Special Programs

This section of the RSA Training grant catalog lists grants of a special nature which perform specific, important functions for the RSA training program and the public rehabilitation community.

Grantee:		Northern Arizona University
		Institute of Human Development
		P.O. Box 5630
		Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Director:		Cindie Alwood
E-mail:		c-alwood@sbcglobal.net
Web site:		www.nau.edu/natcap
Phone:		517-214-4832
Grant:		H246K000001
Start Date:		10/01/00
Duration:		5 years
Region:		09
Purpose:		This grant provides for a national training, technical assistance and dissemination program for personnel of Client Assistance Programs (CAPs). The goal of this program is to promote social change for people with disabilities through training and technical assistance for personnel of client assistance services and related programs. It will enhance the CAP personnel competencies in serving culturally diverse individuals with disabilities and upgrade CAP personnel skills in meeting and exceeding the needs of diverse populations with disabilities. The efforts will ultimately facilitate employment outcomes for clients and client applicants of programs who receive funding under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Grantee:		Oklahoma State University
		National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Material
		OK State University — College of Education
		206 West 6th Street
		Stillwater, OK 74078 -4080
Director:		Charles E. Feasley
E-mail:		cfeasle@okstate.edu
Web Site:		www.nchrtm.okstate.edu
Phone:		800-223-5219
Grant:		H275A000002
Start Date:		10/01/00
Duration:		5 years
Region:		06
Purpose:		The goals of this project are: identify and gather rehabilitation information and training materials for use in preparing pre-service and post-employment education and training for rehabilitation and to disseminate, cost effectively, rehabilitation information and training materials for use in preparing pre-service and post-employment training for rehabilitation personnel and users. To achieve these goals the National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCHTM) has the following objectives: to increase the collection of training materials by 20 percent per year of funding; to promote access of rehabilitation training resources developed by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, the Office of Special Education Programs, Educational Resources Information Center and other sponsored projects in addition to RSA sources; to promote online computer services that allow users easy and convenient access to NCRTM holdings using the World Wide Web; to improve organization, storage, retrieval and circulation of the NCRTM materials collection of documents and audiovisual resources through electronic catalogs and inventory systems; to continue providing copies of resources within 24 to 48 hours of receiving a request; and to facilitate the recruitment of qualified rehabilitation personnel in the public rehabilitation program via a job bank for rehabilitation professionals on the World Wide Web
Grantee:		San Diego State University
		National Rehabilitation Leadership Institute
		Interwork Institute
		3590 Camino del Rio North
		San Diego, CA 92108
Director:		Fred R. McFarlane
Web site:		www.interwork.sdsu.edu
E-mail:		fmcfarla@mail.sdsu.edu
Phone:		619-594-4220
Grant:		H246D020005
Start Date:		10/01/02
Duration:		5 years
Region:		09
Purpose:		The purpose of this program is to improve the leadership skills among top-level managers and administrators of the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program. The leadership training program focuses on leadership skills as applied to the unique issues facing the vocational rehabilitation agencies in a peer setting.