KU Center for Research on Learning
DAS Projects
Accommodating Adults with Disabilities in Adult Education Programs
Research and resources that helped adults with disabilities meet educational needs and function in employment or community settings by providing adult educators with validated accommodations for instruction and assessmentALDS
Validation study of Adult Learning Disabilities Screening (ALDS)Building the Scientific and Programmatic Foundations for Assessing Reading Comprehension
Developing and testing the feasibility of computerized adaptive tests of reading comprehension for students in grades 4 through 9.CDC Module F Project: Disability Surveillance
Funded by the CDC Surveillance grant through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the goal of this project is to expand disability data surveillance in Kansas by enhancing utilization of existing but underutilized secondary disability data and expanding the use of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to more fully understand and meet the needs of persons with disabilities statewide.Consortium for Excellence in Job Corps Staff Development
This project is offered to assist the National Office of Job Corps (NOJC) in staff training/development to support the standards-based education and training program.Evaluating High-Risk Pools as a Health Insurance Option for People with Preexisting Conditions
Sponsored by a Commonwealth Fund grant, the staff looks to rapidly produce a brief describing the high-risk pool provisions of the health reform law, identify key implementation and cost issues, and develop recommendations for improvements.GED proficiency attainment
Research for improved instruction in adult basic education classrooms using ecobehavioral assessments, behavioral feedback, and training in learning strategiesImproving Adults Reading Outcomes with Strategic Tutoring and Content Enhancement Routines
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 Instruction in Adult Literacy Programs
Validating and applying instructional interventions for adults with limited literacy proficiency in adult literacy settingsIncreasing Self-Sufficiency for TANF, WtW and VR clients with significant barriers to learning
Research and resources on self-sufficiency and sustained employment through instruction in learning strategies and critical job-readiness skills.Individual Accommodations Model
Research and resources for recruitment, retention and degree completion for postsecondary students with disabilities in community and technical colleges.Kansas Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment (DMIE)
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.Kansas NEXT STEP
This project is designed to increase the successful transition of adult education learners to post-secondary education settings. DAS provides independent, external program evaluation.Learning Disabilities Screening Study for Spanish Speaking Adults
Validation study of four Spanish-language versions of adult learning disabilities screening batteries.Literacy Services for Vocational Rehabilitation
Improving employment outcomes for vocational rehabilitation consumers by providing literacy and life-skills instruction.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.National Research Center on Learning Disabilities
Conducting research, disseminating, and providing technical assistance on learning disabilities identification modelsReady & Able
Services that supported integration of services and assistive technology for Kansas workforce centers serving the employment needs of persons with disabilities.Research and Training Center on Full Participation in Independent Living
Facilitating accessibility for people with disabilities at One-Stop workforce centers through partnerships with centers for independent living.Road To Success
An employability curriculum for transitioning youth or adults with barriers to learning that uses the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM).Soaring to New Heights
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.The Nexus of Employment, Health and Disability
This project documents long-term outcomes associated with increased work earnings and efforts of participants in Working Healthy, examines health and quality of life changes related to work, and fosters innovative data management techniques necessary to identify health disparities.Think College Kansas
Think College Kansas Initiative is developing a sustainable state action plan for applying post-secondary experiences for students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities that maximizes resources and increases post-secondary opportunities leading to paid employment for this group of Kansans.Welfare to Work
Research and resources on reduced barriers to employment for people with Specific Learning Disabilities in Welfare to Work activities that culminated in a comprehensive assessment, instructional, and accommodations model.Working Healthy: Kansas Medicaid Buy-In
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.About Us
The Division of Adult Studies is part of the KU Center for Research on Learning (KU-CRL).
We founded the Division in 1993 to address issues in the transition, education, employment, and quality of life
of adults with disabilities. Our staff members provide research-based information to policy makers, service providers,
individuals with disabilities, and family members that will ultimately empower people with disabilities to live
more productively and independently.
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Our Materials
Our Materials are free, downloadable online resources based on our research of issues in
education, employment, and quality of life for adolescents and
adults with disabilities.
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News Updates
Jean Hall Quoted in the Washington Post
February 02, 2012
Recent Article Published by Jean Hall & Noelle Kurth
February 02, 2012
New Article Published by Daryl Mellard
February 02, 2012
Jean Hall Blog: PCIP Enrollment
December 06, 2011
KU-CRL Lands Department of Labor Contract
August 24, 2011
To see past DAS news go to das.kucrl.org/news.
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