Disability
Policy and Services
Department of Education
National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation Research
Technical Support for Assessment of Management and Ancillary
Activities of NIDRR
This task order contract required CESSI perform
a wide range of technical and support activities for
NIDRR, including data collection and analysis, literature
reviews, issue analysis and reports, program management
evaluation, conference planning and support, and development
of information and database systems. Task orders completed
for NIDRR ranged from the design and implementation
of a peer review database, analysis of a standing panel
peer review model for NIDRR, analysis of intellectual
property issues related to technology transfer, support
for the development of NIDRR’s Long-Range Plan,
outreach and networking with disability experts, and
numerous meetings and conferences. Two major tasks
were the Design and Conduct of the Program Review Process
and Technical Support for the Interagency Committee
on Disability Research (ICDR).
Program Review was designed to assess the level
of grantee excellence in administration, scientific
rigor, relevance and productivity, and capacity building.
The reviews were organized as face-to-face meetings
using an expert review model. About 50 sessions with
currently funded grantees were conducted each year. CESSI completed
the following activities in support of this process:
- Developed participant orientation materials
- Maintained accessible website and provide technical
assistance in the use of the site
- Maintained database of program review experts
and identify and invite expert reviewers
- Arranged logistics and provide on-site meeting
support
- Prepared reports on the results of each review
- Prepared analyses of evaluation results on a programmatic
level
The mission of the ICDR is
to promote coordination and cooperation among Federal
departments and agencies conducting rehabilitation
research programs. The Director of NIDRR is the designated
chair. In support of NIDRR and the ICDR, each year CESSI staff
arranged and conducted quarterly meetings of the ICDR
and meetings of the Subcommittees on Disability Statistics,
Medical Rehabilitation, and Technology. An Internet “gateway” for
federally funded disability research was under development
and staff prepares reports to Congress and other reports
as needed. CESSI continues to support the ICDR under
a new contract.
CESSI staff also completed
literature reviews, focus groups and surveys, and analyses
to prepare a reports entitled Strategy for the
Development and Transfer of Assistive Technology and Universal
Design: Report of the ICDR in Response to the Presidential
Executive Memorandum of July 25, 2000 within 120
days.
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