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Americans with Disabilities Act Participation Action Research Consortium (ADA PARC): Advancing Participation Equity for People with Disabilities

Award Number: 90DPAD0001
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/29/2025

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Americans with Disabilities Act Participation Action Research Consortium (ADA PARC): Advancing Participation Equity for People with Disabilities - Despite research documenting progress toward increasing the full participation of people with disabilities in the United States, significant disparities remain. Compared to the general population, people with disabilities continue to experience disparities in community living, community participation, and work/economic participation, which significantly impact the health, wellbeing, and civil rights of millions of Americans. ILRU at TIRR Memorial Hermann, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Syracuse University, the Public Health Institute, and SPR Consulting will be joined by 10 ADA Centers and the ADA Knowledge Translation (KT) Center to conduct a participatory action research (PAR) project entitled The Americans with Disabilities Act Participation Action Research Consortium: Advancing Participation Equity for People with Disabilities. The first iteration of ADA PARC (2012-2017) explored how to measure and document participation disparities experienced by people with disabilities with 7 ADA Centers and a select representative group of 50 cities from within these regions. In this proposal, ADA PARC will build and expand upon this collaborative research via many activities, including 1) expansion of the ADA Center network (all 10 centers participating), 2) creation of an immediate access platform where stakeholders can query participation disparities across thousands of cities, 3) addition of newly available indicators of civic engagement and financial equity, 4) addition of robust participation disparity/opportunity scorecards and reports across states and cities, and 5) participatory action community town halls to share findings and more effectively target disparities action planning. ADA PARC will design, implement and evaluate a web-based platform that will allow its users to immediately query level of disparities in: (1) access to least restrictive community living with supports (CL), (2) levels of community participation and civic engagement and access to resources to participate in communities (CP), and (3) economic, work and financial equity and resource access. The system will generate GIS visual maps, accessible tables, and scorecards to show disparities across levels (national, state, city, community), including comparisons of people with and without disabilities, retroactive trends, and future need projections. The system will also link users to ADA and ADA KT Center knowledge translation resources that highlight promising practices, case studies, and information resources to strategize participation disparities. ADA PARC will also model rigorous disparities analyses with existing and newly identified datasets, examining disparities at community levels in resources and funding related to accessible and affordable housing, transportation, and financial and economic equity. Participatory action research will be used throughout ADA PARC, adding new annual Participation Disparities town halls (in-person and online) throughout the country to more effectively translate findings to communities and diverse stakeholders. We will use participatory civic engagement strategies, such as participatory voting, to prioritize and collectively action plan community disparities issues and widely share promising practices. ADA PARC activities will enable ADA Centers, federal agencies, policymakers, community organizations, and constituents with disabilities to target gaps in ADA implementation, document promising practices, and more effectively advance participation equity among people with disabilities.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2021	MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	929 GESSNER RD	HOUSTON	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	05	5	10/18/2024	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2021	MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	929 GESSNER RD	HOUSTON	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	04	5	9/26/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2023	2021	MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	03	5	10/19/2022	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2017	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	5	6/29/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2017	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	5	6/22/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $500,000 )
2021	2021	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	5	8/9/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$500,000
2021	2020	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	5	8/9/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2021	2020	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	4	12/14/2020	OTHER REVISION	$0
2021	2020	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	4	11/16/2020	OTHER REVISION	$0
2021	2019	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	4	12/14/2020	OTHER REVISION	$0
2021	2019	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	5	8/9/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2021	2018	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	5	8/9/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2021	2018	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	4	11/16/2020	OTHER REVISION	$0
2021	2018	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	4	12/14/2020	OTHER REVISION	$0
														Subtotal = $500,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $500,000 )
2020	2020	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	4	9/1/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$500,000
2020	2018	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	5/8/2020	OTHER REVISION	$0
2020	2018	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	4	9/1/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $500,000

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $500,000 )
2019	2019	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	9/10/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$500,000
														Subtotal = $500,000

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $500,000 )
2018	2018	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	8/30/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$500,000
2018	2017	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	1	10/30/2017	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2018	2017	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Ste 2:100	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	8/30/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $500,000

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $500,000 )
2017	2017	Memorial Hermann Health System	909 Frostwood Dr FL 2	Houston	TX	77024	HARRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	9/21/2017	NEW	$500,000
														Subtotal = $500,000

Grand Total All Awards = $2,500,000

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Americans with Disabilities Act Participation Action Research Consortium (ADA PARC): Advancing Participation Equity for People with Disabilities

Award Number: 90DPAD0001

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/29/2025

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