ACCESS-PD RRTC Research Projects
ACCESS-PD includes four research projects that explore different factors that impact employment success. Each of the projects utilizes a common, omnibus survey that will enable the projects to leverage their data sets.
R1. Longitudinal Study:
The Impact of AT & Accommodations on Employment
Project Director: Salimah LaForce
This project seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of AT and workplace accommodations on the employment outcomes of people with physical disabilities in traditional and contingent employment work arrangements through a longitudinal study.
R2. Contingent Employment Experiences
among Marginalized Individuals with Physical Disabilities
Project Director: Fran Harris
This study explores workforce participation, accommodation use, and employment outcomes for racial/ethnic minorities in non-traditional employment positions.
R3. Impact of Government Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
Policies on Employment Outcomes
Project Director: Fran Harris
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) policies only provide DME that is medically necessary in the home, ignoring vocational needs. This project explores the facilitators and barriers to employment that are presented by the interaction between DME devices and features, and personal and environmental factors.
R4. Evaluation of the Use of Accommodation Decision Tools
by Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
Project Director(s): Karen Milchus (Work ACCESS) and Ben Satterfield (CATM)
This project conducts efficacy studies on two interventions:
R4a. The Work ACCESS online accommodation assessment tool.
R4b. The Continuum of AT Mastery (CATM) tool for evaluating an individual’s mastery of their AT.