Houtenville, who is a professor of industrial and labor relations, and three others were principal investigators on the report, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is seeking peer reviewers to evaluate its Field Initiated Project (FIP) applications.
In addition, MossRehab is one of only a few rehabilitation hospitals in the nation to be designated by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research as a Model System of Care for traumatic brain injury, and one of the few to have an internationally known research institute dedicated to the study of cognitive and mobility problems, and their rehabilitation.
David Brown, PT, PhD, used the experience and protocols developed with STEPS to obtain $450,000 in funding from the Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) for his project "Visual Guidance to Improve Stepping Behavior Post Stoke.
Judith Heumann, co-founder and vice president of the World Institute on Disability (WID) and an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities for nearly 25 years, was sworn in June 29 as Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), the umbrella agency that oversees the Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Office of Special Education Programs, and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), identifies employment services that have positive impact on the long term employment prospects of homeless people with significant disabilities.
