The NIDRR Long-Range Plan 1999-2003 is the guiding document for NIDRR-supported research. NIDRR's Long-Range Plan provides a framework for the agency's rehabilitation and disability research. Its major components are identified below:

Long-Range Plan

• Overview of NIDRR Long-Range Plan
  
  
• Employment Focused Research
  
  
• Health and Function Research
  
  
• Technology for Access and Function Research
  
  
• Independent Living and Community Integration Research
  
  
• Associated Disability Research
  
  
• Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization Programs
  
  
• Capacity Building for Rehabilitation Research Program
  
  
• Strategies for Research Management

Download a copy of the Long-Range Plan:

NIDRR's Long-Range Plan Online HTML Version PDF (1 MB) Long-Range Plan Executive Summary Online HTML Version PDF(1MB)

Legislation

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) administers research programs authorized under:

1. Sections 202 and 204 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended by PL. 105-220 and
2. Assistive Technology Act of 1998, PL 105-394.

Important Legislation

• What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
  
• What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
  
• What is the Assistive Technology Act of 1998?
  
• Summary of law
  
• Senate Report
  
• What is Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act?