National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation Research
Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2010–2014
Public Outreach
Request for Input
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) generates, disseminates, and promotes use of knowledge that will improve the ability of individuals with disabilities to perform activities in the community, including the pursuit of employment, and increase the capacity of society to provide full opportunities and supports for participation. NIDRR is located within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) at the U.S. Department of Education (Department).
NIDRR is currently updating its Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2005–2009 which can be accessed at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/policy.html. The new Plan will cover fiscal years 2010–2014. The draft of the Long-Range Plan will be published in the Federal Register by October 1, 2008.
This PowerPoint summarizes the state of development of the new Plan as of early April.
To begin writing its new Plan, NIDRR is reaching out to the public to solicit input. NIDRR is particularly interested in suggestions for research priorities that are consistent with its mission.
Date Extended:
Input will be accepted through May 22, 2008.
Written input can be submitted in several ways:
- Submit input via the Web. Click on: www.neweditions.net/nidrrlrp/input/
- Submit input via email, using this address: NIDRR-Mailbox@ed.gov
- Submit input via mail, using this address:
Donna Nangle
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW.
Room 6029
Potomac Center Plaza
Washington, DC 20202-2700
Input will be accepted through May 22, 2008.
NIDRR held a public meeting to solicit input on
March 19, 2008, from 1– 5 pm Eastern.
Public Meeting Transcript and Web Comments
(Word document, 255 KB)
The meeting allowed for input from eight sites across the country: Washington, DC, New York, St. Louis, Minnesota, Louisiana, Texas, California, and Washington. The meeting allowed for input from each site, the webcast, and the phones. Sites were given specific time slots, with time for phone and Web comments during transitions.
NIDRR held a videoconference and webcast to solicit remarks regarding the long-range plan on March 19, 2008. To view the webcast, please visit www.tvworldwide.com/events/doed/080319/.
Please see below for information on how people participated and the agenda of the videoconference.
Agenda
| Time | Place |
|---|---|
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
Introduction from Washington, DC |
| 1:15 am – 1:45 pm | Cornell |
| 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm local |
Washington University St. Louis |
| 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm local |
Minnesota |
| 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm local |
Louisiana |
| 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm local |
Texas |
| 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm local |
California |
| 4:15 pm – 4:45 pm 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm local |
Washington |
| Washington, DC NIDRR Donna Nangle (202) 245-7462 Donna.nangle@ed.gov |
Ithaca, NY Cornell University Sara VanLooy (607) 254-6581 sav22@cornell.edu |
| Houston, TX Baylor College of Medicine Mary Nowak (713) 799-6990 Mary.nowak@memorialhermann.org |
Minneapolis, MN University of Minnesota Amanda Webster (612) 625-1566 webs0078@umn.edu |
| San Francisco, CA University of California at San Francisco Mel Neri (415) 476-5164 Melinda.neri@ucsf.edu |
St. Louis, MO Washington University Meghan Gottlieb (314) 286-1658 gottliebm@wustl.edu |
| Natchitoches, LA Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation Joseph E. Kelley (318) 354-7400 jkelley@clivr.org |
Seattle, WA University of Washington Gaby deJohgh (206) 685-4181 uwctds@washington.edu |
To learn more about NIDRR, please click here. For more specific links, please click here.
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