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Invitation to Participate in an Employment Study (VA UCEDD/LEND)
 The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is conducting a study of adults with physical disabilities. We want to know about your barriers to employment as well as resources that you need to support your work / career goals. In addition, we are interested in knowing how you find information on employment services and supports. Read more...
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD, LEND, IDDRC) Member Erik Carter Serves as Expert Speaker at Congressional Briefing (MA UCEDD/LEND)
 Changing post-school pathways of youth and young adults with severe disabilities was the focus of Erik Carter's presentation at a Congressional briefing, March 4, 2016, sponsored by the Friends of the Institute of Education Sciences (FIES). Carter, Ph.D., is professor of Special Education and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center member. Read more...
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD, IDDRC, LEND) Member and ResearchMatch Developer Aims to Increase the Number of Participants with IDD in Research Studies
 ResearchMatch (www.ResearchMatch.org) is a national online platform promoting the completion of clinical trials by matching individuals willing to participate in research with investigators nationwide. The recruitment tool was created in 2009 by Paul Harris Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering; Director, Office of Research Informatics; and member of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD, IDDRC, LEND). Read more...
Health & Wellness Initiative Creates Positive Lifestyle Changes
(KY UCEDD)
 This December marks the one year anniversary of Kentucky state-wide scale up efforts with HealthMatters. To date, 14 organizations from all corners of the state have reported serving 467 clients who have completed HealthMatters programming. This only includes those individuals who completed the full programming and doesn't even count those who saw the fun and benefits of physical activity and joined in. The results have been very encouraging. Participants have reported feeling healthier, feeling better about themselves, and have started incorporating what they've learned from the health promotion programming into their daily lives. Read more...
MN LEND Webcast Will Address Neurobiology of Poverty
 The 2016 Minnesota LEND Forum, "The Neurobiology of Poverty - Children Living in Poverty: Neurodevelopmental and Biological Correlates," explores what is known about the life-long effects of growing up in poverty via the perspectives of two leading researchers in the field. Dr. Seth Pollak of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will discuss, "Child Poverty and the Income-Achievement Gap: Insights from Cognitive Neuroscience" and Dr. Megan Gunnar from the University of Minnesota will present, "Poverty, Allostatic Load and the Stress Neuraxis: A Mechanism or a Bridge Too Far?" Read more...
Planning for Emergencies in Oklahoma: Investing in Partnerships
(OK UCEDD)
 Oklahoma is a beautiful state, but, as in other areas of the country, unexpected events can lead to emergency conditions in people's lives. With tornados, floods, ice-storms, and earthquakes, people who live in Oklahoma need to be ready to handle extreme natural events. Mother Nature can create emergencies for everyone, including people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD). However, few Oklahomans with IDD have emergency plans in place. OKSAN (Oklahoma Self-Advocacy Network), a collaborative project facilitated by the Oklahoma UCEDD, has partnered with the American Red Cross to create an emergency preparedness curriculum by Oklahoma self-advocates for Oklahoma self-advocates. Read more...
From Where I Sit (NH UCEDD/LEND)
 The IOD is excited to announce the launch of our new Tumblr - From Where I Sit. This new blog will provide a first-person voice on various disability-related topics that is informed by current IOD work, but not bound by it. Kathy Bates, who has long been a presence at the IOD, will be authoring the posts. Read more...
New Resource on Supporting Wellness for Adults with Disabilities
(MN UCEDD/LEND)
 Wellness is a rapidly growing area of focus for Americans. But for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, access to wellness activities and programs can be limited. How can we open up participation? Find out in the just-released free publication, Impact: Feature Issue on Supporting Wellness for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Read more...
Iowa UCEDD Partners with State Agencies on Recidivism Reduction Initiative
 Iowa is one of five states that received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice as part of their Second Chance Act Comprehensive Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Program. The grant has several areas of focus all centered around the goal of reducing recidivism through systems improvement work. Read more...
Study Suggests Correlation between rise of ADHD Diagnosis and Increased Academic Expectations in Young Children
(FL UCEDD/LEND)
 A new study led by Jeffrey P. Brosco, M.D., Ph.D., professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has identified a possible correlation between the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and increasing academic demands on young children. Read more...
Legal Planning for Young Adults with Disabilities (MD UCEDD)
 The Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute is pleased to announce a new initiative with the University of Baltimore School of Law. On Monday, April 11, 2016, Professor Angela Vallario from the University of Baltimore School of Law and Attorney Louise Michaux Gonzales, will deliver a free seminar to Kennedy Krieger young adult patients, students, and their families about estate planning considerations and decision-making capacity. Read more...
People On the Go (MD UCEDD)
 People On the Go is Maryland's self-advocacy group of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities around the state who advocate for change. People On the Go members have come together for years to ensure that the voices of persons with disabilities influence services, policies, and practices. They are also engaged in a number of training projects at the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute through funding from both the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council and the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Read more...
ThinkWork! Projects Appear in NPR and PBS Series
(MA UCEDD/LEND)
 Two projects run by the Institute for Community Inclusion's ThinkWork! got some national media coverage recently. StateData.info WAMU 88.5 News, an NPR affiliate out of Washington D.C., came out with a four-part series called From Institution to Inclusion: For D.C. residents with developmental disabilities, it's been a decades-long fight to be treated like everyone else. (https://wamu.atavist.com/from-institution-to-inclusion) In part IV of the series, titled, "The Next Challenge: Jobs," the article cites annually collected data from The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes which highlights the low percentage of workforce participation among D.C. residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Read more...
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Munroe-Meyer Institute researchers Anna Dunaevsky, PhD, and Woo-Yang Kim, PhD, were honored at the 2015 University of Nebraska Medical Center Distinguished Scientists Awards ceremony, held on Feb. 11 at the UNMC campus in Omaha. The awards are the highest honors for UNMC researchers. 
The U.S Access Board unanimously elected Regina Blye as its Vice Chair. Blye, a Board member from Austin, Texas, is the Executive Director of the Texas State Independent Living Council where she works collaboratively with a Governor-appointed statewide board of directors and staff to build a more visible and informed community. 
Shelbi Davenport and Justin Deleon both valedictorians from their prospective PATHS program classes are candidates to become the first People Planning Together (PPT) certified trainers in Texas. The People Planning Together curriculum was developed by The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices, an International organization that provides certification programs in an effort to offer training to people with a broad range of support needs. 
Each year, Easter Seals North Texas chooses ambassadors from each service they provide to represent their program. This year, Darius Young was selected as an Ambassador.In 2015, Darius completed the Postsecondary Access and Training in Human Services (PATHS) program at Texas A&M University located in College Station, Texas. He earned a Direct Support Professional certification, which enables him to assist others with disabilities. With help from Easter Seals' CLASS case management and employment services, Darius became employed soon after completion of his degree and currently has two jobs. 
Carrie Coffield, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Boggs Center, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Malia Corde, Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), Deepa Srinivasavaradan, SPAN, and Ericka Dickerson, NJ Department of Children and Families, were honored with the Parent-Professional Collaboration Award by SPAN and the Community of Care Consortium.
Paula Sullivan, PhD, psychologist and faculty at the Indiana LEND program has been named 2016 Trustees' Teaching Award (TTA) recipient for the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Sullivan will be honored at the Chancellor's Academic Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 21, 2016. 
April 11-13, 2016, Washington, DC
Thursday, April 21, 2016, 3:00p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
