Source: HOH-LD-News, Vol. XIV, Issue 10

Uncle Sam Wants Your Input on Hearing Loss Research
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Editor: The federal government spends gazillions of dollars on research. We've all heard about some of the hare-brained topics that waste our tax dollars, but some of it is (probably) worthwhile. As part of the New Freedom Initiative, Uncle Sam wants your ideas regarding disabilities research. So if you'd like to see your tax dollars spent on something you think is worthwhile, here's your chance!

Here are portions of the press release from the Department of Education.

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A new Web site has been developed by the government's Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) to gather comments and recommendations on research needs for Americans with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Education announced today.

The committee, chaired by Steven James Tingus, director of the Education Department's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), produced the site to help ensure that federal research efforts meet the needs of the disability community.

The site can be found at http://www.icdr.us/.

"We want to make it easier for individuals with disabilities, their family members and other stakeholders to let us know what research issues we should consider," Tingus said. "We will use this feedback to generate recommendations on research and development that will improve the lives of people with disabilities."

Upon opening the home page, the reader sees in bold letters, "Send your comments to the ICDR."

Clicking that link takes the reader to a comment form where individuals may offer their ideas about access to technology, education, employment, community life, health care and other
needs.

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Public Affairs, News Branch
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202
Contact: Jim Bradshaw
(202) 401-1576