Responsitory
The Responsitory is a data collection and management system that supports the administration, collection, and tracking of self-determination measures (e.g., Self-Determination Inventory), other surveys users create in the system, and more. The Responsitory supports data-based decision-making and effective research and educational practices.

Manage User Accounts
Create and manage staff and participant accounts.
Assign Surveys
Assign surveys by user (e.g., students/adults, teachers, disability service providers, family members).
Take Self-Determination Surveys
Complete any of the validated Self-Determination Inventories.
Create Surveys
Make your own accessible surveys that meet your group’s needs.
Pull Reports
Create individual and group-level reports.
Track Results
View, manage, and analyze incoming data.
Make Data-Based Decisions
Use data to make informed instructional and programmatic decisions.
For information on Responsitory subscriptions:
Please visit:
Responsitory: Powering Goals with Self-Determined Data
Have questions?
Contact:
selfdetermination@ku.edu
Frequently Asked Questions:
Accessibility features include:
- Read-aloud features
- In-text definitions
- Screen reader capabilities
- Inclusion of videos or images
- Alternative text for images
- Options to pause the survey and return later
- Supports writing data-informed IEP goals through use of validated transition assessments
- Supports transition assessment and reporting requirements such as Indicator 13
- Supports use of the Goal Time instructional model through integration with Goal Time lessons
- Supports reporting and survey completion by multiple people associated with a single student (i.e., student, teachers, related service providers, family members)
- Provides tracking and monitoring of growth and progress and can informed data-based decision-making and instruction
- Create profiles for users including an upload feature to store important documentation
- Supports identification and tracking of self-determination skills to inform employment and other Individualized Support Plan goals
- Supports use of the Goal Time instructional model through integration with Goal Time lessons
- Supports reporting and survey completion by multiple people associated with a single person (i.e., person, service providers, family members)
- Tracks data and provides opportunities to evaluate the impacts of services and supports
- Supports data management and survey distribution
- Supports creation of accessible surveys
- Supports easy data downloads nested by groups for further analysis
- Supports multiple methods of accessing the system including options for email log in, username log in, and one-time, anonymous links for surveys
- Provides participant friendly reporting options so that research participants can meaningfully engage with data being collected
We have pricing based on how many organization administrators and user accounts are needed. Please visit our website or reach out to selfdetermination@ku.edu for more information.
Yes, the Responsitory is HIPPA compliant and secure for research and non-research data practices.
Each Responsitory subscription includes organization administrator access to the asynchronous (online) Canvas training course and digital access to the Responsitory User Guides for organization administrators, staff, and participants. The course includes 5 modules:
- Module 1: Introduction
- Module 2: Setting Up the System
- Module 3: Building and Assigning Surveys
- Module 4: Dashboard Use
- Module 5: Using Results of Responsitory Self-Determination Measures
The Responsitory currently includes multiple translations of the SDI and additional translations are in progress. To learn more about our translation and adaptation work, please visit the Translations and Adaptations page.





