title: Disability and rehabilitation research from policy to program. A personal perspective.
abstract: This article provides a description of the role of a research institute director in implementing policy, program, and management changes. The importance of modifying a peer review system to improve funding decisions is emphasized. The needs of individuals with disabilities for pragmatic solutions to their problems and the interests of the rehabilitation research community are discussed in the context of program development. The perspective is a personal review provided by a former Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
authors: D B
authors: DB
authors: Gray
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D010380:Peer Review; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States