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Episode 103b Resources: Meet the Director! National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

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Guest: Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
The primary research arm at the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which has a mission to generate new knowledge and promote its effective use to improve the abilities of people with disabilities to perform activities of their choice in the community; and to expand society’s capacity to provide full opportunities and accommodations for citizens with disabilities.
Link: acl.gov/programs/research-and-development

Press Release: Dr. Anjali J. Forber-Pratt Joins ACL as Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Link: acl.gov/news-and-events/announcements/dr-anjali-j-forber-pratt-joins-acl-director-national-institute

Recent Federal Disability Policy on Intersectionality

Employment, Reasonable Accommodation, and Long COVID

Mental Health and COVID-19

Universal Design

General ADA Information

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    Source: Southeast ADA Center
    Link: adacovid19.org
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