This RERC at University of Maryland is focused on accessibility of information and communication technologies, for persons across disability types and socio-economic levels. The purpose of the RERC is to apply engineering, computer science, disability studies, public policy, and information science to prevent the barriers to, and capitalize on the opportunities presented by, current and emerging information and telecommunication technologies.

This project at New Jersey Institute of Technology conducts research and development activities focused on wearable robots and the use of virtual reality for independent mobility and manipulation. This RERC is a joint effort of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), the Kessler Research Foundation, and the Rutgers Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science comprised of seven projects aimed to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities.

The goal of the The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute’s Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC): is to impact a number of current barriers to opportunity faced by individuals who are blind, have low vision, and have multiple disabilities.

University of Minnesota’s RRTC on Community Living and Participation works to promote the inclusion and full participation of people with disabilities in the communities of their choice.

The goal of the RRTC on Family Support at the University of Illinois is to bridge aging and disability research, practice, and policies to generate new knowledge in family supports which contributes to improvements in community living, participation, health and function, and other outcomes for individuals with disabilities from different racial and ethnic backgrounds who are supported by family members.

The goal of the Investigating Disability factors and promoting Environmental Access for Healthy Living RRTC (IDEAL RRTC) at University of Michigan is to promote the healthy aging of adults with long-term physical impairments and disabilities.

Virginia Commonwealth University’s RRTC through the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilition on Employer Practices Leading to Successful Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities provides needed information in employer practices that are associated with better employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. The cornerstone of this research is a series of studies embedded in businesses to examine the business practices that facilitate the hiring and advancement of individuals with disabilities. This research is conducted in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Bon Secours Virginia Health System.

The goal of this RRTC at the University of Massachusetts is to address the elements needed to bring integrated employment to scale for all adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

The RRTC at Temple University advances the development of interventions that maximize community living and participation of individuals with psychiatric disabilities through research and knowledge translation activities in partnership with consumers and other key stakeholders.

Through collaboration, Temple University’s RRTC aims to conduct state-of-the-art research and knowledge translation activities to improve opportunities for community inclusion of individuals with psychiatric disabilities.