2026 NIDILRR Stakeholder Match-Making Sessions: Participants

Participant Information

The Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is sponsoring virtual match-making sessions for ACL/NIDILRR stakeholders to connect with each other to share information, discuss common research interests, and ultimately find partners for research collaboration.

ACL/NIDILRR is looking for participants for the sessions. Participants are stakeholders who have similar research interests and who will be listening during the session, providing feedback, responding to questions, and asking their own questions.

If you are interested in joining a session as a participant, please respond to this brief survey no later than Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

Please note, ACL/NIDILRR is sponsoring the sessions but will not be participating in the sessions in order to maintain integrity in future grant processes, such as peer review, and is not endorsing any content discussed.

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* Please provide your contact information.

Name

Organization

Job Title

City/Town

State/Province

Email Address

Phone Number

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* What is the main research topic you are interested in and hope to connect about with other stakeholders?

Employment

Health and Function

Community Living and Participation

Technology for Access and Function

Disability Demographics

ADA National Network

Capacity Building for Rehabilitation Research and Training

Other (please specify)

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* For the research topic you selected above, please provide additional details that may help us match you with other stakeholders (e.g., what exactly are you interested in regarding this topic, how does it relate to NIDILRR's work, what do you hope to accomplish?)

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* Do you require any disability-related accommodations to participate in the virtual Zoom session?

Yes

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* I require the following disability-related accomodations:

Real-time captioning

American Sign Language interpreting

ASL remote video interpreting services AND ASL to English voicing services.

Materials in accessible electronic formate

Other (please specify)

Thank you for completing this brief survey. Once we have matched you with a presenter with similar research interests, we will provide potential dates and times for you to join a session with your matched stakeholders.

For questions, please contact Kate Thomas at kthomas@neweditions.net