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to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and 

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report. Click the link in the "Action" column to access each section.

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Award Information

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Devices

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Award Information Reporting Period: 10/01/2012 to 09/30/2017

Most information in this section has been preloaded from your annual report. Please make any necessary 

changes. 

1. Grant #

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2. Grant Title

3. Host Institution/Grantee Name

4. CFDA #

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Services Administration in compiling their guide to federal

programs (see the searchable version at

http://www.cfda.gov).

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Overall Grant Period 

5.	 Start Date 10/01/2012 

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6. Original End Date

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this information.

7. No-cost Extension Date

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been preloaded. You cannot edit this information.

Principal Investigator 

8. Last name

9. First name

10. Phone

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Budget Expenditures Reporting Period: 10/01/2012 to 09/30/2017

Note: this section must be completed by your Business Office. 

Budget expenditures are obligations (costs billed) incurred in the budget period. 

Report your actual budget expenditures for the entire previous budget period, the entire final budget 

period, and the entire project period (performance period). Your project period (performance period) start 

and end dates are shown on the first page of this report under "Award Information." They are also found in 

Block 6 of the GAN/NOA. 

Enter all amounts rounded to the nearest dollar. Include any carryover amounts from previous budget 

periods. 

Please separate expenditures into federal grant funds and non-federal funds (match/cost share). 

1. Actual budget expenditures - Entire previous budget period 

HELP: The 'entire previous budget period' is the period of time reported in the budget section of your last APR. 

a. Federal grant funds 

b. Non-federal funds (match/cost share) 

c. Total (system generated) 0 

2. Actual budget expenditures - Entire final budget period 

HELP: The 'entire final budget period' is the period of time from the end of the 'previous budget period' through the end of 

the grant, including any no cost extensions. 

a. Federal grant funds 

b. Non-federal funds (match/cost share) 

c. Total (system generated) 0 

3. Actual budget expenditures - Entire project period (performance period) 

HELP: The 'entire project period (performance period)' is the time period from the start date of the grant through the end 

of the grant, including any no cost extensions. 

a. Federal grant funds 

b. Non-federal funds (match/cost share) 

c. Total (system generated) 0 

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1. If you are claiming indirect costs under this grant and have an Indirect Cost Rate Agreement approved by the Federal 

government, please indicate the type of rate applied: 

(Select 'other' only if no other category applies.) 

HELP: Indirect costs are costs an organization incurred for common or joint objectives that cannot be readily identified with a 

specific grant project or other institutional activity (such as electricity or janitorial services). 

a. Provisional 

b. Final 

c. Other 

d. N/A - do not meet criteria 

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For your reference, this section lists the outcomes goals you developed in response to the announced 

priority under which you were awarded this grant (Source: your annual APR) 

Goals Entered: 0 

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Type 1-4 Outputs Instructions

The tables in these sections summarize information from your previous annual reports. The summary tables

show: (1) most important publications; (2) most important tools; (3) most important technology products and

devices; and (4) most important informational products.

If you have completed any other such accomplishments since you submitted your last APR, please add those in

the appropriate table. Otherwise, this information is for reference in completing Section V, Award Summary

Over Entire Performance Period. (You cannot edit or delete previously entered records.)

Complete these sections before entering information in Section IV under "External Use and Adoption of

NIDILRR-Funded Outputs." All "most important outputs" since your last APR must be reported in the types 1-4

Outputs sections.

NOTE: It is important to stress that outputs reported in these sections must: (1) be directly funded by the

current award, (2) be delivered or disseminated to external audiences during the period of this award.

NIDILRR defines "external audiences" as audiences that exist outside of the boundaries of project staff and

collaborators associated with an award, including outside of NIDILRR-sponsored project directors' meetings.

Type 5 Outputs Instructions

Grants with start dates of 9/30/2018 or later will also see the "Type 5 outputs - all data sets" section, which

they need to complete.

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For use by grants that started before October 1, 2016.

Enter as many as 3 "most important" peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publications directly funded

by this award that were published by a source external to the project since you submitted your last APR.

The system will not allow you to enter more than three.

DO NOT include documents that are currently in review, accepted for publication, in press, or selfpublished.

Include only publications that were directly funded by the current award.

You can edit or delete new entries, but not those carried forward from a previous APR.

For any new entries: The last column indicates whether the journal title that you entered is contained in

the Web of Science (WoS) database. NIDILRR uses this database to determine which citations entered by 

grantees can be included in its performance measures. It is extremely important that journal titles be 

entered correctly (e.g., with no abbreviations or spelling errors) so that your citations, where appropriate, 

will match the WoS database, and can be counted. The master list of WoS journals can be found online at 

https://mjl.clarivate.com/home.

After entering a journal title or proceeding, please be sure to check the last column of the summary

table to see whether the title you entered matches an entry in the WoS database. If it does, the

"WoS" column will say "yes."

If the "WoS" column reads no, please choose "lookup" to view a list of entries in the database.

Select the correct title, if it appears in the database, and click "OK."

Only journal articles and proceedings will have matches in the WoS database.

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Year

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Citation

Key Findings or Lessons

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1. Provide a full citation for this publication. 

HELP: It is important for the full citation to be accurate and free of spelling or typographical errors. Counts of peer-reviewed 

journal articles and publications are included in NIDILRR's annual performance measures. 

Type of publication a. journal article or periodical 

Author(s) 

Enter as '[Last name], [First initial].' 

Year published 

Title 

Title of journal 

Volume 

Page numbers 

2. Select the one research or development project that played the biggest role in the development of the output. Or, you may 

select 'general activities.' Select this category only if you are unable to specify one research or development project. (ARRT 

grantees should select 'general activities,' since they do not conduct research or development projects.) 

(Select only one) 

HELP: NIDILRR seeks to link specific projects and their activities with the outputs that resulted from these projects and 

activities. 

General activities 

If 'General activities,' provide 

a brief description. 

HELP: Explain the general 

activities you conducted that 

resulted in development of 

this output. 

3. Provide a bulleted list of the 'key findings' or 'lessons learned' contained in this publication. 

(Limit: 5,000 characters) 

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For use by grants that started on or after October 1, 2016.

Enter as many as 3 "most important" peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publications directly funded

by this award that were published by a source external to the project since you submitted your last APR.

The system will not allow you to enter more than three.

Include only publications that were directly funded by the current award.

For PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, where the NIDILRR-funded research and related activities described

in the publication were conducted in the current funding cycle (subjected to the public access

requirements), enter documents that are:

1. Accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal;

2. In Press for publication in a peer-reviewed journal; or

3. Already published in a peer-reviewed journal.

For NON-PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, only enter the documents that are already published.

DO NOT include documents that are currently in review or self-published.

You can edit or delete new entries, but not those carried forward from a previous APR.

For any new entries: The last column indicates whether the journal title that you entered is contained in

the Web of Science (WoS) database. NIDILRR uses this database to determine which citations entered by 

grantees can be included in its performance measures. It is extremely important that journal titles be 

entered correctly (e.g., with no abbreviations or spelling errors) so that your citations, where appropriate, 

will match the WoS database, and can be counted. The master list of WoS journals can be found online at 

https://mjl.clarivate.com/home.

After entering a journal title or proceeding, please be sure to check the last column of the summary

table to see whether the title you entered matches an entry in the WoS database. If it does, the

"WoS" column will say "yes."

If the "WoS" column reads no, please choose "lookup" to view a list of entries in the database.

Select the correct title, if it appears in the database, and click "OK."

If your journal article or proceeding does not have a match in the WoS database, you may still leave it as 

a publication output.

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No.

Year 

Reported

Full

Citation

Edit

Record

Delete

Record

Type of

Publication

Submitted to

NARIC

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Reporting Period: 09/30/2018 to 09/30/2020

1. Provide a full citation for this publication.

For publications at accepted or in press status, enter all information that is available at this time. Leave any fields for which

information is not yet available blank (e.g., volume, issue, page number).

HELP: It is important for the full citation to be accurate and free of spelling or typographical errors. Counts of peer-reviewed journal

articles and publications are included in NIDILRR's annual performance measures.

Type of publication a. journal article or periodical

Author(s) 

Enter as '[Last name], [First initial].'

Year published

Title

Title of journal

Volume

Page numbers

1. b. Is this a peer-reviewed publication?

a. yes

b. no

2. Select the one research or development project that played the biggest role in the development of the output. Or, you may select

'general activities.' Select this category only if you are unable to specify one research or development project. (ARRT grantees

should select 'general activities,' since they do not conduct research or development projects.)

HELP: NIDILRR seeks to link specific projects and their activities with the outputs that resulted from these projects and activities.

(Select only one)

[R1] Full Project Title

General activities

If 'General activities,' provide a brief description.

HELP: Explain the general activities you conducted that resulted in

development of this output.

3. Provide a bulleted list of the 'key findings' or 'lessons learned' contained in this publication. 

(Limit: 5,000 characters)

4. a. If this publication is not peer-reviewed, indicate whether it has been sent to NARIC for inclusion in REHABDATA. Then skip the
rest of this section. 

(To check the status of this publication, visit the NARIC website.)

HELP: The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) is NIDILRR's output clearinghouse. One of NARIC's functions is to

collect and store all of the outputs produced by grantees. NIDILRR uses the answer to this question as part of a report for NARIC

that lists outputs for all grantees.

a. yes

b. no

b. If this publication is peer-reviewed, what is its status?

1. accepted for publication

2. in press

3. already published

5. Is this publication accepted, in press, or published in a peer-reviewed journal that is currently listed in the PubMed Central (PMC)

Journal List with both a full participation level and an embargo period of 12 months or less?

If yes, skip the rest of this section.

a. yes

b. no

6. Is the final manuscript of the article submitted to PMC via the manuscript submission system?

a. yes

b. no

7. a. If 'yes,' indicate the PubMed Central Identification (PMCID) or National Institute of Health Manuscript Submission (NIHMS)

number assigned to the final manuscript.

b. Select the type of identification number that has been provided.

1. PMCID

2. NIHMSID

8. If 'no,' provide a justification why it has not been submitted.

9. If 'no,' indicate when it will be submitted.

10. Is the journal where this final manuscript will be published indexed in PubMed? Visit the NCBI FAQ for help in determining if your

journal is in PubMed.

HELP: PubMed Central is NIDILRR's repository for peer-reviewed publications that are subjected to the public access requirements.

PubMed Central will enter a complete citation associated with the submitted final manuscript automatically (as it becomes available)

if the journal is indexed in PubMed. However, if the journal is not indexed in PubMed, the main author must provide the complete

citation at a later date when the manuscript is published.

NIDILRR uses the answers to this question to collect information on publication outputs produced by grantees as well as to monitor

compliance with the ACL Public Access Plan.

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Type 2 Outputs - Most Important Tools Reporting Period: 10/01/2012 to 09/30/2017

Type 2 outputs focus on the most important tools, measures, or intervention protocols directly funded by 

this award since you submitted your last APR. NIDILRR defines "tool" (which includes measures and 

intervention protocols) to include instruments or processes created to acquire quantitative or qualitative 

information, knowledge, or data on a specific disability or rehabilitation issue. 

"Most important" tools refers to those that, in your judgment, contribute the most to achieving the 

outcome-oriented goals for the award by advancing knowledge; increasing capacity for research, training or 

knowledge translation; or facilitating changes in policy, practice, or system capacity. 

NIDILRR did not provide a place within the APR for grantees to report on the presentations made within a 

reporting period. This is because the agency does not have a performance measure that corresponds to 

presentations and, as a result, is no longer collecting information on the number and titles of presentations 

made within a given reporting performance period. However, there is nothing to prevent grantees from 

reporting a presentation as a "most important" accomplishment, if they feel it meets the definition of most 

important. This can be done in two places: first, under outputs Types 2-4 for Tools, Technology Products, 

and/or Information Products; and/or, second, under "Other Accomplishments and Contributions," if 

grantees feel a presentation falls within the criteria for this item. 

You may enter as many as 2 type 2 outputs produced since you submitted your last APR. The system will 

not allow you to enter more than two. 

You can edit or delete new entries, but not those carried forward from a previous APR. 

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ID 

# 

Name 

of 

tool 

Type 

of 

tool 

Corresponding 

outcome goal 

Described 

in current 

publication 

ID number of 

publication/Citation 

or source where 

description can be 

found 

Year 

Reported 

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Type 2 outputs focus on the most important tools, measures, or intervention protocols directly funded by 

this award since you submitted your last APR. NIDILRR defines "tool" (which includes measures and 

intervention protocols) to include instruments or processes created to acquire quantitative or qualitative 

information, knowledge, or data on a specific disability or rehabilitation issue. 

"Most important" tools refers to those that, in your judgment, contribute the most to achieving the 

outcome-oriented goals for the award by advancing knowledge; increasing capacity for research, training or 

knowledge translation; or facilitating changes in policy, practice, or system capacity. 

1.	 Name of 'most important' tool 

(Limit: 500 characters) 

2.	 Select the one research or development project that played the biggest role in the development of the output. Or, you may 

select 'general activities.' Select this category only if you are unable to specify one research or development project. (ARRT 

grantees should select 'general activities,' since they do not conduct research or development projects.) 

(Select only one) 

HELP: NIDILRR seeks to link specific projects and their activities with the outputs that resulted from these projects and 

activities. 

General activities 

If 'General activities,' provide 

a brief description. 

HELP: Explain the general 

activities you conducted that 

resulted in development of 

this output. 

3.	 Select the category that best describes the type of tool 

(Select only one. Select 'other' only if no other category applies.) 

HELP: NIDILRR generates counts of the types of tools being produced. NARIC receives this information in order to better track 

the types of tools being produced by NIDILRR grantees. 

a. checklist 

b. survey questionnaire or interview schedule 

c. diagnosis or assessment instrument, including 

physiologic measure 

d. outcome measures 

e. intervention protocol or program 

f. statistical technique 

g. database 

h. other 

Specify (if other): 

4.	 For this 'most important' tool, select the outcome-oriented goal that corresponds most closely to this accomplishment. 

(Select only one) 

HELP: The goals you entered in the 'Planning for Outcomes and Significant Outputs' section appear below. NIDILRR is interested 

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5.	 Is this tool described in a publication listed under Type 1 outputs? 

NOTE: If "yes," system will require Item 6 to be answered. If "no," system will require Item 7 to be answered. 

a. yes 

b. no 

6.	 If 'yes,' click on the radio button beside the publication that contains the best description of this tool 

There are no publications entered for this award 

7.	 If this tool is not described in a publication, provide the citation or source (e.g., web site) where a description of the tool can be 

found 

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Type 3 Outputs - Most Important Technology Products and DevicesReporting Period: 10/01/2012 to 09/30/2017 

Type 3 outputs focus on the "most important" technology products and devices directly funded by this 

award since your last APR. The determination as to what is "most important" is left to the judgment of the 

principal investigator. Technology products and devices include but are not limited to: specifications, 

industry standards and guidelines; software or netware; inventions; patents, licenses, and patent 

disclosures; working prototypes; products/concepts evaluated; products transferred to industry for 

potential commercialization; and products in the marketplace. 

"Most important" technology products and devices refer to those that contribute the most to achieving the 

outcome-oriented goals for the award by advancing knowledge; increasing capacity for research, training or 

knowledge translation; or facilitating changes in policy, practice, or system capacity. 

NIDILRR did not provide a place within the APR for grantees to report on the presentations made within a 

reporting period. This is because the agency does not have a performance measure that corresponds to 

presentations and, as a result, is no longer collecting information on the number and titles of presentations 

made within a given reporting performance period. However, there is nothing to prevent grantees from 

reporting a presentation as a "most important" accomplishment, if they feel it meets the definition of most 

important. This can be done in two places: first, under outputs Types 2-4 for Tools, Technology Products, 

and/or Information Products; and/or, second, under "Other Accomplishments and Contributions," if 

grantees feel a presentation falls within the criteria for this item. 

You may enter as many as 2 type 3 outputs produced since you submitted your last APR. The system will 

not allow you to enter more than two. 

You can edit or delete new entries, but not those carried forward from a previous APR. 

Add new technology product 

ID Name of Type of Corresponding Described ID number of Year Edit Delete 

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description can be 

found 

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Type 3 outputs focus on the "most important" technology products and devices directly funded by this 

award since your last APR. The determination as to what is "most important" is left to the judgment of the 

principal investigator. Technology products and devices include but are not limited to: specifications, 

industry standards and guidelines; software or netware; inventions; patents, licenses, and patent 

disclosures; working prototypes; products/concepts evaluated; products transferred to industry for 

potential commercialization; and products in the marketplace. 

"Most important" technology products and devices refer to those that contribute the most to achieving the 

outcome-oriented goals for the award by advancing knowledge; increasing capacity for research, training or 

knowledge translation; or facilitating changes in policy, practice, or system capacity. 

1.	 Name of 'most important' technology product/device

(Limit: 500 characters)

2.	 Select the one research or development project that played the biggest role in the development of the output. Or, you may 

select 'general activities.' Select this category only if you are unable to specify one research or development project. (ARRT 

grantees should select 'general activities,' since they do not conduct research or development projects.) 

(Select only one) 

HELP: NIDILRR seeks to link specific projects and their activities with the outputs that resulted from these projects and 

activities. 

General activities 

If 'General activities,' provide 

a brief description. 

HELP: Explain the general 

activities you conducted that 

resulted in development of 

this output. 

3.	 Select the category that best describes the type of technology product/device

(Select only one. Select 'other' only if no other category applies.) 

HELP: NIDILRR generates counts of the types of technology products/devices being produced. NARIC receives this information 

in order to better track the types of technology products/devices being produced by NIDILRR grantees. 

Technology products and devices include: 

1. Industry standards/guidelines: Creating a standard or protocol that is adopted by research, clinical, or industry 

associations for use by their constituents (source: adapted from an email message from NIDILRR's RERC on Technology 

Transfer, received Oct. 6, 2006.) 

2. Software or netware: Software is the entire set of programs, procedures, and related documentation associated with 

a system, especially a computer system (source: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary). Netware is an operating system used on file servers, and designed to offer a very fast and 

efficient Network File System to PCs and Macintosh computers.

3. Invention: A device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment (source: Merriam-Webster's Online 

Dictionary, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary).

4. Patents, licenses, patent disclosures: A patent secures for a term of years the exclusive right to make, use, or sell 

an invention. A license is a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the 

copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights (source: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary). A patent disclosure, given in return for a patent, is a complete 

description or disclosure of the invention for which protection is sought (source: United States Patent and Trademark 

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5. Working prototype: A first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type of design of a construction (source:

Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary).

6. Product(s) evaluated or field tested: A product or procedure that has been tested in actual situations reflecting

intended use (source: Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary).

7. Product(s) transferred to industry for potential commercialization: The product has been built, evaluated, and

field-tested. An industry partner (e.g., company or organization) is now interested in mass-producing and marketing the

product for distribution to customers (source: adapted from an email message from NIDILRR's RERC on Technology

Transfer, received Oct. 6, 2006.)

8. Product(s) in the marketplace: Products that have been commercialized and are available for purchase by customers

(source: adapted from an email message from NIDILRR's RERC on Technology Transfer, received Oct. 6, 2006.)

a. industry standards/guidelines

b. software or netware

c. invention

d. patent(s), licenses, patent disclosures

e. working prototype

f. product(s) evaluated or field tested

g. product(s) transferred to industry for potential

commercialization

h. product(s) in the marketplace

i. other

Specify (if other): 

4. For this 'most important' technology product/device, select the outcome-oriented goal that corresponds most closely to this

accomplishment.

(Select only one)

HELP: The goals you entered in the 'Planning for Outcomes and Significant Outputs' section appear below. NIDILRR is interested

in how technology products/devices map to grantee goals.

There are no outcome-oriented goals entered for this award 

5. Is this technology product described in a publication listed under Type 1 outputs?

NOTE: If "yes," system will require Item 6 to be answered. If "no," system will require Item 7 to be answered.

a. yes

b. no

6. If 'yes,' click on the radio button beside the publication that contains the best description of this technology product.

There are no publications entered for this award 

7. If this technology product is not described in a publication, provide the citation or source (e.g., web site) where a description of

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Type 4 outputs focus on the "most important" informational products directly funded by this award since 

your last APR. Information products can include training manuals or curricula; fact sheets; newsletters; 

audiovisual materials; marketing tools; educational aids; web sites or other Internet sites that were 

produced in conjunction with your research and development, training, dissemination, knowledge 

translation, and/or consumer involvement activities. 

"Most important" informational products refer to those that contribute the most to achieving the outcomeoriented goals for the award by advancing knowledge; increasing capacity for research, training or 

knowledge translation; or facilitating changes in policy, practice, or system capacity. 

NIDILRR did not provide a place within the APR for grantees to report on the presentations made within a 

reporting period. This is because the agency does not have a performance measure that corresponds to 

presentations and, as a result, is no longer collecting information on the number and titles of presentations 

made within a given reporting performance period. However, there is nothing to prevent grantees from 

reporting a presentation as a "most important" accomplishment, if they feel it meets the definition of most 

important. This can be done in two places: first, under outputs Types 2-4 for Tools, Technology Products, 

and/or Information Products; and/or, second, under "Other Accomplishments and Contributions," if 

grantees feel a presentation falls within the criteria for this item. 

You may enter as many as 2 type 4 outputs produced since you submitted your last APR. The system will 

not allow you to enter more than two. 

You can edit or delete new entries, but not those carried forward from a previous APR. 

Add new informational product 

ID Name of Type of Corresponding Described ID number of Year Edit Delete 

# informational informational outcome goal in current publication/Citation Reported Record Record 

product product publication or source where 

description can be 

found 

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Type 4 outputs focus on the "most important" informational products directly funded by this award since 

your last APR. Information products can include training manuals or curricula; fact sheets; newsletters; 

audiovisual materials; marketing tools; educational aids; web sites or other Internet sites that were 

produced in conjunction with your research and development, training, dissemination, knowledge 

translation, and/or consumer involvement activities. 

"Most important" informational products refer to those that contribute the most to achieving the outcomeoriented goals for the award by advancing knowledge; increasing capacity for research, training or 

knowledge translation; or facilitating changes in policy, practice, or system capacity. 

1.	 Name of 'most important' informational product 

(Limit: 500 characters) 

2.	 Select the one research or development project that played the biggest role in the development of the output. Or, you may 

select 'general activities.' Select this category only if you are unable to specify one research or development project. (ARRT 

grantees should select 'general activities,' since they do not conduct research or development projects.) 

(Select only one) 

HELP: NIDILRR seeks to link specific projects and their activities with the outputs that resulted from these projects and 

activities. 

General activities 

If 'General activities,' provide 

a brief description. 

HELP: Explain the general 

activities you conducted that 

resulted in development of 

this output. 

3.	 Select the category that best describes the type of informational product 

(Select only one. Select 'other' only if no other category applies.) 

HELP: NIDILRR generates counts of the types of informational products being produced. NARIC receives this information in 

order to better track the types of informational products being produced by NIDILRR grantees. 

a. training manuals/curricula 

b. fact sheets 

c. newsletters 

d. audiovisual materials 

e. marketing tools 

f. educational aids 

g. Web sites or other Internet sites 

h. other 

Specify (if other): 

4.	 For this 'most important' informational product, select the outcome-oriented goal that corresponds most closely to this 

accomplishment. 

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5.	 Is this informational product described in a publication listed under Type 1 outputs? 

NOTE: If "yes," system will require Item 6 to be answered. If "no," system will require Item 7 to be answered. 

a. yes 

b. no 

6.	 If 'yes,' click on the radio button beside the publication that contains the best description of this informational product 

There are no publications entered for this award 

7.	 If this informational product is not described in a publication, provide the citation or source (e.g., web site) where a description 

of the product can be found. 

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Grantees are required to report specific information about the submission of scientific data collected under this

grant. Datasets must be submitted to either the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research

(ICPSR) or an equivalent repository, as indicated in the grantee's approved Data Management Plan (DMP). The

information you provide in this section demonstrates your compliance with the requirements for public access

to scientific data, per the terms and conditions of this grant.

Enter all datasets produced during the entire performance period of this grant that were directly funded

by this award. Include only datasets that were directly funded by the current award.

Report all datasets, not just the "most important" ones.

NIDILRR defines "dataset" to refer to an electronic data file that consists of numeric and/or text data from a

research or development project. A research/development project may produce more than one dataset if it is

appropriate to store different types of data in separate files. There may be multiple research/development

projects in one grant award.

Note: It is important to stress that datasets reported in this section must be directly funded by the current

award.

1. Did you produce any datasets under this award (i.e., during the entire performance period of this grant)?

a. yes

b. no

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Enter one record for each dataset.

For each record that you enter, you will be asked to report: (1) the Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

for the dataset; (2) the research or development project that played the biggest role in

development of the dataset; (3) the date on which the data will become publicly available (within

24 months after the award's end date); and (4) the repository into which you have deposited this

dataset.

After you provide that information, you will be given an opportunity to enter additional records. For

each additional record you enter, the date and repository information will be preloaded from your

initial dataset. Please make any necessary changes to the preloaded information.

You have currently entered 0 records.

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1. Enter the DOI number assigned to the dataset.

2. Select the one research or development project that played the biggest role in development of the dataset.

[R1] Full Project Title

3. Enter the date on which the data will become publicly available.

(enter as "mm/dd/yyyy")

4. Indicate the repository into which you have deposited this dataset.

Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social

Research

Other repository

5. If other repository, enter the name of the repository.

6. If other repository, enter the Web address (URL) of the repository.

7. If other repository, was this the approved repository described in this grant’s Data Management Plan?

a. yes

b. no

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This section includes: (1) external use and adoption of NIDILRR-funded outputs; and (2) other 

accomplishments and contributions. 

The external use and adoption subsection requests information about the external use or adoption 

since your last APR of up to five outputs that are related to the objectives of the current award and that 

were produced by you with NIDILRR funding either under the current award or in a previous NIDILRR 

funding cycle. "External use or adoption" refers to use or adoption by persons or groups external to the 

grant (i.e., not project staff or collaborators). 

Due to the length of records in this subsection, it does not include a table summarizing information from 

your previous annual reports. If you are in doubt about whether the external use or adoption of an output 

has been previously reported, please refer to your previously submitted APRs, which you can access online. 

If an output has been used or adopted since your last APR, you may enter a record for that output even if 

you previously reported on a different use or adoption. 

The "other accomplishments and contributions" subsection includes a table summarizing information 

from your previous annual reports, beginning with reports for the period ending May 31, 2007. If you have 

completed any other such accomplishments since you submitted your last APR, please add them to this 

table. Otherwise, the information is for reference in completing Section V, following. (You cannot edit or 

delete previously entered records.) 

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Complete the "Types 1-4 Outputs" section before entering information in this section. All "most 

important" outputs since you submitted your last APR must be reported in the "Types 1-4 

Outputs" section. 

This section requests information about the external use or adoption since you submitted your last APR of 

up to five outputs that are related to the objectives of the current award and that were produced by you 

with NIDILRR funding either under the current award or in a previous NIDILRR funding cycle. "External use 

or adoption" refers to use or adoption by persons or groups external to the grant (i.e., not project staff or 

collaborators). Click here for examples of external use and adoption. 

HELP: Examples of external use or adoption include, but are not limited to: 

A research finding, a new prototype, tool, engineering standard, or information product of this grant is 

discussed in a publication, a syndicated story with regional or national circulation, a consumer 

newsletter, etc., by someone who is not project staff, a collaborator, or a person otherwise associated 

with your project or its members. 

Your program—possibly in a previous NIDILRR funding cycle--created an instrument that is related to 

the objectives of the current award. This instrument is now being used in someone else's research. 

Your program—possibly in a previous NIDILRR funding cycle--developed an assistive device that is 

related to the objectives of the current award. This device is now being manufactured for, and used by, 

individuals with disabilities. 

NOTE: It is important to stress that outputs reported in this section can be based on NIDILRR 

research, development, and related activities that you conducted in a previous reporting period 

or NIDILRR funding cycle as long as the outputs are related to the objectives of the current 

award and were used or adopted during the current reporting period by persons or groups external to the 

grant. 

To complete this sub-section, you will either select from a list of previously reported outputs (beginning 

with the 2007 reporting period, and including outputs entered in earlier sections of the current report) or 

enter new outputs not previously reported. You must complete the Performance: Outputs section before 

the External Use section so that all of this year's outputs will be included in the list. Examples of outputs 

not previously reported are outputs produced prior to the 2007 reporting period, produced in a previous 

funding cycle (under a different grant number), Type 2-4 outputs not previously reported because they 

were not considered "most important," or outputs you did not report at the appropriate time. 

If you answer "yes" to both Question 1 and Question 2 below, you must report at least one output on the 

following page. If you answer "no" to either of these questions, this section is complete. 

You may upload up to 5 files to provide evidence of use/adoption in question 6 and up to 5 files to provide 

evidence of the output's role in bringing about changes in question 13. In questions 5-6 and 12-13, you 

may also both upload evidence and describe where NIDILRR can find documentation. 

You may use the list of previously reported outputs for this award (beginning with the 2007 reporting 

period, and including outputs entered in earlier sections of your current report) for reference in answering 

the following questions. For additional details concerning any of the outputs listed, please access the 

relevant report. 

1.	 Were any outputs produced under this award, or produced in a previous NIDILRR funding cycle and related to the objectives of 

the current award, used or adopted by persons or groups external to the grant since you submitted your last APR? 

NOTE: If "no," system will take grantee back to the Table of Contents. 

HELP: This section of the APR is very important to NIDILRR because part of NIDILRR's mission is to promote the use of new 

knowledge that our grantees create. 

a. yes 

b. no 

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use or adoption, such as in professional journals or books, websites, newspapers, newsletters, or testimonial letters)? 

NOTE: If "no," system will take grantee back to the Table of Contents. 

a. yes 

b. no 

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As you report outputs that have been used or adopted by persons or groups external to the grant during 

the current reporting period, they will appear in Table 1 below. This table will be empty until you select or 

enter the outputs you want to report for the current reporting period. 

To report the use or adoption of a previously reported output, go to Table 2, find the output you 

want to report, and click on the "Select Output" link. The selected output will then appear in Table 1 and 

will be grayed out in Table 2. 

For each output that you select, you will be asked a series of questions about the output and its external 

use or adoption. The information provided at the top of the page in the shaded area cannot be edited or 

deleted as it is information you have previously reported for this output. Once you have completed the 

questions about the first output and clicked "save," you will be taken back to the previous page where you 

can choose to report another output. You may report up to five outputs. 

To report the use or adoption of an output not previously reported, use the "Add Type..." links at 

the bottom of the page. Use these links only if you do not find the output listed in Table 2. There is 

a link for each type of output. Choose the appropriate one and enter details about the output you want to 

report. Once you answer all the questions and click "save" you will be taken to another page where you 

will report on the external use and adoption of the output. Outputs not previously reported will be 

identified in Table 1 by an asterisk and a footnote that reads, "Output not reported in previous APRs." 

You will be asked to answer a series of questions about each output you report. Once you have completed 

the questions about the first output and clicked "save," you will be taken back to the previous page where 

you can choose to report another output. You may report up to five outputs. 

You have currently entered 0 records. 

Table 1. Outputs Used or Adopted By Persons or Groups 

External to the Grant Since You Submitted Your Last APR 

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No records selected 

Table 2. All Outputs Reported For This Award 

(For additional details concerning any of the outputs listed, 

please access the relevant APR.) 

Reporting Period Type Title or Name Action 

No outputs have been reported 

The links below may be used to report on the use or adoption of outputs not previously reported under this 

award. You will first be asked a series of questions relating to the output itself, then additional questions 

about its use or adoption by persons or groups external to the grant since you submitted your last APR. 

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Please complete the following information related to this output. 

NOTE: If output has been previously reported, system will prefill answers to questions 1-5 below. 

1. Provide a full citation for this publication. 

Type of publication a. journal article or periodical 

Author(s) 

Enter as '[Last name], [First initial].' 

Year published 

Title 

Title of journal 

Volume 

Page numbers 

2. What is the number of the NIDILRR grant that funded this output? (If the output was produced under a grant that has an HHS 

grant number, enter the HHS grant number, even if the output was produced prior to the 2016 reporting period. If the output 

was produced under a grant that has only an ED grant number, enter the ED grant number. If you do not have the grant 

number, leave this question blank and enter the grant title and the name of the principal investigator.) 

HELP: If you do not have the grant number, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. You can access these 

APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at 

www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

3. Enter the grant title. 

HELP: If you do not have the grant title, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. You can access these 

APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at 

www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

4. Enter the name of the principal investigator. 

HELP: If you do not have the name of the Principal Investigator, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. 

You can access these APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may 

contact NARIC at www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

5. When was this output produced? 

(Select only one) 

HELP: NIDILRR is especially interested in the time it takes for the uptake of knowledge to occur. 

Prior to June 1, 2006 

If prior to June 1, 2006, in what calendar year? 

2007 reporting period (June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007) 

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2009 reporting period (June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009) 

2010 reporting period (June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010) 

2011 reporting period (June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011) 

2012 reporting period (June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012) 

2013 reporting period (June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013) 

2014 reporting period (June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014) 

2015 reporting period (June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015) 

2016 reporting period (June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016) 

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Please complete the following information related to this output. 

NOTE: If output has been previously reported, system will prefill answers to questions 1-8 below. 

1.	 Name of tool 

(Limit: 500 characters) 

2. Brief description of the purpose of this tool 

(Limit: 1,000 characters) 

3.	 Select the category that best describes the type of tool 

(Select only one. Select 'other' only if no other category applies.) 

HELP: NIDILRR generates counts of the types of tools being produced. NARIC receives this information in order to better track 

the types of tools being produced by NIDILRR grantees. 

a. checklist 

b. survey questionnaire or interview schedule 

c. diagnosis or assessment instrument, including 

physiologic measure 

d. outcome measures 

e. intervention protocol or program 

f. statistical technique 

g. database 

h. other 

Specify (if other): 

4.	 What is the number of the NIDILRR grant that funded this output? (If the output was produced under a grant that has an HHS 

grant number, enter the HHS grant number, even if the output was produced prior to the 2016 reporting period. If the output 

was produced under a grant that has only an ED grant number, enter the ED grant number. If you do not have the grant 

number, leave this question blank and enter the grant title and the name of the principal investigator.) 

HELP: If you do not have the grant number, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. You can access these 

APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at 

www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

5. Enter the grant title. 

HELP: If you do not have the grant title, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. You can access these 

APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at 

www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

6. Enter the name of the principal investigator. 

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You can access these APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may 

contact NARIC at www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

7.	 When was this output produced? 

(Select only one) 

HELP: NIDILRR is especially interested in the time it takes for the uptake of knowledge to occur. 

Prior to June 1, 2006 

If prior to June 1, 2006, in what calendar year? 

2007 reporting period (June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007) 

2008 reporting period (June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008) 

2009 reporting period (June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009) 

2010 reporting period (June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010) 

2011 reporting period (June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011) 

2012 reporting period (June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012) 

2013 reporting period (June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013) 

2014 reporting period (June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014) 

2015 reporting period (June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015) 

2016 reporting period (June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016) 

8.	 a. Select the one NIDILRR domain that corresponds most closely to the setting or topical area where this 

accomplishment/output is occurring. If the accomplishment/output is occurring in more than one domain, grantees may check 

"cross-cutting" and specify the multiple domains that apply. (Note: Accomplishments that result from Technology, 

Demographics, and/or Knowledge Translation activities and projects are also expected to fit into the following domains.) 

(Select only one) 

HELP: NIDILRR is often asked to generate lists of tools by domains in our Long-Range Plan. Responses are used to categorize 

the number of tools produced by domain of the Long-Range Plan. 

(1) health and function 

(2) employment 

(3) participation and community living 

(4) cross-cutting (specify two or more domains that 

apply) 

b. If 'cross-cutting,' specify two or more domains that apply. 

HELP: The cross-cutting domain shows that a disability research project often spans two or more Long-Range Plan domains 

because of the multi-disciplinary nature of disability research. 

(1) health and function 

(2) employment 

(3) participation and community living 

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Please complete the following information related to this output. 

NOTE: If output has been previously reported, system will prefill answers to questions 1-8 below. 

1. Name of technology product/device

(Limit: 500 characters)

2. Brief description of the purpose of the technology product/device

(Limit: 1,000 characters)

3. Select the category that best describes the type of technology product/device

(Select only one. Select 'other' only if no other category applies.) 

HELP: NIDILRR generates counts of the types of technology products/devices being produced. NARIC receives this information 

in order to better track the types of technology products/devices being produced by NIDILRR grantees. 

Technology products and devices include: 

1. Industry standards/guidelines: Creating a standard or protocol that is adopted by research, clinical, or industry 

associations for use by their constituents (source: adapted from an email message from NIDILRR's RERC on Technology 

Transfer, received Oct. 6, 2006.) 

2. Software or netware: Software is the entire set of programs, procedures, and related documentation associated with 

a system, especially a computer system (source: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary). Netware is an operating system used on file servers, and designed to offer a very fast and 

efficient Network File System to PCs and Macintosh computers.

3. Invention: A device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment (source: Merriam-Webster's Online 

Dictionary, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary).

4. Patents, licenses, patent disclosures: A patent secures for a term of years the exclusive right to make, use, or sell 

an invention. A license is a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the 

copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights (source: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary). A patent disclosure, given in return for a patent, is a complete 

description or disclosure of the invention for which protection is sought (source: United States Patent and Trademark 

Office, http://www.uspto.gov/...html#d).

5. Working prototype: A first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type of design of a construction (source: 

Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary).

6. Product(s) evaluated or field tested: A product or procedure that has been tested in actual situations reflecting 

intended use (source: Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary).

7. Product(s) transferred to industry for potential commercialization: The product has been built, evaluated, and 

field-tested. An industry partner (e.g., company or organization) is now interested in mass-producing and marketing the 

product for distribution to customers (source: adapted from an email message from NIDILRR's RERC on Technology 

Transfer, received Oct. 6, 2006.) 

8. Product(s) in the marketplace: Products that have been commercialized and are available for purchase by customers 

(source: adapted from an email message from NIDILRR's RERC on Technology Transfer, received Oct. 6, 2006.) 

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a. industry standards/guidelines

b. software or netware

c. invention

d. patent(s), licenses, patent disclosures

e. working prototype

f. product(s) evaluated or field tested

g. product(s) transferred to industry for potential 

commercialization 

h. product(s) in the marketplace

i. other

Specify (if other): 

4.	 What is the number of the NIDILRR grant that funded this output? (If the output was produced under a grant that has an HHS 

grant number, enter the HHS grant number, even if the output was produced prior to the 2016 reporting period. If the output 

was produced under a grant that has only an ED grant number, enter the ED grant number. If you do not have the grant 

number, leave this question blank and enter the grant title and the name of the principal investigator.) 

HELP: If you do not have the grant number, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. You can access these 

APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at 

www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance.

5. Enter the grant title. 

HELP: If you do not have the grant title, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. You can access these 

APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at 

www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

6. Enter the name of the principal investigator.

HELP: If you do not have the name of the Principal Investigator, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. 

You can access these APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may 

contact NARIC at www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

7.	 When was this output produced?

(Select only one)

HELP: NIDILRR is especially interested in the time it takes for the uptake of knowledge to occur.

Prior to June 1, 2006 

If prior to June 1, 2006, in what calendar year? 

2007 reporting period (June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007) 

2008 reporting period (June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008) 

2009 reporting period (June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009) 

2010 reporting period (June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010) 

2011 reporting period (June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011) 

2012 reporting period (June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012) 

2013 reporting period (June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013) 

2014 reporting period (June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014) 

2015 reporting period (June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015) 

2016 reporting period (June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016) 

8. a. Select the one NIDILRR domain that corresponds most closely to the setting or topical area where this 

accomplishment/output is occurring. If the accomplishment/output is occurring in more than one domain, grantees may check 
 

 

 

"cross-cutting" and specify the multiple domains that apply. (Note: Accomplishments that result from Technology, 

Demographics, and/or Knowledge Translation activities and projects are also expected to fit into the following domains.) 

(Select only one) 

HELP: NIDILRR is often asked to generate lists of technology products by domains in our Long-Range Plan. Responses are used 

to categorize the number of technology products produced by domain of the Long-Range Plan. 

(1) health and function 

(2) employment 

(3) participation and community living 

(4) cross-cutting (specify two or more domains that 

apply) 

b. If 'cross-cutting,' specify two or more domains that apply. 

HELP: The cross-cutting domain shows that a disability research project often spans two or more Long-Range Plan domains 

because of the multi-disciplinary nature of disability research. 

(1) health and function 

(2) employment 

(3) participation and community living 

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Please complete the following information related to this output. 

NOTE: If output has been previously reported, system will prefill answers to questions 1-8 below. 

1.	 Name of informational product 

(Limit: 500 characters) 

2.	 Brief description of the purpose of the informational product 

(Limit: 1,000 characters) 

3.	 Select the category that best describes the type of informational product 

(Select only one. Select 'other' only if no other category applies.) 

HELP: NIDILRR generates counts of the types of informational products being produced. NARIC receives this information in 

order to better track the types of informational products being produced by NIDILRR grantees. 

a. training manuals/curricula 

b. fact sheets 

c. newsletters 

d. audiovisual materials 

e. marketing tools 

f. educational aids 

g. Web sites or other Internet sites 

h. other 

Specify (if other): 

4.	 What is the number of the NIDILRR grant that funded this output? (If the output was produced under a grant that has an HHS 

grant number, enter the HHS grant number, even if the output was produced prior to the 2016 reporting period. If the output 

was produced under a grant that has only an ED grant number, enter the ED grant number. If you do not have the grant 

number, leave this question blank and enter the grant title and the name of the principal investigator.) 

HELP: If you do not have the grant number, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. You can access these 

APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at 

www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

5. Enter the grant title. 

HELP: If you do not have the grant title, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. You can access these 

APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at 

www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

6. Enter the name of the principal investigator. 

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You can access these APRs from the 'Welcome' page. If the information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may 

contact NARIC at www.NARIC.com or 1-800-346-2742 for assistance. 

7.	 When was this output produced? 

(Select only one) 

HELP: NIDILRR is especially interested in the time it takes for the uptake of knowledge to occur. 

Prior to June 1, 2006 

If prior to June 1, 2006, in what calendar year? 

2007 reporting period (June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007) 

2008 reporting period (June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008) 

2009 reporting period (June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009) 

2010 reporting period (June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010) 

2011 reporting period (June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011) 

2012 reporting period (June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012) 

2013 reporting period (June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013) 

2014 reporting period (June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014) 

2015 reporting period (June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015) 

2016 reporting period (June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016) 

8.	 a. Select the one NIDILRR domain that corresponds most closely to the setting or topical area where this 

accomplishment/output is occurring. If the accomplishment/output is occurring in more than one domain, grantees may check 

"cross-cutting" and specify the multiple domains that apply. (Note: Accomplishments that result from Technology, 

Demographics, and/or Knowledge Translation activities and projects are also expected to fit into the following domains.) 

(Select only one) 

HELP: NIDILRR is often asked to generate lists of informational products by domains in our Long-Range Plan. Responses are 

used to categorize the number of informational products produced by domain of the Long-Range Plan. 

(1) health and function 

(2) employment 

(3) participation and community living 

(4) cross-cutting (specify two or more domains that 

apply) 

b. If 'cross-cutting,' specify two or more domains that apply. 

HELP: The cross-cutting domain shows that a disability research project often spans two or more Long-Range Plan domains 

because of the multi-disciplinary nature of disability research. 

(1) health and function 

(2) employment 

(3) participation and community living 

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In addition to the outputs previously described, please describe any other accomplishments that occurred 

since you submitted your last APR that contributed to the achievement of your outcome goals for this 

award; that is, any additional accomplishments or contributions that did not fall under Type 1, Type 2, 

Type 3, or Type 4 outputs. This can include (1) awards and other forms of recognition key personnel have 

received for activities and accomplishments associated with this award: (2) organizational 

accomplishments that strengthen the infrastructure for conducting high-quality disability and rehabilitation 

research and related activities; and (3) more consumer-oriented accomplishments that affect the lives of 

individuals with disabilities and their family members more directly. You may also report on conferences 

you sponsored in this section. For all accomplishments that fall into this "other" category, be sure to 

provide enough detail to describe the nature of this (or these) accomplishments and how they are related 

to your outcome goals. 

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choose 'add/edit new information,' then delete all of the information you entered.) 

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The information you provide in the Award Summary and Future Implications sections should be considered 

an "Executive Summary" of your award overall. 

For reference, your project abstract is provided below. 

1.	 For each Research and Development project conducted over the entire course of this award, what are the key findings or 

discoveries that resulted from it? Please respond using a bulleted format. List the findings or discoveries neatly under the title of 

each research or development project that generated them. 

(Limit: 20,000 characters) 

2.	 For all other types of projects (e.g. Knowledge Translation, Capacity Building, etc.), what are the key contributions of this 

award? Please respond using a bulleted format. List the key contributions under the title of each Knowledge Translation, 

Capacity-Building, Training or Other Project you conducted. 

(Limit: 20,000 characters) 

3.	 Please list in bulleted format the most significant problems you encountered in carrying out the grant. 

(Limit: 20,000 characters) 

4.	 Please explain your methods for addressing the problems listed above and describe their impact on the final outcome of the 

grant. 

(Limit: 20,000 characters) 

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5. Looking over all of the projects you conducted and the outputs you produced over the course of the entire grant, what outcomes 

(changes in learning or knowledge or policy, practice, behavior, or systems capacity) can you say your work helped to bring 

about? Outcomes do not happen on their own. Therefore, it is important to show: (1) how the research, development, capacitybuilding, training, and knowledge translation projects you carried out relate to the outputs you produced and (2) how the 

documented use of these outputs by intended audiences resulted in the occurrence of the type of outcome you are claiming. 

(Limit: 20,000 characters) 

6.	 What are the most important "lessons learned" in conducting the activities associated with this award? Note: Lessons learned 

are different from problems encountered; lessons learned focuses on what you might have done differently if you had to do the 

work in your grant over again. 

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In addition to the outputs previously described, please describe any other accomplishments that occurred 

since you submitted your last APR that contributed to the achievement of your outcome goals for this 

award. This can include: (1) awards and other forms of recognition key personnel have received for 

activities and accomplishments associated with this award; (2) organizational accomplishments that 

strengthen the infrastrucuture for conducting high-quality disability and rehabilitation research and related 

activities; and (3) more consumer-oriented accomplishments that affect the lives of individuals with 

disabilities and their family members more directly. For all accomplishments that fall into this "other" 

category, be sure to provide enough detail to describe the nature of the accomplishment and how it is 

related to your outcome goals. 

1. Other accomplishments and contributions. 

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The information you provide in the Award Summary and Future Implications sections should be considered 

an "Executive Summary" of your award overall. 

1. Please describe any anticipated outputs (e.g., publications, tools, and products and/or outcomes, advances in knowledge, 

increased capacity to conduct or use high-quality research, and changes in policy, practice, behavior or system capacity) that 

will result in the near future from activities associated with this award, although they have not yet been published or otherwise 

disseminated or delivered to outside audiences. 

(Limit: 20,000 characters) 

2. What implications for future research and related activities, if any, do you think have emerged from the work conducted under 

this award and the findings, discoveries and accomplishments produced to date? 

(Limit: 20,000 characters) 

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