August 5th Webinar: Building Knowledge Translation Capacity Through Business Relationships

Join KTER on Wednesday, August 5, from 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET for a practical discussion on how researchers can build meaningful partnerships with businesses to strengthen knowledge translation and disability employment research. The event features a facilitated panel with representatives from three businesses— Livingston Educational Service Agency, Kuehne + Nagel, and Morley Companies— and a member of the KTER Center’s Business Advisory Council, Sriram Narayanan of the Eli Broad Business School at Michigan State. The discussion will explore strategies for engaging employers, building trust, navigating organizational structures, and using business insights to develop more relevant research, dissemination products, and implementation strategies.

KTER will apply to the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) to offer 1.0 continuing education unit (CEU) for this webinar.

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September 16^th Webinar: Using Employer Engagement Insights to Strengthen Knowledge Translation

Join KTER on Wednesday, September 16, from 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET for a webinar exploring how employer engagement research can strengthen knowledge translation and workforce outcomes. Dr. Kathy Sheppard-Jones and Christina Forster from the Training Innovation Project, which is funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration, will present. They will share findings from a national training needs assessment of vocational rehabilitation and workforce professionals, highlighting what employers and workforce partners need, preferred learning approaches, and how these insights can help researchers develop more relevant dissemination products and technical assistance.

KTER will apply to the CRCC to offer 1.0 CEU for this webinar.

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Webcast Archive Available: Using Data to Promote Your NIDILRR-Funded Work to Business

The archive of KTER's webcast, Using Data to Promote Your NIDILRR-Funded Work to Business, is now available. In this session, Amy Rumrill explores how publicly available labor market data sources, including O*NET and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, can help researchers communicate the relevance of NIDILRR-funded work to employers and other business audiences. The archive includes presentation slides, and Certified Rehabilitation Counselors CRCs may earn 1.0 CEU by completing the evaluation after viewing.

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New KTER Info Brief: Supporting Workplace Success Through Assistive Technology

People who are blind or have low vision can face barriers to using assistive technology (AT) at work, limiting access to employment and career advancement. This new KTER Info Brief, codeveloped with the Research & Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC), summarizes NRTC research highlighting common challenges and strategies employers, disability professionals, advocates, and workers can use to support successful AT adoption in the workplace.

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KTER Staff Exhibited at APSE 2026

KTER staff recently attended and exhibited at the 2026 Association of People Supporting Employment First  (APSE) Conference, where conversations highlighted a strong demand for practical strategies that move research into action. Key themes included maintaining person-centered values while adapting to change, expanding employment supports beyond one-size-fits-all approaches, strengthening workforce capacity, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and technology thoughtfully, and focusing on job retention and workplace design alongside job placement. The conversations also underscored the need for stronger provider-research partnerships and more usable data to support decision-making. These insights reinforce KTER’s role in bridging evidence to practice through resources that are credible, actionable, and responsive to the needs of the field.