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8/11/2014
AUCD Welcomes Ben Jackson as Disability Policy Leadership Fellow
W. Ben Jackson III is currently serving as the AUCD Disability Policy Fellow for 2014-2015. He graduated from The Dickinson School of Law at The Pennsylvania State University in May of 2104. Prior to joining the AUCD he worked with Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy and Law) at the Kennedy Krieger Institute as a law clerk. As a law clerk with Project HEAL he was responsible for researching and drafting memorandums on special education law. He directly advocated for clients by drafting complaints for the Maryland State Department of Education for alleged violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004). He also worked to ensure his clients had appropriate accommodations and placements by advocating during Individualized Education Program meetings.
7/28/2014
Celebrating the 24th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
July 26 marked the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Celebrations will occur across the country, especially as the community gears up for the 25th anniversary next year. The Six by "15 campaign is certainly looking forward to these years' celebrations and the exciting work we have to do in the coming year to achieve our goals.
7/10/2014
Employment Opportunity: Program Manager, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), Silver Spring, MD
AUCD is currently seeking a dynamic individual to serve as a Program Manager working under the supervision of the Director, Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Technical Assistance. The individual filling this position will manage technical assistance activities of AUCD's cooperative agreement with the Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
6/25/2014
Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities Hosts an Education Policy and Management Trainee
The Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland is pleased to host an education policy and management trainee this summer.
6/24/2014
Iowa LEND Trainees Receive 2014 Alfred Healy Leadership Award in Developmental Disabilities
The Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD), a part of the University of Iowa Children's Hospital, is proud to announce that Kelly Schieltz, Ph.D. and Rachel Nash, MPH are the 2014 recipients of The Alfred Healy Leadership Award in Developmental Disabilities. The Healy Award nurtures in recipients a life-long commitment to leadership in developmental disabilities that will carry on Dr. Healy's legacy for future generations.
6/24/2014
The Mailman Center Audiology Trainees Present Their Poster "Preparing Professionals for Working with Children who are Multiply Involved"
The Mailman Center audiology trainees were fortunate enough to present their poster "Preparing Professionals for Working with Children who are Multiply Involved" at the annual Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference in Jacksonville in April. This poster provided information for professors, clinical preceptors, trainees, and current professionals to improve the quality of training in their respective programs.
6/20/2014
15 Years After Olmstead - Our Committment to Community Living
From The White House Blog
All indications are that we are heading in the right direction. We are working to address many of the most imposing barriers facing those who want to live on their own: finding affordable, accessible housing and improving access to quality support and services tailored to each person's goals.
5/22/2014
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.
5/20/2014
MCH Trainee Stories
from http://mchb.hrsa.gov
Read the stories of Lisa Mays, a University of Minnesota School of Public Health, MCH Nutrition Trainee and MPH Coordinated Masters Program student; Jason Champagne, a University of Minnesota MPH Candidate in Public Health Nutrition; and Julie Arndt, Carrie Dent, and Mikaela Robertson, Graduate students in the Coordinated Masters Program in Public Health Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
5/20/2014
MCH-Nutrition Training Program: Grantee Information
Currently six centers of excellence are funded to provide leadership education and training for graduate-level trainees and fellows and to deliver continuing education (CE) for the MCH nutrition workforce. These centers focus on clinical and public health nutrition to improve the health of infants, children, adolescents, children with special health care needs, mothers, and their families.
