Legislative Alerts: | September 26, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
Mark S. Quigley, Director of Communications, National Council on Disability
1331 F Street, NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 272-2008
Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee for the National Council on
Disability Recruitment Closes February 24, 2006
Washington, DC: At its January 30, 2006 quarterly meeting, the National Council on Disability (NCD) announced the opening of a nationwide search for at least four new members of its Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee (CDAC). The charter that established CDAC under the Federal Advisory Committee Act states that this committee is to provide advice and recommendations to NCD on issues affecting people with disabilities from culturally diverse backgrounds. Specifically, the committee will help identify issues, expand outreach, infuse participation, and elevate the voices of underserved and unserved segments of this nation's population that will help NCD develop federal policy that will address the needs and advance the civil and human rights of people from diverse cultures.
NCD is an independent federal agency whose work is guided by 15 executive members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. NCD is authorized to make recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting Americans with isabilities. The agency's overall purpose is to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability; and to support the empowerment of people with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
CDAC's mission is to assist the capacity of NCD to be culturally and linguistically competent in all NCD activities and to promote the development of exemplary cultural and linguistic policies, programs, practices, and procedures in recommendations to the President and the Congress.
Recruitment for CDAC will close and all applications must be received by February 24, 2006. To submit a complete application, please send three documents: (1) a resume, (b) a letter of recommendation, and (3) a cover letter pointing out your leadership, diversity and disability related experiences to: Cultural-Diversity@ncd.gov Postal mail can be sent to:
Cultural-Diversity CDAC Recruiting
National Council on Disability
1331 F Street, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20004
Questions can be directed to Dr. Gerrie Hawkins, NCD's Designated Federal Official at: Cultural_Diversity@ncd.gov in time to allow
applicants to meet the February 24, 2006 closing date of the recruitment process. To read more about CDAC, you may wish to access the NCD Website at: http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/advisory/cultural/cultural.htm.
Steven J. Tingus, director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) at the U.S. Department of Education, is pleased to share with you an important message about the newly published NIDRR Combined Notice of Priorities for FY 2006, which includes proposed priorities for the RRTCs, RERCs, DBTACs, and DRRPs, as published in the Federal Register: February 7, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 25), Page 6317-6331, and the President's FY 2007 Budget Request for NIDRR.
PROPOSED PRIORITY ANNOUNCEMENTS - NIDRR's Notice of Proposed Priority for Combined Priorities (84.133A, DRRPs, including DBTACs; 84.133B, RRTC & 84.133E, RERC) published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.
In this notice, we are proposing 11 priorities for DRRPs (including 2 priorities for DBTACs), 1 priority for an RRTC, and 3 priorities for RERCs.
For DRRPs, the proposed priorities are:
- Priority 1--General DRRP Requirements.
- Priority 2--National Data and Statistical Center for the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model Systems.
- Priority 3--National Data and Statistical Center for the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model Systems.
- Priority 4--Rehabilitation of Children with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
- Priority 5--Reducing Obesity and Obesity-Related Secondary Conditions in Adolescents and Adults with Disabilities.
- Priority 6--Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC).
- Priority 7--Assistive Technology (AT) Outcomes Research Project.
- Priority 8--Mobility Aids and Wayfinding Technologies for Individuals With Blindness and Low Vision.
- Priority 9--Improving Employment Outcomes for the Low Functioning Deaf (LFD) Population.
- Priority 10--Disability Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs).
- Priority 11-- Disability Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTAC) Coordination, Outreach, and Research Center.
For the RRTC, the proposed priority is: - Priority 12--Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Effective Independent and Community Living Solutions and Measures.
For RERCs, the proposed priorities are: - Priority 13--RERC for Technologies for Successful Aging.
- Priority 14--RERC for Wheelchair Transportation Safety.
- Priority 15--RERC for Wireless Technologies.
You can access the proposed priority notice on the Department’s website at: <http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/index.html> This will get you directly to the site. You’ll need to click on proposed. The notices are posted the next day from the date of the register
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/nidrr/priority-matrix.html
On the Federal Register website: <http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-1075.htm>
The comments are due no later than March 9, 2006 to Donna.Nangle@ed.gov. Please note that when you send comments - clearly identify which priority or priorities the comments are addressing.
<<FR Doc 06-1075.htm>> <<NIDRR FY 2006 Notice of Combined Priorities - Federal Register Doc 06-1075.pdf>> <<NIDRR Priorities at a Glance - FY 2006.htm>>
The President's FY 2007 Budget Request for NIDRR:
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
2005 2006 2007 Request
B.A. in millions $107.8 $106.7 $106.7
NIDRR helps improve the lives of persons of all ages with disabilities through a comprehensive and coordinated program of research, demonstration projects, and related activities, including training of persons who provide rehabilitation services or who conduct rehabilitation research. NIDRR awards discretionary grants that support rehabilitation research and training centers, rehabilitation engineering research centers, and directed and field-initiated research and development projects that address diverse issues in rehabilitation, including ways to improve educational, employment, and independent living opportunities for persons with disabilities.
The request would allow NIDRR to continue to support programs integral to the President's New Freedom Initiative, including the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) program, the Rehabilitation Research Training Centers (RRTC) program, and the Model Systems projects for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and Burn Injury. In recent years, the RERCs have sponsored innovative assistive technology research that has helped individuals with disabilities to achieve greater independence. The RRTCs conduct research, training, and information dissemination in identified problem areas. SCI awards support innovative projects for the delivery, demonstration, and evaluation of comprehensive medical, vocational, and other rehabilitation services for individuals with spinal cord injury, including multi-center research on therapies and interventions.
NIDRR, which was rated Results Not Demonstrated by a 2003 PART analysis, was re-assessed in 2005 and rated Adequate. Recommended follow-up actions include collecting baseline performance data for long-term performance goals; taking steps to ensure that complete, timely, and accurate performance information is available for funded activities; and establishing a regular schedule for announcing grant competitions and competition results to allow applicants to better schedule their workload.
Steven James Tingus, M.S., C.Phil.
Director
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Chair
Interagency Committee on Disability Research
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
550 12th Street, SW, Room 6056
Washington, DC 20024-6122
Direct Line: (202) 245-7549
NIDRR's Main Line: (202) 245-7640
Fax Line: (202) 245-7630
Cellular Phone: (202) 365-7941
E-Mail: Steven.Tingus@ed.gov
Mailing Address:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Attn: Steven James Tingus, Room 6056
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-2700
For delivery of Federal Express, United Parcel Service, freight, office supplies, and all other items, the new delivery address is:
U.S. Department of Education
ATTN: Steven James Tingus, Mail Stop 2700
7100 Old Landover Road
Landover, MD 20785-1506
House Education and the Workforce Committee
Full Committee Members -- 109th Congress
(updated February 3, 2005)
John A. Boehner, Ohio, Chairman
Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness
Members --109th Congress
(updated February 2, 2005)
Howard P. "Buck"; McKeon, Chairman
Republicans (18) |
Democrats (15) |
Jon C. Porter, Nevada |
Dale E. Kildee, Michigan |
John A. Boehner, Ohio |
Donald M. Payne, New Jersey |
Thomas E. Petri, Wisconsin |
Carolyn McCarthy, New York |
Michael N. Castle, Delaware |
John F. Tierney, Massachusetts |
Sam Johnson, Texas |
Ron Kind, Wisconsin |
Vernon J. Ehlers, Michigan |
David Wu, Oregon |
Patrick J. Tiberi, Ohio |
Rush D. Holt, New Jersey |
Ric Keller, Florida |
Betty McCollum, Minnesota |
Tom Osborne, Nebraska |
Chris Van Hollen, Maryland |
Bob Inglis, South Carolina |
Tim Ryan, Ohio |
Cathy McMorris, Washington |
Robert C. Scott, Virginia |
Tom Price, Georgia |
Susan A. Davis, California |
Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rico |
Timothy H. Bishop, New York |
Charles W. Boustany, Louisiana |
John Barrow, Georgia |
Virginia Foxx, North Carolina |
Major Owens, New York |
Thelma D. Drake, Virginia |
George Miller, ex officio, California |
John R. "Randy" Kuhl, New York |
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