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.
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Northern Arizona University |
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Institute of Human Development |
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P.O. Box 5630 |
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Flagstaff, AZ 86011 |
| Director: |
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Cindie Alwood |
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c-alwood@sbcglobal.net |
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www.nau.edu/natcap |
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517-214-4832 |
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H246K000001 |
| Start Date: |
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10/01/00 |
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5 years |
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09 |
| Purpose: |
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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. |
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Oklahoma State University |
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National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training
Material |
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OK State University — College of Education |
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206 West 6th Street |
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Stillwater, OK 74078 -4080 |
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Charles E. Feasley |
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cfeasle@okstate.edu |
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www.nchrtm.okstate.edu |
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800-223-5219 |
| Grant: |
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H275A000002 |
| Start Date: |
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10/01/00 |
| Duration: |
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5 years |
| Region: |
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06 |
| Purpose: |
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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
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San Diego State University |
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National Rehabilitation Leadership Institute |
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Interwork Institute |
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3590 Camino del Rio North |
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San Diego, CA 92108 |
| Director: |
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Fred R. McFarlane |
| Web site: |
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www.interwork.sdsu.edu |
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fmcfarla@mail.sdsu.edu |
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619-594-4220 |
| Grant: |
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H246D020005 |
| Start Date: |
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10/01/02 |
| Duration: |
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5 years |
| Region: |
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09 |
| Purpose: |
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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. |
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Last Modified: 11/07/2007
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