Wireless RERC - Aging

Grants to Support Disability Research Awarded by Department of Education

mz22 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:29:40 +0000

ational Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

Department of Education Press Release (Aging Research)

October 2013 — The Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) announced that over $6.4 million has been awarded to varying institutions to support disability research. The grants awarded include Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers and Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers and were awarded to the following institutions:

Georgia Tech Research Corporation ($924,999)
University of Washington ($875,000)
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System ($925,000)
Regents of the University of Michigan ($923,442)
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) ($924,937 and $924,939)
Carnegie Mellon University ($923,878)

Of the awards, U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan stated, “Through these projects, we hope to conduct research, develop projects and provide technical assistance and training – all aimed at helping better the lives of individuals with disabilities.”

Wireless RERC Researchers Present at CDC Grand Rounds

mz22 — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:20:18 +0000

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Technology and Health

Aging

Universal Design (UD)

CDC Grand Rounds

September 2013 – Wireless RERC Researchers Brian Jones and Carrie Bruce presented at the CDC Grand Rounds, discussing the Grand Rounds’ September theme of “Technology and Health: Aging Safely and More Independently.” Brian’s discussion, entitled “Researching Technologies for Healthy Aging,” focused on technologies available for assisting older adults in living independently, while Carrie spoke on the applications of universal design in comparison with assistive devices in her discussion entitled “Supportive Design Strategies to Facilitate Function, Independence, and Safety.”

Partnership to Expand Emergency Preparedness Outreach for Older Americans

mz22 — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:33:25 +0000

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

Aging

emergency preparedness

FEMA Press Release

August 2013 — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) announced that the two organizations will partner to ensure that older Americans have better access to service and resources for emergency preparedness, response and recovery. The new effort will include expanded “social media outreach, and training and exercise, and evaluation opportunities.” Although, AARP has historically implemented emergency preparedness and response programs, the organization hopes the partnership will expand their role in the community. Craig Fugate, FEMA Administrator, noted that “this agreement today puts into writing what FEMA and AARP already do in practice. FEMA and AARP will continue to support communities and individuals to build, sustain and improve our capacity to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.”

NIDRR to Fund Research on Aging and Disability

mz22 — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:07:06 +0000

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitaion Research (NIDRR)

Aging

Health Care

NIDRR Proposed Priority [FR Doc No: 2013-05227]

NIDRR Final Priority [FR Doc No: 2013-13602]

NIDRR Award Application [FR Doc No: 2013-13603]

June 10, 2013 — The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has announced a final priority and award application for a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Promoting Healthy Aging for Individuals with Long-Term Physical Disabilities. As noted by NIDRR in the proposed priority, “aging with disability is now a common experience of individuals with disabilities,” and addressing this issue requires providing, financing and evaluating the effectiveness of health care services. There is a need to “respond to the challenges and opportunities [that arise] at the intersection of aging and disability.” The estimated available award is $875,000. Applications for awards are available beginning June 7, 2013, and the final deadline for applications is August 6, 2013.

Building Rehabilitation Research Capacity at the Nexus of New Technologies, Aging and Disability

blippincott4 — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:58:47 +0000

The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies for Successful Aging with a Disability (OPIT-RERC) will hold their State of the Science Conference in Marina del Rey, California on October 25-26, 2012. The conference will discuss perspectives on aging and disability research and advances in new technologies with an aim to “develop a strategy for responding to future needs and opportunities and strengthening the comparative effective evidence-base for policy and practice decision-making that embodies the nexus perspective.”

Start Date:

Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 9:00am to Friday, October 26, 2012 - 5:00pm

Additional Information:

OPIT-RERC State of Science Conference

Aging

Disability

Events