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Rehabilitation Continuing Education, Research, Training and Technical Assistance 

Technical Assistance and Continuing Education (TACE) Centers
TACE Centers are funded by the Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA) to provide technical assistance and continuing education to State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies and their partners, including Centers for Independent Living, Client Assistance Programs and Community Rehabilitation Programs. TACE Centers have expertise in the following areas: improvement of  VR agency service delivery, practices and interventions related to specific VR populations; quality assurance; case management at the administrative and counselor level; the use of assistive technology to achieve employment goals; personnel management; fiscal management; data management; communication skills development; development of individualized plans for employment; development of VR State plans; strategic planning.

Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs): ("It is the mission of NIDRR to generate, disseminate and promote new knowledge to improve the options available to disabled persons. The ultimate goal is to allow these individuals to perform their regular activities in the community and to bolster society’s ability to provide full opportunities and appropriate supports for its disabled citizens. Toward this end, NIDRR conducts comprehensive and coordinated programs of research and related activities to maximize the full inclusion, social integration, employment and independent living of individuals of all ages with disabilities. NIDRR’s focus includes research in areas such as employment; health and function; technology for access and function; independent living and community integration; and other associated disability research areas.")

Disability Business Technical Assistance Programs (DBTACs): (Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTAC's) The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has established ten regional centers to provide information, training, and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities, and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA. The centers act as a "one-stop" central, comprehensive resource on ADA issues in employment, public services, public accommodations, and communications. Each center works closely with local business, disability, governmental, rehabilitation, and other professional networks to provide ADA information and assistance. Programs vary in each region, but all centers provide Technical Assistance, Education and Training, Materials Dissemination, Information and Referral, Public Awareness and Local Capacity Building.)

Rehabilitation Services Administration, Special Education and Disability Rehabilitation Research

Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
RSA Training Education Programs "Putting VR to Work"
Office of Special Education, Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

Arkansas People First Self Advocacy Organization

www.arkansaspeoplefirst.org

The Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR)

www.rehabnetwork.org

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