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National Institute on disability and National Institute on disability and Rehabilitation Research Rehabilitation Research
Joel Myklebust
Biomedical Engineering - Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Alliance
September 28, 2005
NIDRR’s Mission StatementNIDRR’s Mission Statement To generate new knowledge and to promote its effective
use to improve the abilities of people with disabilities to perform activities of their choice in the community; and
To expand society’s capacity to provide full opportunities and accommodation for its citizens with disabilities.
Person - Environment Interaction Person - Environment Interaction
Five Domains of NIDRR Five Domains of NIDRR ResearchResearch
Domain 1: Employment Research; Domain 2: Participation and Community Living Research; Domain 3: Health and Function Research; Domain 4: Technology for Access and Function Research;
And Domain 5: Disability Demographics Research.
Domain 3: Health and Function Domain 3: Health and Function ResearchResearch
Examples of topical priorities: Medical rehabilitation; Health care; Health promotion and wellness; and Health service delivery and policy.
Domain 4: Technology ResearchDomain 4: Technology ResearchExamples of topical priorities: Systems of technology
Assistive technologies • Augmentative communication;• Telecommunications; and• Interface and information technologies;
Accessible medical instrumentation; Robotics; Transportation safety; and Education and workplace supports;
The built environment; and Universal design.
Easy Feed HandEasy Feed Hand
Talking SignsTalking Signs
Accessible Public TransportationAccessible Public Transportation
Technology TransferTechnology Transfer
EZ AccessEZ Access
EZ AccessEZ Access
International Classification of International Classification of FunctioningFunctioning
““My Auditory System doesn’t work”My Auditory System doesn’t work”
““I have trouble hearing”I have trouble hearing”
““I want to know what is said on television”I want to know what is said on television”
““I want to understand the play”I want to understand the play”
Contact InformationContact Information Richard Melia, Director, Research Sciences Division, NIDRR
(202) [email protected]
Ruth Brannon, Deputy Director Research Sciences Division, NIDRR(202) [email protected]
NIDRR Main Phone Number(202) 245-7640