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rsa – Exploring Montgomery

Was completed 2008ish, as one of the 7 large office buildings, 7 huge parking decks, child care center, an activity center, two public parks, two hotels, convention facilities, fully equipped theater, and considerable street work, all of which the RSA has funded in downtown Montgomery over the past 45 years. […]

 in Commercial / RSA  tagged headquarters / rsa


Tthe latest RSA endeavor stands defiantly at the head of Dexter and encompasses the old Supreme Court building (see below). Inside this 12 floor building is many office spaces and even a state of the art data center (also below). RSA Dexter is the third tallest building in the city. The shot allows […]

 in RSA  tagged dexter / jonah / rsa / supreme court / whale


All but the young will recognize this as the former St Margaret’s Hospital, which was turned to face Ripley Street in 1980, a decade before its demise. Today, thanks to the RSA, the property is the home of the State’s Departments of Corrections, Public Safety, and Pardons and Paroles. This […]

 in Government / Religious  tagged corrections / hospital / parole / public safety / rsa / st margaret



  The ten-story RSA Union office building stands at the intersection of Monroe and Union streets, diagonally adjacent to and behind the State Capitol.  It turned out to be my favorite of the Retirement Systems buildings which PH&J designed.  Perhaps my favor resulted from its low-keyed elegance.  Possibly it was […]

 in RSA  tagged rsa / union


This tiny odd-shaped park utilized the last scrap of land assembled by RSA for its mammoth Monroe Street undertaking in 1992. The park, dedicated in January of 2000, acknowledges Montgomery’s seven historical eras and honors six unsung heroes who contributed to the progress of each era. I am afraid that […]

 in RSA  tagged flags / heroes / park / pavilion / rsa


on Adams Avenue, was constructed by RSA in 1989 in the same contract with the RSA Plaza. The ACC was conceived as an appropriate venue in which to assemble all the State’s industry seeking arms, and to provide for them all the tools necessary for their success. Besides ADO, ADECA, […]

 in RSA  tagged center / commerce / rsa



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While the six RSA office structures in Montgomery are clad in white pre-cast concrete (in deference to the six concrete State office buildings in the Capitol Complex), the Activity Center is red brick to compliment the Seed & Feed, which stands facing Dexter on the opposite end of the block. […]

 in RSA  tagged activity / center / rsa


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What you see is the drop-off entrance and canopy, located on a private alley that runs between Hull and McDonough Streets. The center is one of the elements of the RSA’s Monroe Street project, the piece which secured Governor Hunt’ vital support of the massive undertaking (Hunt had opposed the […]

 in Education / Government  tagged helen hunt / learning / rsa


As Dr. Bronner outlined it early in 1992, the Monroe Street segment would consist of seven structures.  Two major office buildings, three large parking decks, a child care center and an outlet mall.  Three architectural firms would be included in the action–PH&J would design the two office buildings and the […]

 in RSA  tagged monroe / rsa / union



For at least a half-century, the lower end of Monroe Street had been the downtown domain of the black community.   Located there were the stores which catered to a black trade, their own movie theater, barber shops, etc.  Monroe Street was not a good address. When word went out that […]

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In 1990 no elected official in state government gave so much as lip service to the application of State-adopted rules to accommodate the handicapped, at least not to the buildings in the Capitol Complex.  Not even when the Federal American Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in July of 1990.  That […]

 in RSA  tagged handicapped / problem / rsa / union / wheelchair


To assuage the Acting State Finance Director, Jimmy Rowell, Bronner agreed to build a stand-alone multistory parking deck just behind the Lurleen Wallace State Office Building and near the State Capitol.   In turn the Finance Director agreed that the State would vacate its gravel parking lots on the block which […]

 in RSA  tagged rice / rsa / semple / tar / union



January 6, 2000, turned out to be a warm sunny day.  Almost 300 people attended the celebration.  The descendant families of five of the six honorees were present and basked in the glory being heaped on their ancestor.  All three television stations had crews there and favorably reported on the […]

 in RSA  tagged dedication / pavilion / rsa


Our project suffered one delay after another.  One year turned into two, and two into three.   During that period the RSA’s Deputy Director, Bill Walsh, died and Dr. Bronner was suddenly beset with remorse over the way he had treated him.    He directed that we name the park for him, […]

 in RSA  tagged greta / pavilion / rsa


The Bid The Park Project was bid on January 13, 1998.   Upchurch Construction was low.  Bear Brothers was second.  Bear claimed the Upchurch bid was unethical and therefore illegal.  A month-long fracas commenced. As background, you need to understand that the “wet trades” (i.e., masonry, hard tile, concrete finishing, plaster, […]

 in RSA  tagged bear brothers / bids / pavilion / rsa / upchurch



For a time it appeared that no suitable use could be found for the east end of the “C”, where the Rice-Semple House had sat on temporary supports for so many months.  Then Dr. Bronner announced that this remnant parcel would be utilized for a maintenance building which would serve […]

 in RSA  tagged maintenance / pavilion / rsa


Six weeks before the dedication Montgomery elected itself a new mayor.   In a startling upset, unassuming and inept attorney Bobby Bright bested incumbent Emory Folmar in a spirited run-off.  My personal ogre was gone.  Our city was heading down a new path, and all the RSA’s and my relationships with […]

 in RSA  tagged mayor / pavilion / rsa


Robert Lawrence “Larry” Godwin, the 60-year-old sculptor from Brundidge, Alabama, who designed and executed the bronze panels at the Pavilion Park, was an eccentric little man, as talented as he was strange. Larry Godwin’s contribution to our project was an essential part, and he carried it out with great zeal […]

 in RSA  tagged anxiety / pavilion / rsa / sculptor



Evil Dirt Once Again Just when we had almost completed out drawings for the park, the specter of the toxic plume arose again.   You must remember that this abomination from below had previously cropped up under the Tower’s chiller plant, and the chiller building occupied the west end of this […]

 in RSA  tagged dirt / flume / pavilion / problems / rsa / toxic


As noted earlier, during the conceptual process, I constantly struggled with Larry over the political correctness of the history panels that he was creating.  It seems strange for someone born and raised in the East Alabama Black Belt, but apparently Larry had this compulsion to ennoble the Indians, to aggrandize […]

 in RSA  tagged pavilion / prejudice / rsa


Now let’s forget all that ugly stuff and get back to park planning and research.  Establishing the seven historic eras was not all that difficult, nor was thinking up the important events that might be depicted for each era.   I started with the profound reference volume, “Know Alabama”, and quickly […]

 in RSA  tagged eras / pavilion / rsa / seven



This was a fairly routine aspect of our history concept for the park.  I solicited help from Ann Tidmore, Montgomery’s flag lady extraordinaire for the past 35 years, to assist with the research.  In no time we came up with an “official” list of flags which had flown over our […]

 in RSA  tagged flags / pavilion / rsa / seven


Dr. Bronner now acts like he thought up the park for the “six unsung heroes”, but that is not quite the truth.  The six-honoree concept came very late in the process and, as you already know, only after a number of other approaches were considered and discarded. After much struggle […]

 in RSA  tagged honorees / pavilion / rsa / six


Now let’s back up a moment.  A week or two after the final honoree concept was agreed on, at a time when I had given the actual selections only minimal thought, the park was announced to the press by the Retirement Systems.  The press, including the Advertiser in particular, jumped […]

 in RSA  tagged attacks / history / pavilion / rsa



While we were still agonizing over a suitable theme for our pavilion structure, Dr. Bronner mentioned our struggle to his history-buff buddy, retired General Will Hill Tankersley.  Will Hill declared that the park should feature the 75-foot-tall main mast of the Spanish man-of-war, Don Juan de Austria, salvaged from that […]

 in RSA  tagged mast / pavilion / rsa


The process by which our seven era-tablets were to be conceived and produced was a fairly complex one.   I was to give Larry, the artist and sculptor, a general description of each era together with a list of possible subjects which might be included.  Larry was to supply additional historical […]

 in RSA  tagged panel / panels / pavilion / rsa


For weeks after our maintenance building project was canceled, we all speculated about the fate of the east end of the C-shaped parcel.  Some of us suggested to Bronner that it be utilized as additional parking space to support the Tower, but he would have none of that.  He wanted […]

 in RSA  tagged concept / park / pavilion / rsa




NCRTM Resources

This section contains links to RSA’s technical assistance (TA) centers, RSA-funded projects, WIOA federal partners, other resources and research databases that offer information for users interested in additional rehabilitation training information.

Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Portal

RSA is the principal federal agency of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) that provides leadership and resources to assist state and other agencies in providing vocational rehabilitation and other services to individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence and integration into the community and the competitive labor market. The RSA Portal contains news and information about RSA; the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), grants and funding; research and statistics; reporting and monitoring; and other resources.

RSA TA CENTERS

Links to currently funded RSA technical assistance (TA) centers and resources.


American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Training and Technical Assistance Center (AIVRTTAC)

AIVRTTAC provides intensive, targeted, and universal training and technical assistance (TA) to the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) programs. There are currently 88 AIVRS programs located on tribal lands in 26 states serving tribal members with disabilities to prepare for gainful employment. The Center also holds webinars, self-paced training, regional training, and develops quarterly evidence-based practice guides, on-line newsletters, videos, and FAQ documents for the AIVRS VR community.

National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C)

National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C) is jointly funded by RSA and OSEP and will assist States in their work to improve outcomes for students and youth with disabilities.

Older Individuals who are Blind Technical Assistance Center (OIB-TAC)

The purpose of the Older Individuals who are Blind Technical Assistance Center (OIB-TAC) is to provide training and TA to designated State agencies (DSAs) (the State agencies that provide VR services to individuals who are blind) that receive grant funding under the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind (OIB) program and to other service providers that receive OIB program funding from DSAs to provide services to consumers.

Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE)

Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE) project will upgrade and increase the competencies, skills, and knowledge of state VR agencies thereby allowing them to enhance their capacity to implement and sustain employment strategies and supporting practices to enable individuals with disabilities to achieve quality employment and career advancement.

Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Management (VRTAC-QM)

Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Management (VRTAC-QM) will provide TA and training on quality management strategies that will enable State VR agency personnel to improve resource management and effective service delivery, and increase the number and quality of employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.


Links to previously funded RSA technical assistance (TA) centers and resources.


E3TC Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Targeted Communities (VRTAC-TC) (Project E3)

The E3TC project period ended on 6/30/2021. The site will not be maintained but is viewable for reference purposes. The purpose of Project E3 is to provide technical assistance (TA) to State VR agencies and their partners to address barriers to VR participation and competitive integrated employment of historically underrepresented groups of individuals with disabilities.

Job-Driven Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center (JD-VRTAC)

Though the project period for this TA Center ended, ExploreVR will continue to update this site. The Job-Driven Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center (JD-VRTAC) was jointly funded by RSA and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to identify, adapt, embed, and sustain job-driven practices that lead to improved employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Outcomes and strategies from the JD-VRTAC were designed around four topic areas: labor market information, services to employers, building and maintaining employer relations, and services to training providers.

National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)

The NTACT project period ended on 12/31/2020. Key resources will continue to be archived or updated on the NTACT: The Collaborative website. The purpose of the NTACT was to assist state education agencies, local education agencies, State VR agencies and other VR service providers to implement evidence-based and promising practices to ensure students with disabilities, stay in school, progress in school, and graduate with knowledge, skills, and supports needed to succeed in postsecondary education and employment.

Technical Assistance Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance (PEQA)

The PEQA project period ended on 6/30/2021. Key resources from this project are available in the NCRTM. The purpose of the Technical Assistance Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance (PEQA) was to assist State VR agencies to improve performance management by building their capacity to carry out high-quality program evaluations and quality assurance practices that promote continuous program improvement.

Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Youth with Disabilities (VR Y-TAC)

The VR Y-TAC project period ended on 12/31/2020. The site will not be maintained and is viewable for reference purposes. The purpose of the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Youth with Disabilities (VR Y-TAC) was to provide TA to State VR agencies to improve services to and outcomes of: (1) students with disabilities, as defined in section 7(37) of the Rehabilitation Act, who are in school and who are not receiving services under the IDEA; and (2) youth with disabilities, as defined in section 7(42) of the Rehabilitation Act, who are no longer in school and who are not employed, including dropouts.

Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center (WINTAC)

The WINTAC project period ended on 12/31/2020. The site will not be maintained and is viewable for reference purposes. The purpose of the Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center (WINTAC) was to provide training and TA to State VR agencies on the statutory requirements imposed by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. The WINTAC provided training and TA to State VR agency staff and related rehabilitation professionals and service providers to help them develop the skills and processes needed to meet the requirements of WIOA.


RSA-FUNDED PROJECTS

Links to RSA’s grant-funded projects.


Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities (CPID)

Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities (CPID) funds collaborative models and promising practices enabling individuals with disabilities, including youth with disabilities, to access existing or new career pathways to competitive integrated employment in high-demand occupations in Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Virginia. State VR agencies enable individuals to attain training, education and industry-recognized credentials through comprehensive supports and accommodations and partnerships with employers, secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, American Job Centers, workforce training providers and social and human service organizations.

Visit the centers’ websites:

Georgia

Kentucky

Nebraska

Virginia

Institute on Rehabilitation Issues (IRI) Index of Publications (1963-2015)

For over 50 years, RSA funded the Institute for Rehabilitation Issues (IRI) as a national forum for discussing the challenges facing the State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Program. IRI publications provide a unique perspective on emerging issues in vocational rehabilitation as both the topics and the content are developed by practitioners.

Interpreter Education Training

RSA funds interpreter education projects to increase the number of skilled interpreters throughout the country who can meet the communication needs of individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and individuals who are deaf-blind. In 2017, RSA funded five new national projects, including an Experiential Learning Model Demonstration Center for novice interpreters and four projects focused on interpreter training in specialty areas.

 

Center for Atypical Language Interpreting (CALI) – Northeastern University

The project will address the growing demand for interpreters with specialized skills to serve Deaf and DeafBlind persons with atypical language and will continually update an annotated bibliography of print and video media dealing with atypical language, language dysfluency, and language deprivation. Building on this foundation and other effective practices research, a Program of Study will be created and offered to experienced interpreters beginning in 2018.

 

Cultivating Legal Interpreters from Minority Backgrounds (Project CLIMB) – University of Northern Colorado

This project serves to increase the number of interpreters of color and heritage signing backgrounds by creating career paths for specialization in legal interpreting for practitioners from these underrepresented communities. Project CLIMB will focus on the delivery of educational opportunities for minority group interpreters, within communities of practice created by a critical mass of interpreters who share similar backgrounds. The Project’s core consultants provide expertise in legal systems, instructional design, delivery and program evaluation.

 

DeafBlind Interpreting – Western Oregon University

The purpose DeafBlind Interpreting is to develop an Experiential Learning Model Demonstration Center for Novice Interpreters and Baccalaureate Degree ASL-English Interpretation Programs in order to increase the number of certified interpreters, reduce the average length of time it takes for novice interpreters to become nationally certified after graduating from baccalaureate degree ASL-English interpretation programs and increase the average number of hours that novice interpreters, through the experiential learning program, interact with and learn from the local deaf community.

 

Graduation to Certification – CATIE Center

The purpose of Graduation to Certification is to develop an Experiential Learning Model Demonstration Center for Novice Interpreters and Baccalaureate Degree ASL-English Interpretation Programs in order to increase the number of certified interpreters, reduce the average length of time it takes for novice interpreters to become nationally certified after graduating from baccalaureate degree ASL-English interpretation programs and increase the average number of hours that novice interpreters, through the experiential learning program, interact with and learn from the local deaf community.

 

Interpreting in Behavioral Health Settings – CATIE Center

This project helps interpreters add training on mental and behavioral health issues to their toolbox of knowledge and competencies. This project will increase the number and diversity of trained, credentialed interpreters who are ready to work in areas involving issues of mental health, addiction and recovery or domestic and sexual violence. It is not uncommon for an interpreter to be called to an emergency room and encounter a patient dealing with depression or acute mania. Or to find themselves working with a VR client struggling with PTSD or anxiety issues.

Parent Information and Training Programs

The program provides training and information to enable individuals with disabilities, and their parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or other authorized representatives, to participate more effectively in meeting their vocational, independent living, and rehabilitation needs. These projects are designed to meet the unique information and training needs of individuals with disabilities who live in the area to be served, particularly those who are members of populations who have been unserved or underserved.

 

Resources for Access, Independence, Self-Advocacy and Employment (RAISE)

Works with the seven RSA-funded Parent Training & Information Centers to develop and disseminate information and resources that increase their capacity to serve youth and young adults with disabilities and their families.

Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation (TVR) Institute

The Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation (TVR) Institute offers tribal vocational rehabilitation courses for vocational rehabilitation professionals to gain specific American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) training and to earn a stand-alone credential in tribal vocational rehabilitation.


WIOA FEDERAL PARTNERS

Links to federal partners that comply with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) legislation.


Administration for Community Living (ACL)

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) advocates across the federal government for older adults, people with disabilities and families and caregivers; funds services and supports provided by primarily by states and networks of community-based; and invests in training, education, research and innovation. ACL manages a variety of programs (authorized by several statutes), providing assistance on health and wellness, protecting rights and preventing abuse, supporting consumer control, strengthening the networks of community-based organizations, funding research and much more.

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) CSBG is a natural and important partner within the public workforce system and has a long history of collaborating with workforce partners under the precursor (the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)) to the WIOA law.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

HUD creates strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all U.S. workers.

Employment and Training Administration (ETA)

The Department of Labor (DOL) ETA is collaborating with other federal agencies to prepare everyone for the implementation of WIOA. ETA’s WIOA Resource Page provides information and resources for states, local areas, non-profits and other grantees and other stakeholders to assist with implementation of WIOA. This page is updated to reflect newly developed materials, including responses to frequently asked questions.

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

The Department Agriculture (USDA) FNS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allows participants to improve skills that can lead to a career and financial independence. Individuals who receive nutrition assistance benefits qualify for many federal and state employment and training programs that help them obtain and retain employment.

Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE)

The Department of Education (ED) OCTAE is responsible for adult education, family literacy and helping all students acquire challenging academic, technical and employability skills to succeed in postsecondary education and in-demand careers.

Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)

WIOA is designed to strengthen and improve the nation’s public workforce development system by helping Americans with barriers to employment, including individuals with disabilities, achieve high quality careers and helping businesses hire and retain skilled workers. The RSA WIOA page offers resources related title IV of WIOA that amended the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

TANF/WIOA Learning Community

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) TANF/WIOA Learning Community was developed in response to WIOA and offers an opportunity for significant and improved collaboration between workforce agency partners.

Workforce GPS/ION

The Innovation and Opportunity Network (ION) is a community of practitioners, program staff, partners, planners, industry leaders and stakeholders that strive for system improvement, capacity building and excellence in the public workforce system. The ION is a national, regional, state and local alliance that makes available the technical assistance, information sharing, and training needed to implement the vision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that was signed into law in 2014.


OTHER RESOURCES

Links to other rehabilitation and disability resources and organizations including other federally-funded projects, professional and membership associations, advocacy and service-based organizations, and accreditation boards.


ADARA

ADARA facilitates excellence in human service delivery with individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This mission is accomplished by enhancing the professional competencies of the membership, expanding opportunities for networking among ADARA colleagues and supporting positive public policies for individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

American Association of the DeafBlind (AADB)

AADB is a national consumer organization of, by, and for deaf-blind Americans and their supporters. “Deaf-blind” includes all types and degrees of dual vision and hearing loss. Their membership consists of deaf-blind people from diverse backgrounds, as well as family members, professionals, interpreters, and other interested supporters.

American Council of the Blind (ACB)

The mission of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) is to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and quality of life for all blind and visually impaired people.

American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)

ARCA is an organization of rehabilitation counseling practitioners, educators, and students who are concerned with improving the lives of people with disabilities. The organization strives to enhance the development of people with disabilities throughout their life span and to promote excellence in the rehabilitation counseling profession.

Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE)

ACRE is a national membership organization for trainers and educators who work in the field of employment for people with disabilities. Through competency-based training, ACRE promotes continuing education for professionals in order to raise the standard of employment services nationally.

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

AHEAD is an international professional membership organization for individuals involved in the development of policy and in the provision of quality services to meet the needs of persons with disabilities involved in all areas of higher education.

Center for Parent Information and Resources

This is the portal for resources and information relevant to the parent training and information centers funded by the Office of Special Education Programs and the RSA within the U.S.
Department of Education. Resources relevant to the rehabilitation community include self-advocacy, transition from school to work, college and career readiness, and postsecondary education.

Centers for Independent Living

The term “center for independent living” means a consumer controlled, community based, cross disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency that is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and provides an array of independent living services. This links to a listing of the centers, by state and territory.

Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education (CCIE)

CCIE is the accreditation board for interpreter education programs. The commission was established by the collaboration of six stakeholder organizations and is a member of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA).

Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC)

CRCC sets the standard for quality rehabilitation counseling services in the United States and Canada. As an independent, not-for-profit organization, CRCC certifies rehabilitation counselors with its widely recognized, national Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) designation.

Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT)

CIT is a professional organization dedicated to laying the educational foundations for interpreters to build bridges of understanding. While focused primarily on interpreters working between American Sign Language and English, the conference welcomes educators who work with other languages, whether signed or spoken.

Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation (CANAR)

CANAR is an organization under the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program (AIVRS) and works to increase and enhance the quality of culturally relevant and appropriate services, resulting in employment and positive outcomes for Native Americans with disabilities.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The official U.S. government coronavirus website.

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

The vision of CACREP is to provide leadership and to promote excellence in professional preparation through the accreditation of counseling and related educational programs. As an accrediting body, CACREP is committed to the development of standards and procedures that reflect the needs of a dynamic, diverse and complex society.

Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR)

CSAVR is composed of the chief administrators of public rehabilitation agencies serving individuals with physical and mental disabilities in the United States, District of Columbia, and territories. The organization maintains a national program of public vocational rehabilitation services which empowers individuals with disabilities to achieve employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and inclusion and integration into our communities.

Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) Program

ILRU is a national center for information, training, research, and technical assistance in independent living. Its goal is to expand the body of knowledge in independent living and to improve utilization of results of research programs and demonstration projects in this field. Founded in 1977, ILRU provides research, education and consultation in the areas of independent living, home and community-based services, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP)

IARP is a global association for professionals involved in private rehabilitation. Leaders in case and disability management, forensics, vocational expertise, and life care planning are members of the IARP community known for diversity, mentoring, entrepreneurial approach and intellectual power.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

JAN is a source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. Working toward practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace.

Mano a Mano

As an organization of trilingual (Spanish-English-ASL) interpreters that believes in high quality services for Deaf and hearing stakeholders, it is the mission of Mano a Mano to provide an infrastructure for access to trilingual interpreting resources, support professional development for trilingual interpreters, educate the public about trilingual interpreting, and advocate for appropriate policies concerning the provision of trilingual interpretation.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

The nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness, NAMI is an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work in communities to raise awareness and provide support and education to those in need.

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

NAD is the nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by, and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States. The non-profit works to preserve, protect and promote the civil, human and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States of America.

National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns (NAMRC)

NAMRC is a professional association who promotes cultural diversity and disability through advocacy for excellence and equity in rehabilitation research, education, and practice. The purpose of this organization is to create an understanding of the barriers, impact and outcomes of cultural insensitivity; to ensure the provision of equitable and quality rehabilitation services; to provide professional development and enrichment of cultural competence.

National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)

NASET is a national membership organization dedicated to rendering support and assistance to those preparing for or teaching in the field of special education. The organization promotes the profession of special education, and provides a national forum for ideas involving special education.

National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)

NASDSE provides services to state agencies to facilitate their efforts and maximize educational outcomes for individuals with disabilities. The association focuses on improving educational services and outcomes for children and youth with disabilities throughout the United States, the Department of Defense, the federated territories and the Freely Associated States of Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.

National Council on Disability (NCD)

NCD is an independent, federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies regarding policies, programs, practices, and procedures that affect people with disabilities.

National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE)

NCRE is a professional organization of educators dedicated to quality services for persons with disabilities through education and research. The council advocates up-to-date education and training as well as the maintenance of professional standards in the field of rehabilitation.

National Council of State Agencies for the Blind (NCSAB)

NCSAB works to enable individuals who are blind and visually impaired to achieve personal and vocational independence through advocacy, coordination and education, as well as the delivery of specialized services.

National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

NFB believes in the full capacity of blind people. Their elected leaders and diverse nationwide membership are made up of blind people, families, and friends who support one another when encountering barriers or setbacks. Together, they engage in collective action to improve lives.

National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)

NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NGC works to provide physicians and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers, and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation, and use.

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

NORD is a patient advocacy organization that hosts information on over 1,000 rare genetic conditions and patient organizations and is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and patient services.

The National Rehabilitation Association (NRA)

NRA is a membership organization that promotes ethical and state of the art practice in rehabilitation with the goal of the personal and economic independence of persons with disabilities. As an advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities, the NRA’s mission is to provide advocacy, awareness and career advancement for professionals in the fields of rehabilitation.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA)

PRA is the premier source of learning, knowledge and research for the psychiatric rehabilitation profession, and provides resources, education, ideas and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the recovery workforce. PRA represents more than 1,300 individual and organizational members, representing 8,000 psychiatric rehabilitation professionals.

Rehabilitation Research Training Centers (RRTCs)

These centers are funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to conduct coordinated and integrated advanced programs of research targeted toward the production of new knowledge in the disability and rehabilitation community. The centers work to improve rehabilitation methodology and service delivery systems, alleviate or stabilize disabling conditions, or promote maximum social and economic independence for persons with disabilities.

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

RID is a national membership organization that advocates for excellence in the delivery of interpretation and transliteration services between people who use sign language and people who use spoken language. RID supports members and encourages the growth of the profession through the establishment of a national standard for qualified sign language interpreters and transliterators, ongoing professional development and adherence to a code of professional conduct.

Section508.gov

Section 508 requires that Federal agencies’ electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. This site contains resources for understanding and implementing the requirements of Section 508.

TASH

TASH is an international leader in disability advocacy that advocates for human rights and inclusion for people with significant disabilities and support needs – those most vulnerable to segregation, abuse, neglect and institutionalization. The non-profit corporation works to advance inclusive communities through advocacy, research, professional development, policy, and information and resources for parents, families and self-advocates.

Ticket to Work Program

Ticket to Work and Self Sufficiency (Ticket) program is a Federal program designed to provide SSI and SSDI beneficiaries the choices, opportunities and support they need to enter and maintain employment. This site contains links to useful information for employers, rehabilitation counselors, and people with disabilities.


RESEARCH DATABASES

Links to key information databases focused on disability and rehabilitation.


Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR)

CLEAR’s mission is to make research on labor topics more accessible to practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and the public more broadly so that it can inform their decisions about labor policies and programs. CLEAR identifies and summarizes many types of research, including descriptive statistical studies and outcome analyses, implementation, and causal impact studies.

Education Resource Information Center (ERIC)

ERIC is an online database that provides access to educational literature and resources. The database is supported by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement and is administered by the U.S. National Library of Education (NLE).

MEDLINE®/PubMed® Resources

MEDLINE® contains journal citations and abstracts for biomedical literature from around the world, and contains over 21 million references to biomedical and life sciences journal articles back to 1946. PubMed® provides free access to MEDLINE® and links to full text articles when possible.

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)

NARIC is the library of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). NARIC collects, catalogs, and disseminates the articles, reports, curricula, guides, and other publications and products of the research projects funded by NIDILRR.

PsycINFO

PsycINFO is an expansive abstracting and indexing database with more than 3 million records devoted to peer-reviewed literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health, making it an ideal discovery and linking tool for scholarly research in a host of disciplines.

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)

The WWC is an investment of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education that was established in 2002.WWC reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education. to provide educators with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.

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