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Authority: 42 U.S.C. ch. 46, subch. XII; 42 

U.S.C. 3782(a), 3787, 3788, 3791(a), 

3793(a)(4) &(b), 3795a, 3796c–1, 3796c–2; 

sec. 1601, title XI, Public Law 90–351, 82 

Stat. 239; secs. 4 through 6, Public Law 94– 

430, 90 Stat. 1348; secs. 1 and 2, Public Law 

107–37, 115 Stat. 219. 

■ 2. In § 32.3, the definition for ‘‘PSOB 

Office’’ is revised to read as follows: 

§ 32.3 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

PSOB Office means the unit of BJA 

that directly administers the Public 

Safety Officers’ Benefits program. 

* * * * * 

§ 32.43 [Amended] 

■ 3. In § 32.43, remove paragraph (e). 

■ 4. In § 32.44, paragraph (a) is revised 

to read as follows: 

§ 32.44 Hearing Officer determination. 

(a) Upon his determining a claim, the 

Hearing Officer shall file a notice of the 

same simultaneously with the Director 

(for his review under subpart F of this 

part in the event of approval) and the 

PSOB Office, which notice shall specify 

the factual findings and legal 

conclusions that support it. 

* * * * * 

Dated: May 9, 2013. 

Mary Lou Leary, 

Acting Assistant Attorney General. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[CFDA Number: 84.133B–7] 

Final Priority; National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research—Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program—Rehabilitation 

Research Training Centers 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Final priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services announces a priority for a 

Rehabilitation Research Training Center 

(RRTC) on Disability Statistics and 

Demographics under the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers program administered by the 

National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The 

Assistant Secretary may use this priority 

for a competition in fiscal year (FY) 

2013 and later years. We take this action 

to focus research attention on areas of 

national need. We intend to use this 

priority to improve outcomes for 

individuals with disabilities. 

DATES: Effective Date: This priority is 

effective June 19, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Spencer, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5133, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by email: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of final priority is in concert with 

NIDRR’s Long-Range Plan for Fiscal 

Years 2013–2017 (Plan). The Plan, 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on April 4, 2013 (78 FR 20299), 

can be accessed on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.gpo.gov/ 

fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-04/html/2013- 

07879.htm. 

Through the implementation of the 

Plan, NIDRR seeks to improve the health 

and functioning, employment, and 

community living and participation of 

individuals with disabilities through 

comprehensive programs of research, 

engineering, training, technical 

assistance, and knowledge translation 

and dissemination. The Plan reflects 

NIDRR’s commitment to quality, 

relevance, and balance in its programs 

to ensure that appropriate attention is 

paid to all aspects of the well-being of 

individuals with disabilities and to all 

types and degrees of disability, 

including individuals with low 

incidence and severe disabilities. 

This notice announces a priority that 

NIDRR intends to use for an RRTC 

competition in FY 2013 and possibly 

later years. However, nothing precludes 

NIDRR from publishing additional 

priorities, if needed. Furthermore, 

NIDRR is under no obligation to make 

an award for this priority. The decision 

to make an award will be based on the 

quality of applications received and 

available funding. 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, including 

international activities, to develop 

methods, procedures, and rehabilitation 

technologies that maximize the full 

inclusion and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act). 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Centers (RRTCs) 

The purpose of the RRTCs, which are 

funded through the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program, is to achieve the goals 

of, and improve the effectiveness of, 

services authorized under the 

Rehabilitation Act through advanced 

research, training, technical assistance, 

and dissemination activities in general 

problem areas, as specified by NIDRR. 

These activities are designed to benefit 

rehabilitation service providers, 

individuals with disabilities, and the 

family members or other authorized 

representatives of individuals with 

disabilities. Additional information on 

the RRTC program can be found at: 

www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/resprogram.html#RRTC. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and 

764(b)(2). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

We published a notice of proposed 

priority (NPP) for this program in the 

Federal Register on February 21, 2013 

(78 FR 12002). That notice contained 

background information and our reasons 

for proposing the priority. 

Public Comment: In response to our 

invitation in the NPP, nine parties 

submitted comments on the proposed 

priority. 

Generally, we do not address 

technical and other minor changes. 

Analysis of Comments and Changes: 

An analysis of the comments and of any 

changes in the priority since publication 

of the notice of proposed priority 

follows. 

Comment: One set of commenters 

recommended that NIDRR include an 

additional requirement that the RRTC 

collect and analyze market-oriented 

information about the use of assistive 

and accessible technologies by 

individuals with disabilities. These 

commenters noted that such 

information would provide technology 

developers, service providers, and other 

stakeholders with information about the 

number of users of specific assistive 

technology products or the size of the 

potential market for specific technology 

accessibility features. The commenters 

suggested that the RRTC be required to 

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of individuals with disabilities who 

experience specific barriers to the use of 

assistive technologies and products and 

to generate new solutions to those 

barriers. 

Discussion: This priority requires the 

applicant to propose and justify 

statistical research yielding important 

information about the status and wellbeing of individuals with disabilities. 

Under paragraph (a), applicants may 

choose to focus a portion of their dataquality improvement activities in the 

area of technology use, as suggested by 

the commenters. However, we do not 

want to limit the number and breadth of 

applications that are submitted by 

requiring all applicants to focus their 

activities on the collection and analysis 

of data about use of assistive and 

accessible technologies by individuals 

with disabilities. Furthermore, under 

the requirements in paragraph (b)(iii) of 

the priority, and to the extent that data 

on this topic are available, the RRTC 

may consult with stakeholders and 

provide specialized analyses if 

requested. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Two commenters noted 

that the outcomes of individuals with 

disabilities are a function of the 

interaction between the individual and 

the physical, social, and economic 

environments in which he or she lives. 

These commenters remarked that 

disability statistics are typically 

collected and analyzed at the individual 

level and therefore do not reflect the 

role that the environment plays in 

producing outcomes. These commenters 

recommended that NIDRR modify the 

priority to require the RRTC to engage 

in research on improved measurement 

and collection of data about the 

environments in which individuals with 

disabilities live. 

Discussion: NIDRR agrees with the 

commenters’ broad point that outcomes 

are a function of the interaction between 

the individual with a disability and the 

environment in which he or she lives. 

We also agree that research is needed to 

improve the ability of the disability and 

rehabilitation research field to measure 

environmental barriers to optimal 

outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities. However, requiring the 

RRTC to engage in the specific research 

suggested by the commenters is beyond 

the intended scope of the RRTC funded 

under this priority. While nothing in the 

priority precludes applicants from 

analyzing and reporting on existing data 

about the environments in which people 

with disabilities live, or on the 

intersection between environments and 

individual characteristics that are 

associated with important outcomes, we 

do not want to limit the number and 

breadth of applications that are 

submitted under this priority by 

requiring all applicants to focus their 

activities on environmental measures. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: One commenter 

recommended that NIDRR modify the 

priority to require the RRTC focus on 

the following topics: (1) Household 

living arrangements of individuals with 

disabilities, (2) the experiences of 

individuals with disabilities as 

consumers of health care services, and 

(3) violence against individuals with 

disabilities. 

Discussion: Under paragraph (a) of the 

priority, applicants may choose to focus 

a portion of their data-quality 

improvement activities in the areas 

suggested by the commenter. However, 

we do not want to limit the number and 

breadth of applications that are 

submitted under this priority by 

requiring all applicants to focus their 

research activities in these specific 

areas. In addition, the RRTC may 

consult with stakeholders and provide 

specialized analyses in these areas, 

under the requirements in paragraph 

(b)(iii) of the priority. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: One commenter 

recommended that NIDRR require the 

RRTC to provide disability statistics 

training and to guide trainees into 

employment related to the conduct of 

Federal surveys or into employment in 

disability policy areas where their 

statistics training can be well used. 

Discussion: The training requirement 

in the opening paragraph of the priority 

is based directly on the Federal 

regulations that govern the 

administration of the RRTC program. 

Specifically, 34 CFR 350.22(b) requires 

RRTCs to provide training to 

rehabilitation personnel (so that they 

may provide services more effectively), 

and to rehabilitation research personnel 

(so that they may improve their capacity 

to conduct research). In accordance with 

the requirements in § 350.22(b), the 

RRTC funded under this priority will 

provide training in the area of disability 

statistics so that trainees will be better 

producers, or consumers, or both, of 

disability statistics. However, guiding 

training recipients into specific posttraining professions or places of work is 

beyond the scope of this priority, the 

primary purpose of which is to advance 

research and training directed at 

improving the collection, analysis, and 

use of disability data. 

Changes: None. 

Final Priority 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Center (RRTC) on Disability Statistics 

and Demographics 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

establishes a priority for an RRTC on 

Disability Statistics and Demographics. 

This RRTC must conduct research, 

knowledge translation, training, 

dissemination, and technical assistance 

activities to advance the use and 

usefulness of disability statistics and 

demographic data to inform disability 

policy and the provision of services to 

individuals with disabilities. Under this 

priority, the RRTC must be designed to 

contribute to the following outcomes: 

(a) National disability data and 

statistics that are of high quality and 

relevant to improving the lives of 

individuals with disabilities. The RRTC 

must contribute to this outcome by 

conducting analyses, providing 

recommendations, and optimizing 

methodologies for conducting surveys of 

individuals with disabilities, including 

sampling techniques, and methods for 

appropriately interviewing and 

collecting data from individuals with a 

wide range of disabilities. 

(b) Timely analyses of high-quality, 

relevant disability and demographic 

statistics to inform the development of 

disability policies and programs. The 

RRTC must contribute to this outcome 

by: 

(i) Producing secondary analyses of 

national, State, and administrative data 

that address critical program and service 

needs. 

(ii) Evaluating progress with regard to 

national goals for individuals with 

disabilities and their families. 

(iii) Providing statistical consultation, 

including specialized analyses, to 

facilitate the appropriate use of survey 

and administrative data by 

policymakers, advocates, individuals 

with disabilities, and other 

stakeholders. 

(c) Improved access to disability 

statistics and demographic information. 

The RRTC must contribute to this 

outcome by: 

(i) Serving as a resource on disability 

statistics and demographics for Federal 

and other government agencies, 

policymakers, consumers, advocates, 

researchers, and other interested parties. 

(ii) Disseminating research findings in 

clear and useful formats to Federal and 

other government agencies, 

policymakers, consumers, advocates, 

researchers, and others to enhance 

planning, policymaking, program 

administration, and delivery of services 

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(iii) Developing and disseminating an 

annual report on disability in the United 

States that includes statistics on current 

status and trends related to the 

prevalence of disabilities, and 

employment, health, community living, 

and other outcomes of importance in 

monitoring the well-being of individuals 

with disabilities. 

Types of Priorities 

When inviting applications for a 

competition using one or more 

priorities, we designate the type of each 

priority as absolute, competitive 

preference, or invitational through a 

notice in the Federal Register. The 

effect of each type of priority follows: 

Absolute priority: Under an absolute 

priority, we consider only applications 

that meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3)). 

Competitive preference priority: 

Under a competitive preference priority, 

we give competitive preference to an 

application by (1) awarding additional 

points, depending on the extent to 

which the application meets the priority 

(34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i)); or (2) selecting 

an application that meets the priority 

over an application of comparable merit 

that does not meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(ii)). 

Invitational priority: Under an 

invitational priority, we are particularly 

interested in applications that meet the 

priority. However, we do not give an 

application that meets the priority a 

preference over other applications (34 

CFR 75.105(c)(1)). 

This notice does not preclude us from 

proposing additional priorities, 

requirements, definitions, or selection 

criteria, subject to meeting applicable 

rulemaking requirements. 

Note: This notice does not solicit 

applications. In any year in which we choose 

to use this priority, we invite applications 

through a notice in the Federal Register. 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Regulatory Impact Analysis 

Under Executive Order 12866, the 

Secretary must determine whether this 

regulatory action is ‘‘significant’’ and, 

therefore, subject to the requirements of 

the Executive order and subject to 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). Section 3(f) of Executive 

Order 12866 defines a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ as an action likely to 

result in a rule that may— 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more, or 

adversely affect a sector of the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local, or tribal governments or 

communities in a material way (also 

referred to as an ‘‘economically 

significant’’ rule); 

(2) Create serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency; 

(3) Materially alter the budgetary 

impacts of entitlement grants, user fees, 

or loan programs or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof; or 

(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues 

arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

stated in the Executive order. 

This final regulatory action is not a 

significant regulatory action subject to 

review by OMB under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866. 

We have also reviewed this regulatory 

action under Executive Order 13563, 

which supplements and explicitly 

reaffirms the principles, structures, and 

definitions governing regulatory review 

established in Executive Order 12866. 

To the extent permitted by law, 

Executive Order 13563 requires that an 

agency— 

(1) Propose or adopt regulations only 

upon a reasoned determination that 

their benefits justify their costs 

(recognizing that some benefits and 

costs are difficult to quantify); 

(2) Tailor its regulations to impose the 

least burden on society, consistent with 

obtaining regulatory objectives and 

taking into account—among other things 

and to the extent practicable—the costs 

of cumulative regulations; 

(3) In choosing among alternative 

regulatory approaches, select those 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety, 

and other advantages; distributive 

impacts; and equity); 

(4) To the extent feasible, specify 

performance objectives, rather than the 

behavior or manner of compliance a 

regulated entity must adopt; and 

(5) Identify and assess available 

alternatives to direct regulation, 

including economic incentives—such as 

user fees or marketable permits—to 

encourage the desired behavior, or 

provide information that enables the 

public to make choices. 

Executive Order 13563 also requires 

an agency ‘‘to use the best available 

techniques to quantify anticipated 

present and future benefits and costs as 

accurately as possible.’’ The Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs of 

OMB has emphasized that these 

techniques may include ‘‘identifying 

changing future compliance costs that 

might result from technological 

innovation or anticipated behavioral 

changes.’’ 

We are issuing this final priority only 

upon a reasoned determination that its 

benefits justify its costs. In choosing 

among alternative regulatory 

approaches, we selected those 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

Based on the analysis that follows, the 

Department believes that this proposed 

priority is consistent with the principles 

in Executive Order 13563. 

We also have determined that this 

regulatory action does not unduly 

interfere with State, local, and tribal 

governments in the exercise of their 

governmental functions. 

In accordance with both Executive 

orders, the Department has assessed the 

potential costs and benefits, both 

quantitative and qualitative, of this 

regulatory action. The potential costs 

are those resulting from statutory 

requirements and those we have 

determined as necessary for 

administering the Department’s 

programs and activities. 

The benefits of the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Programs have been well 

established over the years, as projects 

similar to the one envisioned by the 

final priority have been completed 

successfully. Establishing new RRTCs 

based on the final priority will generate 

new knowledge through research and 

development and improve the lives of 

individuals with disabilities. The new 

RRTCs will generate, disseminate, and 

promote the use of new information that 

will improve the options for individuals 

with disabilities to fully participate in 

their communities. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) by 

contacting the Grants and Contracts 

Services Team, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7363. If you use a TDD or TTY, call the 

FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

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Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dated: May 15, 2013. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Delegated the authority to perform the 

functions and the duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[CFDA Number: 84.133B–9] 

Final Priority; National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research—Rehabilitation Research 

and Training Centers 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Final priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services announces a priority for the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program 

administered by the National Institute 

on Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDRR). Specifically, we 

announce a priority for a Rehabilitation 

Research and Training Center (RRTC) on 

Community Living and Participation for 

Individuals with Psychiatric 

Disabilities. The Assistant Secretary 

may use this priority for competitions in 

fiscal year (FY) 2013 and later years. We 

take this action to focus research 

attention on areas of national need. We 

intend this priority to improve 

outcomes among individuals with 

disabilities. 

DATES: Effective Date: This priority is 

effective June 19, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Spencer, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5133, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by email: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

Program: The purpose of the Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research Projects 

and Centers Program is to plan and 

conduct research, demonstration 

projects, training, and related activities, 

including international activities, to 

develop methods, procedures, and 

rehabilitation technology that maximize 

the full inclusion and integration into 

society, employment, independent 

living, family support, and economic 

and social self-sufficiency of individuals 

with disabilities, especially individuals 

with the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act). 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Centers 

The purpose of the RRTCs, which are 

funded through the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program, is to achieve the goals 

of the Rehabilitation Act through 

advanced research, training, technical 

assistance, and dissemination activities 

in general problem areas, as specified by 

NIDRR. These activities are designed to 

benefit rehabilitation service providers, 

individuals with disabilities, and the 

family members or other authorized 

representatives of individuals with 

disabilities. Additional information on 

the RRTC program can be found at: 

www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/resprogram.html#RRTC. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and 

764(b)(2). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

We published a notice of proposed 

priority in the Federal Register on 

February 28, 2013 (78 FR 13597). That 

notice contained background 

information and our reasons for 

proposing the particular priority. 

There are differences between the 

notice of proposed priority and this 

notice of final priority as discussed 

under Analysis of Comments and 

Changes. 

Public Comment: In response to our 

invitation in the notice of proposed 

priority, two parties submitted 

comments on the proposed priority. One 

of these commenters wrote in support of 

the priority, and one had a specific 

comment and recommendation. 

Generally, we do not address 

technical and other minor changes or 

suggested changes the law does not 

authorize us to make under the 

applicable statutory authority. In 

addition, we do not address general 

comments that raised concerns not 

directly related to the proposed priority. 

Analysis of Comments and Changes: 

An analysis of the comments and of any 

changes in the priority since publication 

of the proposed priority follows. 

Comment: One commenter 

recommended that NIDRR require the 

RRTC to include individuals with 

disabilities in its target audience as it 

disseminates educational materials and 

research findings under paragraph 

(c)(iii) of the priority. 

Discussion: NIDRR agrees that the 

RRTC must provide information to 

individuals with disabilities as part of 

its mission to serve as a national 

resource center on community living 

and participation for individuals with 

psychiatric disabilities. Paragraph (c)(i) 

of the priority requires the RRTC to 

provide information and technical 

assistance to individuals with 

psychiatric disabilities and their 

representatives. Paragraph (c)(iv) 

requires the RRTC to involve key 

stakeholders in the conduct of its 

research activities in order to maximize 

the relevance and usability of the 

findings. 

Changes: To emphasize the 

importance of including individuals 

with psychiatric disabilities in the 

activities of this RRTC, we added ‘‘key 

stakeholders, including individuals 

with disabilities’’ as a requirement of 

dissemination specified in paragraph 

(c)(iii) and we clarified that the term 

‘‘key stakeholders’’ in paragraph (c)(iv) 

includes individuals with psychiatric 

disabilities. 

Final Priority 

Background 

This final priority is in concert with 

NIDRR’s Long-Range Plan for Fiscal 

Years 2013–2017 (Plan). The Plan, 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on April 4, 2013 (78 FR 20299), 

can be accessed on the Internet at the 

following site: www.ed.gov/about/ 

offices/list/osers/nidrr/policy.html. 

Through the implementation of the 

Plan, NIDRR seeks to improve the health 

and functioning, employment, and 

community living and participation of 

individuals with disabilities through 

comprehensive programs of research, 

engineering, training, technical 

assistance, and knowledge translation 

and dissemination. The Plan reflects 

NIDRR’s commitment to quality, 

relevance, and balance of its programs 

to ensure appropriate attention to all 

aspects of well-being of individuals 

with disabilities and to all types and 

degrees of disability. 

This priority reflects a major area or 

domain of NIDRR’s research agenda 

(community living and participation), 

combined with a specific broad 


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