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Agenda - (12:00 - 4:00 PM EDT each day)

Mon., Oct. 27: Focus on Traditional and Mainstream Media

Time (Eastern) Session Presenter
12:00 – 12:10 p.m. Overview and Welcome Joann Starks, KTDRR
12:10 – 12:30 p.m. NIDRR Update and Perspectives on KT John Tschida
Pimjai Sudsawad
NIDRR
12:30 – 1:15 p.m. Research in a World Where Media is Everywhere and Nowhere Tim McGuire, ASU Center on Disability and Journalism
1:15 – 1:25 p.m. Break
1:25 – 2:10 p.m. Working with the Media and Lay Audiences Donna Lockett, Scientist Knowledge Translation Training Workshop
2:10 – 2:20 p.m. Break
2:20 – 3:05 p.m. Making the Connection with Working Reporters Sylvia Rincon, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Inc.
3:05 – 3:15 p.m. Orientation to Interactive Discussion Kathleen Murphy, KTDRR
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Interactive Discussion with Tim McGuire and Sylvia Rincon Presenters, participants


Wed., Oct. 29: Focus on Electronic and Social Media

Time (Eastern) Session Presenter
12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Day 1 Review, Day 2 Overview John Westbrook, KTDRR
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Peeking Behind the Magic Curtain: Demystifying the Tools and Strategies of the Digital Age Bonnie Zink, Institute for Knowledge Mobilization
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Break
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Plain Language Summary Tool Mark Harniss, University of Washington
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Why Clear Language Summaries? Michael Johnny, York University
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 – 3:00 p.m. Engaging Communities Through Social Media Bruce Newbold, McMaster University
3:05 – 3:15 p.m. Orientation to Breakout Rooms Ann Williams, KTDRR
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Interactive Discussions - Breakouts
YouTube (Breakout A): Mark Harniss, Marsha Ellison, Brittany Smith
Facebook (Breakout B): Bruce Newbold, Katty Inge, Cate Weir
Twitter (Breakout C): Bonnie Zink, Marisa Demaya, Salimah LaForce, Carolann Murphy
Presenters, participants including grantees


Fri., Oct. 31: Focus on Disability Media and KT Supports

Time (Eastern) Session Presenter
12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Day 2 Review, Day 3 Overview Kathleen Murphy
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. From Your Research to Our Readers Josie Byzek, New Mobility Magazine
1:00 – 1:10 p.m. Break
1:10 – 1:55 p.m. ABILITY Magazine Chet Cooper, ABILITY Magazine
Lia Martirosyan, ABILITY Magazine
1:55 – 2:05 p.m. Break
2:05 – 2:55 p.m. Resources and Supports of NIDRR's Knowledge Translation (KT) Centers:
  1. ADA-KT Center
  2. KT for Employment Research (KTER)
  3. Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)
Moderator - John Westbrook
Kurt Johnson, Mark Harniss
Kathleen Murphy
Shannon Patridge
2:55 – 3:05 p.m. Break
3:05 – 3:55 p.m. Continued - NIDRR's KT Centers:
  4. KT for Technology Transfer (KT4TT)
  5. Model Systems KT Center (MSKTC)
  6. National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
  7. KT for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR)

Jim Leahy
Dahlia Shaewitz, Cynthia Overton
Mark Odum, Jessica Chaiken
Joann Starks
3:55 – 4:00 p.m. Wrap Up and Adjourn John Westbrook