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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">They are often a good resource for employment.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Dick Davis </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:the-nrtc-newsletter-request@lists.msstate.edu">the-nrtc-newsletter-request@lists.msstate.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:the-nrtc-newsletter-request@lists.msstate.edu">the-nrtc-newsletter-request@lists.msstate.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:nrtc-blv@colled.msstate.edu">nrtc-blv@colled.msstate.edu</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 1, 2020 8:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:the-nrtc-newsletter@lists.msstate.edu">the-nrtc-newsletter@lists.msstate.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Quarterly Connections: News from the NRTC - Fall 2020</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img width="622" height="306" style="width:6.4791in;height:3.1875in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D697D1.12B30710" alt="MSU NRTC logo, text “Quarterly Connections: News from the NRTC” on orange background with open envelope graphic; text “Fall 2020,” and “Linking Blindness and Low Vision Research to Practice” "></span></p><h2 style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NRTC Awarded Major National Grant</span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The NRTC is proud to once again be awarded the <i>Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment of People who are Blind or Have Low Vision</i> grant, sponsored by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). <span style="color:black">This grant will fund NRTC-related work over the next five years and encompasses seven major research projects related to the employment of people who are blind or have low vision (B/LV). </span><a href="https://www.blind.msstate.edu/news/newsletters/fall-2020-quarterly-connections-news-nrtc">Read more…</a><span style="color:black"></span></span></p><h2><a name="_Hlk51153603"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Current Research Highlights: Nearing Completion of 4to24 App</span></a></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk51153603"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The NRTC is in the final stages of the creation of our employment-focused app to promote independence and a successful transition process for youth (ages 4 to 24) with B/LV and deaf-blindness (DB). </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.blind.msstate.edu/news/newsletters/fall-2020-quarterly-connections-news-nrtc">Read more…</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p><h2 style="line-height:115%"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Training and Technical Assistance</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"></span></strong></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Products</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The NRTC now has a <b>Spanish version</b> of our popular trifold "You Can Work!" brochure. We also have five new <b>article summaries</b> that cut through research jargon to explain our research findings in everyday language with practical takeaways. <a href="https://www.blind.msstate.edu/news/newsletters/fall-2020-quarterly-connections-news-nrtc">Read more…</a></span></p><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><h2 style="line-height:115%"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Other NRTC News</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"></span></strong></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Facebook page</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In late June, Facebook wrongfully removed our NRTC page for "impersonation and pretending to be an individual or business." <a href="https://www.blind.msstate.edu/news/newsletters/fall-2020-quarterly-connections-news-nrtc">Read more…</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NRTC Director Honored with 2020 John H. McAulay Award</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Michele McDonnall, NRTC Director, was awarded the prestigious John H. McAulay Award. <a href="https://www.blind.msstate.edu/news/newsletters/fall-2020-quarterly-connections-news-nrtc">Read more…</a></span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OIB-TAC Hosted Virtual Conference</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></strong></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Older Individuals who are Blind Technical Assistance Center hosted their second annual OIB Program Manager's Technical Assistance Conference virtually August 31 – September 4. <a href="https://www.blind.msstate.edu/news/newsletters/fall-2020-quarterly-connections-news-nrtc">Read more…</a></span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Register to Participate in Our Research</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></strong></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Are you interested in taking part in our research? The NRTC invites all who are interested in joining a registry of individuals who are blind or have low vision in participating in research projects. <a href="https://www.blind.msstate.edu/news/newsletters/fall-2020-quarterly-connections-news-nrtc">Read more…</a><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"></span></strong></span></p><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"> </p></div><h2 style="line-height:115%"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Publications, Presentations, and Miscellanies </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Publications</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">McDonnall, M. C., Cmar, J. L., & McKnight, Z. S. (2020) The effect of visual impairment on return to work for vocational rehabilitation consumers with traumatic brain injury. <i>Journal of Rehabilitation, 86</i>(2), 47-55.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">McDonnall, M. C., Cmar, J. L., & Tatch, A. J. (2020). Importance of agency context for long-term effectiveness of a business development training for rehabilitation counselors. <i>Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 53</i>(1) 1-16. DOI: 10.3233/JVR-201081</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Steverson, A. (2020). The value of job search skills training for teens and young adults. <i>Future Reflections, 39</i>(3).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cmar, J. L., & McDonnall, M. C. (In press) Long-term effects of a job search intervention for transition-age youth with visual impairments. <i>Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Crudden, A., & Steverson, A. (In press). Job retention and career advancement: A survey of persons who are blind or have low vision. <i>Journal of Rehabilitation.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">McKnight, Z. S., Crudden, A., & McDonnall, M. C. (In press). Personal characteristics associated with working after disability onset. <i>Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Upcoming Presentations & Workshops (October 1 – December 31)</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Moffitt, C., & Steverson, A. (2020, October 6-7). <i>Putting Your Best Foot Forward Trainer Workshop </i>[Virtual Training]. National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">McDonnall, M. C. (2020, October 8). <i>Changing employer attitudes towards people who are blind or have low vision</i> [Conference session]. Mississippi Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired 2020 Conference.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Antonelli, K. (2020, October 10). <i>NRTC's 4to24 App</i> [Conference session]. Mississippi Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired 2020 Conference.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Farrow, K. & Moffitt, C. (2020, October 10). <i>Ethics Through Diverse Lenses </i>[Conference session]. Mississippi Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired 2020 Conference.</span></p><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><h2 style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For Additional NRTC News and Activities</span></h2><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Visit our website at <a href="http://www.blind.msstate.edu/" title="To visit the NRTC website, select this link">www.blind.msstate.edu</a>, like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theNRTC" title="To visit the NRTC Facebook page, select this link">Facebook</a>, or follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/MSU_NRTC" title="To visit the NRTC Twitter page, select this link">Twitter</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This newsletter was supported in part by grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIDILRR grant 90RT5040 and 90RTEM0007. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Health and Human Services, and should not indicate endorsement by the Federal Government. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to interested parties.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:sympa@lists.msstate.edu">sympa@lists.msstate.edu</a> with unsubscribe the-nrtc-newsletter in the message body. To subscribe or change your contact information, contact the NRTC at <a href="mailto:nrtc@colled.msstate.edu">nrtc@colled.msstate.edu</a>.</span></p></div></body></html>