AUCD Central Office News
AUCD Unleashed: The Power of Engagement
Ink your calendars for AUCD Unleashed: The Power of Engagement on November 9-12, 2014. The 2014 AUCD Conference theme reflects our goal of achieving an elevated level of engagement with our respective and collective communities, networks, and well beyond in order to better inform, enhance, and enrich the work we all do to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families. Read more...
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AUCD Congratulates CDC: 'Vital Signs' Emphasizes Importance of Physical Activity for People with Disabilities
AUCD joins with disability and health leaders in congratulating the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) on the release of the current issue of Vital Signs on the importance of physical activity for people with disabilities. Read more...
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New Act Early Ambassadors Selected
AUCD, the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) are pleased to announce that thirty new Act Early Ambassadors have been selected from a group of highly qualified applicants. Read more...
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Documentary 'Questions of Discrimination' Examines Screening for Mental Health Disabilities
The documentary "Questions of Discrimination" portrays national and state disability advocates discussing the impact questions of "character and fitness" which screen for mental health disabilities have on applicants and diversity in the legal profession. AUCD's Andy Imparato is featured in this documentary. Read more...
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Network News - Awards & Honors
Royal Walker, JD, Appointed to the National Council on Disability
President Obama has appointed Royal Walker, JD - Executive Director of the Mississippi University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), the Institute for Disability Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi - to the National Council on Disability. Read more...
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Iowa COMPASS (IA UCEDD) Receives National Recognition as Model Website
Iowa COMPASS, a program of the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD), Iowa's UCEDD, was recently recognized in a report produced by the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS), a national association that determines quality standards for information and referral agencies, as a model website. Read more...
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Tom Seekins (RTC MT UCEDD) Receives 2014 ADA Award at UM
The University of Montana awarded Tom Seekins its Americans with Disabilities Act Award for 2014. The ADA Award honors individuals whose contributions advance education and employment opportunities for people with disabilities at the University of Montana in Missoula, and who carry on the spirit of the ADA. Read more...
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ICI's Jill Eastman Wins Award from MA APSE
Jill Eastman, an employment specialist at the ICI, recently received the Job Developer of the Year award from Massachusetts APSE. APSE is a national organization that supports people with disabilities to find competitive jobs in their communities. Read more...
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Craig Ravesloot Named NARRTC 2014 Distinguished Service Award Recipient (RTC MT UCEDD)
Craig Ravesloot, Ph.D., was awarded the National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Center 2014 Distinguished Service award at the NARRTC annual conference in Washington, DC." Read more...
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Ashley Wolfe (ICI MA UCEDD) will receive the Disability Law Centers Individual Leadership Award
Ashley Wolfe, a research liaison at the ICI, will receive the Disability Law Center's Individual Leadership Award at the 2014 Annual Benefit and Auction. The benefit will take place in Cambridge, MA. Read more...
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Network News - People on the Move
Center for Development and Disability (NM) Welcomes Marcia Moriarta, PsyD, as New Executive Director
Marcia Moriarta, PsyD, has been appointed the Executive Director of the Center for Development and Disability (CDD) at the University of New Mexico, New Mexico's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD). Read more...
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Waisman Center (WI) Welcomes William E. MacLean, Jr., PhD, as Associate Director
In August 2014, Bill MacLean, PhD, will join the Waisman Center as the associate director of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). Read more...
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Network News - Activities & Resources
New Resources Focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder
 The MCH Library at Georgetown University, with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau, released a new knowledge path and set of resource briefs about autism spectrum disorder.” Read more...
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'Baby Motor Milestones: Birth to 2 Years' Video
Pediatrician Lisa Shulman shows the motor milestones expected in typically developing babies, from head control to walking and what pediatricians look for during a well-baby visit. Read more...
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Documenting the Implementation of Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for Maternal and Child Health Bureau Funded Training Programs
 Documenting the Implementation of Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for Maternal and Child Health Bureau Funded Training Programs is designed to provide suggested approaches that can be used for grant proposals, progress reports, and site visits to document these efforts or to document progress over time. Read more...
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Impact: Feature Issue on Stories of Advocacy, Stories of Change from People with Disabilities, Their Families, and Allies (1988-2013)
 The just-released 25th anniversary issue of the publication Impact from the Institute on Community Integration brings together powerful personal stories from individuals with disabilities, their families, and allies to provide a snapshot of how the disability rights movement has touched individual lives over the past 25 years. Read more...
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North East Advocates Together (NEAT) and DD Network Allies Draft State Plans for Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance (ME UCEDD)
 Twenty-five members of the AIDD-funded North East Advocates Together (NEAT) Peer-to-Peer Connections Technical Assistance Project, representing self-advocacy organizations and their Developmental Disabilities Network allies from six states, recently gathered for a two-day planning meeting in Manchester, NH. Read more...
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The Power of Partnership: Project HEAL (MD UCEDD) and RE/MAX Preferred
 RE/MAX Preferred in Baltimore, Maryland launched its corporate partnership with Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy, and Law), a community-based program of the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Read more...
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State Law Bridge Fellowship Program (MD UCEDD)
 Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy, and Law), a community-based program of the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute, is proud to announce they will host a Penn State Law Bridge Fellow. W. Benjamin Jackson III, a former Project HEAL summer law clerk. Read more...
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The LEND Center of Pittsburgh Held Annual Portfolio Day Celebration.
 The LEND Center of Pittsburgh held their Annual Portfolio Day celebration. Portfolio Day is the culmination of the work LEND trainees dedicate to the program throughout the academic year. AUCD's Andy Imparato gave the second Keynote address. Read more...
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M.S. in Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health, Concentration in Developmental Disabilities FULLY ONLINE! Organization: Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC FL UCEDD)
 The FCIC and University of South Florida announce a FULLY ONLINE Master of Science degree in Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health with a concentration in Developmental Disabilities starting Spring 2015!
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Four Georgia Colleges Awarded Inclusive Post Secondary Education Feasibility Grants
.jpg "Four Georgia Colleges Awarded Inclusive Post-secondary Education Feasibility Grants") The Center for Leadership in Disability (CLD) and the Georgia Inclusive Post Secondary Education Consortium (GAIPSEC) are excited to announce the awarding of grants to four colleges and universities in Georgia, to study the feasibility of offering inclusive post-secondary education programs for young adults with developmental disabilities. Read more...
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Dan Habib TEDx talk: Disabling Segregation (IOD NH UCEDD)
 You might be surprised by the most compelling reason filmmaker Dan Habib makes for inclusive education in his TEDx AmoskeagMillyard talk (Hint: it's not about his son, Samuel!). Read More...
Federal Updates - Activities & Resources
2013 IACC Summary of Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
 The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) has released its top twenty picks for the most significant studies in autism research in 2013. Read more...
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