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12/6/2016

Tuesdays with Liz: Paulina Larenas

This week's edition of Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All Liz interviews Paulina Larenas, DREAM Fund recipient, about Latino families and her dream for her daughter with developmental disabilities. In case you missed last week's episode, Liz celebrated the 100th episode of TWL! To celebrate this milestone, Sara Luterman, communication assistant at AUCD, interviewed Liz Weintraub, advocacy specialist about her thoughts and dreams for Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All.

12/4/2016

Photos from the AUCD 2016 Conference

View our albums on Flickr

The AUCD2016 Conference was full of memorable moments. View our Flickr albums to relive some of the best.

12/1/2016

Rose F Kennedy UCEDD at Montefiore Partners with Bronx Developmental Disabilities Council for 13 Annual Health Services Conference

The Rose F Kennedy UCEDD (NY) at Montefiore partnered with the Bronx Developmental Disabilities Council for its 13th Annual Health Services Conference on November 18, 2016, entitled Physical and Behavioral Health Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities. For years the RFK UCEDD has worked collaboratively with the Council, an association of parents, advocates and professionals that is advisory to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

11/30/2016

2017 DMCHWD Diversity and Health Equity Peer Learning Collaborative

Deadline: December 5, 2016

Are you interested in improving your MCH Training Program or institution's practices around diversity or health equity? Are you revamping your existing practices related to training on cultural and linguistic competence or looking for resources, tools, and best practices related to diversity, cultural and linguistic competence and health equity initiatives? If so, consider applying for the 2017 Diversity and Health Equity Peer Learning Collaborative!

11/30/2016

AUCD 2016 Conference App Available

AUCD has again partnered with Guidebook to bring you the entire conference agenda and more on your mobile device, for free! Download the guide to plan your day with personalized schedules, browse exhibitors, view maps of the hotel and surrounding area, view the attendee list and connect with people before you arrive, access exclusive online content, and much more. The app is compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android devices. Windows Phone 7, laptop, and Blackberry users can access the same information via our mobile site.

11/30/2016

AUCD Joins Amicus Brief on FAPE Supreme Court Case

AUCD joined the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) and the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) on an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case Endrew F v. Douglas County School District.

11/29/2016

Tuesdays with Liz - 100th Episode

Can you believe its Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All 100th episodes?! To celebrate this milestone, Sara Luterman, communication assistant at AUCD, interviewed Liz Weintraub, advocacy specialist about her thoughts and dreams for Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All. In case you missed last week's episode, Liz provided a preview of the upcoming AUCD Conference, which will take place from December 4-7. Liz highlights important sessions and opportunities to learn more about disability policy at the conference.

11/28/2016

ESSA Final Regulations Fact Sheet

The Department of Education has issued final regulations to implement provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that concern school accountability, data reporting and state plans. This fact sheet provides information about the regulations and new requirements that states must fulfill.

11/28/2016

Increasing Folic Acid Intake through Public Health Education (WI- Waisman Center UCEDD/LEND)

Folic acid is a crucial B vitamin that can prevent up to two thirds of cases of neural tube defects if taken daily before a woman becomes pregnant. Over the past year, faculty, staff and trainees at the Waisman Center UCEDD and the WI LEND program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have been working to increase awareness of the significant public health impacts of daily folic acid use. The current "Folic Strong" Initiative is a 3-pronged public health approach based on 1) policy changes that improve access to prenatal vitamins containing folic acid for all women of reproductive age, 2) healthcare provider education and 3) direct-to-consumer education to increase the number of women in Wisconsin who are taking vitamin supplements with folic acid.

11/28/2016

Iowa's UCEDD Training Behavior Teams Improve Outcomes for Students Engaging in Challenging Behaviors

The CDD training teams have worked with 19 school-based behavioral teams, varying in size from one to nine members, to teach them how to design, conduct, and analyze results of different behavioral assessments (e.g., preference assessments, functional analysis). Ten of the 19 teams have graduated from training and are now training other personnel in conducting these assessments.

11/28/2016

WIHD offers Intensive Parenting Support for Parents with Intellectual Disabilities (NY UCEDD/LEND)

Project IMPACT is an intensive, home-based parenting program that was created at WIHD to meet the needs of parents with intellectual/learning disabilities in Westchester County, NY. Project IMPACT's evidence-based curriculum was developed to assist parents with intellectual disabilities in developing parenting skills.

11/22/2016

Background on why a Medicaid per capita cap/block grant would lead to devastating cuts in Medicaid

The health plan that Speaker Paul Ryan and other House Republican leaders unveiled today would radically restructure Medicaid by forcing states to accept reductions in federal funding for their Medicaid programs through either a per capita cap or a block grant, both of which would shrink federal funding for state Medicaid programs over time, relative to current law. This would shift significant costs to states and almost certainly lead states to cut Medicaid substantially over time, potentially placing millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing part or all of their health coverage...

11/22/2016

Tuesdays with Liz - AUCD 2016 Conference Preview

In this week's edition of Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All, Liz gives a preview of the upcoming AUCD Conference, which will take place from December 4-7. Liz highlights important sessions and opportunities to learn more about disability policy at the conference. In last week's episode, Liz provided her thoughts on the presidential election outcome amid the transition to a new administration.

11/21/2016

AUCD Announces 2016 Emerging Leader Scholarship Recipients

The Emerging Leader Scholarship Fund was established to support emerging leaders in the AUCD Network with an emphasis on self-advocates, family members, and early career professionals. Recipients receive a travel scholarship and registration funds for the AUCD Conference in Washington, DC, where they gain valuable opportunities in networking, mentorship, and professional growth.

11/21/2016

East Meets West: Helping entrepreneurs who have disabilities make dreams a reality (IL UCEDD/LEND)

In 2010, Renko began a collaboration with Sarah Parker Harris, professor of disability and human development, to begin a pilot program called Participation Through Innovation, which led to a second collaboration, the Chicagoland Entrepreneurship Education for People with Disabilities (CEED). The effort, funded by a two-year, $300,000 grant by the Coleman Foundation in 2014, provides support for entrepreneurs with disabilities.

11/21/2016

TennesseeWorks Employment Summit Focuses on High Expectations and Hard Work (TN UCEDD, IDDRC, LEND)

TennesseeWorks, a collaborative project led by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD, IDDRC, LEND) Investigator Erik Carter, Ph.D., recently hosted the fourth Annual Think Employment! Summit, which focused on hard work and high expectations.