## National Institute on Disability **and Rehabilitation Research ANNUA**  **L PERFORMA NCE REPORT** 
**AL L PROGRA**  **MS EXCEPT RFP**

**Public Burden Statement:** According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1 995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OM B control number. P ublic reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 52 hours per response, including time fo r reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, g athering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of i nformation. The obligation to respond to this collection required to obtain or retain benefit ( Public Law 93
- 112
- 301 ). Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of t his collection of i nformation, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW , Wa shington, DC 20210
-4537 or email ICDocketMgr@ed.gov and reference the OM B Control Number 1820
- 0675 . Note: Please do not return the completed APR to this address. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of t his fo rm, write directly to: Office of t he Chief Financi al Officer, U.S. Department of E ducation, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W ., Wa shington, D.C. 20202
-4248.2



## THE TA **BLE OF CONTENTS ON THE NEXT PA GE INCLUDES FORM**  **SECTIONS USED BY GRA NTEES IN A**  **LL 10 OF NIDRR’S RESEA RCH**  **PROGRA MS. SOME SECTIONS M**  **AY NOT A** **PPLY TO YOUR GRA NT.**  **THE SECOND COLUMN (“A PPLIES TO”) INDICA** **TES WHICH SECTIONS A** **PPLY TO YOUR GRA NT.**  **HYPERLINKS IN THE “SECTION” COLUMN**  **WILL TA KE YOU TO**  **THA T**  **S PECIFIC**  **SECTION. EA CH SECTION CONTA**  **INS A**  **“RETURN TO TA**  **BLE OF CONTENTS” LINK.**3



### Welcom **e** You have access to the following reports. Submitted APRs from previous years are available to view and print in read
- only format. Click the link in the "Action" column to access a specific reportng form. For general information about the APR system, c lick on “APR Instructions and Tips” in the “Reporting Form Help” box. For some questions, additional on
- line help (detailed instructions, definitions , or explanations of wh y NIDRR needs specific information ) is available. These questions are identified by a icon. Click on this icon for help.

. 

### Table of Contents The table below contains a listing of all form sections in your APR. Click the link in the “Action ” column to a ccess each section. The “ Last Updated ” column displays the most recent date that information was saved. Click here to return to the last section in which you saved information. Please rev iew this section carefully to be sure you have completed all questions and (if applicable) reviewed all previously entered records. **Form Progress** 33% complete

**Sectio n**  **Ap plies To**  **Grantees in These Programs**  **Action Last**  **Updated Completed**  **Contact and Identify ing**  **Information** General Information All Award Abstract All **Budget Info rmation**  Budget Summary All Funding All Summary Table

—Funding Overview All Indirect Costs All **Human Resources** Paid Staff All4 **Sectio n**  **Ap plies To**  **Grantees in These Programs**  **Action Last**  **Updated Completed**  Summary Table

—Paid Staff Diversity All Form al Financial Subco ntracts All Partnerships and Collaborations All Consumer Involvement All except FIP **Planning for Outcomes and Significant Outputs**  Outcome
- Oriented Goals All **Projects and A ctivities**  Research Projects All except ARRT (impairment group question does not apply to ADAs) Summary Table

—Research Projects All Development Projects All except ARRT ( im pairm ent group question does not apply to ADAs) Summary Table

—Development Projects All Dissemination and Knowledge Translation Projects All except ARRT Capacity
- Building Activities

— Fellows All except KT and ADA Capacity
- Building Activities

— Graduate Students All except KT , ADA , and ARRT Summary Table

— Capacity
-Building Activities All except KT and ADA Capacity
- Building Activities

— Performance of Fellows and Graduate Students All except KT , ADA , and ARRT Capacity
- Building Activities

— Additional Information All except KT and ADA Training Projects All except ADA and ARRT Summary Table

— Training Projects All except ADA and ARRT Technical Assistance Activities All except ARRT and ADA Additional Notes All except ARRT, KT, and ADA5 **Sectio n**  **Ap plies To**  **Grantees in These Programs**  **Action Last**  **Updated Completed**  **Aw ard**  **- Specific Sections**  Model Systems Clinical Care MS only Knowledge Translation Awards

— Projects and Activities KT only ADA Training Projects , Technical Assistance, and Dissemination ADA only **Performance: Outputs**  Type 1 Outputs: Publications All Type 1 Outputs: Most Important P ublications All Type 2 Outputs: Tools, Measures, and Intervention Protocols All Summary Table

— Type 2 Outputs All Type 3 Out puts: Technology Products and Devices All Summary Table

— Type 3 Outputs All Type 4 Outputs: Informational Products All Summary Table

— Type 4 Outputs All **Performance: Outcomes (A** **ccomplishments) You must complete the “Performance:**  **Outputs” section before beginning this section.**  External Use and Adoption of NID RR
F unded Outputs All Other Accomplishments and Contributions All Overall Status of Outcome
- Oriented Goals All6



## Contact and Identif

**yi ng Information**  **Gen eral Information**  **( A**  **pplies to a**  **ll)** Purpose: Grantee identification Frequency of data entry: Once with annual updates as necessary Please complete the information on this screen so that we may verify your record in the future. 1. PR Award # (preloaded) Help: PR Award # has been preloaded. You cannot edit this information. 2. Reporting Period (preloaded) Help: Reporting period has been preloaded. You cannot edit this information. The reporting period for the first APR you submit will be gin on the start date of your grant and end on May 31 st of the reporting year. If you submit another APR the following year the reporting period will begin on June 1 st of the prior year and end on May 31 st of the current reporting year. Wh en your grant e nds, you will submit a final grant report that will have a reporting period from June 1 st of the year of the last APR you submitted through the end date of the grant. 3. DUNS # Help: The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number is a unique nine
- digit sequence recognized as the universal standard for identifying and keeping track of over 100 million businesses worldwide. The URL for DUNS Numbers is **http://www.dnb.com**
**.** You can search for your number there or obtain it from your business office. 4. Employee Identification Number (EIN) Help: Employer Identification Number (EIN) is also known as a fede ral tax identification number, and is used to identify a business entity. 5. NCES ID # Help: Only grantees located at an Institution of Higher Education (IHE), a State or Local Education Agency, or a public, charter, or private eleme ntary or secondary school, will have National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) numbers. If you are not sure of your NCES number, you can look it up on the following W eb sites or obtain it from your business office: IHEs: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/Search.asp SEAs: http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/ccMembersNon.asp LEAs; Public Schools; or Charter Schools: http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/search.asp Private Schools:7

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch 6. CFDA # (preloaded) Help: CFDA number has be en preloaded. .You cannot edit this information. CFDA numbers are used by the General Services Administration in compiling their guide to federal programs (see the searchable version at www.cfda.gov ). They are also us ed in the financial grants management system of the Department of Education (GAPS). 7. Grant Title 8. Program Mechanism (preloaded) 9. Host Institution/Grantee Name 10. Grantee Street Address (limit: 500 characters) 11. City 12. State 13. Zip 14. Phone 15. Fax 16. URL Help: This question is required only if you have a We b site. 17. E
- mail 18. TTY Help: This question is required only if you have a TTY number. 19. Toll
- Free Number Help: This question is required only if you have a toll
-free number. **Please fill out the following information about the Principal Investigator.**  20. Last name 21. First name 22. Title 23. Phone 24. E
- mail8

**Please fill out the following information about an A dministrative Contact. (This should be**  **different from above.)** 25. Last name 26. First name 27. Title 28. Phone 29. E
- mail **Please fill out the following information about the Au**  **thorizing Representative/Certify ing**  **Official** (the person who signed the Application for Federal Assistance ED 4 24 form with original grant application)

. 30. Last name 31. First name 32. Ti tle 33. Phone 34. E
- mail 35. Street Address (if different from original ED 4 24) (Limit: 5 00 characters) 36. City 37. State 38. Zip **For A RRT grantees only**  39. According to your application, what is the total number of fellows that you plan to train unde r this ARRT grant?

_____ fellows 40. According to your application, what is the duration of the training that you intend to provide to each fellow in your ARRT program?

_____ months

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### Aw **ard Ab**  **stract (A**  **pplies to all)** The abstract you provided in last year’ s APR (or, if you are a new grantee, the abstract from your original application) has been preloaded below. Please review the existing abstract and answer the following questions. 1. Ab stract **[Box]** (Limit: 5,000 characters) 2. Have substantial changes been made to the scope of work or nature of the activities being conducted under this award during the current reporting period? 

### (a) yes (b) no 3. If “ yes , ” have these changes been discussed with and approved by your project officer? 

### (a) yes (b) no 4. If “ yes , ” please upload your revised abstract and use it to replace the one in the above box. ( NOTE: The revised abstract will be your new abstract going forward. ) 5. Have you submitted the revised abstract to the National Rehabilitation Information Center at http://www.NARIC.com? 

### (a) yes (b) no
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### Budget Information Purpose : D epartment of Education regulation Frequency of data entry: Once with annual edits as necessary 

### Budget Summary **(A pplie**  **s to all)** In the budget summary table below, enter the information that you provided in your original grant application. Wh en you hit ‘save and continue’ or ‘save and exit,’ the row and column totals will update automatically. Help: Enter the information that you provided in your original grant application, Budget Information Form ED 524.
**U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDS** Budget Categories Project Year 1 (a) Project Year 2

(b) Project Year 3

(c) Project Year 4

(d) Project Year 5

(e) Total (f) 1

. Pe rsonnel 2

. Fringe Benefits 3

. Travel 4

. Equipment 5

. Supplies 6

. Contractual 7

. Construction 8

. Other 9

. Total Direct Costs (lines 1

–8) 10

. Indirect Costs 11

. Training Stipends 12

. Total Costs (lines 9

– 11) (System will automatically generate totals in shaded areas.)
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### Funding **(A pplies to all)**  Please complete the following Budget Information Sectio n for the **current budget period** with respect to funds that directly support this NIDDR award or funds you receive as a result of this NIDRR award, including any carryover funds from the previous budget period. Enter all amounts rounded to the nearest dolla r. Note: **Budget period** is not synonymous with **reporting period.** A budget period is a specific interval of time for which federal funds are being provided from a particular fiscal year to fund a recipient's approved activities and budget. Budget period is defined as 365 days from the start date of your grant. For multiyear awards, consecutive budget periods proceed immediately from the end of the previous budget period and are 365 days in duration. The inclusive dates of the fi rst budget period can be found in Block 6 of the Grant Award Notification (GAN). **Reporting period** is variable. The first reporting period begins on the start date of your award until May 31 of the following year. Subs equent reporting periods begin June 1 (immediately following May 31) and end Ma y 31. (This will also be found in Block 6 of the GAN.) 1. NIDRR fund s expended
**N IDRR Fund**  **s Expended**  a. Actual am ount of NIDRR grant expenditures during the previous budget period

. (This would be 0 if this is your first year.) b. Estimated tot al amount of NIDRR grant expenditures during the current budget period c. Grantee cost
- s hare a mo unt for current budget period Help: 1. Funds expended (or budget expenditures) are obligations (costs billed) incurred in the budget period. a . This is t he actual amount of money drawn down and spent during the previous budget period. b . This is the estimated amount of money drawn down and spent during the current budget period. c. This question should be answered by all grantees. If you do not have cost sharing in your budget, please enter 0. DRRP and FIP grants include a requirement for a cost share or match of 1 percent of the total budget amount by grantees. All other programs except Fellows include instructions for voluntary cost share. Cost
- sha ring is negotiated with the grantee at the time of award. If you proposed cost sharing, you should report the amount here. Your cost
- share requirements are documented in your award letter.12

2. NIDRR fund s received
**NIDRR Fund s**  **Received** a. The total amo unt (exclusive of supplements) of fund s that you received from NIDRR for this budget period for this award b. The total amount of fund s carried over from the previous budget period c. The total amount of supplemental NIDRR fund s added to the award in t he current budget period d. The anticipated amount of fund s carried over to next budget period. Help: a. Funds received are the total amount of money that NIDRR awarded; i.e., made available to the grantee in the current budget period. See block 7 of th e Grant Award Notice (Authorized Funding), second line, which says ‘Budget Period.’ This is the amount that goes here. b. Funds carried over are the monies awarded to you by NIDRR in the previous budget period that you did not expend in that budget period . P lease note that If you have carryover from the previous budget period, you will need to explain the reasons for carryover in Question 3. c. Supplemental NIDRR funds are funds that NIDRR awarded directly to you in addition to the original level of funding. d. F unds carried over are the monies awarded to you by NIDRR that you have not yet expended . Please note If you anticipate carryover to the next budget period, you will need to explain the reasons for carryover in Question 4. 3. Rationale for carryover fro m previous budget period **(NOTE: This field is required when**  **2**
**. b**  **> 0.)** If you entered any amount of carryover funds from the previous budget period to the current budget period, briefly summarize the reason for this carryover. (Limit: 20,000 characters) **[ Box]**  4

. Rationale for carryover to next budget period **(NOTE: This field is required**  **when 2** 
**. d**  **> 0.)**  If you entered any amount of anticipated funds to be carried over from the current budget period to the next budget period, briefly summarize the reason fo r the anticipated carryover. (L imit : 20,000 characters) **[Box]** 5

. Additional funds
**Ad ditional Funds**  a. The total amount of additional (i.e., non
- NIDRR) funds that you received in direct support of this award during this budget period

. ( NOTE: All grantees except SBIRs will report in
- kind funding later in this section. ) Help: Additional (i.e., non
- NIDRR) funds include funds that you received in direct support of this award during this budget period, with the exception of support from the host institution

. This category includes funds received from conferences, if applicable.13

6

. Financial and i n - k ind s upport received from h ost i nstitution in c urrent b udget p eriod **Support from**  **Host Institution** a. Total amount of financial contributions (exclusive of in
- kind) received from host institution in support of this award in the current budget period b. Estimated value of in
- kind contributions from host institution support in current budget period, excluding indirect costs Help: In
- kind contributions may be in the form of real property, equipment, supplies and other expendable property, and the value of goods and services directly benefiting and specifically identifiable to the project or program. (This definition is derived from language in EDGAR 74.2.) **Return to Table of Contents**14



## Summary

**Table —**  **Funding O verview**  **(A pplies to all)**  Funding overview (exclusive of in
- kind funding) for award in the current budget period. This table will display the total funds expended, received, and available from all sources based on the information you entered on the Funding page.
**Fundin g**  **Category Am**  **ount** a. Total funds expended System
-generated: 1

. b + 1

. c b. Total NIDRR funds received including carryover System
-generated: 2

. a + 2

. b + 2

. c c. Total funds available or received from all sources System
-generated: (2

. a + 2

. b + 2

. c) + 5

. a + 6

. a 1 **Return to Table of Contents**

1 For SBIRs, this row will be based on entries in 2.a

–c and 5.a, since SBIRs do not complete item 7

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### Indirect **Costs (A** **pplies to all)** NOTE: This section must be completed by your Business Office. If you claim indirect costs, you must complete the follow
- up questions on the pages labeled ‘Indirect Costs (b)’ and ‘Indirect Costs (c).’ These questions are accessed by clicking on the ‘save and continue’ button below. A 1. Are you claiming any in direct costs in association with this award ? 

### a. yes b. no NOTE: System will display next item only if A 1 = “ yes. ” 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). B1. Are there any changes to the Indirect Cost Rate associated with this award from you r original app lication ? 

### a. yes b. no NOTE: System will display next item only if B1 = “ yes. ” NOTE: If you are claiming a new Indirect Cost Rate a revised budget information form (ED524) must b e submitted to NIDRR. C

. Please enter the following for the new Indirect Cost Rate: 1. Period covered by the Indirect Cost Rate Agreement From (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) To (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) 2

. Approving Federal agency 

### a. ED b. O ther Specify (if other): ________________________ 3. Are you using a restricted indirect cost rate? 

### (a) yes (b) no 4. For restricted rate program s, please check all that apply:

a. Rate is included in your approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement b. Rate complies with 34CFR 76.564(c ) ( 2)16

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### Human Res **ources Paid Staff**  **(A pplies to all)**  Purpose : NIDRR

— Capacity building metrics Frequency of data entry: Once with annual edits as necessary Please complete th is section fo r all paid staff who work on this award and for all formal financial subcontracts

. All g rantees should enter at least one record for paid staff. For each entry, questions 1
-4 must be completed. The “Date Completed” column will display the date of the last save for each record. Information on doctoral students and any individuals who are con tributing to this award as part of training activities is covered in the “ Capacity Building ” section (if applicable to your program mechanism) and does not need to be entered here. If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each paid staff member you listed has been i mported into your current APR. For these records, the text ‘needs review’ will appear in the ‘date completed’ column. Please review the se records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. After you ‘save,’ the system will update the date completed. Please also add any paid staff not currently listed in the table and delete any records that are no longer needed.
NOTE: If this is your first year, you will need to enter information for all paid staff who work on this award.

**Last Name First Name**  **Position on NIDRR**  **Aw ard**  **FTE o**  **n**

**NIDRR Aw**  **ard Ad**  **d/Edit**

**Record Delete** 

**Record Date** 

**Completed** Edit Delete Add new For each paid staff member, please complete the following. 1. Last name Note: Be sure not to enter duplicate records for staff members already listed. Typographical errors or misspellings will result in duplicate records for the same staff member. NIDRR uses the name fields to generate counts of staff members. Duplicate records will result in inaccurate counts.

2. First name Note: Be sure not to enter duplicate records for staff members already listed. Typographical errors or misspellings will result in duplicate records for the same staff member. NIDRR uses the name fields to generate counts of staff members. Duplicate re cords will result in inaccurate counts.18

3. Position on this NIDRR award (please indicate the most appropriate category

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

. ) 

### a. inves tigator b. training profes si onal c. dis se mi nation/know ledge trans lation profes si onal d. other profes si onal s taff e. tec hnic ian, program me r, or other s upport s taff f. s tudent (not w orking to s atis fy degree requirem ents through em ploym ent on NID RR-fu nded grant) 

### g. other Specify (if other):__________________________________ 4

. Time spent working on this NIDRR award in reporting period. Enter a whole number, a decimal, and then 2 numbers following the decimal; e.g., the FTE for a staff member working 10 hours per week is 0.25. **[Box]** Help: W hen entering the full
- time equivale nt (FTE) for each staff member, please report actual, not budgeted, FTE totals. An FTE of 1.00 indicates that the person spends full time (equivalent of 40 hours per week) on the award. 5. D emographic/Diversity Information NOTE: Submitting this demogra phic information is voluntary. There are no adverse consequences if you chose not to submit it. NIDRR uses this information in aggregate reports to gauge whether our p rograms and other opportunities in disability and rehabilitation research are fairly reac hing and benefiting everyone regardless of demographic diversity and to ensure that those in underrepresented groups have the same knowledge of , and access to , programs, meetings, vacancies, and other research and educational opportunities as everyone else

. NIDRR reports this information in aggregate only, thus preserving the privacy of individuals. (a ) Is this person of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity?



### (1) yes (2) no (b ) Please indicate the raci al designation for this p erson ( select one or more )

(1) American Indian or Alaska Native (2) Asian (3) Black or African American (4) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (5) Wh ite19

(c) Does this person have a declared disability? 

### (1) yes (2) no (NOTE: System will allow grantee to add this information or review existing records.) Help: (a) Categories for et hnicity are established by OMB. You are asked to indicate if the staff member is of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Hispanic or Latino is defined as ‘A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or or ig in, regardless of race.’ (Office of Management and Budget, Revisions to the standards for classification of federal data on race and ethnicity. Federal Register, October 30, 1997. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/1997standards.html

. (b) Categories for race are established by OMB.  **Am erican Indian or A** **laska Native.** A person having origins in any of the original

peoples of North and South America (including Central A merica), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.  **As ian.**  A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.  **Black or A**

**frican A merican.**  A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.  **Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.** A person having origins in any of the original p eoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.  **White.** A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. (Office of Management and Budget, Revisions to the standards for classification of federal data on race and ethnicity. Federal Register, October 30, 1997. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/1997standards.html

. (c) **Disability** means a physical or mental impair ment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. **An individual with a disability**  is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the individuals’ major life activities; has a record of this imp airment and is regarded as having this impairment. **Return to Table of Contents**20



## Summary **T able** **— P**  **aid S**  **taff D**  **iversity (**  **A pplies to all)**  This table will display the total number of paid staff members represented in ea ch of the three diversity categories based on the information you provided for each staff member on the Paid Staff page. It will also display the number of staff members for whom you did not report the information for each category.

‘ Staff from underrepresented populations’ includes individuals for whom you selected any of the following designations: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

**Diversity Category**  **Number of Staff** Numbe r of current paid staff System
-generated: based on number of records entered **Number by Ethnicity** Hispanic o r Latino System
-generated: b ased on number of records with 5

. a = “

yes ” Not Hispanic or Latino System
-generated: based on number of records with 5.a = “no” Not Reported System
-generated: based on number of records with no response to 5.a **Number by Race*** U nderrepresented populations * * System
-generated: based on number of records with 5

. b = other than “White ” Wh ite System
-generated: based on numb er of records with 5.b = “White” Not Reported System
-generated: based on number of records with no response to 5.b **Number by Disability Status** Declared disability System
-generated: b ased on number of records with 5

. c = “

yes ” No disability System
-gener ated based on number of records with 5.c = “no” Not Reported System
-generated: based on number of records with no response to 5.c * Counts are duplicated because an individual can be of more than one race. * * Includes all categories except W hite.
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### Formal Financial S **ubcontracts (A**  **pplies to all)** 1

. Does the award have any financial collaborations or partnerships with other organizations or universities that involve subcontracts? (NOTE: If you answer "yes" to this question, you will need to enter at least one record on the next screen.) 

### (a) yes (b) no (NOTE: System will display next section only if 1 = “ yes
. ” ) If you report a subco ntract, you must complete questions 1
- 2 on the page labeled ‘Formal Financial Subcontracts (b)’. You can access these questions by adding or editing a record. If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each subcontractor you listed h as be en imported into your current APR. For these records, the text ‘needs review’ will appear in the ‘date completed’ column. Please review the se records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. After you ‘save,’ the system will update the date completed. Please al so add any subcontractors not currently listed in the table and delete any records that are no longer needed. The “date completed” column will display the date of the last save for each record. NOTE: If this is your first year, you will need to complete this table and, in subsequent years, supply any annual updates. **Name of Subcontractor**  **Task or Role on This A**  **ward Ad**  **d/Edit Record Delete Record**  **Date Completed**  Edit Delete Add new
For each of the fo rmal financial subcontracts in direct support of the activities of this award , please complete the following. NOTE: Progress on activities of the subcontract will be reported in the corresponding section(s) under “ Projects and Activities. ” 1. Name of subcon tractor ( Limit: 500 characters) **[Box]** 2. Tas k or role on this award ( L imit : 1 ,000 characters) **[Box] Return to Table of Contents** 22



### Partnerships and **C ollaborations**  **(A pplies to all)**  1. Does the award have any partnerships (organizations outside your own, includin g other academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial or commercial partners, state or local governments and/or other collaborators [nonpaid staff internal or external to your organization]) who have involvement in the work on this award? (NO TE: If you answer "yes" to this question, you will need to enter at least one record on the next screen.) 

### a. yes b. no (NOTE : System will display next section only if 1 = “ yes. ” ) If you report a partnership or collaboration, you must complete Qu estions 1
- 2 on the page labeled ‘Partnerships and Collaborations (b)’. You can access these questions by adding or editing a record. If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each part nership or collaboration you listed has been imported into your current APR. For these record s, the text “needs review” will appear in th e ‘date completed’ column. Please review the se records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. After you “ save , ” the system will update the date completed. Please also add any partnerships or collaborations not currently listed in the table and delete any records that are no longer needed. The ‘date completed’ column will display the date of the last save for each record. NOTE: If this is your first year, you will need to complete this table and, in subsequent years, supply any annual updates. **Name of Individual or Organization**  **Role in This Aw**  **ard Ad**  **d/Edit Record Delete Record**  **Date Completed**  Edit Delete Add new For each partnership, please complete the following: 1. Name of individual or organization (Limit: 500 characters) **[Box]** 2. Please describe their role in the activities of this award (Limit: 1 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: Partnerships show the degree of collaboration that grantees engage in, in order to accomplish their work. **Return to Table of Contents**23



### Consumer Involvement **(A pplies to all except FIP)**  Purpose : NIDRR internal monitoring of research relevance Frequ ency of data entry: Once with annual updates Please answer the following question related to consumer involvement. D escribe the ways in which you have involved persons with disabilities, family members and/or caregivers in decision
- making concerning the p lanning, management, implementation, and evaluation of award activities and accomplishments. (Limit: 5 ,0 00 characters) Help: I nvolvement of people with disabilities helps ensure that grant products and outcomes are relevant to the lives of people with di sabilities. If people with disabilities were not involved, please enter ‘N/A.’ **[Box] Return to Table of Contents** 24



## Planning for **O utcomes and**  **S ignificant**  **O utputs**  Purpose: Evaluation and accountability Frequency of da ta entry: Once with one update 

### Outcome **- Oriented Goal**  **s (A**  **pplies to all)** A ll grantees are required to identify a limited numbe r (1

–2/2

–4) of reasonably ambitious outcome
- oriented goals that they intend to achieve by the end of the funding cycle

. These goals or expected outcomes should be derived from your existing application. Each question in this section asks for a specific piece of information about the key goals or expected outcomes you listed in your application. Your Project Officer assumes the answe rs to these questions are based on goals in our application and will use your answers to track your progress toward achieving these goals over the course of the entire funding cycle. Include the (1
- 2/2
-4), “most important” goals from your proposal that sp ecify what you intend to accomplish and should be written in terms of any of the following: advances in knowledge, increased capacity for research, training or knowledge translation, and/or changes/improvements in policy, practice, or systems capacity. In this section, please provide a brief 2

–3 sen tence description of the ( 1
- 2/2

–4) “ most important” outcome
- oriented goals you plan to achieve by the end of the funding cycle. For each goal, you must complete questions 1
- 5 . You can access these questions by adding or editing a record. **Grantees will be allowed to update and/or revise their goals up to, and through, the second y** **ear of their funding cy cle, after which time the fields in this section will be**  **locked.** If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each goal you listed has been imported into your current APR. If this is the second year of your funding cycle, t he text ‘needs review’ will appear in the ‘date completed’ column. Please review these records by cl i cking on the ‘edit’ link. After you ‘save,’ the system will update the date completed. Please also add any goals not currently listed in the table and delete any records that are no longer needed. The ‘date completed’ column will display the date of the last save for each record

. After the second year of your funding cycle, the ‘date completed’ column will read ‘N/A’ because you can no longer update and/or revise your goals.

**Goal Number Short Title**  **Ad d/Edit Record**  **Delete Record Date Completed**  Edit Delete Add new25

1. Provide a short title for this outcome
- oriented goal. This title will appear later in other questions that refer to this goal. (Limit: 75 characters) 2. Provide a brief 2

–3 sentence description of this outcome
- oriented goal. (Limit: 1,000 characters) . It will be helpful to your Project Officer if you include the page number of your application that references your goal. **[Box]** 3. Select the type of change or improvement you anticipate achievement of this goal will result in. (Select only one) 

### a. A dvanc es in know ledge

—ch anges or im provem ents in awarenes s , know ledge , unders tanding , skills and /or attitudes b. I nc re as ed c apac ity to c onduc t and/or us e high-quality res earc h, or progres si on of trainees in ac adem ics tature c. Changes or

im provem ents in polic y, prac tic e, behavior , or s ys tem c apac ity (e.g., ac cess, prac tic e guidelines , State or Federal regulations ) 4

. Select the 1

–2 primary target population(s) that you anticipate will benefit most directly from the anticipated accomplishment, or that you must rea ch in order to achieve the goal. ( Select 'other' only if no other category applies )
a. Researchers b. Practitioners/c linicians c. Service providers d. Educators e. Policy experts f. Federal and non -federal partners g. Industry representatives and/or product developers h. Employers i. Media j. Consumer advocates k. Individuals wi th disabilities and/or family members l. Other Specify (if other) **[Box]** Help: NIDRR aggregates information on target populations across all grantees. Welimit the response to two populations because we want to develop frequency distributions on the primary populations our grantees serve. 5

. Briefly describe your goal in terms of the problem you are trying to solve, the gap you expect to fill , and how the target population will benefit from accomplishment of this goal.
a. Problem to be solved (Limit: 1,000 characters **[Box]**26

b. Gap expected to be filled (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]**
c. How the target population will benefit from accomplishment of this goal (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: b. “Gap” refers to the difference between what is known now in your priority area and what information will be gained or developed upon completion of grant work.
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## Projects **and A ctivities**  **Research Proje cts**  **(A pplies to all**  **except ARRT )**  For each of your research projects, answer the following questions. Wh ere appropriate, you may cut and paste from your original grant proposal. If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each research project you listed has been imported into your current APR. For these records, the text ‘needs review’ will appear in the ‘date completed’ column. Please review the se records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. Af ter you “ save , ” the system will update the date com pleted. Please also add any research projects not currently listed in the table and delete any records that are no longer needed. The ‘date completed’ column will display the date of the last save for each record. **AR RT**  **grantees should**  **not complete this section** 
**.** However, you will need to click “save and continue” or “save and exit” below before you can submit your APR form. **Special instructions for Model Sy stems grantees participating in multisite collaborative**  **module projects.** Model Systems grantees participating in multisite collaborative module projects, whether as the lead or a contributor, should identify these projects in both the “short title” (75 characters) and “full title” (500 characters) fields. The lead grantee should enter the phrase “L EAD MODULE PROJECT” in all caps at the beginning of the field, followed by the project title. The lead grantee should determine exactly what the project title will be and inform the contributors. Contributors should enter “MODULE PROJECT” in all caps at the beginning of the field, followed by the project title exactly as provided by the lead grantee

. The lead center should report on its own contributions to the project (e.g., their center's sample size to date, etc.) **as w ell as the overall progress of th**  **e study** (the sample size of the entire project to date, etc.). The other collaborating centers should report on their individual center's contribution to the study. NOTE: If this is your first year, you will need to enter information for all of your proj ects. For each project that has received Institutional Review Board approval, upload all relevant approval documents, including your own and any for subcontractors or partner sites participating in the project. (All relevant approval documents should be co mbined into a single file for upload.) **Do not submit y our report until you have uploaded all relevant IRB**  **approval documents.** The attachment icon in the table below indicates projects for which you have uploaded an IRB approval document. **A red**  **“ X** **” indicate**  **s projects for which you still need to upload an IRB approval document.** 

**Project ID Short** 

**Project Title**  **IRB**

**Status Ad**  **d/Edit Record**  **Delete Record Date**  **Completed** R1 Sam ple

project Edit Delete28 Add new
NOTE: System will assign a sequential number to each project, and the sequential number will appear in the summary table. Help: A research project is an intensive systematic study, based on a clear hypothesis or research question that is directed toward producing new scientific knowledge about the subject or problem being studied. This definition is derived from the regulations governing the DRRP program: CFR 350.13 (research). MS grantees should not report data collection activities for the National SCI Database as a separate research project. 1 Provide a short title for this research project (Li mit : 75 characters) **[Box]** 2

. Full t itle of research p roject (Limit : 500 characters) **[Box]** Help: The project title sh ould come from your grant application. NIDRR performs key word or phrase searches of the title field to determine the total number of projects on specific topics. 3

. Name of the Principal Investigato r responsible for this project **[Box]** 4

. If applicable , name of the Co
- Principal Investigator responsible for this project **[Box]** 5

. Project start date (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) **[Box]** Help: Please verify the project start date. 6. Projected (or actual) project end date (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) **[Box]** Help: Th e anticipated end date of a project can change for various reasons; e.g., if obtaining IRB approval takes longer than expected.29

7. a. Wh at is the c urrent status of your research project?

(Select only one) 

### (1) on tim e (2) delayed (3) c om pleted (4) not s ch eduled to s tart yet (5) dropped 7. b. If “ delayed, ” by how many months ?

**[Box]** 7. c. If “ delayed, ” what was the primary reason for the delay? ( Limit: 4 ,000 characters)

**[Box]** 7. d. If “ dropped, ” wh at was the major reason for dropping it? (Limit: 4 ,000 characters) 7. e. If “ dropped , ” was this change discussed with your project officer?



### (1) yes (2) no 8. a. Wh at is the I nstitutional Review B oard status fo r this research proje ct? (Select the best

answer.) 

### (1) approved (2) pending (3) s ubm itted (4) not yet s ubm itted 

### (5) N/A (c hoos e this option if I RB Approval w as not required) 8. b. If “ approved, ” enter t he IRB annual approval

**[Box]** 8. c. If “ approved ” enter the d ate of approval (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” )

**[Box]** 8. d. If “ approved , ” is this your most recent IRB approval for th is project?



### (1) yes (2) no30

8. e. Are any subcontractors or partner sites working on this project?



### (1) yes (2) no 8. f. If “ yes , ” do t he subcontractors or partner sites have IRB approval s ?



### (1) yes (2) no (3) N/A If ‘N/A,’ why? **[Box]** 8. g
. Please upload a copy of your most recent IRB approval docum ent. Your upload should

include all relevant IRB approvals, including those for any subcontractors or partner sites participating in the project. (All relevant approval documents should be combined into a single file for upload). Do not submit your report until you have uploaded all relevant IRB approvals. Use the “ Browse ” button below to select the file you want to upload from your computer. You may upload files of the following types: PDF, DOC (Microsoft Wo rd), GIF, and JPG. **[Box] Bro** **wse...** Help: d. NIDR R needs to have the most recent date of IRB approval on file to meet departmental monitoring requirements. f. IRB subcontractor approval is important for monitoring human subjects issues. g. NIDRR is required to include official IRB approval documents as p art of your official grant file at the Department of Education. 9

. Please select the National Science Foundation (NSF) response category th at best applies to this project. For definitions of response categories and more information on the NSF survey , see http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/showsrvy.cfm?srvy_CatID=4&srvy_Seri=10 (Select only one) 

### a. engineer ing b. life s ci enc es c. ps yc hologic al s ci enc es d. s oc ial s ci enc es Help: For definitions of response categories and more information on the NSF survey, click on the link at left. This link will take you to NSF’s ‘Survey of Federal Funds for Research a nd Development’ page. From this page click on the ‘Questionnaire(s)’ link found in the left side bar. This link will take you to a page where you will see a list of questionnaires. Choose the ‘Survey31

of Federal Funds for Research and Development (non
- DO D version) FY 2003 link and go to pages 35
- 39 (Attachment 1) to view the classification of NSF fields. NIDRR uses this information to determine how many research projects fall into each NSF category. 10. a. Briefly describe the object ives of this project

. (Limit: 4 ,000 characters)

**[Box]** 10. b. Have there been substantial changes to the objective(s) for this project during the

current reporting period? 

### (1) yes (2) no 10. c. If “ yes , ” have these changes been discussed with your project officer?



### (1) yes (2) no 10. d. If “ yes , ” in one or two sentences, explain the reason for these changes. (Limit: 1,000

characters) **[Box]** Help: a. This information should come from the objectives description for this project in your original application. b. If the original objectives for this project have changed, describe the new objectives. d. NIDRR is beginning to content analyze the responses to this questio n in order to determine the most frequently reported reasons why project objectives need to be changed. Understanding these reasons will help improve NIDRR’s monitoring efforts and meet departmental monitoring requirements.
11. a. Based on the objectives listed in Question 10 , what **one** NIDRR Long
- Range Plan

Domain does this project **best** fit in? (Select only one) 

### (1) health and func tion (2) em ploym ent (3) partic ipation and c om mu nity living (4) cross
- cutting (specify two or more domains that apply )
11. b. If “ cross - cutting , ” specify two or more domains that apply.

(1) health and function (2) employment (3) participation and comm unity living32

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. 12. Below are the outcome
- oriented goals you specified for your award. Select the **one** goa l that this project help s to achieve. If you have not yet entered outcome
- oriented goals, please do so and then return to this question. If you revise your outcome
- oriented goals, please return to this question and review your response. (Select only one) 

### Go al 1 Go al 2 Go al 3 ( short title , as previously entered by grantee ) Help: The goals you entered in “Planning for Outcomes and Significant Output**s** ” section appe ar below. NIDRR is interested in how projects map to grantee goals. The Department of Education is interested in tracking the relationship between projects and goals. 13. In one or two sentences, briefly describe the study population for this project. (Limit: 4 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: A study population is defined as the collection of elements that a researcher would like to study where an element is the basic unit that makes up the population. Examples of study populations include but are not lim ited to: all admissions to non
-federal hospitals in the state of New Jersey during the time period August 1 1976, to July 31, 1977; all persons 18 years or older with spinal cord injuries living in federally
- subsidized nursing homes in Los Angeles County; all business establishments with public retail outlets, employing more than 100 persons in the city of Los Angeles on June 30, 1978 (adapted from Frankel, M. (1983). Sampling theory. In P. H. Rossi, J. D. W right, & A. B. Anderson (Eds.), Handbook of survey research (pp. 23
- 24). San Diego, CA: Academic Press). 14. Wh at is your proposed sample size for this project? **[Box]** Help: The answer to this question should be numeric if possible. A research sample is a subset of the study population that is chose n by adhering to a specific set of rules (adapted from Frankel, M. (1983). Sampling theory. In P. H. Rossi, J. D. Wrig ht, & A. B. Anderson (Eds.), Handbook of survey research (pp. 23
- 24). San Diego, CA: Academic Press).33

15. If the project is underway, w hat sample size have you achieved to date? **[Box]** N/A Help: The answer to this question should be numeric if possible. 16. a. Have there been any changes to the proposed sample size?



### (1) yes (2) no 16. b. If there have been changes to the proposed sample size, have these changes been

discussed with your project officer? 

### (1) yes (2) no 16. c
. If there have been changes to proposed sample size, please describe the changes , the rationale for the changes, and when the changes took effect

. ( Limit: 4 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: This is a key monitoring indicator used by NIDRR Project Officers. 17. Wh at method(s) or desig n(s) does the project use to obtain its information? ( Check all that apply. Select “other” for this item only if no other category applies. )
a. S urvey b. O bservation c. C ase studies d. F ocus groups e. Secondary analysis f

. Meta
- analysis g
. Intervention study

— E xperimental or randomized control design h

. Intervention study

—Quasi
- experimental design i

. Intervention study

—Single
- subject design j

. Qualitative i nterview k

. Other Specify (if other) **[Box]**
a. Help: **Survey :**  In a sample survey, data are collected from a sample of a population to determine the incidence, distribution, and interrelation of naturally occurring events and conditions. The overriding concern in the sample survey strategy is to collect information in such a way that conclusions can be drawn about elements of the population that are not in the sample as well as about elements that are in the sample (source: United States General Accounting Office, Program Evaluation and Methodology Division. (1991). Designing evaluations (Pub. No. GAO/PEMD
- 10.1.4). Wa shington, DC: Author, p. 33. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/10_1_4.pdf)34

b. **Observation,** or naturalistic study, is a study where no explicit intervention is given but organizations or groups or individuals are observed naturally carrying out their business or practices and this is documented in a detailed way (source: Penrose
-Wa ll, J., Greene, D., & Merinda, T. (2007). Thinking research: Key concepts: A primer for capacity building in research by non government mental health and drug and alcohol agencies . New South Wa les, Australia: Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies and Mental Health Coordinating Council, p. 11. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from : http://www.mhcc.org.au/documents/Projects/Research%20Primer%201%20Thinking%20R esearch%20Key%20Concepts.pdf c. **Case studies:** a case study is an ana lytic description of an event, a process, an institution, or a program (Hoaglin et al. (1982), as cited in United States General Accounting Office, Program Evaluation and Methodology Division. (1991). Designing evaluations (Pub. No. GAO/PEMD
- 10.1.4). Wa shi ngton, DC: Author, p. 43. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat7/144040.pdf) d. **Focus groups** combine both interviewing and observation skills and allow the observation of a l arge amount of interaction on a topic in a short time (source: Penrose
-Wa ll, J., Greene, D., & Merinda, T. (2007). Thinking research: Key concepts: A primer for capacity building in research by non government mental health and drug and alcohol agencies

. New South W ales, Australia: Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies and Mental Health Coordinating Council, p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from : http://www.mhcc.org.au/documents/Projects/Research%20Primer%201%20Thinking%20R esearch%20Key%20Concepts.pdf) e. **Secondary**

**analy sis**  is an approach rather than a design because the data that are involved have already been acquired under an origi nal design for data collection, using some technique such as self
- administered questionnaires (Source: United States General Accounting Office, Program Evaluation and Methodology Division. (1991). Designing evaluations (Pub. No. GAO/PEMD
- 10.1.4). Wa shington, DC: Author, p. 62. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat7/144040.pdf) f. **Meta -** **analy sis**  is a way of averaging ‘effect sizes’ from several studies. Effect size is proportio nal to the difference in outcome between a treatment group and a comparison group (Source: United States General Accounting Office, Program Evaluation and Methodology Division. (1991). Designing evaluations (Pub. No. GAO/PEMD
- 10.1.4). Wa shington, DC: Auth or, pp. 64
- 65. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat7/144040.pdf) g. **Intervention study --**  **Experimental design or randomized control design:** some units of study are randomly as signed to a treatment group and some are assigned to one or more comparison groups. Random assignment means that every unit available to the experiment has a known probability of being assigned to each group and that the assignment is made by chance, as in the flip of a coin. The program’s or intervention’s effects are estimated by comparing outcomes for the treatment group with outcomes for each comparison group (source: United States General Accounting Office, Program Evaluation and Methodology Division. (1991). Designing evaluations (Pub. No. GAO/PEMD
- 10.1.4). Wa shington, DC: Author, p. 52. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat7/144040.pdf) h. **Intervention study --**  **Quasi -** **expe rimental design:**  Similar to a true experimental design /randomized control trial in that both designs consist of a treatment group and one or more comparison groups. However, with a quasi
- experimental design, membership in a treatment group or comparison group is not randomly assigned. . This difference is important because it implies that, since the groups will not be equivalent, causal35

statements about treatment effects may be substantially weakened (source: United States General Accounting Office, Prog ram Evaluation and Methodology Division. (1991). Designing evaluations (Pub. No. GAO/PEMD
- 10.1.4). Wa shington, DC: Author, pp. 55
- 56. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat7/1 44040.pdf) i. **Intervention study --** **Single -** **subject design:** may involve only one participant but typically include multiple participants (e.g., 3 to 8) in a single study. Each participant serves as his or her own control. Performance prior to intervention is compared to performance during and/or after intervention. In most cases, a research participant is an individual, but it is possible for each participant to be a group whose performance generates a single score per measurement period, i.e., the rate of pro blem behavior performed by all children within a classroom during a 20
- minute period (Source: Horner, R., Carr, E. G., Halle, J., McGee, G,. Odom, S., & W olery, M. (2005). The use of single
subject research to identify evidenced
- based practice in special e ducation. Exceptional Children , 71 (2), 165
- 179. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://education.uoreg on.edu/grantmatters/pdf/DR/Single_Subject.pdf) j. **Qualitative Interview:** Structured or unstructured interviews where the goal is understand something from the respondent’s point of view and to understand the meaning of their experiences (Source: Kvale, S. ( 1996) InterViews: An Introduction to Qualitative Research Interviewing , Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. k. **Other**

– Select ‘other’ only if none of the listed categories apply 18. Wh at time dimension is associated with this study? ( Select only one

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


### a. c ros s- se ct ional b. longitudinal c. other Specify (if other) (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: **Cross -** **sectional:** Measurement taken at one point in time **Longitudinal:** Repeated measurements taken over many time points 19. a. Have there been any changes to your proposed plan and methods during the current

reporting period? 

### (1) yes (2) no 19. b. If “ yes , ” have these changes been discussed with your project officer?



### (1) yes (2) no 19. c. If “ yes ” : In two or three sentences, explain the reason for the changes: ( Limit: 4 ,000

characters) **[Box]**36

Help: The reason for the changes in proposed plan and methods is very important and helps NIDRR meet its monitoring reporting requirements. 20. Describe your overall progress in implementing this project during the report ing period. Focus on what activities have been conducted and, if applicable, describe any promising findings or “ lessons learned ” in the current reporting period. (Limit: 20 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: Indicate progress toward original goals. Ideally, your description should include an update on ongoing activities, some reference to the original timeline for these activities and milestones, and progress toward these milestones. 21. a. Is the project meeting its original sampling goals?



### (1) yes (2) no (3) N/A – projec t has yet to start 21. b. If “ no, ” what is the contingency plan for how the project will proceed? (Limit: 20 ,000

characters) **[Box]** Help: Include a detailed description of what you plan to do because you are having difficulty meeting your original sampling goals. A contingency plan for a project that is not meeting its sample size goals must be approved by your NIDRR Project Officer. Contingency plans must be developed and impl emented with the aim of maximizing scientific integrity within the original goals and budget of your specific project. **Examples of contingency plans**  that could be implemented to help meet original sample size goals include:
 Expansion of your target popul ation and related inclusion criteria, so that a larger number of individuals is available for your project to sample
 Use of alternate sampling methods to supplement originally proposed methods
 Use of non
- parametric statistics to analyze existing sample if strategies to increase sample size fail. 22. a. Do you have any significant problems or challenges to report, other than sample size?



### (1) yes (2) no 22. b. Other than sample size, briefly des cribe an y significant problems or challenges you

encountered , when they occurred, the actions you took to remedy them , and when these corrective actions were implemented . (Limit: 20,000 characters) **[Box]**37

2 3. a. Did you report any problems or challenges in last year’ s APR?



### (1) yes (2) no 23. b. If “ yes , ” p lease update us on the status of problems or challenges that yo u reported.

Describe the problems or challenges, when they occurred, the actions you took to remedy them, when these corrective actions were implemented, and whether the problems or challenges were successfully resolved. (Limit: 20 ,000 characters) **[Box]** 24. Wh ich main category, or stage of research, does this research project belon g in? If

this project includes research that can be categorized under more than one of the research stages, or research that progresses from one stage to another, you may specify more than one stage. (Check all that apply.)
a. Exploratio n and discovery b. Intervention development c. Intervention efficacy d. Scale
- up evaluation Help : **a. Exploration and discovery**  means the stage of research that generates hypotheses or theories by conducting new and refined analyses of data, producing observational findings, and creating other sources of research
- based information. This research stage may include identifying or describing the barriers to and facilitators of improved outcomes of individua ls with disabilities, as well as identifying or describing existing practices, programs, or policies that are associated with important aspects of the lives of individuals with disabilities. Results achieved under this stage of research may inform the development of interventions or lead to evaluations of interventions or policies. The results of the exploration and discovery stage of research may also be used to inform decisions or priorities. **b. Intervention**  **d evelopment**  means the stage of research that foc uses on generating and testing interventions that have the potential to improve outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Intervention development involves determining the active components of possible interventions, developing measures that would be re quired to illustrate outcomes, specifying target populations, conducting field tests, and assessing the feasibility of conducting a well
- designed intervention study. Results from this stage of research may be used to inform the design of a study to test t he efficacy of an intervention. **c. Intervention**  **e fficacy**  means the stage of research during which a project evaluates and tests whether an intervention is feasible, practical, and has the potential to yield positive outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Efficacy research may assess the strength of the relationships between an intervention and outcomes, and may identify factors or individual characteristics that affect the relationship between the intervention and outcomes. Efficacy research can inform decisions about whether there is sufficient evidence to support “scaling
- up” an intervention to other sites and contexts. This stage of research can include assessing the training needed for wide
- scale implementation of the intervention, and approaches to evaluation of the intervention in real world applications.38

**d. Scale**  **- u**  **p e** **valuation** means the stage of research during which a project analyzes whether an intervention is effective in producing improved outcomes for individuals with disabilities when implement ed in a real
-world setting. During this stage of research, a project tests the outcomes of an evidence
- based intervention in different settings. The project examines the challenges to successful replication of the intervention, and the circumstances and activities that contribute to successful adoption of the intervention in real
-world settings. This stage of research may also include well
- designed studies of an intervention that has been widely adopted in practice, but that lacks a sufficient evidence
b ase to demonstrate its effectiveness. 25

. Please select the primary impairment group or groups that is/are the focus of this project

. (Check all that apply). (Note: This question does not apply to ADA or ARRT grantees and will not be displayed to them.) a. Sensory disability b. Psychiatric disability c. Developmental disability d. Physical disability e. Intellectual disability Help: This question asks about impairmen t group at the project level. Answers to this question are aggregated and used to present an overall picture of impairment groups that grantees focus on. System will automatically take respondent back to summary table at the beginning of this section, in order to add, edit, or delete projects. **Return to Table of Contents**39

**Summary**

**Table —**  **Research Projects (sy** **stem -** **generated , applies to all**  **) This table**  **display s summary**  **information about each research project y ou ha** **ve entered, including whether y** **ou have uploaded an IRB approval document for each IRB -** **approved project.**  **List of project titles (sequential project number and project title): R1:**  **Sample project title 1 R2:**  **Sample project title 2**

**Projects R**  **1 R2**  Start da te (Q 5 ) mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy Actual /projected end date (Q 6 ) mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy Project status (Q 7

. a ) On
- tim e Completed IRB status (Q 8

. a ) Approved Pending IRB annual approval n um ber (Q 8

. b ) IRB annual approval date (Q 8

. c ) IRB approval uploaded (Q 8

. e) Long
- range plan domain (Q1 1

. a) Em ployme nt Health and function Changes to sample size (Q1 6

. a ) Yes No Meeting its original sampling goals (Q2 1

. a ) No Yes Project method or design (Q1 7 ) Survey Observation Intervention Study: Experimental or Ran domized Control Design Stud y tim e dim ension (Q1 8 ) Cross
- sectional Longitudinal Changes to proposed plan or me thod (Q1 9

. a) Yes No
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### Development Projects **(A pplies to all**  **except A RRT**  **)** Purp ose: NIDRR project monitoring Frequency of data collection: Once with annual progress updates For each of your de velopment projects , answer the following questions. Where appropriate, you may cut and paste information from your original grant proposal. He lp: A development project is defined as the use of knowledge and understanding gained from research to create materials, devices, systems, or methods beneficial to the target population, including design and development of prototypes and processes. This d efinition is derived from the regulations governing the DRRP program: CFT 350.16 (development). If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each development project you listed has been imported into your current APR. For these records, th e text ‘needs review’ will appear in the ‘date completed’ column. Please review the se records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. Af ter you “ save , ” the system will update the date completed. Please also add any research projects not currently listed in the table and delete any records that are no longer needed. The ‘date completed’ column will display the date of the last save for each record. **AR RT**  **grantees should**  **not complete this section**
**.** However, you will need to click “save and continue” or “save an d exit” below before you can submit your APR form. **Special instructions for Model Sy stems grantees participating in multisite collaborative**  **module projects.** Model Systems grantees participating in multisite collaborative module projects, whether as the lead or a contributor, should identify these projects in both the “short title” (75 characters) and “full title” (500 characters) fields. The lead grantee should enter the phrase “LEAD MODULE PROJECT” in all caps at the beginning of the field, followed b y the project title. The lead grantee should determine exactly what the project title will be and inform the contributors. Contributors should enter “MODULE PROJECT” in all caps at the beginning of the field, followed by the project title exactly as prov ided by the lead grantee

. The lead center should report on its own contributions to the project (e.g., their center's sample size to date, etc.) **as w ell as the overall progress of the study**  (the sample size of the entire project to date, etc.). The other collaborating centers should report on their individual center's contribution to the study.
NOTE: If this is your first year, you will need to enter information for all of your projects. For each project that has received Institutional Review Board app roval, upload all relevant approval documents, including your own and any for subcontractors or partner sites participating in the project. (All relevant approval documents should be combined into a single file for upload.) **Do not submit y our report until**  **you have uploaded all relevant IRB approval documents.**  The attachment icon in the table below indicates projects for which you have uploaded and IRB approval document. **A red**  **“ X** **” indicates projects for which y** **ou still need to upload an IRB approval document** 
**.**41

**Project ID Project** 

**Title IRB** 

**Status Ad**  **d/Edit Record**  **Delete Record Date**  **Completed** D1 Sam ple

project Edit Delete Add new
NOTE: System will assign a sequential number to each project, and the sequential number will appear in the summary table. 1. Title of development project (Limit : 5 00 characters) **[Box]** Help: The project title should come from your grant application. NIDRR performs key word or phrase searches of the title field to determine the total number of projects on specific topics. 2. Name of the Principal Investigator responsible fo r this project **[Box]** 3. If applicable, name of the Co
- Principal Investigator responsibl e for this project **[Box]** 4. Pro ject start date (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) **[Box]** Help: Please verify the project start date. 5. Projected (or actual) project end date (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) **[Box]** Help: The anticipated end date of a project can change for various reasons; e.g., if obtaini ng IRB approval takes longer than expected. 6. a. Wh at is the current status of your development project? 

### (1) on tim e (2) delayed (3) c om pleted (4) not s ch eduled to s tart yet (5) dropped 6. b. If “ delayed, ” by how many months?

**[Box]** 6. c. If “ delayed, ” what was the primary reason for the delay? (Limit: 4 ,000 characters)

**[Box]**42

6. d. If “ dropped, ” what was the major reason for dropping it? (Limit: 4 , 000 characters)

**[Box]** 6. e. If “ dropped , ” was this change discussed with your project officer?



### (1) yes (2) no 7. a. Wh at is the Institutional Review Board status for this development project? (Se lect the

best answer.) 

### (1) approved (2) pending (3) s ubm itted (4) not yet s ubm itted (5) N/A (c hoos e this option if I RB A pproval was not required) 7. b. If “ approved, ” enter t he IRB annual approval number

**[Box]** 7. c. If “ approved , ” enter the d ate of approval (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” )

**[Box]** 7. d. If “ approved , ” is this your most recent IRB approval for this project?



### (1) yes (2) no 7. e. Are any subcontractors or partner sites working on this project?



### (1) yes (2) no 7. f. If “ yes , ” do the subcontractors or partner sites have IRB approval s ?



### (1) yes (2) no43

7. g
. Please upload a copy of your most recent IRB approval document. Your upload should

include all relevant IRB approvals, including those for any subcontractors or partner sites participating in the project. (All relevant approval documents should be combined into a single file for upload). Do not submit your report un til you have uploaded all relevant IRB approvals. Use the “ Browse ” button below to select the file you want to upload from your computer. You may uplo ad files of the following types: PDF, DOC (Microsoft Wo rd), GIF, and JPG. **[Box] Bro** **wse...** Help: d. NIDRR needs to have the most recent date of IRB approval on file to meet departmental monitoring requirements. f. IRB subcontractor approval is important for monitoring human subjects issues. g. NIDRR is required to include official IRB approval documents as part of your official grant file at the Department of Education. 8. a. Briefly describe the objectives of this project. (Limit: 4 ,000 characters)

**[Box]** 8

. b. Have there been substantial changes to the objective(s) for this project during the

current reporting period? 

### (1) yes (2) no 8. c. If “ yes , ” have these changes been discussed with your proje ct officer?



### (1) yes (2) no 8. d. If “ yes , ” in one or two sentences, explain the reason for these changes. (Limit: 1,000

characters) **[Box]** Help: a. This information should come from the objectives description for this project in your original application. b. If the original objectives for this project have changed, describe the new objectives. d. NIDRR is beginning to content analyze the responses to this question in order to determine the most frequently reported reasons why project objectives need to be changed. Understanding these reasons will help improve NIDRR’s monitoring efforts and meet departmental monitoring requirements.44

9. a. Based on the objectives listed in Question 8 , what **one** NIDRR Long
- Range Plan

Domain does this project **best** fit in? (Select only one) 

### (1) health and func tion (2) em ploym ent (3) partic ipation and c om mu nity living (4) cross
- cutting (specify two or more domains that apply)
9. b. If “ cross - cutting , ” specify two or more domains that apply.

(1) health and function (2) employment (3) participation and comm unity living Help: The cross
- cutting domain shows that a disability development project often spans two or more Long
- Range Plan domains because of the multi
- disciplinary nature of disability research. 10. Below are the outcome
- oriented goals you specified for your award. Select the **one** goal that this project helps to achieve

. If you have not yet entered outcome
- oriented goals, please do so and then return to this question. If you revise your outcome
- oriented goals, please return to this question and review your response. (Select only one) Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 ( short title, as previously entered by grantee) Help: The goals you entered in “Planning for Outcomes and Significant Output**s** ” section appear below. NIDRR is interested in how projects map to grantee goals. The Department of Education is interested in tracking the relationship between projects and goals. 11. In one or two sentences, briefly describe the potential users of your product or device

. (L imit: 4 ,00 0 characters) **[Box]** 1 2

. Wh at stage of the development pro cess a re you in during this reporting period? NOTE: This question assumes that you have already recognized and defined the problem in your proposal. (Check all that apply) a. Information gathering on constraints, specifications, materials, etc. b. Analysis of information to generate solutions c. Evaluation of solutions and synthesis of best solution d. Implementation of solutio n e. Evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency of solution and redesign as needed f. Commercialization activities45

Help: a. **Information gathering on constraints, specifications, materials, etc.:** Searching for pertinent information and facts and developing reasonable forecasts or making assumptions where information is not possible or reliable. All the measurable factors, constraints, and features that might be of importance to filter
- out the best solution must be locali zed and analyzed. b. **An alysis of information to generate solutions:**  Separating the problem from the general problem solution, clarifying the real problem from the apparent ones, and stating the independent
- to
- dependent relationships. c. **Evaluation of soluti ons and sy**  **nthesis of best solution:** Combining elementary components to build up multiple families of alternatives before yielding a detailed solution. This phase also requires detailed analysis, which involves defining and setting up criteria to test res ults, verifying and validating a system, and optimizing component features. d. **Implementation of solution:** Implementation encompasses all the processes involved in getting a new product operating properly in its environment, including installation, configu ration, running, testing, and making necessary changes. e. **Evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency of solution and redesign as needed:**  New tools, methods, and procedures, which were previously unknown or develop over time. f. **Commercialization activities :**  The product or device has been built, evaluated, and field
-tested. Grantee has identified an industry partner (e.g., company or organization) and is engaged in discussions about the feasibility of producing and marketing the product or device for distr ibution to customers. Definitions a
- e above are adapted from an online course taught by Dr. Herm Migliore of Portland State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. For more information about the course, contact Dr. Migliore through his We b site: http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~herm . Definition f above is adapted from an email message from NIDRR’s RERC on Technology Transfer, received Oct. 6, 2006. 1 3

. Overall, how many target users are going to provide feedback on your product or device? **[Box]** 14. a
. Have you reached the desired number of users you need to test your product or device? 

### (1) yes (2) no (3) N/A -projec t has yet to s tart 14. b. If “ no, ” indicate how many more users you need. **[Box]** 15. a. Have there been any changes to your proposed plan and methods during the current

reporting period? 

### (1) yes (2) no46

15. b

. If “ yes , ” have these changes been discussed with your project officer?



### (1) yes (2) no 15. c. If “ yes ” : In two or three sentences, explain the reas on for the changes: (Limit: 4 ,000

characters) **[ Box]**  Help: The reason for the changes in proposed plan and methods is very important and helps NIDRR meet its monitoring reporting requirements. 1 6

. Describe your overall progress in imple menting this project during the reporting period. Focus on what activities have been conducted and, if applicable, describe any promising findings or “ lessons learned ” in the current reporting period. (Limit: 20 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: Indicate progress toward original goals. Ideally, your description should inclu de an update on ongoing activities, some reference to the original timeline for these activities and milestones, and progress toward these milestones. 1 7

. a. Do you have any significant problems or challenges to report?



### (1) yes (2) no 17. b. B riefly describe any significant problems or challenges you encountered , when they

occurred, the actions you took to remedy them , and when these corrective actions were implemented

. (Limit: 20 ,000 characters) **[Box]** 1 8

. a. Did you report any problems or challenges in last year’ s APR?



### (1) yes (2) no 18. b. If “ yes , ” p lease update us on the status of problems or chal lenges that you reported.

Describ e the problems or challenges, when they occurred, the actions you took to remedy them, when these corrective actions were implemented, and whether the problems or challenges were successfully resolved. (Limit: 20 ,000 characters) **[Box]**47

19

. Please select t he primary impairment group or groups that is/are the focus of this project. (Check all that apply). (Note: This question does not apply to ADA grantees and will not be displayed to them.) a. Sensory disability b. Psyc hiatric disability c. Developmental disability d. Physical disability e. Intellectual disability Help: This question asks about impairment group at the project level. Answers to this question are aggre gated and used to present an overall picture of impairment groups that grantees focus on.48

System will automatically take respondent back to summary table at the beginning of this section, in order to add, edit, or delete projects. **Return to Table of Contents**49

**Summary**

**Table —**  **Development Projects (sy** **stem -**  **generated , applies to all**  **) This table display** **s summary information about each development project y** **ou have entered, including whether y** **ou have uploaded an IRB appr oval document for each IRB**  **** **approved project. List of project titles (sequential project number and project title):**  **D 1:**  **Sample project title 1 D**  **2: Sample project title 2** 

**Projects (Sequential Project**  **Number) D1**  **(Sequential Project Number)**  **D 2**  Start date (Q4) mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy Actual /projected end date (Q5) mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy Project status (Q6

. a) On
- tim e Completed IRB status (Q7

. a ) Approved Pending IRB annual approval n um ber (Q7

. b ) IRB annual approval date (Q7

. c ) IRB approval uploaded (Q 7

. g) Long
- range plan domain (Q 9

. a ) Em ployme nt Health and function Stage of development project is in (Q1 2 ) Information gathering Evaluation of solutions and sy nthesis of best solution Number of target users in current reporting period (Q1 3 ) 5 10
Des ired number of users reached (Q1 4

. a) No Yes Changes to proposed plan or method (Q1 5

. a ) Yes No
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### Dissemination and **Know ledge Translation Projects**  **(A pplies to all except A**  **RRT)** Purpose: NID RR project monitor ing Frequency of data collection: Once with annual progress updates In this section, please answer the following questions about your dissemination and knowledge translation activities and how they support each of the award
- level goal(s) you specified in the outcomes planning section. If you specified more than one award
- level outcome goal, you will be required to answer the same three ques tions again

. **R ERC**  **grantees should also provide information about**  **their Technology Transfer**  **Plans**
**.** Help: **Know ledge translation**  is defined as the effective development, accumulation, synthesis, dissemination and transfer of scientifically
- based disability and rehabilitation related knowledge, technologies, and applications to relevant stakeholders to in fo rm disability and rehabilitation policy, improve practice, and enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities. If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each project you listed has been imported into your current APR. Please review these records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. Please also add any projects not currently listed in the table and delete any records that are no longer needed.

**Goal Number Dissemination and**  **Knowledge Translation A** **ctivities Ad**  **d/Edit Record Date Completed**  G1 Edit
Outcome Goal : 1 (system
- generated) 1. Describe the dissemination and knowledge translation activities you are conducting , or plan to conduct , to support the achievement of the above goal. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) gran tee s should also describe their Technology Transfer Plan s
. (Limit: 5 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: It may be helpful to consult this We b site on knowledge translation: http://www.ncddr.org/kt/products/ktintro

. 2. For the current reporting period, describe the progress you have made in conducting the activities describe d in the first question. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) grantee s should also describe their progress in implement ing their Technology Transfer Plan s
. (Limit: 5 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: Describe progress in conducting the dissemination and knowledge translation activities related to this specific goal in your application. Ideally, your description should include an update on ongoing activities, some reference to the original timeline for activities and milestones, progress toward milestones, and any information on barriers or difficulties that have been experienced.51

3. a. Do you have any problems or challenges to report?



### (1) yes (2) no 3. b. If you encountered problems or challenges in the current reporting period, what actions

h ave you taken to address them? Describe the problems or challenges, when they occurred, the actions you took to remedy them, when these corrective actions were implemented, and whether the problems or challenges were successfully resolved. (Limit: 5 ,000 characters) **[Box]** (System will display other goals entered by the grantee, if applicable, and repeat the three questions above for each goal.)
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### Capacity**- B**  **uilding Ac**  **tiv ities**  **— Fellows**  **(A pplies to all except KT and**  **AD A** **)** Purpose: NIDRR project monitoring Frequency of d ata entry: Once with annual progress updates If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each fellow you listed has been imported into your current APR. For these records, the text ‘needs review’ will appear in the ‘date completed’ column

. Please review the se records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. After you
“ save ” the system will update the date completed. Please also add any fellows not currently listed in the table and delete any records that are no longer needed. The ‘date complete d’ column will display the date of the last save for each record.

NOTE: If this is your first year, you will need to enter information for all of your fellows.
**Last Name First Name**  **Ad d/Edit Record**  **Delete Record Date**  **Completed** Fellow 1 Edit Delete Add new For each current fellow, enter the following information

. A current fellow is a fellow who worked on the award at any time during the current reporting period. 1. Last name of fellow: **[Box]** Help: Be sure not to enter duplicate records for staff members already listed. Typographical errors or misspellings will result in duplicate records for the same staff member. NIDRR uses the name fields to generate counts of staff members. Duplicate records will result in inaccurate counts. 2

. First n ame of fellow: **[Box]** Help: Be sure not to enter duplicate records for staff members already listed. Typographical errors or misspellings will result in duplicate records for the same staff member. NIDRR uses the name fields to generate counts of staf f members. Duplicate records will result in inaccurate counts.53

3

. Fellows

— Demographic/diversity information The next series of questions asks for demographic information about the particular fellow. Submitting this demographic information is voluntary. There are no adverse consequences if you chose not to submit it. NIDRR uses this information in aggregate reports to gauge whether our programs and other opportunities in disability and rehabilitation research are fairly reaching and benefiting everyone regardless of demographic diversity and to ensure that those in underrepresented groups have the same knowledge of and access to programs, meetings, vacancies, and other research and educational opportunities as everyone else. 3. a. Is this person of Hispan ic or Latino ethn icity?



### (1) yes (2) no 3. b. Please indicate the racial designation for this person (Select one or more )

(1) Am erican Indian or Alaska Native (2) Asian (3) Black or African American (4) Native Hawa iian or Other Pacific Islander (5) Wh ite 3. c. Does this person have a declared disability?



### (1) yes (2) no Help: a. Categories for ethnicity are established by OMB. You are asked to indicate if the staff member is of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Hispanic or Latino is defined as ‘A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or C entral American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.’ (Office of Management and Budget, Revisions to the standards for classification of federal data on race and ethnicity. Federal Register, October 30, 1997. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/1997standards.html

. b. Categories for race are established by OMB.  **Am erican Indian or A** **laska Native.** A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.  **As ian.**  A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.  **Black or A**

**frican A merican.**  A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.  **Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.** A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.  **White.** A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.54

(Office of Management and Budget, Revisions to the standards for classification of federal data on race and ethnicity. Federal Register, October 30, 1997. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/1997standards.html

. c. **Disability** means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. **An individual with a disability**  is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the individuals’ major life activities; has a record of this impairment and is regarded as having this impairment. 4. Select the highes t degree earned by the fellow before starting the program

. (Select only one

. Select 'other' only if no other category applies )
a. Master’ s b. Doctorate c. MD d. DO e. J.D. f. other g. joint degree ( e.g., MD, Ph.D., etc. ) S pecify (if joint degree) : **[Box]** 5

. Please tell us the discipline/subject are a in which the highest degree was received: (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** 6. W hen did the fellow start the program? (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) **[Box]** 7. Wh at is the fellow ’ s anticipated end date (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) **[Box]** 8

. Name of fellowship program: 

### a. ARRT b. other S pe cify (if other) **[Box]** Help: Please select ‘ARRT’ for all fellows who receive the majority of their funding from ARRT funds. 9. Briefly describe the ARRT fellow’ s area of focus. (NOTE: This item is for ARRT fellows only. ) (Limit: 3,5 00 characters) **[Box ]**  Help: Summarize specific areas in which the fellow is receiving advanced research training. 9a. Please describe the methods that the ARRT grant used to recr uit this fellow. **[Box]**55

9b. Please provide the institution of higher education and the specific Department from which the ARRT fellow received their doctoral degree. **[Box]** 9c. Please provide the name of the faculty member who is serving as the primary mentor for this fellow under the ARRT grant. **[Box]** 9d. Please describe the instituti on of higher education, and the relevant College or Department , of the faculty member who is serving as the primary mentor for this fellow under the ARRT grant. **[Box]** 9e. Please provide the title of the position of the faculty member who is serving as the primary mentor for this fellow under the ARRT grant

. **[Box]** 10. Briefly describe the non
-ARRT fellow ’ s major role or contribution to grant/award in the current reporting period. ( NOTE: This item is for all non
-ARRT fellows only. ) (Limit: 3,5 00 cha racters) **[Box]** NOTE: System will allow grantee to report as many fellows as necessary. Help: Describe what the non
-ARRT fellow is doing that is central to the achievement of grant activities. **Return to Table of Contents** 56



### Capacity

**Building —** **Graduate S tudents**  **(A pplies to all except KT**  **, AD**  **A , and**  **ARRT )**  If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each graduate student you listed has been imported into your current APR. For these records, the text ‘need s review’ will appear in the ‘date completed’ column. Please review the se records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. After you ‘save’ the system will update the date completed. Please also add any graduate students not currently listed in the table and del ete any records that are no longer needed. The ‘date completed’ column will display the date of the last save for each record. **AR RT**  **grantees should**  **not complete this section**
**.** However, you will need to click “save and continue” or “save and exit” below before you can submit your APR form. NOTE: If this is your first year, you will need to enter information for all of your graduate students. **First Name Last Name**  **Ad d/Edit Record**  **Delete Record Date Completed**  Graduate Student 1 Edit Delete
Add new Enter the following information for all graduate students you have working on your award in the current reporting period who are receiving training and/or satisfying requirements in conjunction with an advanced degree. (NOTE: Do not include graduate students working on award for pay only.) 1. Last name of graduate student: **[Box]** Help: Be sure not to enter duplicate records for staff members already listed. Typographical errors or misspellings will result in duplicate records for the same staff membe r. NIDRR uses the name fields to generate counts of staff members. Duplicate records will result in inaccurate counts. 2

. First name of graduate student: **[Box]** Help: Be sure not to enter duplicate records for staff members already listed. Typographica l errors or misspellings will result in duplicate records for the same staff member. NIDRR uses the name fields to generate counts of staff members. Duplicate records will result in inaccurate counts.57

3

. Graduate students

— Demographic/diversity informatio n The next series of questions asks for demographic information about the particular graduate student. Submitting this demographic information is voluntary. There are no adverse consequences if you chose not to submit it. NIDRR uses this information in ag gregate reports to gauge whether our programs and other opportunities in disability and rehabilitation research are fairly reaching and benefiting everyone regardless of demographic diversity and to ensure that those in underrepresented groups have the sam e knowledge of and access to programs, meetings, vacancies, and other research and educational opportunities as everyone else. 3. a. Is this person of Hispanic or Latino ethn icity?



### (1) yes (2) no 3. b. Please indicate the racial designation for this person (Select one or more )

(1) Am erican Indian or Alaska Native (2) Asian (3) Black or African American (4) Native Hawa iian or Other Pacific Islander (5) Wh ite 3

. c. Does this person have a declared disability?



### (1) yes (2) no Help: a. Categories for ethnicity are established by OMB. You are asked to in dicate if the staff member is of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Hispanic or Latino is defined as ‘A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.’ (Office of Management an d Budget, Revisions to the standards for classification of federal data on race and ethnicity. Federal Register, October 30, 1997. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/1 997standards.html

. b. Categories for race are established by OMB.  **Am erican Indian or A** **laska Native.** A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or com munity attachment.  **As ian.**  A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand , and Vietnam.  **Black or A**

**frican A merican.**  A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.  **Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.** A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Isla nds.58

 **White.** A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. (Office of Management and Budget, Revisions to the standards for classification of federal data on race and ethnicity. Federal Register, Octo ber 30, 1997. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/1997standards.html

. c. **Disability** means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. **An individual with a disability**  is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the individuals’ major life activities; has a record of this impairment and is regarded as having this impairment. 4

. Select the highest degree earned by the graduate student before starting the program

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

### a. Bac helor' s b. Mas ter's c. Doc torate d. MD e. DO f. J D g. other h. joint degree ( e.g., MD, Ph.D., etc .) S pecify (if ‘joint degree ’ ) : **[Box]** 5

. Please tell us the discip line/subject area in which the highest degree was received: (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** 6. Wh en did the graduate student start working on the award ? (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) **[Box]** Help: This is a measure of program flow; e.g., how many students started in a particular year? How many students were in the program at time x of a given year? 7. Wh en will the graduate student stop working on the award? (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) **[Box]** Help: The answers to this question serve as a measure of program compl etion rate at various points in time.
8. In two to three sentences, b riefly describe the graduate student ’ s major role o r contribution to grant/award in the current reporting period. (Limit: 1 ,000 characters) **[Box]**59

NOTE: System will allow grantee to repo rt as many graduate students as necessary. **Return to Table of Contents**60

**Summary T** **able —** **C apacity** **- B**  **uilding Ac** **tivities (sy** **stem -**  **generated , applies to all except KT**  **and AD**  **A )**  **Key Summary Statistics for Fellows for the Curr ent Reporting Period**  **This table displays information about the number of fellows in the program as well as the demographic diversity categories reported.** 

**Number of Fellows**  Number of fellows in the current reporting period (includes fellows who have co mp leted the program in the current reporting period) System
-generated: based on number of records entered Number of fellows who started the fellowship program during the current reporting period System
-generated: based on start dates entered in 6 Number of fellows who have completed the fellowship program in the current reporting period System
-generated: based on end dates entered in 7 **Number by Ethnicity** Hispanic or Latino System
-generated: b ased on number of records with 3 .a = “

yes ” Not Hispanic or Latino System
-generated: based on number of records with 3.a = “no” Not Reported System
-generated: based on number of records with no response to 3.a **Number by Race*** U nderrepresented populations* * System
-generated: b ased on number of records with 3 .b = “

yes ” Wh ite System
-generated: based on number of records with 3.b = “no” Not Reported System
-generated: based on number of records with no response to 3.b **Number by Disability Status** Declared disability System
-generated: based on number of records with 3.c = “yes” No disability System
-generated: based on number of records with 3.c = “no” Not Reported System
-generated: based on number of records with no response to 3.c61

* Counts are duplicated because an individual can be of more than one race. * * In cludes all categories except Wh ite

. **Key Summary** 

**Statistics for Graduate Students for the Current Reporting Period Number**  **of Graduate Students** Number of graduate students in the current reporting period System
-generated: based on number of records enter

ed Number of graduate students who started during the current reporting period System
-generated: based on start dates entered in 6 **Number by**

**Ethnicity** Hispanic or Latino System
-generated: based on number of records with 3.a = “

yes ” Not Hispanic or Lat ino System
-generated: based on number of records with 3.a = “no” Not Reported System
-generated: based on number of records with no response to 3 .a **Number by**

**Race*** U nderrepresented populations* * System
-generated: based on number of records with 3.b = “

y es ” Wh ite System
-generated: based on number of records with 3.b = “no” Not Reported System
-generated: based on number of records with no response to 3

. b **Number by**

**Disability**

**Status** Declared disability System
-generated: based on number of records with 3.c = “

yes ” No disability System
-generated: based on number of records with 3.c = “no” Not Reported System
-generated: based on number of records with no response to 3

. c * Counts are duplicated because an individual can be of more than one race. * * Inclu des all categories except Wh ite

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### Capacity**- Building**  **Ac tiv**  **ities —**  **Performance of Fellows**  **and Graduate Stude**  **nts (A**  **pplies to all except KT and AD**  **A )**  In this section we ask about the performance of your fellows and graduate students. List the publications based on NIDRR
-funded research, published in the current reporting period that were authored by fellows and/or graduate students who are currently part of your training program or have been in the past 3 years. The fellow or graduate student need not have been the first author, so long as he or she is listed **among** the authors of the publication. For fellows in the ARRT program, this will include all publications that fellows contributed to as p art of their participation in the program. Include only publications supported by NIDRR funding that are related to the objectives of the current award. The last column indicates whether the journal title that you entered is contained in the ISI® database. NIDRR 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 citatio ns, where appropriate, will match the ISI database and can be counted. After entering a journal title or proceeding, check the last column of the summary table to see whether the title you entered matches an entry in the ISI database. If it does not, you may choose “ look up ” to view a list of entries in the database. If you have entered the title incorrectly, select the correct title and click on “ OK” to change it. Only journal articles and proceedings will have matches in the ISI database. Add award
- rela ted publication produced by fellows Add award
- related publication produced by graduate students

**Ty pe**  **Name of**

**Fellow/Grad Student**  **Full**

**Citation Ad**  **d/Edit**

**Record Delete** 

**Record Ty**  **pe of**

**Publication Timeframe** 

**When Work Conducted**  **ISI** Edit Delete
Enter th e following information on award
- related publications produced by fellows in the current reporting period. 1

. Name of fellow (Last name, First initial, Middle initial ) **[ Box]**  , **[Box] ,**  **[Box] ,**  Help: Be sure not to enter duplicate records for staff members a lready listed. Typographical errors or misspellings will result in duplicate records for the same staff member. NIDRR uses the name fields to generate counts of staff members. Duplicate records will result in inaccurate counts.63

2

. Prov ide a full citatio n for this publication

. Type of publication: (drop
- down box: journal article or periodical, web journal , proceedings of meetings and symposia, book , book chapter, monograph, abstract, technical o r research report, review ) NOTE: System will display APA
- re quired fields based on publication type, which are as follows: Journal article or periodical : For all authors

—author’ s last name, author’ s first initial (s) , year published, title of article, title of journal, volume, page numbers Proceedings of meetings and symposia : For all authors

—author’ s last name, author’ s first initial (s) , year published, title of paper/presentation, title of conference/meeting/symposium, editors (first initial, last name), page numbers, location, publisher Book : For all authors

—a uthor’ s last name, author’ s first initial (s) , year published, title of book, location, publisher Book chapter : For all authors

—author’ s last name, author’ s first initial (s) , year published, title of chapter, editors (first initial, last name), title of bo ok, page numbers, location, publisher Monograph : For all authors

—author’ s last name, author’ s first initial (s) , year published, title of article, title of journal, volume, issue number, serial or whole number (enter as “ Serial No. 219 ” ), supplement or part number (if bound separately as a supplement to a journal ) Abstract : For all authors

—author’ s last name, author’ s first initial (s) , year published, title of abstract, title of journal, volume, page numbers Technical or research report : For all authors

—a uthor’ s last name, author’ s first initial (s) , year published, title of report, location, publisher Review : For all authors

—author’ s last name, author’ s first initial (s) , year published, title of review, medium being reviewed (drop
- down box: book, motion p icture), work being reviewed, title of journal , volume, page numbers
b. ( If publication type = journal article or periodical, or proceedings) Is this a peer
reviewed publication? 

### (1) yes (2) no 3

. Indicate the time frame or award cycle when the NIDRR
-funded research and related activity described in the publication was conducted. 

### a. c ur rent funding c yc le b. im me diate pas t funding c yc le c. previous funding c yc le (not c ons ec utive) H elp: Indicate the funding cycle when the research or de velopment work described in the publication was conducted.64

4. Indicate whether the publication has been sent to NARIC for inclusion in REHABDATA. (To check the status of this publication in NARIC, visit http://www.naric.com/research/rehab/ ) 

### (1) yes (2) no Help: The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) is NIDRR ’s output clearinghouse. One of NARIC’s functions is to collect and store all of the outputs produced by grantees. NIDRR uses the answer to this question as part of a report for NARIC that lists outputs for all grantees. 5

. Wa s this publication produced as a direct result of receiving funding for this grant: i.e., grant number (PRELOADED) ? 

### (1) yes (2) no (System will allow grantee to add additional publications for this and other fellows.) H elp: This helps NIDRR determine how many publications were produced as a direct result of NIDRR funding. Enter the following information on award
- related publications produced by graduate students in the current reporting period. 1

. Name of graduate st udent (Last name, First initial, Middle initial) **[Box]** , **[Box] ,**  **[Box]** Help: Be sure not to enter duplicate records for staff members already listed. Typographical errors or misspellings will result in duplicate records for the same staff member. NIDRR u ses the name fields to generate counts of staff members. Duplicate records will result in inaccurate counts. 2

. Provide a full citation for each publication produced by this graduate student. To add a new citation, please select the category that best des cribes the publication from the drop
down box below, then click the “ Next” button. Type of publication: (drop
- down box: journal article or periodical, web journal , proceedings of meetings and symposia, book or book chapter, monograph, abstract, technical o r research report, review ) NOTE: System will display APA
- required fields based on publication type, which are shown above under “ fellows. ”65

b. (If publication type = journal article or periodical, or proceedings) Is this a peer
reviewed publication? 

### (1) yes (2) no Help: NIDRR generates counts of the types of publications being produced. NARIC receives this information in order to better track the types of publications being produced by NIDRR grantees. 3

. Indicate the time frame or award cycle when the NIDRR
-funded research and related activity described in the publication was conducted. 

### a. c ur rent funding c yc le b. im me diate pas t funding c yc le c. previous funding c yc le (not c ons ec utive) Help: Indicate the funding cycle when the research or development work described in the publication was conducted. 4. Indicate whether the publication has been sent to NARIC for inclusion in REHABDATA. (To check the status of this publicatio n in NARIC, visit http://www.naric.com/research/rehab/ 

### (1) yes (2) no Help: The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC ) is NIDRR’s output clearinghouse. One of NARIC’s functions is to collect and store all of the outputs produced by grantees. NIDRR uses the answer to this question as part of a report for NARIC that lists outputs for all grantees. 5

. Wa s this publicat ion produced as a direct result of receiv ing funding for this grant: i.e., grant number (PRELOADED) ? 

### (1) yes (2) no (System will allow grantee to add additional publications for this and other graduate students.) Help: This helps NIDRR determine how many publications were produced as a direct result of NIDRR funding. **Return to Table of Contents**66



### Capacity**- Building**  **Ac tiv**  **ities —** **Ad ditional Information**  **(A ppl**  **ies to all except KT and AD**  **A )**  1. Are there any other accomplishments or outputs from your capacity
- building efforts that you would like to tell NIDRR about (e.g., poster presentations, successful other grant applications , etc. )? (Limit: 10,000 characters) **[Box]**
**Return to Table of Contents**67



### Training **Projects (A** **ll except AD**  **A and**  **AR RT**  **)** Purpose: NIDRR project monitoring Frequency of data collection: Once with annual progress updates If you proposed specific training proj ects in your original propos al , please report on those here. If you did not, you may regroup your training activities into projects of like tasks. If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each training project you listed has been imported into your current APR. For these records, the text ‘needs review’ will appear in the ‘date completed’ column. Please review the se records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. After you
“ save , ” the system will update the date completed. **AR RT**  **grantees should**  **not complete this section**
**.** However, you will need to click “save and continue” or “save and exit” below before you can submit your APR form. NOTE: If this is your first year, you will need to enter information for all of your projects.
**Project ID Pro**  **ject Title Ad**  **d/Edit Record Delete Record**  **Date Completed** T1 Sam ple project Edit Delete
Add new
NOTE: System will assign a sequential number to each project, and the sequential number will appear in the summary table. 1. Enter the project tit le (Lim it: 1,000 c haracters) **[Box]** Help: The project title should come from your grant application. NIDRR performs key word or phrase searches of the title field to determine the total number of projects on specific topics. 2. Name of person respons ible for t he project. **[Box]** 3. Type of project (Select only one

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



### a. wor ks hop b. webc as t c. pres entation d. training c ourse e. c urric ula developm ent f. training m anual developm ent68 

### g. planning, c onduc ting, or s pons oring a c onferenc e h. other S pecify , if other : (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** 4. a. Wh at is the status of the project? (Select o nly one)



### (1) on tim e (2) delayed (3) c om pleted (4) not s ch eduled to s tart yet (5) dropped 4. b. If “ delayed, ” by how many months?

**[Box]** 4. c. If “ delayed, ” what was the primary reason for the delay? (Limit: 4 ,000 characters)

**[Box]** 4. d. If “ dropped, ” what was the major reason for dropping it? (Limit: 4 ,000 characters)

**[Box]** 4. e. If “ dropped , ” was this change discussed with your project officer?



### (1) yes (2) no 5. a. B riefly describe the objective(s) of the proj ect. (Limit: 4 ,000 characters) 5. b. Have there been substantial changes to the objective(s) for this project during the

curren t reporting period? 

### (1) yes (2) no 5. c. If “ yes , ” have these changes been discussed with your project officer?



### (1) yes (2) no 5. d. If “ yes , ” in one or two sentences, explain the reason for these changes. (Limit: 1,000

characters) **[Box]**69

Help: a. This information should come from the objectives description for this project in your original application. b. If the original objectives for this project have changed, describe the new objectives. d. NIDRR is beginning to content analyze the responses to this question in order to determine the most frequently reported reasons why project objectives need to be changed. Understanding thes e reasons will help improve NIDRR’s monitoring efforts and meet departmental monitoring requirements. 6. Select the 1

–2 primary target audiences for this project. ( Choose no more than two. Select 'other' only if no other category applies. )

a. Researchers b. Practitioners/clinicians c. Service providers d. Educators e. Policy experts f. Federal and non -federal partners g. I ndustry representatives and/or product developers h. Employers i. Media j. Students k. Consumer advocates l. Individuals with disabilities and/or family members m
. Other Specify (if other) **[Box]** Help : NIDRR aggregates information on target audiences across all grantees. Welimit the response to two audiences because we want to develop frequency distributions on the primary audiences our grantees serve. 7. Wh ich of your o utcome
- oriented goals does this project help to achieve? If you have not yet entered outcome
- oriented goals, please do so and then return to this question. If you revise your outcome
- oriented goals, please return to this questi on and review your response. (Select only one) 

### Go al 1 Go al 2 Go al 3 ( short title, as previously entered by grantee)70

8. Wh at steps have you taken to evaluate the impact of this training project? ( Check all that apply

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

a. None b. Key informant interviews c. Customer satisfaction survey d. Pre/ post design e. Quasi
- experimental f. Other Specify (if other) [Limit: 1,000 characters] **[Box]** Help: One of the best ways to assess the effectiveness of a training activity is through the use of a pre/post test design, which demonstrates change in awareness or attitudes or knowledge. If that is not possible due to resource or time constraints, grantees are encouraged to talk with the staff of the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR). 9. Wh at did you learn from this evaluation? (Limit: 5 ,000 characters) **[Box] Return to Table of Contents** 71

**Summary**

**Table —** **Training Projects (sy** **stem -**  **generated , all except**  **AD A** **) List of project titles (sequenti**  **al project number and project title): T**  **1: Sample project title 1**  **T 2:**  **Sample project title 2**

**Projects T1**  **T2** Type of project (Q3) Wo rkshop Training course Project status (Q4

. a ) On schedule Completed Target audience(s) (Q 6 ) Researchers Media Consumer ad vocates **Return to Table of Contents**72



### Technical A

**ssistance Ac** **tiv it**  **i es**  **(A ll except A**  **RRT and AD**  **A )**  Purpose: NIDRR project monitor ing Frequency of data collection: Once with annual progress updates In this section, we a sk about your technical assistance activities in the current reporting period. 1. In the current reporting period, what was the most frequently used method of delivering technica l assistance? (Select only one. Select 'other' only if no other category appl ies. ) 

### a. phone c ons ultation b. e-m ail c. the W eb d. in- pers on e. other Specify (if other) (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** 2. From t he list below, select the primary audiences that most often requested technical assistance. ( Choose up to 2 audiences

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

a. Researchers b. Practitioners/clinicians c. Service providers d. Educators e. Policy experts f. Federal and non -federal partners g. Industry representatives and/or product developers h. E mployers i. Media j. Consumer advocates k. Individuals with disabilities and/or family members l. Other Specify (if other) **[Box]** Help: NIDRR aggregates information on target aud iences across all grantees. Welimit the response to two audiences because we want to develop frequency distributions on the primary audiences our grantees serve. 3

. Briefly describe the nature of the technical assistance you provided to the audience(s) i dentified in Q uestion 2

. (Limit: 1 ,000 characters) **[Box]** 4. Briefly comment on how the technical assistance provided in the current reporting period related to the goals of your award. (Limit: 1 ,000 characters) **[Box]**73

Help: In the “Planning for Outcomes an d Significant Outputs, Outcome
- Oriented Goals” section of the APR, you specified the major goals of your award. Describe how the technical assistance activities you provided in the current reporting period contributed to the achievement of these goals. **Return to Table of Contents**


### Ad **ditional Notes**  **(A ll except A**  **RRT, KT, and AD**  **A )**  Purpose: NIDRR project monitoring Frequency of data collection: Once with annual progress updates 1. Please use this space to report any a dditional information on your current projects or activities that you would like NIDRR to know. (Limit: 5 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: This question gives grantees an opportunity to tell NIDRR anything else relating to their projects or activities that do es not fit in the responses to the previous questions. **Return to Table of Contents**74



## Aw **ard -** **Specific Section s**  **for Model Systems Clinical Care, Know ledge**  **Translation A**

**wa rds, and Disability** 

**Business Technical A ssista**  **nce Centers**  (System will present appropriate section for these three types of grantees.) 

### Clinical Care **( Ap**  **plies to MS o**  **nly )**  Purpose: NIDRR project monitoring Frequency of data collection: A nnual Provide the following information for your entire grant, not fo r each of your projects. 1

. Number of new patients enrolled in the database during the reporting period **[Box]** Help: If the answer is ‘none,” please enter a ‘0’ in the box. 2

. Number of patients followed up during the reporting period **[Box]** Help: I f the answer is ‘none,” please enter a ‘0’ in the box. 3

. Briefly describe how R&D findings of your current Model Systems grant are used, or their anticipated use, in the clinical care setting. (Limit: 1 ,000 characters) **[Box]**
**Return to Table of Contents**75



### Know **ledge Translation A wards**  **— Projects and A** **ctiv ities Section**  **( Ap**  **plies to KT**  **Only )**  KT Projects will be asked to group related activities or tasks into the categories below

. P lease use the definitions to select the type of project that best applies. NOTE: Definitions are taken from the “ Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program; Final Rule , ” Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 25, February 6, 1997 ( http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html )

. The APR system will allow you to report as many different types of projects, and as many of each type, as necessary. Most grantees will need to report multiple types of projects. Research activities focused on systematic study directed toward advancing knowledge of KT or technolog y transfer, testing an hypothesis, or evaluating the effectiveness of a new KT or technology transfer strategy or approach (e.g., refining and testing conceptual or theoretical models of KT or tech transfer, developing or evaluating standards of evidence g rading; and evaluating the effectiveness of dissemination or technology transfer strategies). (NOTE: Questions in this section are the same as those listed in the Research Projects Section above.) Development activities fo cused on using knowledge and understanding gained from research to create KT or technology transfer related materials, devices, systems, or methods beneficial to the target population, including de sign and development of prototypes, processes and information products. (NOTE: Questions in this section are the same as those listed in the Development Projects Section above.) Dissemination and knowledge translation activities focused on the systematic exchange, synthesis, distribution, and ethically sound application of information or knowledge through a variety of ways for potential us ers or beneficiaries. (NOTE: Questions in this section are the same as those listed in the Dissemination and Knowledge Translation Projects s ection above.) Trainin g activities focused on conducting a planned and systematic sequence of supervised instruction on KT or technology transfer that is designed to impart predetermined skills and knowledge. (NOTE: Questions in this section are the same as those l isted in the Training Projects s ection above.) Technical Assistance activities focused on providing expertise or information on KT or technology transfer for use in problem solving. (NOTE: Questions in this section are the same as those l isted in the Technical Assistance activities s ection above.)76

Other KT or T ech Transfer activities In this section, we ask you to answer some basic questions about your Knowledge Translation (KT) projects, including Technology Transfer projects where applicable. For purposes of the APR, a “ KT project” can refer to a designated p roject that you proposed in your initial application or, if you did not propose projects, to a collection of related activities or tasks that you group together as a project for reporting. You are not required to group activities or tasks in the same wa y t hey were grouped in the original proposal. Wh ichever applies to you, the designation you use to identify projects will be carried forward to future APRs. The maximum number of KT projects you can report on is 10. If you submitted an annual report last yea r, a record for each project listed has been imported into your current APR. For these records, the text ‘needs review’ will appear in the ‘date completed’ column. Please review the se records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. After you “ save, ” the system will update the date completed. Please also add any projects not currently listed in the table and delete any records that are no longer needed. The ‘date completed’ column will display the date of the last save for each record. NOTE: If this is your fi rst year, you will need to enter information for all of your projects.
**Project ID Project Title**  **Ad d/Edit Record**  **Delete Record Date Completed**  T1 Sam ple project Edit Delete Add new

1

. T itle of this KT project (Limit : 500 characters): **[Box]** 2

. N ame of person responsible for this project **[Box]** 3

. Project start date (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) **[Box]** Help: Please verify the project start date. 4. Actual or p rojected project end date (enter as “ mm/dd/yyyy” ) **[Box]**77

Help: The anticipated end date of a proje ct can change for various reasons. 5. a. Wh at is the current status of this project? (Select only one) 

### (1) on tim e (2) delayed (3) c om pleted (4) not s ch eduled to s tart yet (5) dropped 5. b. If “ delayed, ” by how many months?

**[Box]** 5. c. If “ delayed, ” what was the primary reason for the delay? (Limit: 4 ,000 characters)

**[Box]** 5. d. If “ dropped, ” what was the major reason for dropping it? (Limi t: 4 ,000 characters)

**[Box]** 5. e. If “ dropped , ” was this change discussed with your project officer?



### Yes No 6. a. Briefly describe the objectives of this project. (Limit: 4 ,000 characters)

**[Box]** 6. b. Have there been substantial changes to the objective(s) for this project during the

current reporting period? 

### (1) yes (2) no 6. c. If “ yes , ” have these changes been d iscussed with your project officer?



### (1) yes (2) no 6. d. If “ yes , ” in one or two sentences, explain the reason for these changes. (Limit: 1,000

characters) **[Box]**78

Help: a. This informa tion should come from the objectives description for this project in your original application. b. If the original objectives for this project have changed, describe the new objectives. d. NIDRR is beginning to content analyze the responses to this quest ion in order to determine the most frequently reported reasons why project objectives need to be changed. Understanding these reasons will help improve NIDRR’s monitoring efforts and meet departmental monitoring requirements. 7. Describe your overall p rogress in imple menting this project during the current reporting period (including any significant problems or challenges you encountered and the actions you took to remedy them )

. (Limit: 20 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: Indicate progress toward original goals. Ideally, your description should include an update on ongoing activities, some reference to the original timeline for these activities and milestones, and progress toward these milestones. 8. Describe any preliminary findings or “ lessons learned ” in the current reporting period. (Limit: 5,000 characters) **[Box]** 9. Briefly describe any significant problems or challenges you encountered in the current performance period conducting your KT activities and summarize the actions you have taken to addre ss them. (Limit: 20,000 characters) **[Box]** 10. P lease update us on the status of problems or chal lenges that you reported in previous Annual Performance Reports. (Limit: 20,000 characters) **[Box]** ( System will automatically take respondent back to summary table at the beginning of this section, in order to add, edit, or delete projects. ) **Return to Table of Contents**79



### AD **A A**  **wards (** **Ap plies to**  **AD A**  **o nl**  **y)** Purpose: NIDRR project monitoring Frequency of data collection: Once w ith annual updates **AD A** **s —** **Training Projects**  If you proposed specific training projects in your original proposal, please report on those here. If you did not, you may regroup your training activities into projects of like tasks. If you submitted an annual report last year, a record for each project you listed has been imported into your current APR. For these records, the text ‘needs review’ will appear in the ‘date completed’ column. Please review the se records by clicking on the ‘edit’ link. After you ‘save,’ the system will update the date completed. NOTE: If this is your first year, you will need to enter information for all of your projects.
**Project ID Project Title**  **Ad d/Edit Record**  **Delete Record Date Completed**  T1 Sam ple project Edit Delete Add new
1

. Enter the project title: (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: The project title should come from your grant application. NIDRR performs key word or phrase searches of the title field to determine the total number of projects on specific topics. 2

. Name of person respons ible for the project: **[Box]** 3. Type of project: (Select only one. Select 'other' only if no other category applies. )



### a. wor ks hop b. webc as t c. pres entation d. training c ourse e. c urric ula developm ent f. training m anual developm ent g. planning, c onduc ting, or s pons or ing a c onferenc e h. dis tanc e learning c urri cu la i. other80

S pec ify (if other) : (L imit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** 4. a. Wh at is the status of the project?

(Select only one) 

### (1) on tim e, (2) delayed, (3) c om pleted, (4) not s ch eduled to s tart yet, (5) dropped 4. b. If “ delayed, ” state the major reas on for the delay: (Limit: 4 ,000 characters)

**[Box]** 5

. In one or two sentences, briefly describe the objective(s) of the proj ect. (Limit: 4 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: This information should come from the objectives description for this project in your original application. 6

. Select the 1

–2 primary target audiences for this project. ( Choose no more than two. Select 'other' only if no other category applies. )

a. Research ers b. Practitioners/c linicians c. Service providers d. Educators e. Policy experts f. Federal and non -federal partners g. Industry representatives and/or product developers h. Employers i. Media j. Students k

. Consumer advocates l

. Individuals with disabilities and/or family members m
. Business groups n
. State/local government agencies o
. Code officials responsible for physical accessibility requirements p
. Architects and design professionals q
. Attorneys or other legal professionals r
. Other Specify (if other) **[Box]** Help: NIDRR aggregates information on target audiences across all grantees. Welimit the response to two audiences because we want to develop frequency distributions on the pr imary audiences our grantees serve.81

7. Wh at steps have you taken to evaluate the impact of this training project? ( Check all that apply

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

a. None b. Key informant interviews c. Customer satisfaction survey d. Pre/post design e. Quasi
- experimental f. Other S pecify (if other) (Limit: 1,000 characters ) **[Box]** 8. Wh at did you learn from this evaluation? (Limit: 5 ,000 characters) **[Box]** ( System will allow grantee to report as ma ny training projects as needed.)
**AD A** **s —** **Summary**

**T able** **— Training Project** **s (system**  **- generated)**  **List of project titles (sequential project number and project title): T**  **1: Sample project t**  **itle 1 T** **2: Sample project title 2** 

**Projects T1**  **T2** Type of project (Q3 ) Wo rkshop Training course Project status (Q4 ) On schedule Completed Target audience(s) (Q6 ) Researchers Media Consumer advocates
**AD A** **s —** **Technical A ssistance A** **ctivities** In this section , please report on the technical assistance activities that you conduct for this award. 1. Please describe the nature and frequency of the following technical assistance that you have conducted in this reporting period. (Check all that apply and enter vo lume [i.e., total number during this reporting period for each activity]

. Select 'other' only if no other category applies. ) a. Phone calls Volume: b. E
- mail Volume: c. In
- person Volume: d. Other Volume: Specify (if other) **[Box]**82

2. Do you maintain or contribute to a W eb site for technical assistance activities? 

### a. yes b. no If yes, W ebsite address **[Box]** 3. Please indicate the top two target audiences for your technical assistance activities. ( Select only two, based on volume. Select “other” for this item only if none of the listed categories appl ies )

a. Researchers b. Practitioners/clin icians c. Service providers d. Educators e. Policy experts f. Federal and non
-federal partners g. Industry representatives and/or product developers h. Employers i. Media j. Consumer advocates k. Individuals with disabilities and/or family members l. Business groups m. State/local government agencies n. Code officials responsible for physical accessibility requirements o. Architects and design professionals p. Attorneys or other legal professionals q. Other Specify (if other) **[Box]** Help: NIDRR aggregates information on target audiences across all grantees. Welimit the response to two audiences because we want to develop frequency distributions on the primary audiences our grantees serve. 4. Please elaborate on any problems or ch allenges that you encountered and your actions to remedy these challenges in the provision of technical assistance during t his reporting period. (Limit: 5 ,000 characters) **[Box]**83

**AD As** **— Dissemination**  Wh at materials did you disseminate during this reportin g pe riod? Enter the number of copies of ADA
- generated and non
-ADA
- generated materials distributed by electronic and other means.

**Ty pe of Materials**  **AD A** **- Generated**  **Non -** **AD A** **- Generated**  **Electronic Other**  **Elect r** **onic Other**  Journal articles Project publicatio ns Video/audio tapes CDs/DVDs Books/book chapters Bulletins/newsletters/fact sheets Research reports/conference proceedings Other specify **[Box] Return to Table of Contents** 84



## Performance: **Outputs** Purpose: Evaluation and accountability; project monitoring and program improvement Frequency of data collection: Once with annual updates 

### Ty **pe 1 Outputs: Publication**  **s (A** **pplies to all)** E nter all peer- reviewed and non
- peer- reviewed publi cations , produced during the current reporting period , that were directly funded by this award. DO NOT include documents that are currently in review, accepted for publication, in press, or self
- published. Once you have entered a publication in an annual report you cannot enter the same publication again in a subsequent annual or final report. **If a publication that y ou reported for fello** **ws or graduate students also qualifies for entry**  **in this section y ou will need to enter the citation again here.**  Includ e only publications that were directly funded by the current award. If you have no publications to report during the current period , check the box below and then click “ Save and Continue. ” No p ublications to report during the current per iod O therwise, please complete the balance of this section. (NOTE: If grantee checks the box above , they will be taken back to the Table of Contents .) If you use ProCite® software to manage your publication information, our upload tool is available to tra nsfer publications to the APR system. The last column indicates whether the journal title that you entered is contained in the ISI® database. NIDRR uses this database to determine which citations entered by grantees can be included in its performance measu res. It is extremely important that journal title s be entered correctly (e.g., with no abbreviations or spelling errors) so that your citations, where appropriate, will match the ISI database and can be counted. After entering a journal title or proceeding , check the last column of the summary table to see whether the title you entered matches a n entry in the ISI database. If it does not, you may choose “ look up ” to view a list of entries in the database. If you have entered the title incorrectly, select th e correct title and click “ OK” to change it. Only journal articles and proceedings will have matches in the ISI database. If your journal article or proceeding does not have a match in the ISI database, you may still leave it as a publication output. The table below is a summary of all records you have previously entered in this section.85

**ID Number**  **Full Citation Ad**  **d/Edit Record**  **Delete**

**Record Ty**  **pe of**

**Publication Timeframe** 

**When Work Conducted**  **Submitted**

**to NA**  **RIC ISI**  1.1 Sam ple

publication Edit Delete Journal article Current

funding cycle Yes 

### √
Add new ( NOTE: System will add a sequential number within output type; the first record under
“ p ublications ” is record 1.1; first record under Tools, Measures, and Intervention Protocols is record 2.1, etc.) Help: For examples of how to report these types of accomplishments, go to http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/2007apr.html and look at the Performance Reporting Section for each type of award and or project. 1. a. Provi de a fu ll citation for this publication

. Type of publication: (drop
- down box: journal article or periodical , web journal, p roceedings of meetings and symposia , book or book chapter, monograph, abstract, technical or research report, review ) NOTE: System w ill display APA
- required fields based on publica tion type, which are shown in “ Capacity
- Building Activities ” section.

1. b. (If publication type = journal article or periodical, or proceedings) Is this a peer
reviewed publication? 

### a. yes b. no Help: a. 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 NIDRR’s annual perfo rmance measures. 2. Indicate the time frame or award cycle when the NIDRR
-funded research and related activity described in the publication was conducted. (Select only one)


### a. c urrent funding c yc le b. im me diate pas t funding cycl e c. previous funding c yc le (not c ons ec utive) Help: NIDRR tracks the time period between research and development work and production of outputs.86

3

. Indicate whether the publication has been sent to NARIC for inclusion in REHABDATA. (To check the status of this publi cation in NARIC, visit http://www.naric.com/research/rehab/ .) 

### a. yes b. no Help: The National Rehabilitation Information Cent er (NARIC) is NIDRR’s output clearinghouse. One of NARIC’s functions is to collect and store all of the outputs produced by grantees. NIDRR uses the answer to this question as part of a report for NARIC that lists outputs for all grantees. 4

. Wa s this publication produced as a direct result of receiving funding for this grant; i.e., grant number (PRELOADED)? 

### a. yes b. no Help: This helps NIDRR determine how many publications were produced as a direct result of NIDRR funding. **Return to Table of Contents**87



### Ty **pe 1 Outputs: Most Important Publications**  **(A pplies to all)**  After entering all of your citations, s elect 1

–3 publications that represent your “ mo st important” publications during this reporting period

. To identify a publication as “ most important, ” c lick on the “Add new” link in the table below. You will then select the “ most important publication ” from your list of entered publications, and then be asked several follow
- up questions about that publication. After you complete those questions for the first publication, you will be given an opportunity to identify additional publications as
“ most important. ”

“ Most important” publications refers to th ose that contribute the most to achieving the outcome
oriented goals for the award by a dvancing knowledge ; increasing capacity for research, training or knowledge translation; or facilitating changes in policy, practice, or system capacity. If none of you r publications meet the “ most important” standard, please click here: No publications m eet “ most important” standard during this reporting cycle

**Sequential ID Number**  **Full Citation Ad**  **d/Edit “**  **Most Important**  **” List**  **Delete from “**  **Most Importa**  **nt ”**  **List** 1.1 Edit Delete Add new Help: For examples of how to report these types of accomplishments, go to http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/2007apr.html and look at the Performance Reporting Section for each type of award and or project. 1. Select the publication that meets the “ most important” standard. (NOTE: System will list all publications entered , for grantee to choose from.) Help: NIDRR collects information on publi cations (Type 1 outputs) for two of its performance measures and for possible inclusion in the Rehabilitation Services Administration Annual Report to Congress. Questions in this section only apply to publications the grantee deems “most important” to achi eving the goals for the award. This reduces the number of questions a grantee has to answer.
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.) If you have not yet entered research and development projects, please do so and then88

return to this question. (Select only one) (NOTE: System will list all projects entered for grantee to choose from.) 

### D1 R1 Ge neral ac tivites If 'General activities,' provide a brief description. **[Box]** Help: NIDRR seeks to link specific projects and their activities with the outputs that resulted from these projects and activities. The Department of Education is interested in tracking relationships between research activities and results. Help for “general activities” response option: Explain the general activities you conducted that resulted in development of this output. 3

. For this “ most important” publication, s elect the outcome - oriented goal that corresponds most c losely to this accomplishment. If you have not yet entered outcome
- oriented goals, please do so and then return to this question. If you revise your outcome
- oriented goals, please return to this question and review your response. (Select only one) 

### G1 G2 Help: The goals you entered in “Planning for Outcomes and Significant Outputs” section appear below. NIDRR is interested in how publications map to grantee goals. The Department of Education is interested in tracking the relationship between outputs and goals. 4

. a. Select the one NIDRR domain t hat corresponds most closely to the setting or topical

area where this accomplishment is occurring. I f the accomplishment 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 are also exp ected to fit into the following domains

. (Select only one) 

### (1) health and func tion (2) em ploym ent (3) partic ipation and c om mu nity living (4) c ros s- cu tting ( sp ec ify tw o or m ore dom ains that apply)89

4. b. If “ cross - cutting , ” specify two or mo re domains that apply.

(1) health and function (2) employment (3) participation and comm unity living Help: a. NIDRR is often asked to generate lists of publications by domains in our Long
- Range Plan. Responses are used to categorize the number of publications produced by domain of the Long
- Range Plan. b. The cross
- cutting domain shows that a disability research project often spans two or more Long
- Range Plan domains because of the multi
- disciplinary na ture of disability research. 5

. Provide a bulleted list of the “ key findings ” or “ lessons learned ” contained in this publication. (Limit: 5 ,000 characters) **[Box]** 6

. Briefly describe how this publication is contributing to the outcome
- oriented goal by solv ing a problem, closing an identified gap, or benefiting the target population. (Limit: 1 ,000 characters) **[Box]** (System will a llow grantee to identify another most important publication or advance to next section.) **R eturn to Table of Contents** 90



### Ty **pe 2 Out puts:**  **Tools, Measures, and Intervention Protocols (Applies to all)**  Type 2 outputs focus on the most important tools, measures, or intervention protocols directly funded by this award during the current reporting perio d. Include only tools, measures, and intervention protocols that were directly funded by the current award. NIDRR defines a “ tool ” (which includes measures and intervention protocols) to include instruments or process es created to acquire quantitative or q ualitative information, knowledge, or data on a specific disability or rehabilitation issue.

“ Most important” tools refers 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. NOTE: It is important to stress that tools, measures, and intervention protocols reported in this section must: (1) be directly funded by the current award, (2) be delivered or disseminated to external audiences during the current reporting period. NIDRR defines “ external audiences ” as audiences that exist outside of the boundaries of project staff and collaborators associated with an award, in cluding outside of NIDRR
- sponsored project directors ’ meetings. NIDRR 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 in the Performance Section: first, under outputs Types 2
-4 for Tools, Technology Products, and/or Information Products; and/or, second, in the following section under ‘Other Accomplishments and Contributions,’ if grantees feel a presentation falls within the criteria for this item. Help: For examples of how to report these types of accomplishments, go to http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/2007apr.html and look at the Performance Reporting Section for each type of award and or project

. 1. Did you develop, mod ify, test or evaluate any tools, measures or intervention protocols under this award that were disseminated or delivered to external audiences during the current reporting period? 

### Yes No (If “ yes, ” system will present balance of this section. I f “ no, ” system will take grantee back to table of contents .) Briefly describe 1

–2 Type 2 outputs that represent the most important accomplishments in this category for the current reporting period. Your description should include an explanation of how the tool was validated or tested.91

For each output that you enter, you will be asked several follow
- up questions. After you complete those questions, you will be given an opportunity to enter additional most important tools. (NOTE: NIDRR defines a **validated** too l, measure, or intervention protocol as an instrument or process created, in whole or in part using NIDRR funding, to acquire quantitative or qualitative information, knowledge, or data on a specific disability or rehabilitation issue which provides a high degree of assurance that the specific instrument or process will consistently produce a product meeting its pre
- determined specifications and quality attributes.) If none of your tools meet the “ most important” standard, please c heck the box below.

No tools m eet “ most important” standard during this reporting cycle

**Sequential ID N**  **u m**  **ber Name of**  **Tool Ad**  **d/Edit Record Delete Record**  **Date Completed** T1 Sam ple tool Edit Delete Add new NOTE: System will need to assign a sequential ID numb er to each tool. 1. Name of most important tool: (Limit: 500 characters) **[Box]** 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.)
If you have not yet entered research and development projects, please do so and then return to this question. (Select only one) (NOTE: System will list all projects entered for grantee to choose from.) 

### D1 R1 Ge neral A

ct ivities If 'Gen eral activities,' provide a brief description. **[Box]** Help: NIDRR seeks to link specific projects and their activities with the outputs that resulted from these projects and activities. The Department of Education is interested in tracking relationships b etween research activities and results. Help for “general activities” response option: Explain the general activities you conducted that resulted in development of this output.92

3. Brief description of the purpose of th is tool: (Limit: 1,000 characters ) **[Box]** 4. Brief explanation of how the tool was validated or tested: (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** Help: Outline the steps the investigators went through to validate or test the tool (i.e., to ensure that the technology product/device does what it is s upposed to do). If the steps are clearly outlined, they should be easily replicated. Inaccurate and invalid scientific information that is translated and disseminated to target audiences is of little use to its intended beneficiaries. Information, and c laims based on that information, can be validated by making a conscious effort to obtain feedback from qualified experts, which can be achieved in a number of ways. 5. Select the category that best describes the type of tool. (Select only one

. Select 'ot her' only if no other category applies. ) 

### a. c hec kl is t b. s urvey ques tionnaire or interviews ch edule c. diagnos is or as sessme nt ins trum ent, inc luding phys iologicm eas ure d. outc om e m eas ures e. intervention protoc ol or program f. s tatis tic al tec hnique g. databas e h. other Specify (if other): **[Box]** Help: NIDRR 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 NIDRR grantees. 6. Does this tool acknowledge NIDRR funding?



### a. yes b . no Help: The answer to this question helps NIDRR and its grantees receive credit for developing the tool. 7. For this “ most important” tool, select the outcome
- oriented goal that corresponds most closely to this accomplishmen t

. If you have not yet entered outcome
- oriented goals, please do so and then return to this question. If you revise your out come - oriented goals, please return to this question and review your response. (Select only one) 

### G1 G293

Help: The goals you entered in “Planning for Outcomes and Significant Outputs” section appear below. NIDRR is interested in how tools map to grantee goals. The Department of Education is interested in tracking the relationship between outputs and goals. 8

. a. Select the one NIDRR domain that corresponds most closely to the setting o r topical

area where this accomplishment is occurring. If the accomplishment 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, Demographi cs, and/or Knowledge Translation activities are also expected to fit into the following domains

. (Select only one) 

### (1) health and func tion (2) em ploym ent (3) partic ipation and c om mu nity living (4) c ros s- cu tting ( sp ec ify tw o or m ore dom ains that apply) 8. b. If “ cross - cutting , ” specify two or more domains that apply.

(1) health and function (2) employment (3) participation and comm unity living Help: a. NIDRR 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. b. 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. 9. Briefly describe how this tool is contributing to the above outcom e - oriented goal by solving a problem, closing an identified gap, or benefiting the target population

. (Limit: 1, 000 characters) **[Box]** 10. Is this tool described in a publication liste d above under Type 1 outputs?



### a. yes b. no (If “ yes, ” system will require I te m 11 to be answered .) 11

. If “ yes , ” c lick on the radio button beside the publication that contains the best description of this tool. **Sequential ID**

**Number Full Citation**  1.1 Sam ple publication94

(Item 12 is only for those who do not identify a publication .) 12

. If this tool is not described in a publication, p rovide the citation or source (e.g., web site) where a description of the tool can be found. (Limit: 1,00 0 characters) **[Box] Return to Table of Contents** 95

**Summary**

**Ta ble** **— Type 2**  **Outputs ( Tools**  **) (sy** **stem -**  **generated , applies to all**  **)** This table displays summary information about each Type 2 output you have entered. **Tool #1 Tool #2**  Sequential ID Number 1 2 Name of tool (Q 1 ) Sam ple tool 1 Sam ple tool 2 Research or devel opment project that played the biggest role in the development of output (Q2) R1 D1

Type of tool (Q 5 ) Checklist Outcome measure Number of corresponding outcome goal ( Q 7 ) 2 3 Described in current publication (Q 10 ) Yes No If yes, sequential ID number of publication (Q 11 ) 1.1 1.3
**Return to Table of Contents**96



### Ty **pe 3 Outputs: Technology Products and Devices**  **(A pplies to all)**  Type 3 outputs focus on the “ most important” technology products and devices directly funded by this award during the current reporting period. Include only technology products and devices that were directly funded by the current award. Technology products and devices include: industry standards and guidelines; software or netware; inventions; pat ents, 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 tha t 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. NOTE: It is important to stress that technology products and devices reported in this section must: (1) be directly funded by the current award, (2) be delivered or disseminated to external audiences during the current reporting period. NIDRR defines “ external audiences ” as au diences that exist outside of the boundaries of project staff and collaborators associated with an award, including outside of NIDRR
- sponsored project directors ’ meetings. NIDRR did not provide a place within the APR for grantees to report on the presentat ions 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 report ing 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 in the Performance Section: first, under outputs Types 2
-4 for Tools, Technology Products, and/or Information Products; and/or, second, in the following section under ‘Other Accomplishments and Contributions,’ if grantees feel a presentation falls within the criteria for this item. Help: For examples of how to report these types of accomplishments, go to http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/2007apr.html and look at the Performance Reporting Section for each type of award and or project. 1. Did you develop, modify, test or evaluate any technology products or devices u nder this award that were disseminated or delivered to external audiences during the current reporting period? 

### Yes No (If “ yes, ” system will present balance of this section. If “ no, ” system will take grantee back to the table of contents .) Briefly describe 1

–2 Type 3 outputs that represent the “ most important” accomplishments in thi s category for the current reporting period. Your description should include an explanation of how the technology product/device is being tested or evaluated

. For each technology product/device that you enter, you will be asked several follow
- up97

questions

. After you complete those questions, you will be given an opportunity to enter additional “ most importan t” technology products/devices

. If none of your technology product/devices meet the “ most important” standard, please check the box below.

No technology products/devices m eet “ most important” standard during this reporting cycle

**Sequential ID N**  **umber Name of**  **Technology**

**Product/Device Ad**  **d/Edit Record Delete Record**  **Date Complete** T1 Sam ple technology

product/device Edit Delete Add n ew NOTE: System will assign a sequential ID number to each technology product/device. 1. Name of “ most important” technology product/device : (Limit: 500 characters) **[Box]** 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 de velopment projects.)
If you have not yet entered research and development projects, please do so and then return to this question. (Select only one) (NOTE: System will list all projects entered for grantee to choose from.) 

### D1 R1 Ge neral A

ct ivities If 'General activities,' provide a brief description. **[Box]** Help: NIDRR seeks to link specific projects and their activities with the outputs that resulted from these projects and activities. The Department of Education is interested in tracking relationships between research activities and results. Help for “general activities” response option: Explain the general activities you conducted that resulted in development of this output. 3

. Brief description of the purpose of the technology product/device : (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]**9 8

4. Brief explanation of how t echnology product/device was validated or tested

. (Limit: 1,0 00 characters) **[Box]** Help: Outline the steps the investigators went through to validate or test the tool (i.e., to ensure that the technology product/device does what it is supposed to do). If the steps are clearly outlined, they should be easily replicated. Inaccurate and invalid scientific information that is translated and disseminated to target audiences is of little use to its intended beneficiaries. Information, and claims based on that information, can be validated by making a conscious effort to obtain feedback from qualified experts, whic h can be achieved in a number of ways. 5. Select the category that best describes the type of technology product/device. (Select 'other' only if no other category applies) 

### a. indus try

s tandards /guidelines b. s oftware or

netware c. invention d. patent( s) , lic ens es , patent dis cl os ures e. wor ki ng prototype f. produc t(s ) evaluated or field tes ted g. produc t(s ) trans ferred to indus try for potential c om me rc ializ ation h. produc t(s ) in the m ar ketplac e i. other S pecify (if other) **[Box]** Help: NIDRR generates counts of the types of publications being produced. NARIC receives this information in order to better track the types of publications being produced by NIDRR grantees. Technology products and device s include: a. **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 NIDRR’s RERC on Technology Transfer, received Oct. 6, 2006.) b. **Software or netware:** Sof tware is the entire set of programs, procedures, and related documentation associated with a system, especially a computer system (source: Merriam
-We bster’s Online Dictionary, http://www.merriam
webster.com/dictionary ). Netware is an o perating system used on file servers, and desig ned to offer a very fast and efficient Network File System to PCs and Macintosh computers. **c. Invention:**  A device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment (source: Merriam
-We bster’s Online Dictionary, http://www.merriam
webster.com/dictionary ). d. **Patents, licenses, patent disclosures:** A **patent** secures fo r 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 the99 copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights (source: Merr iam
We bster’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 fo r which protection is sought (source: United States Patent and Trademark Office, http://www.uspto.gov/main/glossary/index.html#d ). **e. Working prototy**  **pe:** A first full
- scale and usually functional form of a new type of design of a construction (source: Merriam
-We bster’s Online Dictionary , http://www.merriam
-webster.com/dictionary ). **f. Product(s) evaluated or field tested:**  a product or procedure that has been tested in actual situations reflecting intended use (source: Merriam
-We b ster’s Online Dictionary, http://www.merriam
-webster.com/dictionary ). g. **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 NIDRR’s RERC on Technology Transfer, received Oct. 6, 2006.) h. **Pr oduct(s) in the marketplace:**  Products that have been commercialized and are available for purchase by customers (source: adapted from an email message from NIDRR’s RERC on Technology Transfer, received Oct. 6, 2006.) 6. Does this technology product/de vice acknowledge NIDRR funding?



### a. yes b. no Help: The answer to this question helps NIDRR and its grantees receive credit for developing the tool. 7. For this “ most important” technology product/device , select the outcome
- oriented goal that corresponds most closely to this accomplishmen t

. If you have not yet entered outcome
- oriented goals, please do so and then return to this question. If you revise your outcome
- oriented goals, please retu rn to this question and review your response. (Select only one) 

### G1 G2 Help: The goals you entered in “Planning for Outcomes and Significant Outputs” section appear below. NIDRR is int erested in how technology products/devices map to grantee goals. The Department of Education is interested in tracking the relationship between outputs and goals. ( 8. Briefly describe how this technology product/device is contributing to the outcome
- ori ented g oal by solving a problem, closing an identified gap, or benefiting the target population

. (Limit: 1 , 000 characters) **[Box]**100

9

. a. Select the one NIDRR domain that corresponds most closely to the setting or topical

area where this accomplishment is occ urring. If the accomplishment 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 are also expected to fit into the following domains

. (Select only one) 

### (1) health and func tion (2) em ploym ent (3) partic ipation and c om mu nity living (4) c ros s- cu tting ( sp ec ify tw o or m ore dom ains that apply) 9. b. If “ cross - cutting , ” specify two or more domains that apply.

(1) health and function (2) employment (3) participation and comm unity living Help: a. NIDRR 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. b. 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. 10. Is this technology product described in a publication listed above under Type 1 outputs?



### a. yes b. no (If “ yes, ” system will require Item 11 ) 1 1

. If “ yes , ” c lick on the radio button beside the publication that contains t he best description of this technology product

.

**Sequential ID Number**  **Full Citation** 1.1 Sam ple publication (Item 12 is only for those who do not identify a publication.) 12

. If this technology 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. (Limit: 1,00 0 characters) **[Box]**101

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**Summary**

**Table —** **Type 3 Outputs (Technology Products) (sy** **stem -**  **generated , applies to**  **all )**  This table displays summary information about each Type 3 output you have entered.

**Tool #1 Tool #2**  Sequential I D Number 1 2 Name of technology product (Q1) Sam ple tool 1 Sam ple tool 2 Research or development project that played the biggest role in the development of output (Q2) R1 D1

Type of technology product ( Q 5 ) Checklist Outcome measure Number of correspond ing outcome goal ( Q 7 ) 2 3 Described in current publication (Q10) Yes No If yes, sequential ID number of publication (Q11) 1.1 1.3
**Return to Table of Contents**103



### Ty **pe 4 Outputs: Informational Products**  **(Applies to a ll)**  Type 4 outputs focus on the “ most important” informational products directly funded by this award during the current reporting period. Include only informational products that were directly funded by the current award. Information al products can includ e 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 outcome
- oriented goals for the award by advancing knowledge; increasing capacity for research, training o r knowledge translation; or facilitating changes in policy, practice, or system capacity

. NOTE: It is important to stress that information products reported in this section must: (1) be directly funded by the current award, (2) be delivered or disseminate d to external audiences during the current reporting period. NIDRR defines “ external audiences ” as audiences that exist outside of the boundaries of project staff and collaborators associated with an award, including outside of NIDRR
- sponsored project dire ctors ’ meetings. NIDRR 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 i t meets the definition of most important. This can be done in two places in the Performance Section: first, under outputs Types 2
-4 for Tools, Technology Products, and/or Information Products; and/or, second, in the following section under ‘Other Accompli shments and Contributions,’ if grantees feel a presentation falls within the criteria for this item. Help: For examples of how to report these types of accomplishments, go to http://www .ncddr.org/new/announcements/2007apr.html and look at the Performance Reporting Section for each type of award and or project. 1. Did you develop, create, test or evaluate any informational products under this award that were disseminated or delivered to external audiences during the current reporting pe riod? 

### Yes No (If “ yes, ” system will present balance of this section. If “ no, ” system take grantee back to the table of contents .) Briefl y describe 1

–2 Type 4 outputs that represent the “ most important” accomplishments in this category for the current reporting period. Your description should include an explanation of how the informational product is being tested or evaluated

. For each outp ut that you enter, you will be asked several follow
- up questions. After you complete those questions, you will be given an opportunity to enter additional “ most importan t”104

informational products

. If none of your informational products meet the “ most impor tant” standard, please c heck the box below. No informational products meet “ most important” standard.

**Sequential ID N**  **umber Name of**  **I nformational**  **P roduct**  **Ad d/Edit**  **Record Delete Record**  **Date Completed** 4.1 Sam ple product Edit Delete Ad d new NOTE: System will assign a sequential ID number to each informational product. 1. Name of “ most important” informational product

. (Limit: 500 c haracters) **[Box]** 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 develop ment projects.) If you have not yet entered research and development projects, please do so and then return to this question. (Select only one) (NOTE: System will list all projects entered for grantee to choose from.) 

### D1 R1 Ge neral A

ct ivities If 'General activities,' provide a brief description

. **[ Box]**  Help: NIDRR seeks to link specific projects and their activities with the outputs that resulted from these projects and activities. The Department of Education is interested in tracking relationships between research activities and results. Help for “general activities” response option: Explain the general activities you conducted that resulted in development of this output. 3

. Brief description of the purpose of the informational product

. (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** 4. Brief explanation of how the informational product was validated or tested

. (Limit: 1,0 00 characters) **[Box]**105

Help: Outline the steps the in vestigators went through to validate or test the tool (i.e., to ensure that the technology product/device does what it is supposed to do). If the steps are clearly outlined, they should be easily replicated. Inaccurate and invalid scientific information that is translated and disseminated to target audiences is of little use to its intended beneficiaries. Information, and claims based on that information, can be validated by making a conscious effort to obtain feedback from qualified experts, which can b e achieved in a number of ways. 5. Select the category that best describes the type of informati onal product: (Select 'other' only if no other category applies.) 

### a. training m anuals /c urri cu la b. fac t s heets c. newsl etters d. audiovis ual m aterials e. m arketing tools f. educ ational aids g. W eb s ites or other I nternet s ites h. other S pecify (if other) **[Box]** Help: NIDRR generates counts of the types of informational product being produced. NARIC receives this information in order to better track the types of informational products being produced by NIDRR grantees. 6. Does this informational product acknowledge NIDRR fundin g (if applicable) ?



### a. yes b. no Help: The answer to this question helps NIDRR and its grantees receive credit for developing the informational product. 7. For this “ most important” informat ional product , select the outcome
- oriented goal that corresponds most closely to this accomplishment. If you have not yet entered outcome
- oriented goals, please do so and then return to this question. If you revise your outcome
- oriented goals, please retu rn to this question and review your response. (Select only one) 

### G1 G2 Help: The goals you entered in “Planning for Outcomes and Significant Outputs” section appear below. NIDRR is inte rested in how informational products map to grantee goals. The Department of Education is interested in tracking the relationship between outputs and goals. (106

8. Briefly describe how this informational product is contributing to the outcom e - oriented goal identified by solving a problem, closing an identified gap, or benefiting the target population

. (Limit: 1 , 000 characters) **[Box]** 9

. a. Select the one NIDRR domain that corresponds most closely to the setting or topical

area where this accomplishment is occurring. If the accomplishment 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 are also expected to fit into the following domains

. (Select only one) 

### (1) health and func tion (2) em ploym ent (3) partic ipation and c om mu nity living (4) c ros s- cu tting ( sp ec ify tw o or m ore dom ains that apply) 9. b. If “ cross - cutting , ” specify two or more domains that apply.

(1) health and function (2) employment (3) participation and comm unity living Help: a. NIDRR is often asked to generate lists of informational products by domains in our Long
Range Plan. Responses are used to categorize the number of publications produced by domain of the Long
- Range Plan. b. 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. 10

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



### a. yes b. no (If “ yes, ” system will require Item 11 .) 11

. If “ yes , ” c lick on the radio button beside the publication that contains t he best description of this informational product

.

**Sequential ID Number**  **Full Citation** 1.1 Sam ple publication107

(Item 12 is on ly for those who do not identify a publication.) 12

. If this informational product is not described in a publication, p rovide the citation or source (e.g., web site) where a description of the product can be found. (Limit: 1,00 0 characters) **[Box]**
**Return to Table of Contents**108

**Summary**

**Table —** **Type 4**  **Outputs ( Informational Products**  **) (sy stem**  **- generated)**  This table displays summary information about each Type 4 output you have entered. **Product #1**  **Product #2**  Sequential ID Number 1 2 Name of informational product (Q1 ) Sam ple informational product 1 Sam ple informational product 2 Research or development project that played the biggest role in the development of output (Q2) R1 D1

Type of informational product ( Q5 ) Fact sheets Marketing tools Number of corresponding outcome goal ( Q 7 ) 2 3 Desc ribed in current publication (Q10 ) Yes No If yes, sequential ID number of publica tion (Q11 ) 1.1 1.3
**Return to Table of Contents**109



### Performa **nce: Outcomes (** **A ccomplishments): External Use and A** **doption of NIDRR**  **- Funded Outputs**  **(A pplies to all)**  You must complete the "Performance: Outputs" section before beginning this section. Purpose: Evaluation and accountability, project monitoring, and program improvement Frequency: A nnual The frequency for this section is ‘annual.’ Records are not carried forward from one year to the next, as in some sections of the APR. **Complete the "Performance: Outputs" section of y our**  **AP R**  **before entering information in**  **this section. A ll Type 1 outputs (publications) for the current reporting period and all**  **"most important" Ty pe 2**  **- 4 outputs (tools, measures, and intervention protocols;**  **technology**

**products and devices; and informational products) for the current reporting period must be reported in the "Performance: Outputs" section.**  This section requests information about the external use or adoption of up to five outputs that are related to the objectives of the current award and that were produced by you with NIDRR fundi ng either under th e current award or in a previous NIDRR funding cycle

. “ E xternal 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. NOTE: It is important to stress that **outputs reported in this section can be based on research**  **, development, and related activities**  **that y ou**  **conducted in a previous reporting period or NIDRR funding cy** **cle as long as the outputs**  **are related to t he objectives of the**  **current award** and were used or adopted during th e 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 APR) or enter new outputs not previously reported. You must complete the Performance: Outputs section before the External Use section so that all of th is year’s outpu ts 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 t hey were not considered ‘most important,’ or outputs you did not report at the appropriate time. If you answer ‘yes’ to both Q uestion 1 and Question 2 below , you must report at least one output on the following page. If you answer ‘no’ to either of the se 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 NIDRR can find documentation. You may use the list of previously reporte d outputs fo r this award (beginning with the 2007 reporting period, and including outputs entered in earlier sections of your current APR) for110

reference in answering the following questions. For additional details concerning any of the outputs liste d, please access the relevant APR

. 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 syndicat ed 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 NIDRR funding cycle
-- created an instrument that is related to the objectives of th e current award

. This instrument is now being used in someone else ’ s research. Your program

— possibly In a previous NIDRR funding cycle
-- developed an assistive device that is related to the objectives of th e current award . This device is now being manufactured for, and used by, individuals with disabilities. 1. We re any outputs produced under this award, or produced in a previous NIDRR funding cycle and related to the objectives of the current award , used or adopted by persons or groups external to the grant during the current reporting period? 

### a. yes b. no (If "no," s ys tem w ill take grantee bac k to the Table of C ontents ) Help: This section of the APR is very important to NIDRR because part of NIDRR’s mission is to promote the use of new knowledge that our grantees create. 2. If ‘yes,’ can you provide evidence of th e use or adoption of this output (e.g., an electronic copy of descriptions of the use or adoption, such as in professional journals or boo ks, websites, newspapers, newsletters, or testimonial letters) ? 

### a. yes b. no (If "no," s ys tem w ill take grantee bac k to the Table of C ontents ) (Page break here)111

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’ li nk. 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 th e 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. **U se these links only**  **if y ou 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 externa l 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 repor t. 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. 

### Table 1. Outputs Used or A**dopted By Person s or Groups External to the Grant**  **During the Current Reporting Period (Example of a listing for one grantee)**  **Reporting Period**  **Ty pe**  **Title or Name Edit Record**  **Delete Record**  **Date Completed** No records selected

NOTE: Outputs not reported in previous APRs will be identified by an asterisk in the “reporting period” column

.112 

### Table 2. A**ll Outputs Reported For This A ward**  **(For additional details concerning any of the outputs listed, please access the**  **relevant AP**  **R.) (**  **Example of a listing for one grantee )**  **Repo rting**  **Period Ty**  **pe Title or Name**  **Action** 2012 1 (publication) Publication title Select Output 2012 2 (tool) Name of tool Select Output 2011 1 (publication) Publication title Select Output 2011 2 (tool) Name of tool Select Output 2010 3 (technology produ ct) Name of technology product Select Output 2010 4 (informational product) Name of informational product Select Output 2009 1 (publication) Publication title Select Output 2009 2 (tool) Name of tool Select Output 2008 3 (technology product) Name of te chnology product Select Output 2008 4 (informational product) Name of informational product Select Output 2007 1 (publication) Publication title Select Output 2007 2 (tool) Name of tool Select Output

The links below may be used to report on the us e 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 during the curren t reporting period. Add Type 1 Output (Publication) Add Type 2 Output (Tool) Add Type 3 Output (Technology Product) Add Type 4 Output (Informational Product)113

**Ques tions for**  **Type 1 Outputs** (If output has been previously reported, system will prefill answers to questions 1
- 5 below) Please complete the following information related to this output. 1

. Provide a full citation for this publication (system will displa y APA
- required fields based on type of publication) 2

. Wh at is the number of the NIDRR grant that funded this output (e.g., H133Xyynnnn)? (If you do not have the grant number, leave this question blank and enter the grant title and the name of the princi pal 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 'W elcome' 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. **[Box]** Help: If you do not have the grant title, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. You can acce ss these APRs from the 'W elcome' 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 prin cipal investigator **[Box]** 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 sub mitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at www.NARIC.com or 1
- 800
- 346
- 2742 for assistance. 5

. In what reporting period was this output produced? (Select only one) 

### Prior to June 1, 2006 If prior to June 1, 2006, in what calendar year? **[Box]** 

### 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) Help: NIDRR is especially interested in the time it takes for the uptake of knowledge to occur.114

**Questions for Type 2**  **- Outputs**  (If output has been previously reported, system will prefill answers to questions 1
- 8 below) Please complete the following information related to this output. 1

. Name of tool (Text field

— limit: 500 characters) 2. Brief description of the purpose of this tool (Text field

— 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. ) 

### a. c hec kl is t b. s urvey ques tionnaire or interviews ch edule c. diagnos is or as sessme nt ins trum ent, inc luding phys iologicm eas ure d. outc om e m eas ures e. intervention protoc ol or program f. s tatis tic al tec hnique g. databas e h. other Spe cify (if other): (L imit: 250 characters) **[Box]** Help: NIDRR 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 NIDRR grantees. 4

. Wh at is the number of the NIDRR grant that funded this output (e.g., H133Xyynnnn)? (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 'W elcome' page. If the information is not contained in previous ly submitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at www.NARIC.com or 1
- 800
- 346
- 2742 for assistance. 5. Enter the grant title. **[Box]** Help: If you do not have the grant title, you may be able to obtain it from previo usly submitted APRs. You can access these APRs from the 'W elcome' 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 assistan ce. 6. Enter the name of the principal investigator **[Box]** 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 the115

information is not contained in previously submitted APRs, you may contact NARIC at www.NARIC.com or 1
- 800
- 346
- 2742 for assistance. 7. In what reporting period was this output produced? (Select only one) 

### Prior to June 1, 2006 If prior to June 1, 2006, in what calendar year? **[Box]** 

### 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) Help: NIDRR is especially interested in the time it takes for the uptake of knowledge to occur. 8. a
. Select the one NIDRR 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 are also expected to fit into the following domains .) (Select only one) 

### (1) health and func tion (2) em ploym ent (3) partic ipation and c om mu nity living (4) c ros s- cu tting ( sp ec ify tw o or m ore dom ains that apply) b. If 'cross
- cutting,' specify two or more domains that apply.

(1) h ealth and function (2) e mployment (3) p articipation and community living Help: a. NIDRR 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. b. 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.116

**Questions for Type 3**  **Outputs** (If output has been previously reported, system will prefill answers to questions 1
- 8 below) Please complete the following information related to this output. 1

. N ame of technology product/device ( L imit: 500 characters) **[Box]** 2. Brief description of the purpose of the technology product/device ( L imit: 1,000 ch ara cters) **[Box]** 3. Select the category that best describes the type of technology product/device (Select only o ne
. Select 'other' only if no other category applies. ) 

### a. indus try

s tandards /guidelines b. s oftw are or

netware c. invention d. patent(s ), lic ens es , patent dis cl os ures e. working prototype f. produc t(s ) evaluated or field tes ted g. produc t(s ) trans ferred to indus try for potential c om me rc ializ ation h. produc t(s ) in the m arketplac e i. other Sp ecify (if other): (L imit: 250 characters) **[Box]** Help: NIDRR 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 NIDRR grantees. 4. Wh at is the number of the NIDRR grant that funded this output (e.g., H133Xyynnnn)? (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 A PRs from the 'W elcome' 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. **[Box]** 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 'W elcome' 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 **[Box]**117

Help: If you do not have the name of the Principal Investigator, you may be able to obtain it from previously submitted A PRs. 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. In what reporting period was this output produced? (Select only one) 

### Prior to June 1, 2006 If prior to June 1, 2006, in what calendar year? **[Box]** 

### 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) Help: NIDRR is especially interested in the time it takes for the uptake of knowledge to occur. 8. a. Select the one NIDRR dom ain 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 appl y. (Note: Accomplishments that result from Technology, Demographics, and/or Knowledge Translation activities are also expected to fit into the following domains .) (Select only one) 

### (1) health and func tion (2) em ploym ent (3) partic ipation and c om mu nity living (4) c ros s- cu tting ( sp ec ify tw o or m ore dom ains that apply) b. If 'cross
- cutting,' specify two or more domains that apply.

(1) h ealth and function (2) e mployment (3) p articipation an d community living Help: a. NIDRR is often asked to generate lists of technology products/devices by domains in our Long
- Range Plan. Responses are used to categorize the number of technology products/devices produced by domain of the Long
- Range Plan.118

b. The cro ss - 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.119

**Questions for Type**  **4 Outputs**  (If output has been previously reported, system will prefill answers to questions 1
- 8 below Please complete the following information related to this output. 1

. Name of informational product (Text field

— limit: 500 characters) 2. B rief description of the purpose of the informational product (Text field

— limit : 1,000

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

(S ele ct only one

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

### a. training m anuals /c urri cu la b. fac t s heets c. newsl etters d. audiovis ual m aterials e. m arketing tools f. educ ational aids g. W eb s ites or other I nternet s ites h. other S pecify (if other): (L imit: 250 characte rs) **[Box]** Help: NIDRR 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 NIDRR grantees. 4

. Wh at is the number of the N IDRR grant that funded this output (e.g., H133Xyynnnn)? (If you do not have the grant number, leave this question blank and enter the grant title and the name of the principal investigator.) **[Box]** Help: If you do not have the grant number, you may be ab le to obtain it from previously submitted APRs. You can access these APRs from the 'W elcome' 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. **[Box]** 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 'W elcome' 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.120

6. Enter the name of the princip a l investigator **[Box]** 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

. In what reporting period was this output produced? (Select only one) 

### Prior to June 1, 2006 If prior to June 1, 2006, in what calendar year? **[Box]** 

### 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) Help: NIDRR is especially interested in the time it takes fo r the uptake of knowledge to occur. 8. a. Select the **one** NIDRR 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 are also expected to fit into the following domains .) (Select only one) 

### (1) health and func tion (2) em ploym ent (3) partic ipation and c om mu nity living (4) c ros s- cu tting ( sp ec ify tw o or m ore dom ains that apply) b. If “ cross - cutting , ” specify two or more domains that apply:

(1) h ealth and function (2) employment (3) p articipation and community living Help: c. NIDRR is often asked to generate lists of informational products b y domains in our Long
Range Plan. Responses are used to categorize the number of technology produ cts/devices produced by domain of the Long
- Range Plan.121

d. 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.122



### Use or A**doption of th e Output**  Questions 1

–6 askabout how your output has been used or adopted by individuals or groups external to your grant. These questions also ask for **evidence** that your output has been used or adopted. Questions 7

– 13 askabout how this use or adoption of your output has led to change in policy, practice, or system capacity. These items also ask for **evidence** that the use of your output has led to this change. 1

. Wh o used or adopted this output? ( Select up to two

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

a. Researchers b. P ractitioners/clinicians c. S ervice providers d. E ducators e. P olicy experts f. Federal and non -federal partners g. Industry representatives and/or product developers h. Employers i. Media j. Consumer advocates k. Individuals with disabilities and/or family members l

. Business groups m. State/local government agencies n. Code officials responsible for physical accessibility requirements o. Architects and design professionals p. Attorneys or other legal professionals q. Other Specify (if other): (L imit : 250 characters ) **[Box]** 2

. Briefl y describe the user(s). (L imit : 1000 characters) **[Box]** 3

. How, specifically, is this output being used or adopted? (L imit : 3 ,000 characters) **[Box]** Hel p: 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 i n a previous NIDRR 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 NIDRR 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

.123

4

. Please identify the source(s) of your evidence concerning the external use or adoption of this output

. (Check all that apply

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

a. Publication(s) b. We b site(s) c. Other S pecify (if other) : (L imit : 500 characters) **[Box]** 5

. Describe where NIDRR can find all evidence. (For publications, enter the full citation; for We b pages, enter the URL; for users themselves, provide contact information.) (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** 6

. If you are unable to describe where NIDRR can find all evidence, you may upload electronic copies. Use this option only if you cannot describe where NIDR R can find all evidence. To upload electronic copies, use the "browse" button below to select the file you want to upload from your computer. Click on the file name and then click ‘Open.’ The file name will then appear in the text box in front of the ‘Browse’ button. To upload the file, click on the "Upload File" button. You may upload up to five files of the following types: JPE, JPEG, JPG, GIF, PDF, DOC, DOT, POT, PPS, PPT, MP2, MPA, MPE, MPEG, MPG, MPV2, MO V, QT, LSF, LSX, ASF, ASR, ASX, AVI, MOVIE, o r W MV. Each file can be up to 100 MB in size. If you need assistance, contact Technical Support at NIDRRAPR@RTI.ORG

.

7

. Is the use or adoption of this output contributing to change in policy, practice, or system ca pacity , or another type of change? 

### a. no (If “ no,” s ys tem w ill retur n to first s creen of this s ec tion and allowgrantee to enter another output) 

### b. yes 8

. Wh at kind of change? (Select one

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

### a. Polic y —gover nm ental or

non-governm ental b. Prac tic e— rehabilitation and related fields , res earc h in thes e fields c . System c apac ity , inc luding ac cess to s ervic es and s upports d. O ther S peci fy (if other) (L imit : 2 5 0 characters) **[Box]** 9

. Describe this change and the contribution of this output to this change. (L imit : 1,000 characters) **[Box]**124

1 0

. C an you provide evidence regarding the role of your output in bringing about these changes? 

### a. no (If “ no,” s ys tem w ill retur n to first s creen of this s ec tion and allowgrantee to enter another output) 

### b. yes 1 1

. Please identify the source(s) of your evidence regarding the role of your output in br inging about these changes

. (Check all that apply

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

a. Publication(s) b. We b site(s) c. Other Specify (if other) (L imit : 500 characters) **[Box]** 1 2 Des cribe where NIDRR can find all evidence. (For publications, enter the full citation; for We b pages, enter the URL; for users themselves, provide contact information.) (Limit: 1,000 characters) **[Box]** 1 3

. If you are unable to describe where NIDRR can find all evidence, you may upload electronic copies. Use this option only if you cannot describe where NIDRR can find all evidence. To upload electronic copies, use the "browse" button below to select the file you want to upload from your computer. Click on t he file name and then click ‘Open.’ The file name will then appear in the text box in front of the ‘Browse’ button. To upload the file, click on the "Upload File" button. You may upload up to five files of the following types: JPE, JPEG, JPG, GIF, PDF, DOC, DOT, POT, PPS, PPT, MP2, MPA, MPE, MPEG, MPG, MPV2, MO V, QT, LSF, LSX, ASF, ASR, ASX, AVI, MOVIE, or W MV. Each file can be up to 100 MB in size. If you need assistance, contact Technical Support at NIDRRAPR@RTI.ORG

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### Other A**ccomplishments and Contributions (A**  **pplies to all)** Purpose: Evaluation and accountability, p roject monitoring, and program improvement Frequency of data entry: Annually 1. In additio n to the outputs previously described , please describe any other accomplishments that occurred during the current reporting period and 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 act ivities 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 accompli shments 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. (Limit: 10,000 characters) **[Box] Return to Table of Contents** 126



### Overall Status of Outcome **- Oriented Goal**  **s (A**  **pplies to all)** 1. Finally, taking into account all the outputs an d accomplishments reported in previous sections , which of the following best describes your overall progress to date toward achieving the outcome
- oriented goals fo r this award? (Select on ly one

. Select 'other' only if no other category applies. ) a. no progress to report yet b. behind schedule/delayed c. making limited progress d. making reasonable/moderate progress e. making substantial progress f. completed g. other S pecify (if other) : **[Box] Return to Table of Contents**