VCU Autism Spectrum Disorders Webcast

Please join a webcast hosted by SEDL's Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Autism Spectrum Disorders Project!

Wednesday, September 30, 2009: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Autism Spectrum Disorders Career Links. The featured presenter is Jennifer Todd McDonough, M.S., C.R.C., Associate Director of Training for the VCU-RRTC.

The 60-minute webcast will begin at 3:00pm Eastern; 2:00pm Central; 1:00pm Mountain; 12:00pm Pacific; 11:00am Alaska; 9:00am Hawaii. The webcast is presented in collaboration with the Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) program at Memorial HermanTIRR.
Webcast Registration (no fee to participate): http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SEDL/8ebdc6bec7/b956cadbb5/ab7afad651

NCDDR Teleconference

Please join a teleconference hosted by the NCDDR for NIDRR grantees and other stakeholders interested in disability policy and its relationship to research quality.
WHAT: Teleconference on Policy Implications for Disability and Rehabilitation Research Quality
WHEN: Thursday, September 17, 2009. 2:00 PM–3:15 PM (Central).

ABOUT THE TELECONFERENCE
The NCDDR will host a teleconference on September 17, 2009 for NIDRR grantees and other individuals interested in the impacts of current and future federal policy directives upon the quality of disability and rehabilitation research. Panelists will include high-level representatives from federal disability-related agencies and disability organizations. Panelists will address policy issues impacting disability and rehabilitation research, particularly in light of the current economic climate and the new administration. Panelists will also explore their perceptions about how policy affects the quality of research and will discuss their visions and goals for the future of the disability and rehabilitation field. This activity is sponsored through the NCDDR's Community of Practice on Research Quality.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Please register here by September 10, 2009. There is no fee to attend, but space is limited to 35 participants. You may submit your questions along with your registration. You will be notified by email with the teleconference call-in number and a PIN for your participation. For those who cannot attend the live teleconference, a recording and transcript will be archived on the NCDDR homepage.

For more information, contact Brenda Lightfoot by email: brenda.lightfoot@sedl.org or call 800-266-1832.

NEW VR service Models with Individuals with Autism

The website of the Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders project is now open. You can access the site at:
http://www.autism.sedl.org/
The site contains information about the project's research and dissemination activities, resources available now and ones to be developed, webcast archives, and frequently asked questions. At the website you will also find a form that allows you to subscribe to the project's free E-newsletter. We are pleased to be opening this new website during April, Autism Awareness Month!

The website is a project of SEDL, a private, nonprofit education research, development, and dissemination (RD&D) corporation based in Austin, Texas.