Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) - College of Education and Human Development - George Mason University
About KIHd
About Us

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) is an interdisciplinary campus-based organization focusing on improving the lives and productivity of children and adults with disabilities. KIHd combines the resources of the university with local, state, regional, national, public, and private sector agencies and organizations to develop products, services, and programs for persons with disabilities.

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Licensure, Certificates & Training Grants

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) collaborates with a consortium of Virginia universities to offer training/licensure options for teachers of students with visual impairments and severe disabilities. Distance education makes the programs more accessible and maximizes the number of individuals who can receive the training.

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VDOE Grants

With the support from Virgina Department of Education KIHd serves teachers, parents, therapists, and community service providers by providing a variety of continuing learning experiences via annual workshops, conferences, and project activities. In many cases, KIHd uses distance education to provide teacher training and professional development across the state.

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Research

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) continues to build and support numerous educational research projects that vary across disciplines spearheaded by the Mason faculty members. Our goal is to increase evidence based instructional and behavioral strategies to improve academic outcomes for all students with disabilities.

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Leadership Grants
DOCTORAL AND MASTERS STUDENTS

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) doctoral and masters students conduct cutting edge research at George Mason University that is aimed to serve persons with disabilities and their families.

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Continuous Work

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Throughout the funding period, a collaborative relationship was established with the George Mason University marketing sources promoting and facilitating the use of innovations by the business community. The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) and the George Mason Intellectual Properties, Inc. (GMIP) are responsible for contacting companies who are interested in evaluating and licensing university intellectual property for commercialization, collaborating on research, or teaming on federal grants. As part of this process, an agreement was reached with the News-2-You Company (www.n2y.com) regarding the use of the Symbolstix picture library within ACTIV 1.0. Furthermore, one of the major vendors in the area of assistive technology, Don Johnston Inc., (http://www.donjohnston.com/) expressed interest in continuous development of the ACTIV 1.0 prototype as well as future licensing possibilities. This collaboration encouraged the entrepreneurship of the innovative technology development.