Overview
The
goal of the AIRRTC's training and dissemination program
is to promote social change to benefit
American Indians and Alaska Native with disabilities. The
major objectives that will satisfy this goal are:
- dissemination
of research results and products;
- providing
information in a culturally appropriate format;
- providing
information to service providers and constituents;
- providing
undergraduate and advanced academic training and experience
in American Indian rehabilitation;
- training
consumers in uses of AIRRTC research; and
- infusing
disability knowledge into other fields.
| One
of our primary functions is to identify exemplary models
and rehabilitation leaders who have implemented successful
employment model services, including vocational rehabilitation
services for American Indians and Alaska Natives with
disabilities. In doing so, the AIRRTC will take into
account cultural issues that reflect the needs of American
Indians on and off Indian lands and link them with those
who want to improve the quality of their services. This
links exemplary programs that otherwise might remain
unnoticed with state or provider agencies that significantly
affect the lives of Native individuals with severe disabilities. |
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on track with training
Training and dissemination is developed around and integrated
into Core Area IV. The AIRRTC has two types of training
activities. The first involves research-dissemination projects,
which follows the completion of an AIRRTC research project,
and where the training team is responsible for disseminating
research results in consultation with the research director
and principal investigators. The second involves training
projects, including technical assistance (TA), which the
training team conducts in collaboration with the Consortia
of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation (CANAR).
The curricula of the training projects are content-oriented
to meet the needs of state vocational rehabilitation agencies,
American Indian vocational rehabilitation programs, Indian
Health Services, rehabilitation counseling programs, and
other rehabilitation-related agencies and organizations.
Dissemination
Dissemination
activities consist of disseminating new research and training
findings and other relevant rehabilitation information to
the target population, including rehabilitation policy administrators.
In order to serve the needs of a diverse audience, alternate
formats of AIRRTC general publications will be available
at conferences, workshops, and exhibits. Alternate formats
of AIRRTC technical reports and manuals can be requested.
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2003 American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Program Directory
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