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#RuralDisability eNews
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RTC8 Funding
RTC:Rural is thrilled to announce that we have received official notice of our grant award for RTC8. This means five more years of timely research on rural disability exploring community living, employment, health, and more!
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We will be hard at work to build upon collaborations with our awesome, invaluable partners to: - Expand the availability and quality of rural data,
- Encourage the direct participation of stakeholders in all phases of projects, and
- Develop interventions appropriate for delivery through existing rural systems
Stay tuned for more details on our upcoming projects! We appreciate all your support and interest and are eager to continue as leaders in rural disability research.
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APRIL Conference
The 2023 APRIL Conference: The Magic of IL will be held in person on October 12-14 at the Hyatt Regency in Orange County, CA. RTC:Rural will be well represented at this wonderful event, with presentations from five researchers!
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Check out the conference agenda to read about all the excellent workshops, including these RTC offerings:
- Amy Lariviere – Community Living Skills Disability Identity
- Rayna Sage and Lillie Greiman - The Magic of Photos and Web-based Storytelling to Raise Rural IL Awareness
- Lillie Greiman - Disability Counts: An RTC:Rural tool to support accessing and using data for advocacy, reporting, and funding
- Krys Standley, Jeff Gutierrez, and Sandra Breitengross Bitter from ILRU - Introducing the Outcome Measurement Toolkit - A Resource for Centers for Independent Living
- Lillie Greiman and Jeff Gutierrez - RTC:Rural Data Roundtables
- These will take place on Friday, October 13 from 5:30-6:30 and have limited capacity. If you are interested in participating and would like to learn more, please complete this brief application
The Pre-Conference activities and the rewarding Youth Conference will be on October 12, and the APRIL Conference on October 13-14. Check out event details on the APRIL website and be sure to register soon!
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Rural Health and Disability
RTC:Rural had a busy end to summer with some extremely valuable meetings, along with quite a few acronyms. In early August, a group from RTC:Rural met with members of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP). We were requested to provide insights on rural disability issues, which is a new focus for these groups.
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On September 6-8, we continued the discussion with the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS). Meg Traci represented RTC:Rural in providing to the committee data and research findings on rural disability across the country. Additional presentations were made by the National Council on Disability (NCD) and other local service providers. The product of this committee meeting will be a policy brief for the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This will include recommendations related to rural disability and health, considerations for coordinating between departments, and future research topics. Also resulting from the initial meeting, RTC:Rural made an outstanding connection with the Rural Health Information Hub (RHI Hub) about continuing to inform rural disability issues. We look forward to working together more closely to amplify the issues and share vital rural information. This has been a summer of rural ripple effects and we couldn’t be happier to be make these amazing connections!
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Healthy Community Living Training Now Live!
Our Healthy Community Living program (HCL) has transitioned from asynchronous to live facilitator trainings! This change provides participants with an in-person training experience with our incredible Training Coordinator, Amy Lariviere. We have training courses on Living Well in the Community, Community Living Skills, and Facilitating Groups scheduled from September to January. Check out the website or read the latest newsletter to learn more and sign up!
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New Publication!
RTC:Rural researchers looked at how CILs adapted services to meet the needs of rural disabled people during the pandemic. They found plenty of challenges, but also resilience, and the benefits of thinking creatively to connect within communities. “Just trying to adjust to the new reality that seems to be changing every hour”: Lessons learned from nation-wide peer meetings on COVID-19 with rural disability service providers presents an inside look on CILs’ response to a remarkable situation.
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RTC is Hiring!
Do you want a job that helps support the independence, productivity, and inclusion of people with disabilities? RTC:Rural is seeking two Research Associates to be part of our grant-funded research projects. Check out the job posting for more information and to apply.
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The Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC:Rural) conducts research on disability as part of the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities at the University of Montana.
RTC:Rural is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) grant number 90RTCP0002 to improve the ability of people with disabilities to engage in rural community living.
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