ACL/NIDILRR is hosting its third year of stakeholder match-making sessions to help stakeholders with similar interests find partners for collaboration.
Purpose and Overview
The Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is sponsoring its third 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 February 2026- March 2026, 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.
ACL/NIDILRR is currently seeking participants for these sessions. Participants are stakeholders who have similar research interests and who will listen during the session, provide feedback, respond to questions, and ask their own questions.
Please note, ACL/NIDILRR is sponsoring the sessions but will not be participating in them to maintain integrity in future grant processes and is not endorsing any content discussed.
Register as a Participant
If you are interested in joining a stakeholder match-making session as a participant, you can view additional details about the sessions and register at the following link by February 11, 2026: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FQ7JTGL. An opportunity to request disability accommodations will be provided in each session registration link.
*Please note that by registering, stakeholders give their permission to share their contact information with other registrants.
Summary
What
ACL/NIDILRR is sponsoring virtual match-making sessions 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 February 2026 – March 2026.
Who
ACL/NIDILRR stakeholders (researchers, disability and advocacy organizations, providers, etc.).
How
Those interested in participating should sign up at the link 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 Kate Thomas at Kthomas@neweditions.net.