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10/20/2016
AUCD's 2016 Group Hotel Rooms Are Sold Out
The block of rooms under AUCD's contract with the hotel is full and they are no longer able to offer rooms for most of the nights over our conference dates at our negotiated group rate. You may contact the Renaissance directly at 877-212-5752 to check on current availability at their regular room rate, or view a list of hotels within walking distance of the Renaissance that you might consider for your stay.
10/18/2016
AUCD Launches International Fellowship Program on Inclusive Education
This new exchange program, a partnership between AUCD, the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, will promote the growth of future leaders in inclusive education in countries and communities across the globe. 20 mid-career disability and education professionals from Brazil, Peru, Kenya and Tanzania will be placed at partner host sites across the United States, including UCEDDs and LENDs. During their time in the U.S., Fellows will learn about policies and practices that have influenced inclusive education in the U.S. and will plan a project upon their return home. The program honors the work of former Senators Bob Dole and Tom Harkin in the field of disability rights and inclusive education.
10/18/2016
AUCD signed onto a Letter from the Friends of HRSA to House Leaders Urging Support for Discretionary Programs
AUCD signed onto a letter from the Friends of HRSA and the American Public Health Association urging lawmakers to support an original FY 2017 request of $7.48 billion for discretionary HRSA programs in the final FY 2017 spending agreement. The letter was sent to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. The signatories to the letter requested that the committee members restore funding to HRSA programs that were made in earlier bills this year and urged lawmakers not to add any harmful policy riders.
10/18/2016
AUCD signed onto a Letter from the Friends of HRSA to Senate Leaders Urging Support for Discretionary Programs
AUCD signed onto a letter from the Friends of HRSA and the American Public Health Association urging lawmakers to support an original FY 2017 request of $7.48 billion for discretionary HRSA programs in the final FY 2017 spending agreement. The letter was sent to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. The signatories to the letter requested that the committee members restore funding to HRSA programs that were made in earlier bills this year and urged lawmakers not to add any harmful policy riders.
10/18/2016
Tuesdays with Liz - Bruce Darling
During this week's edition of Tuesdays with Liz, Liz interviews Bruce Darling (Community Organizer for ADAPT) about the Disability Integration Act. In case you missed the last two editions, Liz interviewed Jennifer Mathis (Director of Policy and Legal Advocacy at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law) in a two-part series on mental health and the connection to people with disabilities - part one, part two.
10/13/2016
AUCD Participates in the #HireMyStrengths Campaign
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and in recognition, AUCD is participating in the Hire My Strengths Campaign. Each person employed at AUCD has unique strengths that they bring to the job and office culture. Regardless of their diagnosis or label, each person plays a vital part in advcing our mission to drive change for and with people with disabilities and their families, and creating a supportive and fun work environment where we value our differences and celebrate accomplishments.
10/12/2016
A New Path: 2016 PCPID Report to the President Now Available
The report, Strengthening an Inclusive Pathway for People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families, recognizes the "great strides" made since President John F. Kennedy established a blue-ribbon panel to address the needs of people with intellectual disabilities and their families and PCPID Chairman Jack Brandt notes that, "despite these advances, the trajectory for a person with an intellectual disability remains limited."
10/11/2016
Tuesdays with Liz - Jennifer Mathis - Part 2
During this week's edition of Tuesdays with Liz, Liz interviews Jennifer Mathis for part two of the two-part series on mental health and the connection to people with disabilities. View part one of this two-part series here.
10/10/2016
Enabling Community Participation in the Bronx (NY UCEDD/LEND)
RFK CERC Einstein/Montefoire UCEDD occupational and physical therapists, LEND trainees, children with developmental disabilities and their families happily joined together to visit epic sites in the Bronx. Tim Conly, OTR cultivated new partnerships with Yankee Stadium and Mosholu Golf Course this summer so that CERC families could tour the iconic baseball stadium and learn to play golf. Therapists and therapy LEND trainees created the optimal experience for participants: enhancing abilities and modifying the environment so each person obtained the maximal benefit during the visits. For many it was the first time to Yankee Stadium, participants were so grateful that one child presented a beautiful picture he made to our tour guide, Paul Ward, creating a lasting partnership. For all, this was the first time on the golf course; golf pros taught us to drive, putt and play a hole.
10/10/2016
Maine UCEDD CAC Members Share Lived History of Disability with LEND Trainees
Two members of the Maine UCEDD's Community Advisory Committee (CAC) recently shared their lived history of disability with University of Maine trainees and faculty in the New Hampshire-Maine LEND Program, as part of a Leadership Intensive on the history of disability.
10/7/2016
TRIAD's Pablo Juarez receiving national honor from The Arc for Supporting Inclusion for People with Disabilities (TN UCEDD/LEND/IDDRC)
By Kristen McKiernan and Jennifer Wetzel
Pablo Juarez, M.Ed., BCBA, director of the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) in the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, has been named Educator of the Year by The Arc, the nation's largest national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
10/6/2016
Dr. Blake Works To Give Others A Voice While Keeping Her Own (TX UCEDD)
"Psychologists have been studying implicit bias for years, and it's good that we're finally talking about this nationally and examining how it impacts diverse student's school experiences. I'm interested in uncovering more - thinking about interventions and prevention strategies we can do to address implicit bias." While Dr. Blake has been extremely successful both professionally and personally, she's the first to admit that balancing work and life is not always easy.
10/6/2016
Maine UCEDD CAC Members Share Lived History of Disability with LEND Trainees
Two members of the Maine UCEDD's Community Advisory Committee (CAC) recently shared their lived history of disability with University of Maine trainees and faculty in the New Hampshire-Maine LEND Program, as part of a Leadership Intensive on the history of disability.
10/3/2016
Angela Tomlin, PhD joins Interdisciplinary Research Leaders (IN UCEDD/LEND)
As one of only 15 three-person teams selected, Angela Tomlin, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at IUSM and Director of the Section of Child Development and the Indiana LEND program joins Interdisciplinary Research Leaders, a new program led by the University of Minnesota with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Tomlin is partnering with Shoshanna Spector, Executive Director of Indianapolis Congregation Action Network (IndyCAN!) and Karen Ruprecht, PhD, Director of Innovation in Early Education at Early Learning Indiana to form a team that will examine the effects of parental incarceration on young children. The Indianapolis team will join researchers and community leaders from across the country to collaborate and innovate to solve persistent challenges and advance a Culture of Health-one that places well-being at the center of every aspect of life.
10/3/2016
AUCD Celebrates Down Syndrome Awareness Month
This October, AUCD is proud to join several federal and organization partners to celebrate National Down Syndrome Awareness month. Join us as we share blogs and resources, and host a twitter chat to talk about creating a stronger community in which everyone is fully included.
10/3/2016
AUCD Celebrates October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (#NDEAM), sponsored by the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. While the Americans with Disabilities Act has made access to buildings, programs, and almost all walks of life, the one area that has stubbornly been slow to improve has been employment for people with disabilities. Join AUCD as we highlight both the need to increase disability employment and the great value that people with disabilities bring to businesses. #InclusionWorks!
