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Objectives
The Disability Subgroup has established these objectives:
- To undertake and maintain a series of high-quality and timely systematic reviews of interventions aimed at improving the quality of life and outcomes of individuals with disabilities. These reviews focus attention on substantive disability topics through the summary and analysis of the best available, high-quality research evidence provided through randomized and nonrandomized quasi-experimental designs.
- To establish and maintain a network of individuals with disability expertise or experience who are interested in developing and/or contributing to disability-related systematic reviews.
- To encourage involvement of consumers with disabilities, their family members, and other disability-oriented stakeholders in all steps of the systematic review development process, including the development and dissemination of appropriate user-friendly interpretations of review results.
- To provide training opportunities for interested systematic review authors in the production of Campbell reviews in the disability area.
Get involved
Ralf Schlosser of Northeastern University and John Westbrook are the Co-chairs of the subgroup. Individuals interested in conducting a systematic review in the disability area are urged to contact one of the co-chairs. Campbell has many helpful resources that are available to systematic review authors.
Training opportunities
Training will be offered in 2009 through NCDDR, building on an online course offered in 2007-2008; webcasts; and workshops.
For additional information, please contact Joann Starks.
More about the Disability Subgroup:
- Focus, A publication of NCDDR, Technical brief no. 20 2008
- Education Coordinating Group Newsletter, Issue 2: January 2009 (download pdf file below)