InfoUse has an extensive track record in assisting the U.S. Department of Education in analyzing major policy issues in the disability and vocational rehabilitation areas. InfoUse has prepared issue and discussion papers, summaries of statistical analyses, and other products capturing the relevant findings, current practice, and state-of-the-art methods for the policy study area. As a result, InfoUse has often participated in high-level policy briefings for the OSERS Assistant Secretary, the Deputy Assistant Secretary, the Director of NIDRR, and the RSA Commissioner, as well as senior management of these agencies.
Specific projects reflecting InfoUse’s abilities to conduct research and policy analysis/assessments include:
InfoUse has developed and tested a variety of research designs for our clients in evaluating programs at the local, regional, and national levels. Our approach is to identify and evaluate the policy-relevant information that might be gained from different designs ranging from randomized clinical to exploratory approaches and to estimate the costs in time and dollars of implementing the design. We are also skilled and experienced in constructing survey instruments for OSERS and preparing OMB clearance packages.
Selected projects that demonstrate InfoUse’s ability to conduct evaluation design studies and data collection include:
InfoUse has extensive experience in reviewing, revising and drafting performance standards for OSERS programs.
Specific projects that demonstrate our abilities in this area include:
InfoUse has frequently been called upon by federal and state agencies to provide technical assistance related to disability statistics, employment programs, and access to education.
Examples of our experience in providing technical assistance are:
InfoUse has a long-standing and award-winning capability to produce video and audio productions. We have also made video and multimedia products that have been designed for the needs of people with disabilities.
All videos have been created as open-captioned products, and all software includes accessible keystrokes and captioned videos, thereby increasing accessibility.
InfoUse has conducted research on accessibility issues and the design of accessible software as it related to mathematics.
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