U of M researcher appointed head of National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (06/28/2011) â€"Charlie Lakin of the University of Minnesota has been selected to serve as the director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) in the U.S. Department of Education, starting Aug. 29.
(Media-Newswire.com) - MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 06/28/2011 ) —Charlie Lakin of the University of Minnesota has been selected to serve as the director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research ( NIDRR ) in the U.S. Department of Education, starting Aug. 29. Currently the director of the university's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living in the Institute on Community Integration, Lakin will bring to his new position more than 40 years of experience as a teacher, researcher, consultant and advocate in services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Throughout his career, Lakin's expertise has been widely sought after by federal, state and local government agencies, as well as disability advocacy organizations, in their efforts to provide quality services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in community settings. He has directed dozens of research and training projects and has authored or co-authored 300 publications that have contributed to the shift in the U.S. from providing services for persons with developmental disabilities in institutions to supporting community living.
Among recognitions that Lakin has received for his work are appointment by former President Clinton to the President's Committee on Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’ Dybwad Humanitarian Award, the University of Minnesota's Outstanding Community Service Award and, most recently, the 2010 Research Matters! award from The Arc of the United States.
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