COUNCIL ON RESEARCH AND EVALUATION (CORE)
06/04/2012
Participatory Action Research: Students with Intellectual Disabilities Conducting Research on their College Experience. (A Webinar from Think College)
fromhttp://www.thinkcollege.net/for-professionals/training-eventsResearch facilitators from three universities will share their experiences using participatory action research (PAR) methods with college students with intellectual disabilities.
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06/19/2012
Building Better Data Systems to Address Youth Violence and Injury (HRSA/MCHB DataSpeak webinar)
fromhttp://altarum.cvent.com/events/dataspeak-registration/event-summary-01040f15d63a4080b766ea817f1ce63b.aspxStates need robust data systems to be able to address youth violence and injury with facts and targeted interventions. In this DataSpeak, three experts will speak to the importance of data and the various ways that public data can be used to monitor and create policy to address youth violence and injury trends.
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07/09/2012
2012 International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID) World Congress
fromhttps://iassid.org/conference/index.php/HPC/2012IWC/indexThe 2012 IASSID World Congress, "A World of Potential," will bring approximately 1,500 delegates from around the world to Halifax. The conference will offer several plenary addresses about major advances in the biological, behavioral, and social sciences related to intellectual disabilities. Presenters will share recent research findings in more than 200 concurrent sessions.
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09/28/2012
National Presidential Forum on Disability Issues
fromhttp://www.nfdi.orgA non-partisan forum where presidential contenders offered their visions on policy that affects people with disabilities. Go to www.NFDI.org to view the webcast of the entire event and download the full transcript! With the election less than two weeks away take the time to learn where the candidates stand on issues important to you! You can search the transcript for key issues and phrases.
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11/07/2012
Evidence-Based Policies That Promote Access to Health Care and Wellness: Results from BRFSS and NCI Datasets and other sources
This webinar was a collaborative effort between AUCD's Council on Research and Evaluation (CORE) and the National Association of State Directors of Development Disabilities Services (NASDDDS). The panel discussed on findings from the national core indicator and BRFSS datasets regarding health care access and wellness for people with disabilities and how ethnicity and gender impacts health care. The speakers also discussed policy implications to improve services that promote quality health care outcomes for people with disabilities.
CORE Webinar Presentation 07 07 2012 FINAL.pdf
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12/01/2012
2012 AUCD Conference: Innovating Today, Shaping Tomorrow
fromhttp://www.aucd.org/conference/index.cfm/2012Thank you to all who attended and participated in the 2012 AUCD Conference! We had a great time learning and sharing the newest in promising practices and innovations that shape the lives of people with disabilities and their families through research, policy, education, and service. We continue to post additional session materials, photos, and wrap up items on the conference website and in the app, so check back often, and save the date for Nov 16-20, 2013.
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02/18/2013
Strategic Grant Writing: NIH Funding Mechanisms, Proposal Preparation & Review Process
This webinar, sponsored by AUCD's Council on Research and Evaluation (CORE), was intended for those interested in conducting research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The webinar covered all aspects of strategic grant writing, including: which NIH institute to target, applicable funding mechanisms, how to prepare NIH applications, and how applications are scored by review committees.
Gordon AUCD Core 2-18-2013 final.pdf
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02/25/2013
MCH EnRICH Webinar: Applied Missing Data Analysis
fromhttp://altarum.cvent.com/enrich022013This webinar will provide a conceptual overview of missing data theory and assumptions; briefly discuss "traditional" missing data techniques that are widely available in software packages, and demonstrate their shortcomings; and provide researchers with a conceptual overview of two "modern missing data handling methods", multiple imputation and maximum likelihood estimation.
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02/27/2013
2013 State of the States in Developmental Disabilities
fromhttp://aaidd.org/content_10241.cfmThe State of the States in Developmental Disabilities is a comparative nationwide longitudinal study of public financial commitments and programmatic trends in services and supports for people with IDD which is funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. This webinar will share highlights of the 2013 monograph, due out this Spring, as well as demonstrate how the interactive website can be used to develop tailored charts and graphs for use in state or regional advocacy efforts.
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03/19/2013
Revising the ICD Definition of Intellectual Disability: Implications and Recommendations
fromhttps://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/187978546The 11th iteration of the ICD is under development; AUCD and AAIDD have both been part of the WHO process for stakeholder input on the condition previously known as "mental retardation." Join us to hear more about this process.
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04/02/2013
MCH EnRICH Webinar: Mediation Analysis and its Application in MCH
fromhttps://www.etouches.com/enrich042013Learning objectives include: Conditioning on intermediates between an exposure and outcome of interest can give rise to paradoxical associations if control is not made for intermediate-outcome confounding.
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04/15/2013
2013 Disability Policy Seminar
fromhttp://www.thearc.org/page.aspx?pid=2173The 2013 Disability Policy Seminar is the biggest and best opportunity for advocates to advance the grassroots movement for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This unique platform offers you the opportunity to come together with other advocates, learn about the issues, and speak with your elected officials about what is important to you.
Hosted by: The Arc, UCP, AUCD, AAIDD, NACDD, and SABE
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04/25/2013
Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: A National Conference
fromhttp://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/centers-institutes/institute-on-development-and-disability/public-health-programs/project-intersect/index.cfm
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04/27/2013
29th Pacific Rim International Forum on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
fromhttp://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/
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04/29/2013
29th Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity
fromhttp://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/The theme for the 29th Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity-Being in Community-embraces the ideals of all people living together harmoniously and happily in a barrier-free world without fear of exclusion from social, economic or political life.
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