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RRTC Summer 2012

Quarterly Connections: News from the NRTC

Linking Blindness and Low Vision Research to Practice

The MSU-RRTC is now: The National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision

As the MSU-RRTC celebrates its 30th anniversary, it marks this milestone with a new name: The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. The center was founded in 1981 with the receipt of a National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) grant. Throughout its 30 years, the center has been a leader in research and training in the blindness and low vision field, with hundreds of publications and hundreds of presentations given by NRTC staff throughout the world. Read more ..

Current NRTC Research Highlights: Employment Outcomes for SSDI Beneficiaries

Annual federal costs for Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits (SSDI and SSI) are over $100 billion and increasing. Costs for the state-federal Vocational Rehabilitation program (VR) is over $2.6 billion annually to enable VR agencies to provide employment services to some 1.2 million people with disabilities, over 25% of whom are SSA beneficiaries. Approximately one-third of VR consumers who are legally blind are SSDI recipients (Giesen, 2010). Thus, not only VR but also SSA has a substantial stake in improving employment outcomes for these persons.

Dr. Marty Giesen is leading this research project, which focuses solely on VR consumers who are legally blind and SSDI beneficiaries. The project will utilize the RSA-911 Case Service Report data. Read more ..

In the Works: Training and TA

Vision Specialist in Vocational Rehabilitation Certificate
The residence portion of the 2012 Vision Specialist in Vocational Rehabilitation class was held March 16-April 14th. During their stay, the vision specialists learned strategies to improve employment outcomes for people who are blind or visually impaired. Read more ..

Collaborations with TACE
The NRTC is developing a series of webinars and on-line training opportunities with both the SE Region IV Technical Assistance and Continuing Education (TACE) Program and the NW Region X TACE Program. Specific dates are not established yet, but will be scheduled for August, September and October. Read more ..

Recent NRTC Training in Madison, Mississippi
Adele Crudden provided training to 50 staff from Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind. Read more ..

Other NRTC News:

The NRTC Welcomes New Staff Member
Jacqui Bybee, our new Research and Training Coordinator, joins the center after recently earning a Master of Science degree in Marketing and Communication from Florida State University. Read more ..

Participate in our Research
We have two great ways to be involved in the research at the NRTC – the online Participant Registry for Blindness and Low Vision and the Employment Mentoring Project! Joining the registry is simple, just go to http://tiny.cc/participant-registry to provide information about yourself that will be use to let you know about research that might interest you. Read more ..

Help us reach 100 fans on Facebook
This July marks one year since the NRTC began posting interesting center-related news and general fun facts and information relating to blindness and low vision. We currently have 90 fans on Facebook, and we are eager to make it to 100! Read more ..

Publications, Presentations, and Miscellanies

Publications Recently Archived for Download from Our Website:
Frank, J.J. (2006). A Survey of the ADA Request Experience of Persons Who are Blind or Who Have a Severe Visual Impairment: Part II of a Three-Part Series. Mississippi State, Mississippi: Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

Moore, J.E., Hutto, M. & Schauwecker, T. (1993). Model Curricula for Training Managers and Facility Operators in the Business Enterprise Program: A Resource Guide. Mississippi State, Mississippi: Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

Maxson, J.H., Staats, R.C. & Smith, S. (1992). The Randolph-Sheppard Business Enterprise Program: Illumination and Color Contrast Monograph 3: Studies of the Randolph-Sheppard Program. Mississippi State, Mississippi: Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

Maxson, J.H., Tedder, N.E., Chen, S.C.S., and Marmion, S. (1988). A Comparison on Job Tasks for Operators of Business Enterprises for the Blind and State Licensing Agency Training Practices. Mississippi State, Mississippi: Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

Recent Publications/Publications in Press:
LeJeune, B.J. (in press). Severe brain injury, vision loss and promising employment models. Visibility.

Upcoming Presentations:
Peters, L. & LeJeune, B.J. (2012, July). Adjustment to Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical and Personal Perspectives. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

LeJeune, B.J. (2012, July). An Historical Moment from the Piney Woods Country Life School in Mississippi: The Legacy of Laurence C. Jones, PhD, and Ms. Martha Louise Morrow Foxx. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

Orr, A.L. (2012, July). The Value of Program Evaluations: The Case of the Title VII Chapter 2 Program and Others. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

Bybee, J., Cavenaugh, B., Crudden, A., Giesen, J.M., LeJeune, B.J., McDonnall, M.C., O'Mally, J., & Uslan, M. (2012, July). Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals Who are Blind or Visually Impaired: An Overview of Six Research Projects. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

McDonnall, M.C., O'Mally, J., & Giesen, J.M. (2012, July). Predicting Employment for Transition-Age Youth with Visual Impairments: Research Results and Future Directions. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

LeJeune, B.J. (2012, July). Employment Models for Persons with TBI and Vision Loss. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

LeJeune, B.J., Orr, A.L. & McDonnall, M. (2012, July). Preparation Starts Early: Transition Activity Calendar and Career Advantage for VIPs. Poster Session. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

Find RRTC on Facebook

For Additional NRTC News and Activities:

Visit our website at http://www.blind.msstate.edu/.

This newsletter was supported in part by grant #H133B10022 from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Newsletter contents do not represent policies of NIDRR or the Department of Education and viewers should not assume endorsement by the federal government. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to interested parties.

To unsubscribe, send an email to sympa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe the-nrtc-newsletter in the message body. To subscribe or change your contact information, contact The NRTC at nrtc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

RRTC Summer 2012

Quarterly Connections: News from the NRTC

Linking Blindness and Low Vision Research to Practice

The MSU-RRTC is now: The National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision

As the MSU-RRTC celebrates its 30th anniversary, it marks this milestone with a new name: The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. The center was founded in 1981 with the receipt of a National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) grant. Throughout its 30 years, the center has been a leader in research and training in the blindness and low vision field, with hundreds of publications and hundreds of presentations given by NRTC staff throughout the world. Read more ..

Current NRTC Research Highlights: Employment Outcomes for SSDI Beneficiaries

Annual federal costs for Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits (SSDI and SSI) are over $100 billion and increasing. Costs for the state-federal Vocational Rehabilitation program (VR) is over $2.6 billion annually to enable VR agencies to provide employment services to some 1.2 million people with disabilities, over 25% of whom are SSA beneficiaries. Approximately one-third of VR consumers who are legally blind are SSDI recipients (Giesen, 2010). Thus, not only VR but also SSA has a substantial stake in improving employment outcomes for these persons.

Dr. Marty Giesen is leading this research project, which focuses solely on VR consumers who are legally blind and SSDI beneficiaries. The project will utilize the RSA-911 Case Service Report data. Read more ..

In the Works: Training and TA

Vision Specialist in Vocational Rehabilitation Certificate
The residence portion of the 2012 Vision Specialist in Vocational Rehabilitation class was held March 16-April 14th. During their stay, the vision specialists learned strategies to improve employment outcomes for people who are blind or visually impaired. Read more ..

Collaborations with TACE
The NRTC is developing a series of webinars and on-line training opportunities with both the SE Region IV Technical Assistance and Continuing Education (TACE) Program and the NW Region X TACE Program. Specific dates are not established yet, but will be scheduled for August, September and October. Read more ..

Recent NRTC Training in Madison, Mississippi
Adele Crudden provided training to 50 staff from Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind. Read more ..

Other NRTC News:

The NRTC Welcomes New Staff Member
Jacqui Bybee, our new Research and Training Coordinator, joins the center after recently earning a Master of Science degree in Marketing and Communication from Florida State University. Read more ..

Participate in our Research
We have two great ways to be involved in the research at the NRTC – the online Participant Registry for Blindness and Low Vision and the Employment Mentoring Project! Joining the registry is simple, just go to http://tiny.cc/participant-registry to provide information about yourself that will be use to let you know about research that might interest you. Read more ..

Help us reach 100 fans on Facebook
This July marks one year since the NRTC began posting interesting center-related news and general fun facts and information relating to blindness and low vision. We currently have 90 fans on Facebook, and we are eager to make it to 100! Read more ..

Publications, Presentations, and Miscellanies

Publications Recently Archived for Download from Our Website:
Frank, J.J. (2006). A Survey of the ADA Request Experience of Persons Who are Blind or Who Have a Severe Visual Impairment: Part II of a Three-Part Series. Mississippi State, Mississippi: Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

Moore, J.E., Hutto, M. & Schauwecker, T. (1993). Model Curricula for Training Managers and Facility Operators in the Business Enterprise Program: A Resource Guide. Mississippi State, Mississippi: Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

Maxson, J.H., Staats, R.C. & Smith, S. (1992). The Randolph-Sheppard Business Enterprise Program: Illumination and Color Contrast Monograph 3: Studies of the Randolph-Sheppard Program. Mississippi State, Mississippi: Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

Maxson, J.H., Tedder, N.E., Chen, S.C.S., and Marmion, S. (1988). A Comparison on Job Tasks for Operators of Business Enterprises for the Blind and State Licensing Agency Training Practices. Mississippi State, Mississippi: Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

Recent Publications/Publications in Press:
LeJeune, B.J. (in press). Severe brain injury, vision loss and promising employment models. Visibility.

Upcoming Presentations:
Peters, L. & LeJeune, B.J. (2012, July). Adjustment to Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical and Personal Perspectives. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

LeJeune, B.J. (2012, July). An Historical Moment from the Piney Woods Country Life School in Mississippi: The Legacy of Laurence C. Jones, PhD, and Ms. Martha Louise Morrow Foxx. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

Orr, A.L. (2012, July). The Value of Program Evaluations: The Case of the Title VII Chapter 2 Program and Others. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

Bybee, J., Cavenaugh, B., Crudden, A., Giesen, J.M., LeJeune, B.J., McDonnall, M.C., O'Mally, J., & Uslan, M. (2012, July). Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals Who are Blind or Visually Impaired: An Overview of Six Research Projects. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

McDonnall, M.C., O'Mally, J., & Giesen, J.M. (2012, July). Predicting Employment for Transition-Age Youth with Visual Impairments: Research Results and Future Directions. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

LeJeune, B.J. (2012, July). Employment Models for Persons with TBI and Vision Loss. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

LeJeune, B.J., Orr, A.L. & McDonnall, M. (2012, July). Preparation Starts Early: Transition Activity Calendar and Career Advantage for VIPs. Poster Session. AER International Conference. Seattle, WA.

Find RRTC on Facebook

For Additional NRTC News and Activities:

Visit our website at http://www.blind.msstate.edu/.

This newsletter was supported in part by grant #H133B10022 from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Newsletter contents do not represent policies of NIDRR or the Department of Education and viewers should not assume endorsement by the federal government. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to interested parties.

To unsubscribe, send an email to sympa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe the-nrtc-newsletter in the message body. To subscribe or change your contact information, contact The NRTC at nrtc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

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