| These are some of our projects from the past
decade of research and service to adolescents and adults with
disabilities.
Building the Scientific and Programmatic
Foundations for Assessing Reading Comprehension with Computerized
Adaptive Tests
Developing and testing the feasibility of computerized adaptive
tests of reading comprehension for students in grades 4 through
9.
Literacy Services for Vocational
Rehabilitation Consumers
Improving employment outcomes for vocational rehabilitation consumers
by providing literacy and life-skills instruction
Improving
Instruction in Adult Literacy Programs
Validating and applying instructional interventions for adults
with limited literacy proficiency in adult literacy settings
Working
Healthy
Helping persons with disabilities maintain Medicaid coverage when
returning to employment in order to reduce their long-term reliance
on public supports
National Research
Center on Learning Disabilities
Conducting research, disseminating, and providing technical assistance
on learning disabilities identification models
Kansas Demonstration to Maintain
Independence & Employment
Independent, external evaluation of the state Medicaid and other
health and employment support services as wraparound coverage
for people with health insurance through the Kansas high-risk
pool
Building the Scientific and Programmatic
Foundations for Assessing Reading Comprehension with Computerized
Adaptive Tests
Developing and testing the feasibility of computerized adaptive
tests of reading comprehension for students in grades 4 through
9.
Full
Participation in Independent Living
F acilitating accessibility for people with disabilities at One-Stop
workforce centers through partnerships with centers for independent
living
The Individual
Accommodations Model
Research and resources for recruitment, retention and degree completion
for postsecondary students with disabilities in community and
technical colleges
Ready
& Able
Services that supported integration of services and assistive
technology for Kansas workforce centers serving the employment
needs of persons with disabilities
Increasing
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
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
Spanish
ALDS
Validation study of four Spanish-language versions of adult learning
disabilities screening batteries
Accommodations
in Adult Education
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 assessment
GED proficiency attainment
Research for improved instruction in adult basic education classrooms
using ecobehavioral assessments, behavioral feedback, and training
in learning strategies
ALDS
Validation study of Adult Learning Disabilities Screening (ALDS)
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