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DAS 2008 Vision and Mission

Vision:

A world that values and respects people by fostering equal and continuing opportunities for all to fully participate in society.

Mission Statement:

To foster opportunities for people with disabilities or disadvantages, DAS conducts rigorous research, evaluation, technical assistance, and dissemination that cultivate improved policies, systems, and practices for multiple stakeholders.

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Our Materials

Free downloadable resources based on our research of issues in education, employment, and quality of life for adolescents and adults with disabilities. View Materials...

Dr. Hall will be presenting at the AcademyHealth 2009 Annual Research Conference on Tuesday, June 30 in Chicago. She will be discussing “Working Healthy: A Medicaid Buy-In Success Story.” The conference brings together health services researchers, providers and key decision makers to focus on challenges brought on by the health care delivery system. Click here for more details.

Check out the May 2009 issue of Working Healthy’s newsletter. Many WORK participants’ success stories are featured in the newsletter.

 

 

 

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projects
A demonstration project that provides a semester long elective high school course for students with disabilities designed to assist in their successful transition from high school to post-secondary education or employment.
Develop literacy interventions that can improve adults' literacy skills by adapting instructional interventions (i.e., Strategic Tutoring and Content Enhancement Routines) proven to be effective for struggling readers in school settings for use with adult struggling readers in a vocational training setting, (i.e., Job Corps).
Improving employment outcomes for vocational rehabilitation consumers by providing literacy and life-skills instruction.
Working Healthy allows people with disabilities to maintain Medicaid coverage when returning to or increasing employment. DAS staff members serve as external evaluators of the program. A new grant under the same initiative focuses efforts on increasing employment opportunities for Kansans with disabilities.
An employability curriculum for transitioning youth or adults with barriers to learning that uses the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM).
Independent, external evaluation of a project to test whether improved health care can prevent or forestall the loss of independence and employment due to a potentially disabling condition.
National Center on Response to Intervention
The Center addresses RTI technical assistance needs of state educational agencies and links states and regional resource centers with relevant professional development by providing information, resources, and opportunities through communication and networking.
This project is designed to increase the successful transition of adult education learners to post-secondary education settings. DAS provides independent, external program evaluation.
Conducting research, disseminating, and providing technical assistance on learning disabilities identification models for students in elementary and secondary schools.

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