Category Archives: webcasts

White House Call on Disability Issues for January 10th, 2011

When’s the next White House Call? As soon as we know, we’ll post it here and in our Calendar of Events. Today’s White House Call on Disability Issues was lead by Khareem Dale of the White House’s Office of the … Continue reading

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New Webinar: Flying with a Wheelchair? Know your rights!

In light of recent news coverage, you might want to sign up for this very informative and fully accessible webinar from the Northwest ADA Center: Flying with Wheelchairs Webinar Knowing Your Rights & Responsibilities at 32,000 Feet The Association for … Continue reading

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NDEAM: Online training for employment and vocational rehabilitation

Several projects and organizations offer online training, brownbag, and other continuing education programs for job trainers, vocational rehabilitation providers, administrators, and more. Here’s a small sample: New online training sessions have been posted to worksupport.com including sessions on customized employment … Continue reading

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Measurement in Healthcare lectures

The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research at the Rehab Institute of Chicago has a set of lectures available free online: Lecture 1: Why Measurement Issues Matter When Measuring Outcomes by Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, NZROT An introduction to measurement, emphasizing … Continue reading

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Watch It: Webinar on prevention of obesity and cardiovascular disease in individuals with spinal cord injury (7/14)

WEBINAR: Introducing the RRTC on Spinal Cord Injury: Research Aimed at Improving Your Health. Part I: Prevention of Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Wednesday, July 14, 2:00 PM Eastern Presented by Suzanne Groah, MD, MSPH, Project Director, and Manon Lauderdale, MSE, … Continue reading

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Watch This: Webcast on microlending for entrepreneurs with disabilities

Are you thinking about self-employment as an option to get back into the workplace? Are you an enterprising business-person with a disability? Do you know about the Abilities fund? Enough with the questions. Watch this: http://www.start-up-usa.biz/training/viewWebcast.cfm/109 Microloans & Small Business … Continue reading

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Webcast: Disability Research Design Issues and Strategies: A Conversation with Researchers

Join the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research for a 90-min discussion of methodology and design of disability and rehabilitation research: The NCDDR will host a webcast on May 26th, 2010 for NIDRR grantees and other individuals interested … Continue reading

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Watch This: MS from A to Z

The University of Washington Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center has teamed with the Research Channel to present a new series for people with multiple sclerosis, their families and friends, and their healthcare providers. On the first Tuesday of … Continue reading

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Upcoming event: Understanding the Draft Accessibility Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas

There’s still time to register for this December 3rd Webinar hosted by the US Access Board and the national network of ADA Technical Assistance Centers. On October 19, 2009, the U.S. Access Board released draft final guidelines for trails, picnic … Continue reading

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Learn: Free Online Course on Conducting Systematic Reviews

The NCDDR is offering a free Web-based distance education course on “Conducting Systematic Reviews of Evidence-Based Disability and Rehabilitation Research.” We are inviting disability and rehabilitation researchers, including Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training and other NIDRR-funded grantees, to help us to … Continue reading

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