2022 Conference Agenda

Note: this is an archived version of the 2022 agenda.

Wednesday, April 27th, 8am to 6pm

Time	Session	Location
8:00-8:45	Registration	Second Floor Lobby
8:45-9:00	Opening Remarks Presenter: Wendy Strobel Gower, NARRTC President	Salon I & II
9:00-10:00	Keynote: Maryann Davis PhD, Departments of Psychiatry and Clinical Population Health Research University of Massachusetts Medical School. Topic: Lessons in Resourcefulness, Resilience and Responsiveness from Rehabilitation Research Focused on Youth and Young Adults with Mental Health Disabilities During the Pandemic	Salon I & II
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10:15-11:15	Concurrent Session: Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities Presenters: Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen, Rayna Sage, Noelle Kurth Moderator: Dana Barton	Salon I
	Employer Practices: Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Presenters: Jennifer McDonough, Alissa Brooke, Tim Tansey, Kanako Iwanaga Moderator: Wendy Stroble Gower	Salon II
11:15-12:15	Concurrent Session: Implementing PTSD Treatment Presenters: Weili Lu, Carolyn Bazan, Francine Bates, Lue Ann Librera Moderator: Joann Starks	Salon I
	Concurrent Session: Home and Community Based Services Access and Infrastructure Presenters: Joe Caldwell, Natalie Chong, Michael Atkins Moderator: Mark Harniss	Salon II
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12:30-1:30	Box Lunch and Business Meeting	Salon I & II
1:30-2:30	NIDILRR Roundtable: Public Data Sharing Requirements Invited Presenter: Pimjai Sudsawad Moderator: Marsha Ellison	Salon I
	NIDILRR Roundtable: Strategies in Fulfilling Samples Size Goals in NIDILRR-Funded Projects Invited Presenter: Amanda Reichard Moderator: Marianne Farkas	Salon II
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2:45-3:45	Concurrent Session: Person-Centered Planning in Home- and Community-Based Services Presenters: Allen Heinemann, Sara Karon, Lindsay DuBois, Bevin Croft Moderator: Allen Heinemann	Salon I
	Concurrent Session: Disability Employment Research: Business Matters! Presenters: Kathleen Murphy, Wendy Strobel Gower, Hsiao-Ying (Vicky) Chang Moderator: Jessica Chaiken	Salon II
3:45-5:00	NARRTC KT Committee Panel: From Inquiry to Impact: NIDILRR-Funded Knowledge Translation Centers’ Support for Grantees Presenters: Kathleen Murphy, Marsha Ellison, Marianne Farkas, Mark Harniss, Cindy Cai, Mary Goldberg Moderator: Kathleen Murphy	Salon I and II
5:00-6:00	Reception	Plaza Foyer
5:00-6:00	Poster Sessions Entrepreneurship for Youth with Disabilities: Overcoming the COVID-19 Challenges for Project Implementation. Fabricio Balcazar, Joanna M. Keel “The Biggest Challenge I Face is Stigma.”: A Qualitative Study of the Attitudinal Environment. Lisa Reber, Michelle Meade Evolving Policy Solutions, Informed by Evidence-Based Research, to Support Family Caregivers of Individuals Aging with Physical Disabilities. Robyn Rontal Psychometric Properties of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5 in Persons with Serious Mental Illness. Amanda Siriram, Weili Lu Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI): Psychometric Properties in Clients with Serious Mental Illness and Comorbid PTSD. Jeganee Srijeyanthan, Amanda Siriram, Weili Lu Race, Gender, and Physical Disability Intersections in Gendered Occupations. Jenny Dick-Mosher Profile of Community-Dwelling Adults Aging with Long-Term Physical Disabilities Cohort. Szu-Wei Chen, Marian Keglovits, Kerri Morgan, Susan Stark Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace: A Scoping Review. Courtney Mullin, Rob Gould, Sarah Parker Harris, Robin Jones Assessing Center for Independent Living (CIL) Staff and Consumer Perceptions of Information and Referral Service Needs. Kelsey Shinnick Goddard, Jean P. Hall, Dot E. Nary, Hayley A. Steinlage Employment, Disability Status, and Job Quality. Megan Henley, Debra L. Brucker Mental Health and Employment: Data from the ADA National Network. Sarah Parker Harris, Rob Gould, Courtney Mullin, Mark Harniss From Start to Finish: Understanding the Timeline and Process of Working with a Data Repository to Satisfy Your Grant’s Data Sharing Requirements. Shane Redman Do communities with ADA transition plans have more accessible pedestrian infrastructure than those without? A street-level imagery analysis. Yochai Eisenberg Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of Trauma in Post-Secondary Students: Developing an Intervention to Build Resilience. Brittany Stone, Amy Banko, Weili Lu Creating Accessible, Consumer-Focused Educational Materials on Standardized Assessments Used in Rehabilitation: Adapting to a Digital World (KT DRRP). Linda Ehrlich-Jones, Jennifer Burns, Allen Heinemann “Just Trying to Adjust to the New Reality”: Lessons Learned from Nation-Wide Peer Meetings on COVID with Rural Disability Service Providers. Rayna Sage, Lillie Greiman, Krys Standley, Genna Mashinchi COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Hesitancy Among People with Disabilities. Shreya Paul, Andrew Houtenville Focus Group for Integrated Supported Education Services for College Students with PTSD. Weili Lu, Jeganee Srijeyanthan, Brittany Stone, Amy Banko The Home Mod Connection: Connecting Professionals with Older Adults with Disabilities to Support Community Living. Emily Nabors	Plaza Foyer

Thursday, April 28th, 8am to 3pm

Time	Session	Location
8:00-9:00	Registration	Second Floor Lobby
8:00-9:00	Mentees: Szu-Wei Chen (community participation; H&F), Kelsey Shinnick Goddard (community participation), Lisa Reber-Rider (qualitative methods), Shreya Paul (employment, research), Tonie Sadler (community participation, Tracy Mack (employment and community participation), Courtney Mullin (employment), Randall Boen, (employment and technology) Mentors: Wendy Strobel Gower (KT), Sarah von Schrader (Employment), Mark Harniss (Employment, AT), Marsha Ellison (Employment, KT), Linda Ehrlich-Jones (Health and Function and Employment), Nathan Moon, (Employment and Community Participation), Robin Jones, (KT, employment, TA), Rob Gould (employment, KT), Yochai Eisenberg (Health and Function), Jae Kennedy (Community Participation)	Plaza C & D
9:00-10:00	Keynote: Scientific Workforce Diversity and Mentorship: Answering the Call for Equity Among Multiply Marginalized Persons of Color with Disabilities Across NIDILRR’s Outcome Domains Presenters: Corey L. Moore, Edward O. Manyibe, Andre Washington, Kelsey Webb, Gemarco Peterson. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities, Langston University	Salon I & II
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10:15-11:15	Concurrent Session: Best Paper Award Presentations The relationship between unmet need for home and community-based services and health and community living outcomes. Natalie Chong, Knowing with the Disability Community: Building a Disability Standpoint for Health Policy Research. Laura M. Cupples Responding to the Needs of People with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Community Perspectives from Centers for Independent Living. Jennifer Dick-Moshe Moderators: Marianne Farkas, Sarah Parker-Harris	Salon I
	Concurrent Session: Challenges in Maintaining Long-Term Employment Panelists: Allen Heinemann, Mark Harniss, Rob Gould, Sarah Parker Harris, Courtney Mullin, Robin Jones Moderator: Allen Heinemann	Salon II
11:15-12:15	Concurrent Session: Paper Presentations An Update on the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition’s (DRRC) Advocacy Campaign on Disability Research and COVID-19. Jae Kennedy, Joe Nahra Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Employment Experiences of Workers with Psychiatric Disabilities. Judith Cook Changes in the Employment of People with Disabilities in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Shreya Paul, Andrew Houtenville Moderator: Jae Kennedy	Salon I
	Concurrent Session: Inclusion of Youth with Mental Health Disabilities in Vocational Rehabilitation Panelists: Maryann Davis, Nancy Koroloff Moderator: Maryann Davis	Salon II
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12:30-1:30	Box Lunch and Best Paper and Poster Award Presentations	Salon I & II
1:30-2:30	NIDILRR and ACL Updates Invited Presenter: Anjali Forber-Pratt, PhD, Director Moderator: Jae Kennedy	Salon I & II

COVID-19 Policies and Procedures

Public Health Request: Out of consideration for NARRTC members who are immune compromised, vulnerable to Covid-19 infection, interact with individuals who are vulnerable, or live with vulnerable household members, please wear a mask during the NARRTC Conference except when you are speaking during a session, drinking a beverage, or eating.