June 2011 | Volume 11, Issue #6 | Subscribe to AUCDigest [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%3D662] | AUCDigest Newsletter Archive [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fresources%2Fdigest%2Fissues.cfm] In This Issue AUCD Central Office News Network News - Awards Network News - People on the Move Network News - Activities & Resources Member Spotlight Events Employment Opportunities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AUCD Central Office News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AUCD Launches Policy Fellow page [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%3D761] Check out our new Policy Fellow page [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%3D761] with links to the application as well as the bios of former Policy Fellows. The page is a work in progress - we plan on updating it as we receive new information. The Policy Fellowship is an opportunity for an advanced network member to live and work in Washington, DC for one year, learning about AUCD, current legislation affecting people with disabilities and their families, and exercising leadership skills. The Fellow's responsibilities will be developed based on the needs of the Association and the interest and experience of the Fellow. Read more and apply. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fopportunity.cfm%3Fopportunity_id%3D593%26id%3D158%26parent%3D158] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Network News - Awards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judith Palfrey, MD, (MA LEND) Is Appointed to the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health by President Barack Obama [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6911%26id%3D17] Photo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6911%26id%3D17]Judith Palfrey, MD, has been appointed to the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health by President Barack Obama. Palfrey, who recently completed her term as president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), joins the group of 25 members or representatives from outside the federal government to work on issues including worksite health promotion, preventive medicine, public health education and community services. Judith Palfrey works with the ICI and the Boston Children's LEND program. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6911%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judith Levy, LCSW-CA (MD UCEDD/LEND) Receives Award for Outstanding Contribution to Social Work [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6814%26parent%3D%26parent_title%3DNews%2520%2F%2520Document%2520Search%2520Results%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Fnews_mgt.cfm%3Ftype%253D406%252C85%252C463%252C465%252C468%252C475%252C540%252C555%252C556%252C557%252C568%2526topic%253D87%2526%2526parent%253D505] Photo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6814%26parent%3D%26parent_title%3DNews%2520%2F%2520Document%2520Search%2520Results%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Fnews_mgt.cfm%3Ftype%253D406%252C85%252C463%252C465%252C468%252C475%252C540%252C555%252C556%252C557%252C568%2526topic%253D87%2526%2526parent%253D505]Judith M. Levy, MSW, LCSW-CA, MA, Chair of the Ethics Committee at Kennedy Krieger Institute, and MCDD Community Advisory Committee, received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6814%26parent%3D%26parent_title%3DNews%2520%2F%2520Document%2520Search%2520Results%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Fnews_mgt.cfm%3Ftype%253D406%252C85%252C463%252C465%252C468%252C475%252C540%252C555%252C556%252C557%252C568%2526topic%253D87%2526%2526parent%253D505] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harolyn M.E. Belcher, M.D., M.H.S., Director of Research, (MD UCEDD/LEND) Is Inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6905%26id%3D17] Harolyn M.E. Belcher, M.D., M.H.S., Director of Research, Kennedy Krieger Institute Family Center, and MCDD Management Team, was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society on May 11, 2011. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6905%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carolyn Hughes, Ph.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD) Is Recognized for Exceptional Service to the Field by AAIDD [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6906%26id%3D17] Carolyn Hughes, Ph.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center member (TN UCEDD) and professor of Special Education, was among ten national researchers recognized for Exceptional Service to the Field and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at AAIDD's Annual Meeting on June 6, 2011. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6906%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Network News - People on the Move ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charlie Lakin Selected to Serve as the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6879%26parent%3D16%26parent_title%3DHome%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Findex.cfm%3F] Charlie Lakin [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6879%26parent%3D16%26parent_title%3DHome%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Findex.cfm%3F]Currently the Director of the University of Minnesota's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration, Charlie will bring more than 40 years of experience as a teacher, researcher, consultant and advocate in services for people with disabilities. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6879%26parent%3D16%26parent_title%3DHome%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Findex.cfm%3F] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen Edwards, MD, MPH (OH UCEDD/LEND) Assumed the Position of Director of the University of Cincinnati UCEDD [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6778%26parent%3D%26parent_title%3DNews%2520%2F%2520Document%2520Search%2520Results%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Fnews_mgt.cfm%3Ftype%253D406%252C85%252C463%252C465%252C468%252C475%252C540%252C555%252C556%252C557%252C568%2526topic%253D87%2526%2526parent%253D505] Charlie Lakin [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6778%26parent%3D%26parent_title%3DNews%2520%2F%2520Document%2520Search%2520Results%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Fnews_mgt.cfm%3Ftype%253D406%252C85%252C463%252C465%252C468%252C475%252C540%252C555%252C556%252C557%252C568%2526topic%253D87%2526%2526parent%253D505]Karen Edwards, MD, MPH, has assumed the position of Director of the University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Edwards is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and is Director of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Edwards is a member of the AUCD Board of Directors. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6778%26parent%3D%26parent_title%3DNews%2520%2F%2520Document%2520Search%2520Results%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Fnews_mgt.cfm%3Ftype%253D406%252C85%252C463%252C465%252C468%252C475%252C540%252C555%252C556%252C557%252C568%2526topic%253D87%2526%2526parent%253D505] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Network News - Activities & Resources ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ohio State University Nisonger Center's Johnstown Road Dental Clinic Appears on the Front Cover of Fronteras [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6865%26parent%3D505%26parent_title%3DNews%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%253D505] Photo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6865%26parent%3D505%26parent_title%3DNews%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%253D505]The Ohio State University Nisonger Center's Johnstown Road Dental Clinic appears on the cover and in a story on page 7 of the June 16-20, 2011, edition of The Columbus Dispatch "Fronteras" weekly Spanish newspaper. The title of the article, "Asistencia dental para niņos disponible," translates as "Dental help for children with disabilities." Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6865%26parent%3D505%26parent_title%3DNews%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%253D505] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Institute on Community Integration (MN UCEDD/LEND) Profile Airing on the Discovery Channel [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profilesseries.com%2F] A profile of the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) at the University of Minnesota aired on the Discovery Channel on June 27th. ICI staff with "speaking roles" were Martha Thurlow, David Johnson, and Bob Bruininks. Part of the narrative describes what UCEDDs are, when they began, and positions ICI as one of the national network of UCEDDs. The profile is part of a television series called The Profiles Series [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profilesseries.com%2F] that is hosted by Lou Gossett Jr., which focuses on stories about people/organizations that are making a positive impact in the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Creating a Roadmap... What do people with developmental disabilities need and how do we get there? (MD UCEDD/LEND) [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6904%26id%3D17] Throughout the month of June, the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute will be holding community forums to get input from people with developmental disabilities, their families, professionals, providers and advocates about the service and support needs of people with developmental disabilities in Maryland. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6904%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ North Carolina CIDD and the National Core Indicators [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6907%26id%3D17] The CIDD National Core Indicators team and the Division staff have partnered with Dr. Karen Luken at the NC Office on Disability and Health (NCODH). This collaboration has led to three primary outcomes: (1) the inclusion of specific and timely health-related questions as part of the Consumer Survey, several of which have been adopted by HSRI for the national version; (2) examination of health-related data gathered from the NC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (NC BRFSS) and National Core Indicators, thus allowing comparison among persons with disabilities, persons without disabilities and persons with DD receiving state supported services; and (3) the establishment of a surveillance workgroup focusing on state efforts related to the health/healthcare of persons with developmental disabilities. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6907%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Racing "Challenges" and Deepening Friendships (TN UCEDD) [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fkc.vanderbilt.edu%2Fsite%2Fnewsandevents%2Fnews%2Fpage.aspx%3Fid%3D2916] Photo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fkc.vanderbilt.edu%2Fsite%2Fnewsandevents%2Fnews%2Fpage.aspx%3Fid%3D2916]Riding tandem bikes, two pairs of bikers with Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center ties-Alice Byrne and Josh Putman, and Jessica (Jessi) Solomon and Jeanne Gavigan-completed a 20-mile bike ride in the Twelfth Annual Audi Best Buddies Challenge-Hyannis Port. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fkc.vanderbilt.edu%2Fsite%2Fnewsandevents%2Fnews%2Fpage.aspx%3Fid%3D2916] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNC Neuroscientist Eva Anton, PhD, Is Awarded NIH Eureka Grant [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6908%26id%3D17] Photo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6908%26id%3D17]UNC neuroscientist Eva S. Anton, PhD, professor of cell and molecular physiology and CIDD investigator, has been awarded $1.18 million over 4-years from an NIH program called EUREKA (Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration). Anton was awarded the grant for his research in the mapping of neuronal placement in the developing cerebral cortex. This project is aimed at defining the neuronal blueprint that forms the brain connectome, a comprehensive map of neural connections in the brain. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6908%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Institute on Disabilities at Temple University Launches Program for People with Visual Impairment [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6910%26id%3D17] Photo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6910%26id%3D17]A new program of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education, will bring specialized equipment for people with visual impairment to locations across Pennsylvania. The "Get REAL-Regional Education Assisting Life Long Learning" project will deliver magnification and computer equipment to select libraries and bookmobiles throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6910%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maine UCEDD To Host Summer Workshops on DIR/Floortime and Employment Supports for Individuals with ASD [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6912%26id%3D17] Photo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6912%26id%3D17]The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (Maine UCEDD) is hosting two summer workshops with a focus on autism spectrum disorders. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6912%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Member Spotlight An Updated Learning Resource for All Iowans at IA UCEDD [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6909%26id%3D17] Photo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6909%26id%3D17]The Disability Resource Library (DRL) at Iowa's University Center for Excellence on Disabilities has a brand new location and a 21st century attitude! The DRL recently moved to its new space just off the main lobby at the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD). Patients and staff now have easy access to the library's 4,500 resources in a state-of the art facility. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D6909%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Events AUCD 2011: The Journey Continues [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference] 2011 annual meeting logo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2F] 2011 is a time to reflect on the accomplishments of the last forty years, to face the challenges of today, and to imagine the future. Join your colleagues in this year's conference and to help shape the future of the disability field. Please check our 2011 conference website [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference]. Draft Agenda Now Available [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%3D50043] The 2011 Conference will include many new features, including some schedule adjustments suggested by attendees. Check online to view the draft agenda [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qdkbqicab&t=trqo5kgab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0645&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%3D50043]. 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