New analysis by the American Institutes for Research finds that those with disabilities earn 64 cents to every dollar their colleagues make, a disparity on par with the gender pay gap. Considering that equal pay is vital to keeping those with disabilities financially independent and out of poverty, our panelists ...
One in five members of the workforce in America has some form of disability. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual campaign since 1945 that educates about disability employment issues and celebrates the contributions of America's workers with disabilities.
The purpose of the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) is to make it easier to find, understand, and use the results of research that can make a positive impact on the lives of people with disabilities.
A new brief by the American Institutes for Research sheds light on a persistent problem: One-third of people with disabilities haven’t sought work or stopped trying to find it. As The Wall Street Journal recently reported, findings suggest federal and state efforts currently treat people with disabilities as a homogeneous ...
The Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) summarizes research, identifies health information needs, and develops information resources to support programs in meeting the needs of individuals with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and burn injuries.
The Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR)'s 2016 online conference is designed for researchers and others to learn about current and innovative communication tools, including social media, in order to increase the use of evidence-based research findings though knowledge translation (KT) activities. Researchers funded by NIDILRR ...
The National Center for Healthy Safe Children offers resources, training, and technical assistance to support states, tribes, territories, and local communities as they promote overall wellbeing for students and their families.
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments provides a range of resources and expertise on emotional and physical safety, bullying, cyberbullying, substance use prevention, crisis response, and building trauma-sensitive schools.