ADA Network – Knowledge Translation Center

Contact: Mark Harniss (mharniss@uw.edu), Kurt Johnson (kjohnson@uw.edu)
Core Function: Information Dissemination, Technical Assistance and Outreach Training
Program: Center for Technology and Disability

The purpose of the ADA Knowledge Translation Center (ADAKTC) is to ensure that information and products developed and identified through the 10 regional centers of the ADA National Network (ADANN) are of high quality, based on the best available research evidence, and are deployed effectively to multiple key stakeholders. The ADAKTC facilitates coordination, organization, and collaboration among the ADANN centers and generates new knowledge about optimal methods to enhance stakeholder’s use of knowledge about their rights and responsibilities under the ADA. Stakeholders include: employers, researchers, educators, policy makers, staff of state and local government agencies, individuals with disabilities, family members, and project staff in the ADA regional centers and other related federal and privately-funded organizations.

To achieve this purpose the ADA Network – KTC will:

1. Optimize the efficiency and impact of the ADA National Network’s training, technical assistance, and information dissemination.
2. Increase the awareness and use of available ADA-related research findings to inform behavior, practices, or policies that improve equal access in society for individuals with disabilities.
3. Increase awareness and utilization of ADA-related research findings by appropriate ADA stakeholder groups.
4. Improve understanding of ADA stakeholders’ need for and receipt of ADA Network Services over time, including services to address emerging issues related to compliance with ADA requirements.