Greetings NIDILRR Grantees,
It is time to submit your presentation proposals for the upcoming 2026 NARRTC Conference on April 14 – 15, 2026, in Old Town Alexandria, VA.
Our conference theme, “Honoring Our Past, Celebrating Our Present, and Charting Our Future,” reflects our need to showcase how far we have come since NIDILRR’s origin and the impacts of our research on the lives of people with disabilities. We are particularly interested in work that heralds change, addressing implementation, research utilization, and technology transfer. NIDILRR grantee projects represent many disciplines and domains, and we want NARRTC 2026 to reflect the breadth and depth of research, development, capacity building, and knowledge translation projects of our research community.
Proposal review:
NARRTC review committee members will prioritize proposals related to the conference theme with an effort to balance presentations among the three domains of NIDILRR’s research and development agenda:
- Health and Function
- Employment
- Community Living and Participation.
Evaluation criteria:
- Relevance to Conference Theme: How well the proposal aligns with the conference’s theme, objectives, and audience
- Scientific Merit and Rigor: Quality, rigor, and originality of the proposal
- Clarity and Organization: Quality of the writing and clarity of the proposed presentation’s structure
- Impact and Significance: Significance of the proposed presentation for the conference attendees and the broader field
- Completeness of Work: Whether all requested information was provided, and whether the proposal follows all formatting guidelines
Key dates:
- Submissions are due by November 18, 2025.
- Notifications of accepted presentations by January 20, 2026.
Submission:
A maximum of two proposal abstracts per lead presenter can be submitted in one of the following three formats:
- Individual oral presentation (15 minutes)
- Accepted presentations will be grouped according to topic
- Poster presentation (presented during the evening poster reception)
- Great for fellows and young investigators!
- Best student poster will receive an award!
- Panel presentation (60 minutes)
- Pre-organized panel of up to 3 presenters on a similar topic
Please complete the presenter and proposal information, including the presentation title and up to a 250-word abstract, using the submission link below. Don’t forget to have your NIDILRR grant number handy for the submission form.
Submission Link: gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3kPTtCGgw8zIr9s
Questions: Contact Salimah LaForce, conference program chair, at salimah@cacp.gatech.edu.