News

2010

Living Well with a Disability Program Featured in "KU Works for Kansas"

The Living Well with a Disability program is featured in this annual publication produced by the University of Kansas. (See "Getting better at living well".) Anita and Paul Bjorling of Eureka discuss the benefits the health promotion program has had in their lives.

RTC Director Highlights Kansas Rehab Council Achievements

Dr. Glen White completed his tenure as chair of the State Rehabilitation Council of Kansas this year. See his introduction to the 2009 Annual Report from Kansas Rehabilitation Services.

RTC Director Published in Leading Journal, New Textbook

Glen W. White, Ph.D., director of the RTC/IL, is lead author of an article that appears in the March 2010 issue of Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 20(4) 233–240. “Moving from Independence to Interdependence: A Conceptual Model for Better Understanding Community Participation of Centers for Independent Living Consumers” is co-authored with Chiaki Gonda, graduate research assistant at the RTC, Craig Ravesloot, Jamie Lloyd Simpson and Zach Coble.

He also wrote a chapter titled “Ableism” that is included in the book Community Psychology: In Pursuit of Liberation and Well-being, 2nd edition. The textbook is edited by Geoffrey Nelson and Isaac Prilleltensky, published by Palgrave Macmillan: United Kingdom, 2010.


Muriel Saunders Featured on “Kansas Health: A Prescription for Change"

RTC/IL researcher Muriel Saunders developed the Good Behavior Game, which benefits both kids and educators.
Listen to Kansas Public Radio reporter Bryan Thompson's interview.



2009



RTC Hosts MS Researcher Alexa Stuifbergen

Alexa Stuifbergen, PhD, RN, FAAN, visited the RTC/IL in December through a Big 12 Faculty Fellowship. She is Dean ad Interim at the University of Texas-Austin School of Nursing. Stuifbergen and the KU team discussed their research interests and possible collaboration in the areas of health promotion and participation for people with disabilities.
      Stuifbergen has been involved in research related to health promotion for persons with disabilities for more than 15 years.
Listen to Dr Stuifbergen discuss her health promotion activities with people with multiple sclerosis.


• Researchers Receive More Than $1M to Study Obesity, Self-advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities (September 2009)
  
  
• Most Vulnerable Populations Must Prepare for Flu and Other Emergencies (April 2009)
  
  
• RTC/IL Director Leads U.S.-Peru Summit on Independent Living for People with Disabilities (January 2009)
  
  

  2007
  

• RTC/IL Meets With Road to Freedom Bus (October 2007, view the slides)
  
  

  2006

  
  
• RTC/IL Awarded 5-Year Grant on Measurement and Interdependence
  in Community Living (October 2006)
  
  
• Oread Disability Studies Ribbon-Cutting (April 2006)
  
  
• Glen White to Direct First Applied Behavior Science Study Abroad Program at Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (February 2006)
  
  
  See Archives for previous years.