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Urgent Action Needed! Take the National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD)
| Do you have a physical, mental, emotional, or health condition? If you answered ‘yes,’ please share your knowledge and experience through the National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) by July 31st! Administered by our friends at the Institute for Health and Disability Policy—the results will be used to develop resources and policy recommendations to address issues that affect the health, employment, and lives of Americans with disabilities! | | | | | Check out recent RTC:Rural publications on independent living, transportation vouchers, and research ethics! | |
Disability Pride and Community Connection in Eastern Virginia: The disability Resource Center of the Rappahannock Area, Inc.
The latest in our Rural Community Living Development (RCLD) series, RTC:Rural researchers Luke Santore, Lillie Greiman, and Rayna Sage look at the disAbility Resource Center of the Rappahannock Area, Inc (dRC), a CIL that provides services that promote independence, advocacy, and leadership among the people with disabilities they serve. dRC focuses on disability-led services and programs to meet consumers' needs, with an extraordinary level of peer support that shows the dedication of their staff, many of whom were formerly consumers.
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“I now have the freedom to do what I want, when I want, like anybody else”: The Impact, Creation, and Management of Transportation Voucher Programs
Rural people with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to poor transportation access and the resulting negative life outcomes. Transportation voucher programs are an effective but underutilized resource that addresses transportation for rural people with disabilities. In this fact sheet, RTC:Rural researchers Luke Santore and Andrew Myers explore how Center for Independent Living (CIL) staff establish and manage transportation voucher programs, and illustrate how vouchers affected the people with disabilities who have used them.
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In this fact sheet, RTC:Rural’s Will Hoard, Krys Standley, and Catherine Ipsen explore how Research Ethics for All (RE4ALL), an accessible, plain-language training, was adapted for CIL staff engaged in community-based research. The fact sheet highlights practical strategies for simplifying research ethics training, addressing challenges like informed consent, and ensuring disability perspectives strengthen research partnerships. Discover how tailored training empowers CILs to fully participate in research.
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Empower Others as a Workshop Facilitator!
Gain the skills to lead engaging, goal-oriented workshops that help others improve their independence and quality of life. Choose from the following trainings:
Each training consists of 8 live virtual sessions.
- Training #1: Twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, August 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, and 28, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (MDT)
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Training #2: Once a week, Tuesdays, September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, and 28, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (MDT)
Training consists of 4 live virtual sessions.
- Once a week, Wednesdays, August 6, 13, 20, and 27, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (MDT)
Email amy.lariviere@mso.umt.edu or visit the link below to learn more!
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The Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC:Rural) conducts research on disability as part of the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities at the University of Montana.
RTC:Rural is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) grant number 90RTCP0007 to improve the ability of people with disabilities to engage in rural community living.
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