2019 Conference Agenda

DAY 1:     Tuesday, April 23, 2019

8:00–8.45am

8.45–9.00am

Salon 1 and 2

9:00–10.00am

Charlie Lakin and John Tschida

Moderator:  Jae Kennedy

Salon 1 and 2

10.00–10.15am

10.15–11.15am

NIDILRR Funded Initiatives to Promote Vocational outcomes for people with psychiatric disabilities:  Looking back four decades and into the future

Presenter: Sally Rogers, Marianne Farkas, Maryann Davis

Moderator:  Kathleen Murphy

Salon 1 and 2

Results from the 2018 National Survey on Health Reform and Disability:

Overview of results , Kurth, N.; Insurance Instability and Access to Care in the NSHRD, Wood. L.; The Association Between Rural Residency and Self-reported Health, Ipsen, C. & Repke, M.; Health and health Care Experiences of Americans with Disabilities Identifying as LGBTQ+, Hall, J.P.

Moderator:  Jae Kennedy

Plaza C and D

11.15–12.15pm

1. How do you demonstrate outcomes that are beneficial/useful to NIDILRR in demonstrating agency effectiveness?

Plaza C

2. Requirements to publicly share data.

Salon1 and 2

3. Approaches or strategies to fulfilling sample size goals on NIDILRR funding projects. 

Plaza D

12.15–12.30pm

12.30–1.30pm

Salon 1 and 2

Non-members please gather in Plaza C and D

1.30–1.45pm

1.45–3.00pm

1. Is having a plan enough? Assessing the quality of ADA transition plans for the public right-of-way in a random sample of US communities. 2. Integrating community capital resources in local governments and advancing sustainable accessibility of communities. 3. Improving access to health care services and facilities for people with disabilities. 4. Roles of Peer Mentors in Supporting Employment for Persons with Physical Disabilities: A Scoping Review.

Presenters:  Eisenberg, Y.; Sternadori, R.; Ordway, A.; Erlich-Jones, L.

Moderator:  Robin Jones

Salon 1 and 2

1. Comparing Disparities in Social Determinants of Health Using ACS and Washington Group Short Set Questions; 2. Federal Expenditures for Working Age People with Disabilities in Fiscal Year 2014. 3. Prediction of cause-specific mortality after spinal cord injury. 4. Promoting the use of a web-based platform to provide targeted KT with infographics and county level data

Presenters:  Lauer, E.; Livermore, G.; Cao, Y.; and Boege. S.

Moderator:  Jess Chaiken

Plaza C and D

3.00–3.15pm

3.15–4:30pm

Concurrent Session 3a. Employment/Education

1) Panel: The Peer Academic Supports for Success Peer Coaching Intervention; 2) Paper: School and Work trajectories of Young Adults with SMHC

Panel Presenters:  Ian Lane, Maryann Davis, and Dori Hutchinson

Paper Presentation: Emma Pici-D’Ottavio

Moderator:  Marsha Ellison

Salon 1 and 2

Concurrent Session 3b. Employment

1.  Promoting youth transition: Using data-driven practices to expand the evidence base; 2. New Resources to Inform Selection of Workplace Accommodations; 3. Understanding differential workplace experiences and perceptions of federal employees with disabilities and their relationship to agency practices. 4. Findings from the Universal Design Practices to Enhance Work Outcomes Project

Presenters:  Honeycutt, T.; Milchus, K; von Schrader, S.; Milchus, K.

Moderator:  Joann Starks

Plaza C and D

4.30–5.30pm

Salon 1 and 2

1.     The Initiative to Mobilize Partnerships for successful Assistive teChnology Transfer (IMPACT).  Pearlman, J.

2.     With a little help from our friends:  Community-based program adaptation of an evidence-based program to improve participation for adults aging with long-term physical disabilities.  Minor, B.

3.     Improving assessment of opioid use disorder in persons with disabilities. Mallery, C.

4.     Design and implementation of an RERC state of the science conference.  Meade, M.

5.     Why participatory research produces better knowledge.  Cupples, L.

6.     Satisfying data sharing requirements by using ICPSR.  Redman, S.

7.     Research on family caregiving support in the U.S.: A strategic plan.  Abdelrahim, R.

8.     The burden of out-of-pocket health care expenses before and after transitioning to Medicare coverage.  Wong, J.

9.     Small business, big impact:  Research brief on small business and the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Mullin, C.

10.   Mixed methods research:  Developing tools to support ADA implementation (Title I) in small business. Chang, V.

11.   RRTC on Community Living:  Key findings.  Anderson, L.

12.   Empowerment through education and employment:  A demonstration project with refugees with disabilities in Illinois.  Hasnain, R., Murthy, S., Duke, K., Mirza, M., and Abdelrahim, R.

13.   Evaluating the effectiveness of a serious game to enhance self-management skills among adolescents and young adults with spinal cord dysfunction.  Meade, M.

14.   Accessible Health:  Research brief on healthcare access for people with disabilities and the ADA.  Parker-Harris, S., Gould,R.,  Mullin, C., and Caldwell, K.

15.   Findings on public participation based on a systematic review of ADA transition plans.  Heider, A., Eisenberg, Y., Gould, R., and Jones, R.

16.   Deep learning and goal persistence in African American college students with disabilities: The intermediary role of Social-Cognitive Career Theory constructs. Dutta, A., Kundu, M., Iwanaga, K.,  Chan,F., Bezyak, J. & Cardoso, E.

8.00–9.00am

8:00 – 9:00 am

Plaza C and D

9:00–10:00am

Marianne Farkas, Challenges and Opportunities of KT

Mark Harniss, Knowledge Translation in the Department of Corrections

Marsha Ellison and Catherine Fowler, KT and Transition

Salon 1 and 2

10.00–10.15am

10.15–11.15am

1. Recent trends in Health Insurance Coverage for Workers with Disabilities; 2. Reclaiming Employment:  Advancing entrepreneurship for Mental Health Service Users; 3. MH disorders among adults with CP:  A cohort study of privately-insured beneficiaries

Presenters:  Hill, A., Ostrow, L.;  Peterson, M.

Moderator:  Rob Gould

Salon 1 and 2

Results from the National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities

Presenter: Powell, Namkung, Nicholson

Moderator:  Marianne Farkas

Plaza C and D

11.15–11.30am 

11.30–12.30pm

Salon 1 and 2

J. M. Giesen et. al. Predictors of Earnings Enabling Likely Roll Departure for SSDI Beneficiaries With Visual Impairments in Vocational Rehabilitation.

F. M. Hammond et. al.  Amantadine Did Not Positively Impact Cognition in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury: A Multi-Site, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Z. Russinova et.al. Predictors of Sustained Employment Among Individuals With Serious Mental Illness. Findings From a 5-Year Naturalistic Longitudinal Study.

Moderator: Sarah Parker Harris

12.30–3.00pm

Moderator:  Jae Kennedy

Salon 1 and 2

12.30pm       Buffet Lunch
12.45pm       ACL Presentation
1.00pm         NIDILRR Panel
2.00pm         NARRTC Awards