# Presentation: 554412

## Development of the NIDRR Long-range Plan: 2010-2014

**Arthur M. Sherwood****Science and Technology Advisor**
**National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research**
**Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services**
**U.S. Department of Education**

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## Preface

## Scope of NIDRR Mandate

- Cross-disability Work
- Physical and mobility impairments;
- Sensory impairments;
- Cognitive impairments; and
- Psychiatric disability.
- Cross-lifespan Work
- Children and youths;
- Working-age adults; and
- Older individuals, including those “aging with” lifelong and early-onset disabilities, and those “aging into” disability.

## Strategic Goals From NIDRR’s 2005–09 Long-range Plan

**Research & Development **To advance knowledge through research and related activities to improve policy and practice and to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities.
**Capacity Building** To advance knowledge through capacity-building to conduct high quality and relevant disability and rehabilitation research and to guide decisionmakers.
**Knowledge Translation** To advance knowledge through the use of scientifically-based research, technologies and applications to change policy, to improve practice and to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities.

**Notes:**
Note the similarity with the first three new goals

## Five Domains of NIDRR Research

- Employment Research;
- Participation and Community Living Research;
- Health and Function Research;
- Technology for Access and Function Research; and
- Disability Demographics Research.

## The NIDRR Logic Model

##  NIDRR Logic Model: Planning for Research Outcomes

**Policy**

**Practice**

**Behavior**

**System ****Capacity**

** ****NIDRR Logic Model: Planning for Research Outcomes**

**Eliminate disparities between people with disabilities and the general population in:**
**employment,**
**participation ****	****& community ****	****living, and**
**health and ****	****function. **

**Situation**:	Significant gaps exist in knowledge, skills, policy, and practice and system capacity that prevent people with disabilities from having equal access to opportunities for employment, health and function, and participation.

**Long-term Outcome Arenas – Changes in Overall Conditions**

**Short-term Outcome Arenas – **
**Advances in Understanding, Knowledge, Skills, and Learning Systems via:**

**Intermediate Outcome Arenas –**
**Adoption and Use of New Knowledge Leading to Changes/ Improvements in:**

**Major **
**Domains**
** ****of NIDRR**
**Research**

**Contextual Factors**: Variable funding; scientific and technological advancements; societal attitudes; economic conditions; changing public policies; coordination and cooperation with other government entities.

**Performance Assessment & Outcomes Evaluation**

**Intended Beneficiaries**

**Intermediate Beneficiaries**

**Researchers**
**Clinicians**
**Service providers**
**Educators**
**Policy experts**
**Federal & non-federal partners**
**Industry reps & ****	****product ****	****developers**
**Employers**
**Media**
**Consumer ****	****advocates**
**People with ****	****disabilities &  ****	****family members**

**R&D**

**C-B**

**KT**

- Capacity Building •ּ

- Research & Development •

**Discoveries**

**Interventions, Products, Devices, & Environmental Adaptations**

**Theories, Measures, & Methods**

**  ****Knowledge Translation **

**05/05/05**

**Accessible via: www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs**

**Notes:**
Two points:
 The Logic model was published in the last LRP; it is available from ed.gov web site
 Employment was a featured “major life domain” in the model

## 2010-14 NIDRR Long-range Plan

## NIDRR’s New Plan

- Builds upon the previous plan;
- Includes the logic model; and
- Clarifies and focuses the previous plan.

## Long-range Plan Focus

- Given that NIDRR wants to build on its strong history of accomplishments and to answer the call for increased impact on its activities, the focus of the Long-range Plan will be to:
- Propose research tied to improving outcomes in employment of people with disabilities, and	**[long-term outcome]**
- Link NIDRR's research and development, capacity building and knowledge translation to the elimination of employment barriers.	**[intermediate outcome]**
- Investigate a broad range of needs such as health and function, rehabilitation, technology, participation, policy, and workplace and workforce issues. 	**[short-term outcome]**

## National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

**Mission**

**Vision**

**2010-2014 Long-range Plan Focus**

**Goal 1**
**R&D**

**Goal 2 ****Capacity Building**

**Goal 4 ****Management**

**Goal 3****KT**

**Objectives**

**Objectives**

**Objectives**

**Objectives**

**Strategies**

**Strategies**

**Strategies**

**Strategies**

**Past Accomplishments**

**Past Accomplishments**

**Past Accomplishments**

**Past Accomplishments**

**National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research**

**Notes:**
DRAFT: Subject to revision/rewrite/elimination
The upward pointing arrows indicate:
Building on accomplishments, and
*Threading the strategies, objectives and goals in service of the focus: reducing barriers in employment

## Mission

- The mission of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR or the Institute) is to generate new knowledge and promote its effective use to improve the abilities of people with disabilities to perform activities of their choice in the community, and also to expand society's capacity to provide full opportunities and accommodations for its citizens with disabilities.

**Notes:**
The mission is unchanged from the previous Plan, and is essentially a restatement of the legislative authority.

## Vision

- To eliminate disparities between people with disabilities and others with respect to
- Health and function,
- Participation and community living, and
- Employment.

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**Notes:**
Directly derived from the Logic Model, consistent with the legislative authority

## 2010-2014 Long-range Plan Focus

- NIDRR investments will reduce barriers and enhance facilitators leading to improved employment outcomes for persons with disabilities consistent with their strengths, interests and informed choices.

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**Notes:**
DRAFT: Subject to revision/rewrite/elimination
The focus and goal statements are drafts

## Goal 1: Research and Development 

**Goal 1: ****Research and Development **

- Advance knowledge about disability and rehabilitation through research and development.

**Notes:**
DRAFT: Subject to revision/rewrite/elimination

## Goal 2: Capacity-Building 

**Goal 2: ****Capacity-Building **

- Increase the capacity of individual (particularly those with disabilities) and institutions to conduct high-quality disability and rehabilitation research and development.

**Notes:**
DRAFT: Subject to revision/rewrite/elimination

## Goal 3: Knowledge Translation

- Increase the use of research and development knowledge to improve policy, practice, behavior and systems related to disability and rehabilitation.

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**Notes:**
DRAFT: Subject to revision/rewrite/elimination

## Goal 4: Management 

- Continuously improve NIDRR outcomes through effective management, monitoring and use of program data.

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**Notes:**
DRAFT: Subject to revision/rewrite/elimination

## Objectives and Strategies

- To be developed:
- Considering federal partner input.
- Considering public input.

- DRAFT

**Notes:**
DRAFT: Subject to revision/rewrite/elimination

## Next Steps: Public Outreach

- Please help NIDRR get the word out!
- Web, e-mail or mail input to develop the plan through May 1, 2008:
- E-mail:	NIDRR-Mailbox@ed.gov
- Web site:	www.neweditions.net/nidrrlrp1
- Address:	Donna NangleU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Ave., SW, Rm. PCP 6029 Washington, DC 20202-2700

- 1. You may also access the archive of the national public comment videoconference held March 19, 2008 at the above link

**Notes:**
The website contains the transcript of the videoconference as well

## Next Steps: Products

- Long-range Plan draft published in the *Federal Register*:
- By October 1, 20081
- Final Long-range Plan to Congress:
- By June 1, 2009

**1** *Rehabilitation Act of 1973*, as amended; US Code collection Title 29 Chapter 16 Subchapter II Section 762

## Contact Information:

- Address:	Arthur M. Sherwood550 12th St., SW, Rm. PCP 6058 Washington, DC 20202-2700
- Telephone:	202-245-7522
- E-mail:	Arthur.Sherwood@ed.gov
- Web:	www.ed.gov