National Opportunities & Resources for Professionals

This site includes a “What Works” clearinghouse of practices in teaching different ages and subjects.

The National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a private, non-profit organization that promotes the full participation and contributions of America’s 57 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life. NOD focuses on increasing employment opportunities for the 80-percent of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed

The Learning Community for Person Centered Planning is a nationwide network of trainers offering trainings in person centered thinking and essential lifestyle planning.

Independent Living Research Utilization offers many online trainings designed for staff of independent living centers. However, professionals across the field may find their materials useful.

The Arc offers trainings including 100+ webinars designed to increase knowledge and skills for individuals working with people with developmental disabilities.

The Center for Parent Information and Resources provides online training for professionals across the field of developmental disabilities.

The purpose of the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR) is to make it easier to find, understand, and use the results of research that can make a positive impact on the lives of people with disabilities. 

The MSKTC is a national center that helps facilitate the knowledge translation process to make research meaningful to those with Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury and Burn Injury.

The KT Center supports the ADA National Network (ADANN) in helping people with disabilities, professionals, employers, businesses, and others to understand their rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The IMPACT Center provides tools and approaches to assist researchers and entrepreneurs in performing successful assistive technology transfers.