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Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC)

Description
Conducts research on issues of access to transportation and housing, employment and self-employment, independent living services, health and wellness facilities, and inclusion in community planning and activities of people with disabilities. Provides information and training to rural communities on disabilities.
Tagged as
Community Supports for Rural Aging in Place and Independent Living · Conducting Research, Needs Assessment, and Evaluation · Transportation to Support Rural Healthcare

Resources (37)

  • 2024 Annual Disability Infographic: Experiences of People with Disabilities in Rural America, 03/2024, view details
  • America at a Glance: 5310 & 5311 Transportation Funding in Rural Counties, 02/2021, view details
  • America at a Glance: An Update on Rural-Urban Differences in Disability Rates, 02/2022, view details
  • America at a Glance: COVID-19 and Disability in Rural Areas, 07/2020, view details
  • America at a Glance: How Do Working-Age Adults with Travel-Limiting Disabilities Get Around?, 05/2020, view details
  • America at a Glance: Occupational Injuries among Rural Workers, 05/2022, view details
  • America at a Glance: Social Isolation and Loneliness During the First Wave of COVID-19, 08/2020, view details
  • Challenges and Opportunities in Personal Assistance Services in Rural Contexts, 11/2022, view details
  • Creating a Resource Map with Google My Maps, 03/2023, view details
  • Creating Rural Community Outreach Materials Related to COVID-19 and Disability, 06/2022, view details
  • Data Limitations in the American Community Survey: The Impact on Rural Disability Research, 10/2017, view details
  • Disability Counts, view details
  • Disability in America: Employed with a Disability (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America Map Series, view details
  • Disability in America: Out of the Labor Force with a Disability (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: People with a Disability - Female (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: People with a Disability - Male (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: People with Cognitive Difficulty (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: People with Disabilities (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: People with Disabilities in Poverty (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: People with Hearing Difficulty (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: People with Independent Living (IL) Difficulty (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: People with Mobility Difficulty (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: People with Self Care Difficulty (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: People with Vision Difficulty (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: State Profile Map Series, view details
  • Disability in America: Unemployed with a Disability (2017), 01/2019, view details
  • Disability in America: Veterans with Disabilities (2017), 10/2019, view details
  • The Magic of APRIL, 11/2023, view details
  • Map Facts: Disability in Rural America, 02/2014, view details
  • People with Disabilities Still at Risk in Congregate Care Settings, 08/2021, view details
  • Personal Care Assistance in Rural America, 12/2022, view details
  • Research that Leads to Solutions for Rural Americans with Disabilities, 2017, view details
  • Rural Disability Research and Practice Summit, 01/2023, view details
  • Rural Self-Management Support, 05/2014, view details
  • Self-Advocacy for Rural American Health (SARAH) Program Overview and Implementation, 05/2014, view details
  • Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Rural and Urban People with Disabilities, 11/2021, view details