Research and Training Center on Independent Living
Past Projects
2007 - Research & Training Center on Full Participation in Independent Living
Other Studies
Here's a sampling of our research studies through the years.
- 2006
- Transforming Communities: The Economic and Quality of Life Impact of Centers for Independent Living
- Assessing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Persons with Disabilities
2005 - Disaster Planning for People With Mobility Impairments: Nobody Left Behind
2004
- Training Workshops to Reduce and Prevent Secondary Conditions for People With Spinal Cord Injuries in Peru
- Missouri Medicaid Project
- Teaching Post Secondary Students with Disabilities How to Advocate for Accommodations They Need to Succeed
- Development and Evaluation of a Community Disability Planning Method for American Indian Tribal Concerns Report
2003 - Strategies to Promote Accessible Cost-Effective Advocacy and Generic Community
- RISC Instrument for Secondary Conditions
- Measuring the Effects of Independent Living Services for People With Disabilities on Their Participation in Major Life Activities
- In Home, Low Cost Physical Activity Program
- Federal Courts’ Evolving Definition of “Disability” and “Emerging Disability”
- Ethnic Minorities with Disabilities Creating Changes in Their Communities
2002 - Full Participation in Independent Living Concerns Report Survey
- Emerging Disability Groups into the Independent Living Paradigm
- Advocacy Issues and Strategies for the 21st Century: Key Disability Rights Informants
2001 - Understanding Health and Wellness Needs and Communication Networks of People With Disabilities From Ethnic and Racial Minorities
2000 - CIL-Requested Independent Living Research Priorities
1999 - Underserved Populations Served by Centers for Independent Living
- Development of a Brief Instrument to Measure Independence of People With Head Injuries
- Centers for Independent Living Services for Children and Youths
- Center for Independent Living Services for People With Brain Injuries
1998 - Assessing Accessibility of Fitness Facilities for Persons Using Wheelchairs
1997 - Increasing Physical Activity for Women With Mobility Disabilities Through Structured Programs
- Advocacy Letter Project
1996 - Home Access Modifications: Effects on Community Visits by People With Physical Disabilities
1995 - Building Underserved Consumer Consensus Using the Concerns Report Method
1991 - Leading Self-Help Group Meetings
- Kansas Supportive Employment Analysis
1990 - Consumer Exploitation by Personal Assistants
1989 - Media Use to Change Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities and Knowledge of Independent Living Services
- Empowering People With Physical Disabilities Through Advocacy Skills Training
- Independent Living and Aging Services
1988 - Reducing the Risk of Pressure Sores With Watch Prompts and Alarm Avoidance
- Living Well With a Disability Health and Wellness Intervention Program
- Independent Living Center Services for People With Cognitive Disabilities
- Housing Priorities for People With Disabilities
- Concerns Report Method: Involving Consumers in Planning for Their Own Service and Research Needs
1987 - Consumer-Directed Attendant Referral Pool
- Consumer-Defined Standards for Courteous Treatment by Service Agencies
1986 - Effects of Self-Help Guides on Three Consumer Advocacy Skills
Influencing Media Through Advocacy Groups: The Media Watch Campaign - Deterring Unauthorized Use of Handicapped Spaces
- Caregiving Job Feasibility for Young Adults With Mental Retardation
1985 - Promoting Wheelchair Accessibility of Private Business Settings
- Impact of Centers for Independent Living on Consumers and Community
- Courteous Service in Human Service Administration Organizations
1984 - Peer Counseling: Consumer Involvement in Independent Living Programs
- Job Assessment and Training Strategy
- Information and Referral System for Independent Living Program
- Establishing Guidelines for Reporting and Writing About People With Disabilities
Through Consensus Opinion
1982 - Checklist Use to Increase Personal Assistant Management
- Independent Living Program and Service Needs
