Training To Support Independent Living for People with Disabilities

The RTC/IL provides a variety of trainings to enhance the independence of people with disabilities and further encourage the use of our research findings. Formats include workshops, online trainings, graduate and post-graduate courses and other activities.

• Access to Success: Increasing Full Participation for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education provides a facilitator's manual for leading this course. Learn more about the research project.
• Emergency Preparedness Trainings and Resources are designed for a range of audiences, from consumers to first responders. 
• Community Living Trainings are offered in relation to our Research and Training Center on Community Living.  
• Medicaid Functional Eligibility Instrument (MFEI) training for assessors will be offered through a partnership with KU's Center for Research on Aging and Disability Options.
• Living Well with a Disability is a workshop that teaches skills for developing a healthy lifestyle. Visit this page to learn more about how to offer the program.

Graduate Student Training and Employment

KU's Applied Behavioral Science Department offers graduate students specialized research strands in physical disabilities, independent living and other focus areas.

Some paid graduate student assistant positions are available for research projects.