Since 1963, University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD) have been working to accomplish a shared vision that foresees a nation in which all Americans, including Americans with disabilities, participate fully in their communities. Independence, productivity, and community inclusion are key components of this vision. Currently, sixty-seven UCEDDs in every state and territory are located in a university setting.
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1/27/2010
Think College, at the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston, with funding from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, announced that 8 UCEDDs were selected for minigrants to implement projects to increase opportunities for postsecondary education for students with Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities.
1/25/2010
Published by Phil Stafford, PhD of IN UCEDD
With the first of the Baby Boom generation well into midlife, the number of Americans at or nearing retirement age is both unprecedented and expanding. "Elderburbia" argues that aging is not about time and the body, but about place and relationships.
1/25/2010
Created by Nebraska UCEDD/LEND/IDDRC
Through a grant from the Nebraska Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, this educational DVD provides oral health information for parents and caregivers as well as for health care professionals who work with individuals with special needs.
12/15/2009
"The J.E. and Z.B. Butler Foundation and UJA-Federation of New York have established the annual Zella Bronfman Butler Award to honor two professionals in UJA-Federation?s network of agencies who exemplify the highest standards of service. Those selected for this award each receive $10,000 and are chosen for their compassionate commitment to enriching the lives of children and adults with physical, developmental, and learning disabilities."
12/14/2009
Charles Drum, MPA, JD, PhD, Associate Professor and founding director of the Center on Community Accessibility at CDRC, received the National Distinguished Disability Research Award from the Southwest Conference on Disability, an annual conference sponsored by the University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability. The award recognizes an individual from the United States who has compiled a distinguished record of disability-related research in the social or physical sciences that has contributed to and advanced our overall knowledge of disability.
12/14/2009
Open the Door, Get 'Em a Locker: Educating Nursing Students with Disabilities is a closed-captioned 23-minute documentary film that chronicles the educational journey of one of the first baccalaureate nursing students who used a wheelchair. It was produced by Bronwynne C. Evans, PhD and IDHD's Beth Marks, RN, PhD.
12/14/2009
Willi Horner-Johnson, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. She earned a PhD at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2002. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in disabilities and health at OHSU. Dr Horner-Johnson is also a Research Scientist for OHSU's Center on Community Accessibility (CCA), a program of the Oregon Institute on Disability and Development.
from http://www.nacdd.org
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