The book is edited by Meg Grigal of TransCend and Debra Hart of ICI in Boston and contains a wealth of information regarding Post Secondary Education for students with intellectual disabilities.

The book provides information and tools to support all children whose primary way to communicate is through challenging behaviors. The authors address what behaviors children use to communicate, what kinds of messages they may be sending, and how adults can ask six critical questions to better understand and meet children's needs.

The Center for Development and Disability congratulates Alejandro Moralez, recipient of the President's award from the New Mexico chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

Judith S. (Judy) Palfrey, MD, FAAP, is the 2009-2010 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP is the nation's largest pediatric organization, with a membership of 60,000 doctors and specialists.

The House of Representatives passed HR 4247, the Keeping All Students Safe Act (formerly the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act) on March 3, 2010.

Together, The Arc, UCP, AAIDD, AUCD, NACDD, and SABE annually look to our extensive grassroots networks to advocate in a bipartisan manner for national public policies promoting the full inclusion of people with disabilities in our society. Find out how you can participate in the 2010 Disability Policy Seminar!

LEND faculty & students work with city managers to raise awareness, develop resources, and facilitate community engagement for change.