RTC Highlights

See a clip on YouTube:
Ed Roberts: His Words, His Vision

To order a copy of this video, visit Products/Independent Living Philosophy and History.
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Our current research is designed to increase community participation by people with disabilities. See
Research and Training Center on Measurement and Interdependence in Community
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Person first language -
spread the word!

The poster "Your Words, Our Image" and the booklet Guidelines for Reporting and Writing About People with Disabilities,
7th Edition provide guidance on using "people first" language that creates a straightforward, positive view of people with disabilities. Visit Products/Media.

Other projects include:
Nobody Left Behind: Disaster Preparedness

Assessing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Persons with Disabilities
Executive Summary |
Final Report

Research Information for Independent Living database

We further Independent Living for people
with disabilities by collaborating with
target populations on productive research
and by using innovative methods
to disseminate knowledge.

New Grants Fund Research on Self-Advocacy and Weight Loss for People with Disabilities

Two U.S. Department of Education grants worth more than $1 million have been awarded to researchers at the RTC/IL. One project will develop self-advocacy skills for students with disabilities in post-secondary educational settings. The other focuses on weight loss for people with physical disabilities.

Now Is the Time to Prepare
"The Prepared Lifestyle" Will Help You Plan
for Public Health Threats and Disaster

Keeping people healthy and safe through influenza outbreaks and other disasters is an educational priority for the RTC/IL. Preparedness saves lives, and is especially important for people with disabilities or chronic health conditions. This new booklet provides checklists that will help you prepare for all hazards

Living Well with a Disability
A Program to Promote Health and Wellness

This workshop teaches skills for developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Staff members from Kansas Centers for Independent Living (CILs) facilitate the Living Well course, including the staff members from Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL) pictured above. Click here to find out how your community-based organization can also help people with disabilities and chronic health conditions learn to improve their health and quality of life.

U.S.-Peru IL Working Summit

Glen White, Director of the RTC/IL, led an American "Dream Team" of IL experts to Peru in January for this summit. The Americans shared what they have learned to help the Peruvians develop their own IL movement. In the photo above, Dr. White (front, center), the American team and several Peruvian colleagues visit an Incan temple.