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April 10, 2006 • Volume 6, Number 60


AUCD NETWORK NEWS

MD UCEDD receives funding to promote public health field as viable option for HBCU students. Kennedy Krieger Institute (MD UCEDD) received Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research education program funds for graduate and medical students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) who are interested in pursuing research experiences in the field of public health. For more information, contact Joan Lawrence.

UCLA UCEDD representative appointed to FAS national task force. Mary O'Connor, Tarjan Center at UCLA (UCEDD), was appointed to the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a term of June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2009. 

ME UCEDD hosts UIC emeritus professor.  International health and disabilities expert Gary Albrecht, Ph.D., professor emeritus of health policy administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago, spoke at the University of Maine on March 30.  Albrecht's seminar, "Cross National Disability Policy: Economics, Culture and Citizenship as Components of Social Welfare,” was sponsored by the Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies and supported by the University of Maine Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series.  

HI UCEDD successfully conducts 22nd Pac Rim Conference. The 22nd Annual Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities took place March 13-15 in Honolulu, Hawaii. With more than 1,000 attendees from more than 24 countries, territories and provinces, this year’s conference was one of the most successful events for the Center on Disability Studies (UCEDD) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

News from the Kansas Developmental Disabilities Center (LEND)

  • Language and sensory social play circle offered.  Between March 31 and May 5, the Autism Asperger Resource Center (AARC) which is located within the LEND is offering a group activity designed to enhance communication, sensory processing abilities, social skills, interactive play, and social activity for children ages three to five years. For more information, call 913-588-5988 or visit the AARC Website.

  • AARC Receives New Funding.  The Autism Asperger Resource Center (AARC), which is located within the LEND, has been rewarded a $35,000 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to update its library and provide more informational resources and support to the increasing population of families affected by autism.

  • LEND Trainee Activities
    • LEND staff and trainees participated in a Special Child Outreach Clinic at the Potawatomi Indian Reservation on March 31st. Children with a variety of developmental, behavioral, and cognitive concerns were assessed by the DDC staff and trainees.
    • LEND staff and trainees will be facilitating a rural outreach clinic in Dodge City, Kansas, April 21-24.  The staff also will be presenting at the Regional Autism Conference on a variety of topics such as health, behavior, and family perspectives.
    • LEND staff and trainees will be participating in the Potawatomi Health Fair on April 28 on the Potawatomi Indian Reservation. An estimated 30 children will be assessed and screened for a variety of health and developmental areas such as speech, hearing, nutrition, and behavior.

News from the West Virginia Center for Excellence in Disabilities (UCEDD/LEND)

  • The West Virginia Assistive Technology System (WVATS), a Tech Act project conducted in collaboration with the UCEDD and the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services, was selected as a 2006-2007 Microsoft Accessibility Resource Center (MARC) by the Microsoft Corporation.  MARCs demonstrate accessible technology solutions that are possible on computers using Windows.

  • Staff from WVATS and the WV Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) will present at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) 2006 National Conference in Chicago, April 1-3. Their presentation, “Inclusive Educational Environments through Accessible Information Technology” will focus on universal design of learning and integrating accessible information technology into standard curricula. 

  • Center staff will present two poster exhibits at the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare New Freedom Initiative Conference, “Transforming Systems: Keys to Success” in Baltimore, April 10–12.  “Real Choice Consumer Work Group: A Consumer-Directed Model for Initiating Systems Change” describes how the Consumer Group developed and disseminated position papers statewide on issues of concern to consumers.  “Assessing Recruitment and Retention of Direct Care Workers” will highlight methods of assessing recruitment and retention of direct care workers.

  • Center staff presented “There’s No Place Like Home,” a systems integration model that helps older adults and individuals with disabilities age-in-place at the International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI) held in St. Petersburg, Florida, February 1–5.   

News from the A.J. Pappanikou Center (CT UCEDD)

  • Statewide forum on issues for people with disabilities. On April 5, the  Consumer Advisory Council is sponsoring a statewide forum on issues for people with disabilities. For more information please contact Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW, at 860-679-1563.

  • In-home supports for children with special health care needs forum.  On April 20, the UCEDD is sponsoring a forum to discuss in-home support for children who are medically fragile and technology dependent with its developmental disabilities network partners. For more information, contact Jessica Jagger, MSW, at 860-679-1584.

  • Forum on Cash & Counseling.  On March 7, the UCEDD sponsored a forum on Cash & Counseling with its developmental disabilities network partners. For more information, contact Jessica Jagger, MSW, at 860-679-1584.

 

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