match-Making Initiative
The Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is sponsoring its second year of virtual match-making sessions for ACL/NIDILRR stakeholders to connect with each other to share information, discuss common research interests, and ultimately find partners for research collaboration.
From October – November 2023, NIDILRR stakeholders will sign up for sessions based on similar research interests and will be provided with a virtual Zoom room to meet and talk. Each session will consist of one or more presenters and participants. Based on the discussion, stakeholders may capture information about each other and connect individually with each other to partner with after the session.
Please note, ACL/NIDILRR is sponsoring the sessions but will not be participating in the sessions in order to maintain integrity in future grant processes such as peer review and is not endorsing any content discussed.
Presenter and Participant Roles
Before signing up for a session, please review the information below regarding roles for presenters and participants:
- Presenters are stakeholders who are seeking partnership and collaboration for research purpose or stakeholders who have a research question or a specific research topic idea and want to make a pitch to the researchers. During each session presenters are asked to briefly share information about their organization and their research interest and pose questions to matched stakeholders. Presenters will be responsible for “moderating” the sessions and leading the discussion.
- Participants are stakeholders who have similar research interests and who will listen during the session, provide feedback and respond to questions, and ask their own questions.
Register for a Session
If you are interested in joining a stakeholder match-making session as a participant, please complete the Zoom registration for the session(s) you would like to attend, by Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Spots are limited. Sessions will be recorded for administrative purposes only and will not be shared.
Sessions are designed to be small to foster discussion and collaboration, so we ask that you please only register if you plan on attending the session. For each session you will find the session topic, presenter(s), date and time, and registration link below.
- New Robotic Technology That Makes Access Above 48 Inches Possible for Wheelchair Users
Date/Time: Friday, November 3, 2023, from 10am to 11am ET
Presenter: Wayne Crolley
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- Unlocking Compliance Data with Technology: Accessibility Support Platform
Date/Time: Monday, November 6, 2023, from 9:30am to 10:30am ET
Presenter: Jourdan Saunders
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- Data for Examining Social Determinants of Health for People with Disabilities
Date/Time: Monday, November 6, 2023, from 1pm to 2pm ET
Presentation #1: Person-Centered Transportation Research for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Using ITNAmerica’s National Databases (Katherine Freund)
Presentation #2: Opportunities for Advancing Disability Research with AI and Data Science (Lisa Lines)
Presentation #3: Using Medicaid Data for Examining Inequities and Social Determinants of Health in Home and Community Based Services (K. Walter and A. Pathak)
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- Employment and Economic Outcomes for People with Disabilities
Date/Time: Monday, November 6, 2023, from 3pm to 4pm ET
Presentation #1: Availability and Uses of Disability Statistics (Andrew Houtenville)
Presentation #2: Disability Inclusion and Long-Term Value Creation (Robert Ludke)
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- When Do I Go? Mitigation Decision Points for Vulnerable Populations in an Emergency
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 7, 2023, from 2pm to 3pm ET
Presenter: Daryl Schaffer
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- Driving Efficiency and Quality in Healthcare with Autonomous Coding
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 8, 2023, from 8am to 9am ET
Presenter: Elshedai Lemeneh
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- Establishing Interscholastic Adaptive Sports for Youth with Physical Disabilities as an Evidence-Based Practice/Strategy
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 8, 2023, from 11am to 12pm ET
Presenter: Lisa Followay
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- Prioritizing Self-Determination and Independent Living in Medicaid Managed Care
Date/Time: Thursday, November 9, 2023, from 10am to 11am ET
Presenter: Jane Johnson
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- Rehabilitation Outcomes: Current and Future Opportunities for Collaboration in Rehabilitation-Focused Research with Gaylord Specialty Healthcare's Milne Institute for Healthcare Innovation
Date/Time: Thursday, November 9, 2023, from 1pm to 2pm ET
Presenter: Henry C. Hrdlicka
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- Employment for People with Disabilities
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 1pm to 2pm ET
Presentation #1: Tools for Employers Hiring People with Disabilities (Annie Baghdayan)
Presentation #2: Impact of Employment on Benefits: Best Practices for Sharing the Truth (Nicholas Love)
Presentation #3: An Overview of the Disability Area at Mathematica (David Mann)
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- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Research
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 3pm to 4pm ET
Presentation #1: Working with Self-Advocates to Make Research More Inclusive (Hezzy Smith)
Presentation #2: Transition of Youth with IDD to Community Living (Renata Ticha)
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- People with Disabilities and the Criminal Justice System
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 15, 2023, from 1pm to 2pm ET
Presentation #1: Traumatic Brain Injury and the Criminal Legal System (Desiree Gorbea-Finalet)
Presentation #2: People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System: Exploring Key Areas for Research (Leigh Anne McKingsley)
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- Use of Technology to Support People with Disabilities in Living Independently
Date/Time: Thursday, November 16, 2023, from 11am to 12pm ET
Presentation #1: Using Technology as a Catalyst for Independent Living (Amy Fox)
Presentation #2: Enabling Technology: Unlocking Independence for People with IDD (Carrie Guiden)
Presentation #3: Advancing Technology First Systems Change (Shea Tanis)
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- Aging with a Disability and Respite Research
Date/Time: Thursday, November 16, 2023, from 3pm to 4pm ET
Presentation #1: “Stay Well & Healthy!”: Data from An In-home Preventive Healthcare Program for Adults Aging With Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability (Harriet Udin Aronow)
Presentation #2: Applying the Value of Respite Model and Recommended Common Data Elements in Caregiving Research (Kim Whitmore)
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- The Impact of Long COVID on Living and Working for People with Disabilities
Date/Time: Friday, November 17, 2023, from 12pm to 1pm ET
Presenter: Debra Brucker
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- Knowledge Translation
Date/Time: Monday, November 20, 2023, from 10am to 11am ET
Presentation #1: Promoting Uptake of NIDILRR-Funded Research Through the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research's Policy Portal (Kathleen Murphy)
Presentation #2: Leveraging The Harkin Institue and Its Network to Support Your Project (Daniel Van Sant)
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- Wheelchair Technology
Date/Time: Monday, November 20, 2023, from 2pm to 3pm ET
Presentation #1: Public Charging Infrastructure for Power Mobility Devices (Zeljko Pantic)
Presentation #2: VeloChair: A Paradigm Shift in Empowering Abilities (Kenneth Simons)
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- New High Density Magnetic Braille Actuators: The Path to a Consumer Full-Page Digital Braille Display
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 21, 2023, from 1pm to 2pm ET
Presenter: Peichun Yang
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- Effective Vocational Rehabilitation Services for American Indians: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Research
Date/Time: Monday, November 27, 2023, from 2pm to 3pm ET
Presenter: Ronda Jenson
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- Individuals with Disabilities and the Child Welfare System
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 29, 2023, from 12pm to 1pm ET
Presenter: Kyle Beam
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*Please note that by registering, stakeholders give their permission to share their contact information with other registrants.*
If you sign up for one or more of the sessions above, please make sure you plan on attending all of the sessions you sign up for. If your schedule changes and you are no longer able to attend a session you registered for, please make sure to email Kaitlin Murphy at kmurphy@neweditions.net.
Disability-Related Accommodations
An opportunity to request disability-related accommodations will be provided in each registration link. If you have difficulties completing registration or have any questions, please email Kaitlin Murphy at kmurphy@neweditions.net.
Overview
What
ACL/NIDILRR is sponsoring virtual match-making session for ACL/NIDILRR stakeholders with similar interests. ACL/NIDILRR will not be participating in the sessions to maintain integrity in future grant processes and is not endorsing any content discussed.
When
Stakeholder match-making sessions will be held in November 2023.
Who
ACL/NIDILRR stakeholders (researchers, disability and advocacy organizations, providers, etc.)
How
Those interested in participating should sign up using the links above. By registering, stakeholders give their permission to share their contact information with other registrants. Sessions will be held via Zoom rooms managed and hosted by a contractor (New Editions Consulting). The contractor will not be taking notes. Sessions will be recorded for administrative purposes only and not distributed.
Questions
Please email Kaitlin Murphy.