Tag Archives: community living

White House Disability Call for August

At 2pm EST on August 24th, 2012, the White House Disability Call took place. The call was led by Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy and the speaker’s for the call were Valerie Jarett, Senior Adviser to … Continue reading →

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Open for Comment: NIDRR’s Proposed Long Range Plan 2013-2017

As a reader of the NARIC Spotlight, you know that NARIC is the library for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), one of two institutes at the US Department of Education. Every 5 years, NIDRR develops and … Continue reading →

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Four Proposed Priorities Proposed Today!

Three items were published in the Federal Register today announcing new priorities for NIDRR projects. We sent them out through our NIDRR Announcements listserv. In case you accidentally deleted it (or you’re not subscribed, see our previous post about it), … Continue reading →

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New NARIC Publication: RehabWire for June 2009

We just posted the June 2009 issue of our RehabWire newsletter. This issue features the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers focused on participation and community living. These nine centers were funded by NIDRR under its Participation and Community Living research … Continue reading →

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Live it: Federal initiatives in response to Olmstead

The White House and the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services today issued statements in recognition of the 10th anniversary of Olmstead and announced new programs or initiatives in response. President Barack Obama declared 2009 … Continue reading →

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