OPAF PSA: FED DISABILITY & REHABILITATION RESEARCH AGENDA

OPAF PSA: FED DISABILITY & REHABILITATION RESEARCH AGENDA

Jeffrey S. Reznick

7/6/2004

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund (OPAF) offers the following
news from the Disability Research Institute (DRI)
( <URL Redacted>) of the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign as a public service announcement (PSA) that helps to
fulfill OPAF's official representation of O&P in community and
philanthropic circles. OPAF aims primarily to enable individuals with
physical disabilities - especially those served by members of the U.S.
orthotics and prosthetics community - to enjoy the rewards of personal
achievement, physical fitness, and social interaction. In achieving this
goal, the Fund also seeks to help raise public awareness of the benefits
that individuals with physical disabilities receive from physical
activity, orthotics, and prosthetics. Complete information about OPAF is
available at <URL Redacted>.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION

E-mail: <Email Address Redacted>

TESTIMONY AT PUBLIC MEETINGS AND WRITTEN COMMENTS REQUESTED ON FEDERAL
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH AGENDA

ICDR Seeks Input on Research Needs from the Disability Community

Washington, DC - July 1, 2004 - Public meetings to receive testimony and
written comments on the federal disability and rehabilitation research
agenda will be held on July 20, 2004, in San Francisco, CA, and on July
22, 2004 in Washington, DC. Comments on a wide range of topics,
including employment, community life, education, technology, health, or
other areas are welcome. Individuals and organizations are also
encouraged to comment on how existing federal research programs are
responding to the changing needs of people with disabilities.

For further information, including procedures and deadlines for
submitting comments, access the Interagency Committee on Disability
Research (ICDR) Web
site: <URL Redacted>

or link to:

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo
.gov/2004/04-14860.htm
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo
.gov/2004/04-14860.htm

Federal Register: June 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 125)] [Notices]
[Page 39444-39445]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

The ICDR is chaired by Steven James Tingus, Director of the National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education.