National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research

Policy Implications for Disability & Rehabilitation

Research Quality

September 17, 2009 - 3:00 PM EDT

A Webcast/Teleconference Sponsored by the A Webcast/Teleconference Sponsored by the

National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)

© 2009 by SEDL© 2009 by SEDL

Funded by NIDRR, US Department of Education, PR# H133A060028Funded by NIDRR, US Department of Education, PR# H133A060028

National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research

• Overview and introductions

• Discussion with Richard Horne

• Discussion with Bobby Silverstein and Mike Collins

• Audience Questions

• Respondent Statements/Questions

• Continuing the Conversation

Agenda

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Facilitator - John D. Westbrook, Program Manager

SEDL's Disability Research to Practice (DRP) Program

Director, National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)

• Richard Horne, Office of Disability Employment Policy

• Mike Collins, National Council on Disability

• Bobby Silverstein, Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy

Presenters

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Richard Horne, EdD

• Director, Division of Policy Planning & Research, U.S. Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

• Supervisory Research Analyst and Team Leader for Research and Evaluation

• Senior Policy Advisor, ODEP Youth Policy Team

• Former Deputy Director, Presidential Task Force on the Employment of Adults with Disabilities

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Robert “Bobby” Silverstein, JD

• Director, Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy

• Principal - Powers, Pyles, Sutter, & Verville, PC

• Former Associate Professor of Health Care Sciences, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

• Served as staff director and chief counsel for the Subcommittee on Disability Policy of the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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Michael C. “Mike” Collins

• Executive Director, National Council on Disability

• First Executive Director, California State Independent Living Council

• Experienced consultant, trainer, and speaker on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accessibility, and disability awareness

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National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research

• Overview and introductions

• Discussion with Richard Horne

• Discussion with Bobby Silverstein and Mike Collins

• Audience Questions

• Respondent Statements/Questions

• Continuing the Conversation

Agenda

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• Dr. Paul Baker, Georgia Tech, RERC on Workplace Accommodations

• Dr. Brian McMahon, Virginia Commonwealth University, CORC

• Dr. Margaret Nosek, Baylor College of Medicine, FIP on Development of an Internet-Based Self-Esteem Intervention for Women with Disabilities)

• Dr. Tom Seekins, University of Montana, RRTC on Disability in Rural Communities

• Dr. Wendy Wilkinson, Baylor College of Medicine/TIRR, Southwest DBTAC

Respondents

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• Website with transcript, respondent statements

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Continuing the Conversation…

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Questions?

• By email: Brenda.Lightfoot@sedl.org

• Voice: 800-266-1832

• TTY: 512-391-6574;

800-476-6861 x6574

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