AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.
AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.
AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.
AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.
AUCD 360 is a monthly newsletter highlighting news, initiatives, and events across the AUCD Network. Submitting an article to AUCD 360 is a great way for Network members to showcase activities, new research developments, trainee and faculty awards, events, and other accomplishments to the Network and others in the disabilities field.
AUCD’s Statement on the HHS Announcement: “This Jeopardizes the Health and Safety of People with Disabilities"
A recently leaked draft budget from the Trump Administration proposes the complete elimination of the Administration for Community Living (ACL). This includes the Developmental Disabilities Network (DD Network): University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs), State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (DD Councils), and Protection and Advocacy (P&A) systems. Read the full statement from AUCD, NACDD, and NDRN.
Urgent Call for Papers: A Critical Juncture for the DD Network
The Developmental Disabilities Network Journal issues this urgent call for papers at a pivotal and precarious moment for the disability community in the United States. The proposed elimination of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs), State Councils on Developmental Disabilities, Protection & Advocacy organizations, and other essential programs like LENDs, and IDDRCs represents an existential threat to the infrastructure that supports individuals with developmental disabilities, their families, and the professionals who serve them. The impact of these proposed cuts would be devastating, unraveling decades of progress in promoting community living, inclusion, and self-determination for people with disabilities..
Submitting an article to AUCD 360 is a great way for Network members to showcase activities, new research developments, trainee and faculty awards, events, and other accomplishments.
