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2/25/2015

AUCD Strategic Map 2015-2016

AUCD is pleased to present our 2015-2016 Strategic Map. This map outlines five key priority areas and corresponding sub-goals for our organization and network over the next two years, and serves as a guide for our collective work and mission.

2/12/2015

High School Students Learn About Health Care Careers from Iowa LEND Trainees

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education programs are for students in grades K-12 and according to STEM Connector data, females are about 25% less likely to be interested in STEM fields than males. University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC) staff and Iowa LEND Trainees are trying to change that!

1/15/2015

January is Social Media Month for Trainee Liaisons

Trainee Liaisons will be exploring how social media can benefit their program. Programs may use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, or other social media platforms. Each TL will be asked to meet two easy goals for January

1/6/2015

Check Out Our New Look: AUCD Disability Policy In Brief

The popular "In Brief" brings the latest in disability policy to your email or social media feed every Monday. We've redesigned and reprogrammed In Brief, making it easier to find, read, share, and subscribe. View the first issue of 2015, covering the start of the 114th Congress and litigation on the Department of Labor's Home Care Rule.

1/6/2015

Introducing "Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All"

"Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All" is a brief weekly video spot produced by AUCD featuring policy staffer Liz Weintraub discussing current disability policy issues. These videos are a compliment to AUCD's popular written publication of "AUCD Disability Policy News In Brief" and are designed to make oftentimes complex policy issues more easy for everyone to understand.

12/29/2014

The Institute on Disability's Center for START Services and NH LEND Program Announce a New Partnership

The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire is pleased to announce a unique graduate-level interdisciplinary partnership between the Center for START Services and the NH Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program (NH LEND). "This relationship allows future leaders to develop a broader understanding of what is needed to promote positive health and mental health practices. We're honored to be part of this important partnership," says Dr. Joan Beasley, Director of the Center for START Services, a program within the IOD. NH LEND program is an intensive, nine-month graduate-level training program focusing on neurodevelopmental disabilities in children and youth. The Center for START Services' New Hampshire program provides technical support and frameworks to help better meet the mental health needs of individual with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

12/9/2014

Maria Isabel Frangenberg is AUCD's Early Career Professionals' December Guest Blogger

AUCD is happy to announce the Early Career Professionals' December guest blogger - Maria Isabel Frangenberg. She is a Diversity and Inclusion Fellow with the Association of University Centers on Developmental Disabilities (AUCD).

12/1/2014

Virginia LEND Trainee Wins Teacher of the Year Award

Catherine Marchetti, a Virginia LEND trainee and early childhood exceptional education teacher received the Richmond Teacher of the Year Award.

11/24/2014

Position Opening: Assistant Virtual Trainee

AUCD is recruiting for a new position: Assistant Virtual Trainee. With AUCD member programs in every US state and territory as well as internationally, our trainees exist all across the world, and more support is needed! The Assistant Virtual Trainee will assist the current Virtual Trainee to continue to build a virtual network among these trainees at AUCD member programs. The Assistant Virtual Trainee will also be mentored by the Virtual Trainee to help them learn more about the AUCD Network, national issues, and trainee network. Deadline: December 19