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our center.
The Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and
Exchange (CIRRIE)
Linking Rehabilitation Researchers World-Wide
The Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information
and Exchange (CIRRIE) at the University at Buffalo is supported by a
grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR). The mission of CIRRIE is to facilitate the sharing of
information and expertise in rehabilitation research between the U.S.
and other countries. The CIRRIE program has four major objectives:
* Develop an international rehabilitation research database. Users will
be able to locate research in their field by country through the CIRRIE
web-site. (http://cirrie.buffalo.edu) This free database will be
operational by Spring 2000.
* Assist U.S. rehabilitation research conference organizers, funded by
the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), to
establish an international component within domestic conferences by
involving eminent colleagues from other countries. Similarly, CIRRIE
will assist research organizations in other countries to sponsor
rehabilitation experts from the U.S. to speak at their conferences. In
both cases, CIRRIE will provide airfare, while the hosting institutions
will be responsible for meals, lodging and other travel expenses.
CIRRIE also supports the use of teleconferencing to enable U.S.
researchers to present at conferences in other countries, and vice
versa.
* Facilitate international exchanges of rehabilitation research experts
between research centers in other countries and OSERS funded projects in
the U.S., by providing support for airfare. CIRRIE support is
available for visits related to planning, conducting or comparing
research, lecturing, providing technical assistance, and similar forms
of collaboration. The CIRRIE web-site will provide an electronic
bulletin board and discussion groups (Rehab Talk) on the various areas
of rehabilitation research, providing a forum for U.S. researchers to
remain engaged with researchers in other countries on a regular basis.
* Disseminate information on cultural issues to rehabilitation service
providers to help them meet the needs of foreign-born persons in the
United States, especially recent immigrants. A monograph series on
"Culture Brokering" and the principal cultures of the foreign-born
population in the U.S. is currently being developed. Your organization
may be interested in hosting our workshop on Culture Brokering, that
teaches ways to bridge the cultural gap between the foreign-born
consumer and the rehabilitation service system in the U.S. Please
contact CIRRIE for further information.
Travel Grant Application Information:
* Travel grant applications are available from CIRRIE.
* Applications are submitted by the hosting institution, not the
traveler.
* Priority will be given to applications that propose to share the
expertise of the traveler in more than one location within the country.
* CIRRIE will provide airfare, and the hosting institution will be
responsible for other expenses, including meals, lodging and honoraria,
if any.
If you are interested in an application, or further information about
any CIRRIE programs, please contact us:
CIRRIE
State University of New York at Buffalo
515 Kimball Tower
Center for Assistive Technology
Buffalo, New York 14214-3079 U.S.A.
Phone: (716) 829-3141 ext.149
FAX: (716) 829-3217
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web-site: http://cirrie.buffalo.edu
Our web-site includes further information on all of CIRRIE's programs
including the Travel Grant Application Form. (as of Dec.1, 1999)
Alternative formats or hard copies of CIRRIE materials are available
upon request.
For further information on OSERS and its components, NIDRR, OSEP and
RSA, please refer to the OSERS web-site: www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS
...The emergence of a true global economy dictates a new role in
international activities to promote the well being of persons with
disabilities through access to jobs, better technology and social
supports... This new disability paradigm focuses on the whole person,
functioning in an environmental context. The U.S. disability research
community desires to share this new disability paradigm internationally,
as well as benefit from the expertise of international rehabilitation
experts...
>From the NIDRR Long Range Plan 1999-2004
