Research and Training Center on Independent Living
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Collaboration
This state-of-the-science conference is held in conjunction with the annual conference of the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL).
Please note: Day 2 of the MICL conference is also being offered as part of APRIL's pre-conference. To attend Day 2, you only need to register for one conference, either MICL's or APRIL's pre-conference.
Agenda
Focus on Knowledge Creation and Knowledge Translation
The two-day conference is designed to focus on science the first day and practical application the second day for an expanded audience that will include APRIL pre-conference attendees. The agenda at-a-glance is given below. For a detailed agenda, click here.
Thursday, Oct. 28 (Day 1), Scientific findings and intervention research related to the overall theme of measuring community participation
by people with disabilities.
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Primary audience: Researchers and policy makers.
Introduction
Measuring Participation and Environmental Factors: Key Aspects of the ICF Framework
Findings from a systematic review of the literature on measuring participation
Development of a Web-based Survey
Measures for Assessing Participation in Communities
Lunch and Keynote Address
Al Condeluci, PhD, CEO of United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburg
"Cultural Shifting: Building Inclusive Communities for All
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Application of Measurement Tools to Develop Intervention
Excellence in PAS: Measures and training materials
Testing Community Engagement to Improve Health Care Accessibility
Get Out and About
Application of Measurement Tools to Develop Model Assessments
Measuring health care expenditures and utililization among the Aged, Blind and Disabled Medicaid population statewide
Measuring health outcomes for evidence-based policy making
Measuring CIL Services that Improve Community Participation for People with Disabilities
Closing Remarks
Where Are We Going from Here?
1 pm - 5:30 pm
Audience: Researchers, consumers, service providers, policy makers and advocates.
Concurrent Sessions Part 1
- Using Tools that Measure CIL Services to Improve Consumer
Community Participation and
IL Outcomes Project- Initial Results - Improving community receptivity by advocacy;
- CHEC IT OUT and CHANGE IT
Concurrent Sessions Part 2
- The ABCs of Community Engagement: Community Action, Community Building & Community Choice
- Using Research Findings for Advocacy
Youth Report – Peer Mentoring Project
The Poster Session will be held in the evening during APRIL's welcome reception,
6:30-8:30 pm.
