Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Special Education--Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities Program; Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2001 [OSERS]

[Federal Register: May 18, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 97)]
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Part IV

Department of Education

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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Special
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Special
Education--Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services
and Results for Children With Disabilities Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year
(FY) 2001.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides closing dates, a priority, and other
information regarding the transmittal of applications for a FY 2001
competition under one program authorized by the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended: Special Education--
Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results
for Children with Disabilities.

National Education Goals

The eight National Education Goals focus the Nation's education
reform efforts and provide a framework for improving teaching and
learning.
This priority addresses the National Education Goals that promote
new partnerships to strengthen schools and expand the Department's
capacities for helping communities to exchange ideas and obtain
information needed to achieve the goals.
This priority would address the National Education Goals by helping
to improve results for children with disabilities.

Waiver of Rulemaking

It is generally our practice to offer interested parties the
opportunity to comment on proposed priorities. However, section
661(e)(2) of IDEA makes the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553)
inapplicable to the priority in this notice.

General Requirements

(a) The projects funded under this notice must make positive
efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with
disabilities in project activities (see section 606 of IDEA).
(b) Applicants and grant recipients funded under this notice must
involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals with
disabilities in planning, implementing, and evaluating the projects
(see section 661(f)(1)(A) of IDEA).
(c) The projects funded under this notice must budget for a two-day
Project Directors' meeting in Washington, DC during the project period.
(d) Part III of each application submitted under this notice, the
application narrative, is where an applicant addresses the selection
criteria that are used by reviewers in evaluating the application. You
must limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than the number of
pages listed in the table at the end of this notice, using the
following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5" x 11" (on one side only) with one-inch
margins (top, bottom, and sides).
Double-space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, and captions, as well as all text in charts,
tables, figures, and graphs.
If using a proportional computer font, use no smaller than
a 12-point font, and an average character density no greater than 18
characters per inch. If using a nonproportional font or a typewriter,
do not use more than 12 characters per inch.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
resumes, the bibliography or references, or the letters of support.
However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III.
We will reject without consideration or evaluation any application
if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the
page limit.

Special Education--Technical Assistance and Dissemination To
Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities (CFDA
84.326)

Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide
technical assistance and information that support States and local
entities in building capacity, to improve early intervention,
educational, and transitional services and results for children with
disabilities and their families, and address systemic-change goals and
priorities.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99; (b) The selection criteria for the
priority under this program are drawn from the EDGAR general selection
criteria menu. The specific selection criteria for this priority are
included in the funding application packet for this competition.

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.

Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs) of the 50
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
outlying areas (United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). Freely Associated
States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Republic of
the Marshall Islands) are also eligible to apply for funding, but only
to address system needs of Part B of the IDEA because the Freely
Associated States do not receive funding under Part C of IDEA. An
entity eligible to apply for funding under Section 661(b)(1)(A) of IDEA
may apply on behalf of an SEA or a Freely Associated State, but the
entity must include a signed letter of endorsement from the Director of
the SEA or the appropriate official from the Freely Associated State.
The Assistant Secretary will not fund applications submitted by two
agencies or entities on behalf of a single State, but encourages joint
applications from SEAs and State Lead Agencies for Part C early
intervention services (State Lead Agencies) in States where the SEA is
not the State Lead Agency. An SEA may endorse the State Lead Agency as
the State's applicant under the conditions set forth in the Maximum
Award section.

Priority

Under section 685 of IDEA and 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet the following absolute priority:

Absolute Priority--IDEA General Supervision Enhancement Grant (84.326X)

Background
Over the past five years, the Office of Special Education Programs
(OSEP) has worked with SEAs, local educational agencies (LEAs),
parents, advocates, and other key stakeholders to shape its monitoring
system in a way that will drive and support improved results for
infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities, and their families.
In order to ensure compliance with IDEA and support positive results,
OSEP has implemented a Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process (CIMP)
that:
(a) Is continuous;
(b) Is data-driven;
(c) Is public;
(d) Includes technical assistance;
(e) Includes partnerships with stakeholders;
(f) Includes State accountability; and
(g) Includes self-assessment.

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The CIMP includes the following phases:
(a) Self-assessment;
(b) Public input;
(c) Data collection;
(d) Reporting to the public;
(e) Improvement planning;
(f) Implementation of improvement strategies; and
(g) Verification and consequences.
An in-depth explanation of the CIMP can be found at: http://
dssc.org/frc/monitor ``Click'' on manual100.doc to view in MS WORD or
on manual100.pdf to view as a pdf file.
Since the implementation of the CIMP, SEAs and State Lead Agencies
have embraced the continuous improvement concept. Twenty-one States
have been monitored using the CIMP, four have submitted Improvement
Plans, fifteen States have recently completed self-assessments, and the
remainder are about to initiate the process. From a State systems
change perspective, many States have begun the difficult process of:
(1) Developing CIMP systems at the State level; (2) supporting the
development of CIMP systems at the LEA level; (3) developing new data
systems to support State and local CIMP systems; and (4) developing and
implementing improvement plans that include the development or
enhancement of State systems to identify and disseminate research-based
educational and early intervention promising practices. Providing the
States with some initial funds to support their participation in the
CIMP, as well as to support unique State solutions and strategies
developed in response to State-specific challenges identified through
participation in the CIMP, will reinforce OSEP's and the States'
commitment to CIMP.

Absolute Priority

This priority has been established to support State activities in
one or more of the following focus areas. Applicants are encouraged to
use these funds in combination with other State or Federal funds in
carrying out project activities, but grant funds awarded under this
priority must be used to support specific activities whose impact will
be evaluated separately from activities supported with other funding
sources. SEA applicants are encouraged to submit joint applications
with the State Lead Agency.
Focus 1: Developing or Enhancing a Process to Conduct a Self-Assessment
SEAs and State Lead Agencies often require technical assistance to
participate in the self-assessment phase of the CIMP. This focus
supports the development or enhancement of a process for statewide
self-assessment of the provision of early intervention or special
education and related services, or both. The process should address
such areas as:
(a) Identifying and implementing fiscally efficient processes to
operate the CIMP Steering Committee;
(b) Identifying and obtaining data needed to evaluate the provision
of early intervention and/or special education and related services, or
both;
(c) Identifying and using methods to determine data validity and
reliability;
(d) Identifying and using valid and reliable techniques to collect
data from parents, LEAs, advocates, service providers, and other
stakeholders in early intervention, special education, and related
services;
(e) Identifying and using valid and reliable data analysis
techniques; and
(f) Identifying and using a decision-making process, based on data
analysis, that results in valid conclusions regarding areas: (1) In
compliance; (2) in need of improvement; (3) out of compliance; and (4)
of strength.
The self-assessment process must be aligned with the self-
assessment requirements of the CIMP.
Focus 2: Developing or Enhancing a Data System to Support the Needs of
a CIMP at the State or Local Level
An analysis of State self-assessments has shown that many of the
States, and their LEAs and local Part C agencies, lack the
infrastructure to collect sufficient data to determine the impact of
special education and early intervention services. The collection and
use of valid and reliable data are cornerstones of the CIMP.
This focus supports the development or enhancement of a data system
that will provide results-oriented information about one or more of the
following:
(a) Appropriate early intervention services and/or special
education and related services;
(b) The effectiveness of the monitoring system of the SEA or State
Lead Agency, or both;
(c) Interagency coordination and fiscal responsibility;
(d) The effectiveness of the State's dispute resolution system;
(e) The effectiveness of the State's child find systems;
(f) Personnel shortages, including those related to retention;
(g) The system for exercising its general supervisory authority of
the SEA or State Lead Agency, or both;
(h) Efforts to address family needs and enhance families'
capacities to meet the developmental needs of their children;
(i) Early intervention services in the natural environment and/or
special education and related services in the least restrictive
environment;
(j) The transition from Part C to Part B services;
(k) The involvement of parents; and
(l) Transition from school to work or postsecondary education.
The data system must be aligned with the data collection needs of
the CIMP.
Focus 3: Developing or Enhancing a Process to Conduct Improvement
Planning Activities Based on the Self-Assessment, Data Collection and
Public Reporting Phases of the CIMP
Based upon an analysis of Improvement Plans submitted by States in
response to OSEP monitoring reports, OSEP recognizes that many States
lack a cohesive data-based approach to developing their Improvement
Plans. Many States engaging in the improvement planning process have
had trouble identifying and addressing the systemic barriers or factors
that contributed to the existence of the practice that the State or
OSEP determined needed improvement. Improvement Plans should include
solutions that: (1) Are not based on strategies previously employed
without garnering the proposed results; (2) are based on a clear
understanding of the systemic variables that are creating the problem;
(3) address primary, rather than tangential issues and result in
significant, rather than minimal changes; (4) propose process changes
that result in practice changes; and perhaps most importantly, (5)
address the positive impact they intend to have on children with
disabilities. The process of developing Improvement Plans is a critical
component of the CIMP, and if done properly will result in improved
special education, related services, and early intervention services.
This focus supports the development or enhancement of a process for
improvement planning that, for example, will result in solutions that:
(a) Identify systemic barriers to improved early intervention
services, and/or special education and related services;
(b) Address the systemic barriers to improved early intervention
services, and/or special education and related services;
(c) Include an evaluation component that will demonstrate the
positive impact of early intervention services, and/or special
education and related services;
(d) Include an evaluation component that will demonstrate the
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provision of special education, related, or early intervention
services;
(e) Are aligned or coordinated with the State's general education
reform initiatives; and
(f) Are consistent with and responsive to OSEP monitoring report
findings.
The process must be aligned with the improvement planning phase of
the CIMP.
Focus 4: Developing or Enhancing State Systems to Identify,
Disseminate, and Implement Research-Based Promising Educational or
Early Intervention Practices
Based upon an analysis of the Self-Assessment and additional data
collected through the Data Collection phase of the CIMP, an Improvement
Plan that addresses both compliance with IDEA and improvement of
results is developed. OSEP has found that, in order to be fully
effective, many Improvement Plans require a State technical assistance
and dissemination infrastructure to identify, disseminate, and
implement research-based promising educational or early intervention
practices. In many States, this structure is either nonexistent or
lacks sufficient resources to be effective.
This focus supports the development or enhancement of a statewide
technical assistance system that will address such areas as:
(a) Providing information about research-based intervention and
instructional practices;
(b) Supporting the use of research-based instructional and service
delivery approaches in local schools and agencies;
(c) Serving as a conduit for the dissemination of research-based
information between SEAs, State Lead Agencies, local educational and
Part C agencies, and national technical assistance centers; and
(d) Improving the efficacy of disseminating information.
The proposed activities must be aligned with the Improvement
Planning process.

Competitive Preferences

Within this absolute priority, we will award the following
competitive preference points under section 606 of IDEA and 34 CFR
75.105(c)(2)(i), to applications that are otherwise eligible for
funding under this priority:
Up to ten (10) points based on the effectiveness of the applicant's
strategies for employing and advancing in employment qualified
individuals with disabilities in project activities as required under
paragraph (a) of the ``General Requirements'' section of this notice.
In determining the effectiveness of those strategies, we may consider
the applicant's past success in pursuit of this goal.
Therefore, for purposes of this competitive preference, applicants
can be awarded up to a total of 10 points in addition to those awarded
under the published selection criteria for this priority. That is, an
applicant meeting this competitive preference could earn a maximum
total of 110 points.

Maximum Award

Project award amounts are for a single budget period of twelve (12)
months. Maximum FY 2001 State basic grant awards are listed in this
notice. Applicants should note that they may apply for awards of
differing amounts based on whether the application addresses the needs
of: (1) Only the Part B program; or (2) both the Parts B and C
programs.
In order to apply for the combined Parts B and C award, the
application must describe in Part III: (1) How the SEA and State Lead
Agency participated in developing the application; and (2) how the
applicant will use the funding to address the needs of both the Parts B
and C programs.
If an SEA endorses the State Lead Agency as the State's applicant,
the application must describe: (1) How the State Lead Agency and SEA
collaborated to develop the application; and (2) how the State Lead
Agency will use the award to address the needs of both the Parts C and
B programs (e.g., developing or enhancing a data system that tracks the
transition of toddlers from Part C to Part B services). The amounts for
the State basic grant are based on OSEP's assessment that the minimal
amounts necessary to address only Part B program needs and both Parts B
and C program needs are $120,000 and $200,000 respectively. Amounts
above the minimum levels were calculated based on the 85 percent
population and 15 percent poverty rates used in the Part B formula
grant award calculations. Outlying area levels are $80,000 for
addressing only Part B and $100,000 for addressing both Parts B and C.
Because Freely Associated States participate only in the Part B
program, a level of $80,000 has been established for addressing Part B
only. States should not propose a budget in their application for the
basic grant award that exceeds the amounts in this notice.
At our discretion, we may reduce the grant award levels based on
available funds. We will reject and will not consider an application
that proposes a budget period exceeding twelve (12) months or that, for
the basic grant award, exceeds the amounts listed in this notice for
each State.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSEP may have additional funds available to
support enhancements to the activities described in the applications
approved for funding under this competition. Applicants wishing to
apply for enhancement funds may add up to five (5) additional pages to
Part III to describe additional activities that augment or complement
those presented in the narrative section of their basic grant proposal.
Enhancement activities may be simply an expansion of activities already
described in the narrative or they may be new activities that will
improve the quality of the previously proposed tasks; for example,
additional staff training, the acquisition of expert technical
assistance, or improved stakeholder involvement. A separate budget for
the enhancement funds must be prepared and included in Part II of the
application. The budget for the enhancement funds must not exceed
thirty percent of the award amount listed for the basic grant (i.e.,
either 30 percent of the award for Part B only or 30 percent of the
award for Parts B and C, depending on whether the application addresses
only the needs of Part B or the needs of Parts B and C).
Page Limits: The maximum page limit for this priority, if only
applying to address Part B is twenty (20) double-spaced pages for a
basic grant and twenty-five (25) pages for a basic grant with
enhancements. The maximum page limit if applying to address Part B and
Part C is thirty (30) double-spaced pages for a basic grant and thirty-
five (35) pages for a basic grant with enhancements.

Note: Applications must meet the required page limit standards
that are described in the ``General Requirements'' section of this
notice.

For Applications Contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs),
P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, Maryland 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-
877-4ED-Pubs (1-877-433-7827). FAX: 301-470-1244. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call (toll free) 1-
877-576-7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs via its Web site (http://www.ed.gov/
pubs/edpubs.html) or its E-mail address (edpubs@inet.ed.gov).
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA 84.326X.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grants and Contracts Services Team,
U.S. Department of Education, 400

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Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC
20202-2550. Telephone: (202) 260-9182.
If you use a TDD you may call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact office listed.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format by contacting the Department contact
office. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an
alternative format the standard forms included in the application
package.

Intergovernmental Review

This notice is subject to the requirements of Executive Order 12372
and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. The objective of the Executive
order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a strengthened
federalism by relying on processes developed by State and local
governments for coordination and review of proposed Federal financial
assistance.
In accordance with the order, we intend this document to provide
early notification of the Department's specific plans and actions for
those programs.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act--Application Notice for Fiscal Year 2001
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Maximum award for basic
CFDA No. and name--84.326X IDEA Applications Application Deadline for grants (per year)* Project Estimated
General Supervision Enhancement available 05/ deadline date intergovernmental -------------------------- period, 12 Page number of
Grant 25/01 07/13/01 review 09/13/01 IDEA Parts IDEA Part B months limit** awards, 24
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Alabama............................. .............. .............. ................. $326,995 228,311 ........... (1) ...........
Alaska.............................. .............. .............. ................. 222,501 139,433 ........... ........... ...........
Arizona............................. .............. .............. ................. 365,640 260,720 ........... ........... ...........
Arkansas............................ .............. .............. ................. 274,755 183,358 ........... ........... ...........
California.......................... .............. .............. ................. 1,152,434 919,827 ........... ........... ...........
Colorado............................ .............. .............. ................. 317,398 221,322 ........... ........... ...........
Connecticut......................... .............. .............. ................. 287,921 196,339 ........... ........... ...........
Delaware............................ .............. .............. ................. 220,315 137,458 ........... ........... ...........
Florida............................. .............. .............. ................. 615,644 476,477 ........... ........... ...........
Georgia............................. .............. .............. ................. 452,348 338,250 ........... ........... ...........
Hawaii.............................. .............. .............. ................. 230,944 146,523 ........... ........... ...........
Idaho............................... .............. .............. ................. 240,805 155,155 ........... ........... ...........
Illinois............................ .............. .............. ................. 549,460 419,137 ........... ........... ...........
Indiana............................. .............. .............. ................. 341,761 239,728 ........... ........... ...........
Iowa................................ .............. .............. ................. 280,665 189,877 ........... ........... ...........
Kansas.............................. .............. .............. ................. 277,239 187,070 ........... ........... ...........
Kentucky............................ .............. .............. ................. 311,373 215,831 ........... ........... ...........
Louisiana........................... .............. .............. ................. 354,317 255,084 ........... ........... ...........
Maine............................... .............. .............. ................. 230,857 146,922 ........... ........... ...........
Maryland............................ .............. .............. ................. 337,094 238,616 ........... ........... ...........
Massachusetts....................... .............. .............. ................. 365,732 264,459 ........... ........... ...........
Michigan............................ .............. .............. ................. 496,541 378,845 ........... ........... ...........
Minnesota........................... .............. .............. ................. 347,591 247,414 ........... ........... ...........
Mississippi......................... .............. .............. ................. 288,884 195,955 ........... ........... ...........
Missouri............................ .............. .............. ................. 355,803 253,942 ........... ........... ...........
Montana............................. .............. .............. ................. 223,824 140,575 ........... ........... ...........
Nebraska............................ .............. .............. ................. 250,664 163,832 ........... ........... ...........
Nevada.............................. .............. .............. ................. 255,904 167,713 ........... ........... ...........
New Hampshire....................... .............. .............. ................. 233,410 149,042 ........... ........... ...........
New Jersey.......................... .............. .............. ................. 423,010 314,418 ........... ........... ...........
New Mexico.......................... .............. .............. ................. 262,833 174,414 ........... ........... ...........
New York............................ .............. .............. ................. 748,801 595,330 ........... ........... ...........
North Carolina...................... .............. .............. ................. 423,520 310,992 ........... ........... ...........
North Dakota........................ .............. .............. ................. 219,041 136,474 ........... ........... ...........
Ohio................................ .............. .............. ................. 522,298 398,591 ........... ........... ...........
Oklahoma............................ .............. .............. ................. 307,176 213,685 ........... ........... ...........
Oregon.............................. .............. .............. ................. 301,101 207,084 ........... ........... ...........
Pennsylvania........................ .............. .............. ................. 522,568 401,520 ........... ........... ...........
Rhode Island........................ .............. .............. ................. 227,361 143,826 ........... ........... ...........
South Carolina...................... .............. .............. ................. 316,041 220,783 ........... ........... ...........
South Dakota........................ .............. .............. ................. 222,534 139,590 ........... ........... ...........
Tennessee........................... .............. .............. ................. 359,337 255,436 ........... ........... ...........
Texas............................... .............. .............. ................. 896,367 714,091 ........... ........... ...........
Utah................................ .............. .............. ................. 282,274 189,654 ........... ........... ...........
Vermont............................. .............. .............. ................. 216,439 134,520 ........... ........... ...........
Virginia............................ .............. .............. ................. 389,523 284,536 ........... ........... ...........
Washington.......................... .............. .............. ................. 361,309 259,608 ........... ........... ...........
West Virginia....................... .............. .............. ................. 250,142 163,554 ........... ........... ...........
Wisconsin........................... .............. .............. ................. 348,438 248,360 ........... ........... ...........
Wyoming............................. .............. .............. ................. 214,698 132,919 ........... ........... ...........
D.C................................. .............. .............. ................. 214,178 132,336 ........... ........... ...........
Puerto Rico......................... .............. .............. ................. 361,591 256,775 ........... ........... ...........
American Samoa...................... .............. .............. ................. 100,000 80,000 ........... ........... ...........

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Guam................................ .............. .............. ................. 100,000 80,000 ........... ........... ...........
Northern Marianas................... .............. .............. ................. 100,000 80,000 ........... ........... ...........
Virgin Islands...................... .............. .............. ................. 100,000 80,000 ........... ........... ...........
Federated States of Micronesia...... .............. .............. ................. ........... 80,000 ........... ........... ...........
Republic of Palau................... .............. .............. ................. ........... 80,000 ........... ........... ...........
Republic of the Marshall Islands.... .............. .............. ................. ........... 80,000 ........... ........... ...........
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Consistent with EDGAR 34 CFR 75.104(b), we will reject any application that proposes a project funding level that exceeds the stated maximum award
amount for basic grants.
** Applicants must limit the Application Narrative, Part III of the Application, to the page limits noted above. Please refer to the ``Page Limit''
requirements included under the priority description and the page limit standards described in the ``General Requirements'' section. See also the
``Supplemental Information'' section. We will reject and will not consider an application that does not adhere to this requirement.
\1\ Basic Grants: B Only--20; B&C--30.
Basic Grants of Enhancement: B Only--25; B&C--35.

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1485.

Dated: May 15, 2001.
Francis V. Corrigan,
Deputy Director, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research.
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