Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR)

Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) is responsible for:

• Identifying, assessing, and seeking to coordinate and promote cooperation among all Federal program activities, projects, and plans with respect to the conduct of research related to rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.
• Facilitating the compilation of information about the status of rehabilitation research sponsored by Federal agencies.
• Developing and maintaining a system for exchange of information among ICDR members and other departments with concern for rehabilitation research.
• Establishing mechanisms for interdepartmental consultation, cost-sharing of research projects, personnel, data, equipment, client/patient information, and other activities as appropriate to rehabilitation research.
• Encouraging and expediting interagency agreements in areas of rehabilitation research of mutual concern.
• Preparation of reports to the President and Congress.
• Making recommendations with respect to coordination of policy and development of objectives and priorities.
• Providing comments and consultation in the development of the NIDRR long-range plan.
• Developing policies for the conduct of ICDR subcommittees and supervising the progress of such subcommittees.
• Holding meetings of the full ICDR no less than four times a year.
• Maintaining on-going communication with the National Council on Disability.

URL: http://www.icdr.us
Updated: 01/12/2004