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RT-31 Mission Statement and Overview

RT-31 Annual Report #20   PDF

RT-31 Annual Report #19   PDF

RT-31 Annual Report #18   PDF

Faculty & Staff

Douglas Watson 
Glenn B. Anderson 
Katie Becker
Steven E. Boone
Debra Hagen-Foley
Amy Hebert
Mary O'Rourke 
John Schroedel 
Wanda Simon
Sharon Sabik
 

Research:

Current Projects: 

R-1: The Impact of Legislation and Policy on Service Delivery

Priority: Investigate the impact of changes in federal employment and rehabilitation legislation and policy on the delivery of services to the target population

Study 1.1 Perspectives of Service Providers on VR and WIA

Study 1.2 Evaluating VR Workforce Participation and Employment Outcomes

R-2: The Impact of Business Practice on Workers

Priority: Investigate the impact of business practices that contribute to accessible work and workplace supports to enhance the employment of the target population.

Study 2.1 Workers Perspectives on Employer-Provided Support

Study 2.2 Employers Perspective on Workers with Hearing Loss

R-3: Innovations in Rehabilitation Interventions to Improve Service Delivery and Employment

Priority: Identify, develop, and assess rehabilitation-related innovations that enhance employment and community living outcomes of the target population

Study 3.1 Remote Technology for Communication Access in One Stop Centers

Study 3.2 Workplace Communication Supports via Job Coaching

Study 3.3 A State Level Project to Enhance Service Delivery

            

Historical Information

Research

  1996-2001

R-1: Pathways and Barriers to Success in the Workplace: Perspectives from Consumers, Service Providers, and Employers
R-2: Identifying Exemplary Models of School to Work Initiatives for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Linking Schools with Employers, Rehabilitation, and Other Key Partners to Enhance Career Preparation and Employability
R-3: Identifying and Developing Employability Skills Training Curricula to Address Barriers to Job Entry and Maintenance
R-4: Using Employer Input to Design Services To Increase Workforce Participation of Workers who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Late Deaf
R-5: Advocating for Communication Access Using Technological Accommodations to Enhance Rehabilitation Service Delivery to Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Multimedia Job Accommodation Curriculum Project (Special Project)

        1991-1996

        a.   Career Preparation Research
        b.   Job Entry and Placement Research
        c.   Career Maintenance and Advancement

        1986-1991

        a.   Prevocational Career Development
        b.   Models for Skill Development
        c.   Models for Marketing Workers to Employers
        d.   Interpreter Training, Policies, and Practices

        1981-1986

        a.   Delivery of Vocational Rehabilitation Services to Persons who are Deaf
        b.   Models for Employment Interventions
        c.   Models for Psychosocial Interventions

Dissemination and Training

Training:

Training to State Agencies, Community-based Programs, and Consumers

Graduate Training Programs
Deafness Rehabilitation Programs booklet  -  text or PDF
Instructions and the Deafness Rehabilitation Education Program application  -  PDF
Link to UA instructions and Graduate School application

Products:

             RT-31 Publications for Sale  
                             Text  or PDF*

            Papers Available Online
                    Implementing the ADA: Working Effectively with Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 
                             Text  or  PDF

                    25th Institute on Rehabilitation Issues - Serving Individuals who are Low-Functioning Deaf
                            PDF or download this document in 3 separate PDFs:
                             Part 1 (371kb)        Part 2 (259 kb)        Part 3 (141 kb)

Multicultural Annotated Bibliography

Publications by RT-31 Faculty
             1999-1996        1995-1991

Presentations by RT-31 Faculty
             1999-1996         1995-1991

Links:
            Employment
            General Information on Deafness
            Postsecondary Education
            Professional and Consumer Organizations
            Rehabilitation

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