Webinar Description:

Join us for an interactive discussion on universal design for learning (UDL) and learn how your program can develop a more inclusive training approach by applying UDL principles. The panel will highlight two training programs in the AUCD Network with experience applying UDL in their work. Come prepared with questions and plan to participate in a facilitated activity! We highly encourage training programs to come ready to share their program’s approach to UDL and/or bring a document or resource on which they would like to get feedback on from a UDL lens.

At the end of this discussion, participants will:

• learn core principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL);
• identify strategies for applying UDL in their individual program; and 
• receive feedback from their peers on UDL.

This is an event sponsored by AUCD's National Training Directors Council and the Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center (ITAC) on Autism and Developmental Disabilities.  

Featured Presenters: 

McCafferty Kermon, Advocacy Faculty, Arizona LEND

McCafferty S. Kermon began her career in leadership as a Self-Advocacy Trainee in the North Carolina LEND Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).  She has extensive experience as an education coach for individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, having developed curricula related to skill development, leadership, self-advocacy, and life transitions for this population.   She is currently the Advocacy Faculty for Arizona LEND at the University of Arizona, Tucson and a consultant to the TEACCH Autism Program, UNC-CH.  

Jaclyn Larson, Advocacy and Family Discipline Faculty, Arizona LEND,

Jaclyn Larson serves as Advocacy and Family discipline faculty for the University of Arizona Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (ArizonaLEND) program. She will earn her Master of Public Health (MPH) in Public Health Policy and Management at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health in December of 2023.

Ms. Larson completed an ArizonaLEND fellowship in 2015 and has served as faculty since 2016. She also serves as the Parent Representative on the Board of Directors at Children’s Clinics and Chair of the Patient and Family Advisory Board where she works to improve the quality of health care for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families.

Mark Crenshaw, MTS, Director of Interdisciplinary Training, Georgia LEND

Mark is the Director of Interdisciplinary Training at the Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University. Since 2011, he has been responsible for the implementation and coordination of Georgia LEND. Georgia LEND has prioritized the inclusion of advocate trainees since its inception, and in addition to serving as the Training Director, Mark also served as the Self-Advocate Faculty member for several years. Mark is also a core faculty member for the AUCD Leadership Academy, which has been facilitated by Georgia State University since 2017.

Molly Tucker, MSW, Training and Advocacy Manager, Georgia LEND

Molly is the Training and Advocacy Manager at the Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University. She is responsible for the facilitation and coordination of leadership development and self-advocacy programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She is a member of the Georgia LEND implementation team. In this role, she supports advocate trainees and focuses on ways to incorporate Universal Design for Learning into all training components.

Please Note:

• CEUs are not available for this webinar.
• This webinar will be held on the Zoom Platform. You can test your Zoom connection before the scheduled time by visiting this test webpage.
• CART captioning will be provided upon request. For additional accommodations, emails [email protected].
• This webinar will be recorded and archived.