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3/31/2015
April Trainee Focus: Policy, Poster Sessions, and Autism Awareness and Acceptance
April's AUCD trainee focus is on policy, and we look forward to seeing over 150 trainees in DC for the Disability Policy Seminar. Remember, advocacy doesn't just happen in DC, so tell us about any visits you make or letters you write to your representatives while they're in their home offices!
3/17/2015
Daline Derival Tells All About her Public Health Career (VT LEND)
from http://learn.uvm.edu
Daline Derival, M.P.H., completed UVM's Post-Baccalaureate Premedical program in 2014. She is Program Evaluator and Public Health Core Faculty member for the VT-LEND program, whichprovides graduate-level interdisciplinary training, services, and care to improve the health of infants, children, and adolescents with disabilities.
3/16/2015
March Trainee Liaison Focus is Alumni
Every month Trainee Liaisons have a different focus area to help engage their centers and the network of trainees. March is dedicated to getting in touch with our trainee alumni.
3/4/2015
AUCD Trainee T-Shirt: Order Yours Today!
Orders must be placed by 11:59pm March 23.
Show your AUCD pride by purchasing the 2015 trainee-designed t-shirt! It's perfect for the Disability Policy Seminar and local Center events. Many thanks to the 20+ people who submitted designs, and congratulations to Angela from Westchester, NY and Brandon from Iowa for contributing to the winning design.
3/4/2015
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD, IDDRC, LEND) LEND Training Program Receives Supplemental Funding to Address Trainee Diversity
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD, IDDRC, LEND) Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Training Program will focus efforts on increasing racial and ethnic diversity among its pool of long-term trainees thanks to a grant from AUCD's Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center on Autism and Developmental Disabilities. The supplemental funding will allow the program to forge deeper partnerships with historically black colleges and universities, to build awareness of the LEND program among underrepresented minority students who have been accepted to professional schools, and to foster greater interest in the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities among undergraduate minority students.
3/3/2015
The ECP March Guest Blogger is Zach Goble
AUCD is happy to announce the Early Career Professionals March guest blogger - Zach Goble. He is a former University of Kentucky UCEDD trainee, former Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center LEND trainee and a School Psychologist.
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.
