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Rehabilitation Research Projects
and Resources
This page outlines ongoing or proposed research projects conducted by Dr.
Charles Palmer. Parties interested in collaborating/participating may
contact the researcher by clicking on the email button.
Also included on this page are links to Internet-based disability-related
research resources.
Self-Advocacy &
Conflict Resolution:
Communication and Negotiation
Skills Training
Requesting reasonable accommodations and effectively resolving disputes
which occur during that request. A structured curriculum that teaches
communication skills to people who have disabilities and who may be
requesting reasonable accommodations in a work environment. This
program is a valuable tool for any rehabilitation professional whose
goal involves preparing individuals with disabilities to implement
workplace, academic, or independent living accommodations.
Work Environment, Job
Satisfaction, and Rehabilitation Counseling
This study focuses on the relationship between rehabilitation counselor
job satisfaction, perceptions of professionalism, and extrinsic job
factors. It is expected that extrinsic job factors (e.g., location of
agency, amount of travel, perceptions of personal safety) will
reliably predict counselor job satisfaction and the self-perception of
professionalism.
Self-Employment:
A Viable Employment Outcome for People with Disabilities
Implementing a qualitative methodology, the object of this study is to
identify factors contributing to the success of persons with disabilities
choosing self-employment as a vocational alternative. This study is being
conducted in collaboration with Dr. Kay Schriner at the Arkansas
Research and Training Center on Employment of People with Disabilities
Disability Research and Statistics
( WebSites )
Educational Statistics,
National Center for: Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data
System
Federal Statistics
Government Printing Office
(GPO)
Health
Statistics, National Center for
Labor Statistics, U.S.
Bureau of
National Archives &
Records Administration
National Center for the Dissemination
of Disability Research (NCDDR)
National Council on Disability
(NCD)
National Science
Foundation (NSF)
National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
Office of Special
Education & Rehabilitation Services (OSERS)
Rehabilitation Information
Center, National (NARIC)
Rehabilitation
Research and Training Centers in the U.S.
Rehabilitation Training
Materials, National Clearinghouse for
Social Science Data
and Geographic Information Center
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