Resources for Aging and Disability Research
- The Administration for Community Living (ACL)— “ACL brings together the efforts and achievements of the Administration on Aging (AoA), the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD), and the HHS Office on Disability to serve as the Federal agency responsible for increasing access to community supports, while focusing attention and resources on the unique needs of older Americans and people with disabilities across the lifespan.”
- National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) “The center works to collect and disseminate the results of research funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). They also work to provide information services and document delivery to the disability and rehabilitation communities across the United States.”
- NARRTC (formerly known as the National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers) “The purpose of the NARRTC is to improve the quality of life, independence of life choices, and the inclusion of individuals with disabilities and their families through relevant research, training, technical assistance, knowledge translation, development and demonstration activities. NARRTC hosts an annual conference which provides an opportunity for National Institute on Disabiliyt, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research grantees to share the latest research findings, training and knowledge translation methodologies and results related to enhancing interventions, programs or systems to improve the lives of people with disabilities.”
Resources for Community Engaged Research
ARCC Resource Directory “The ARCC Resource Directory is an online website providing access to materials and resources to help interested community and faith-based organizations and academic partners to learn about how they can build capacity to conduct community-engaged research and support building, strengthening, and sustaining their partnership.”
ARCC Community, Patient and Provider Engagement in Research: Key Considerations and Frequently Asked Questions This resource from the Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities “provides a series of key considerations related to incorporating engagement into different phases of a research project: (1) Getting Started, (2) Implementation, (3) Dissemination.”
Community-Engaged Research and Practices Resource Guide “Provided by the Becker Medical Library and the Center for Community Health Partnership and Research at Washington University in St. Louis, this resource site will point you to resources related to community-engaged research and practices.”