NIRS
4/25/2022
Request for Proposals: NIRS Technical Assistance
Deadline to submit a proposal: May 27, 2022
The UCEDD Resource Center (URC) is seeking a consultant to support improvements to our technical assistance (TA) related to NIRS. The consultation will contribute to improving the quality of NIRS TA through developing recommendations for the type and delivery of TA resources and developing consistency in branding and formatting for NIRS TA Resources.
4/22/2016
Mark Your Calendars for AUCD 2016!
December 4-7 in Washington, DC
The AUCD 2016 Conference, "Navigating Change: Building our Future Together," highlights both the change that comes at the end of a Presidential term as well as our need to work together to create a future in which children and adults with disabilities are able to participate fully in all aspects of life as valued members of their communities. Join us to engage in powerful, important, and inspiring personal and professional discourse on December 4-7 in Washington, DC.
9/29/2015
Just Released! NIRS Online Learning Modules
The Online Learning Modules replace the in-person orientation to NIRS for new Data Coordinators. The goal is for new Data Coordinators to be able to learn to use NIRS and understand reporting requirements by going through all the Modules. The Modules can be used by all Programs that enter data in NIRS: UCEDD, LEND, LEAH, PPC and DBP Programs.
4/2/2015
AUCD2015: Submit a Proposal Today
Deadline: June 5
AUCD is currently accepting proposals for our 2015 conference. This call for papers includes submissions for concurrent interactive presentations, concurrent panel presentations, single presentations, and posters. Proposals are welcomed on a multitude of topics on all things disability, including but certainly not limited to advocacy, behavior supports, disability studies, employment, health and wellness, leadership development, self-determination, technology, and much more.
8/7/2014
FY 15 Training Materials
8/15/2013
FY 14 Training Materials
4/29/2013
New UCEDD Annual Report
The new UCEDD Annual Report is currently being implemented in NIRS. Annual Reports for previous years will be preserved, but the new report will replace the old version for 2013. So the old-style report for FY 2013 will no longer be accessible. A webinar to present the new report will be announced and hosted soon.
3/26/2013
AUCD 2013: You're Invited
Promoting Inclusion in an Increasingly Diverse World
This Conference theme promotes our network values of inclusion of all persons with developmental and other disabilities in community life and engages the network in conversation and practices to ensure our work reflects the changing cultural and linguistic landscape in our Centers and States.
3/19/2013
New Field in NIRS (for UCEDD Data Coordinators only)
Some of you may remember we mentioned at the Annual Meeting that one more field would be added in NIRS: "Was this training conducted outside the UCEDD?", with response options "Yes" and "No".
3/4/2013
AUCD Celebrates March as Developmental Disabilities Month
On February 26, 1987, President Ronald Reagan designated March as the National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Read about a few of the current AUCD and Network activities underway this month.
2/12/2013
It's Time to Survey Your Former Trainees!
This is a friendly reminder that it is good to begin surveying your former trainees, if you have not done so already. Click on the title for more details.
12/2/2012
Materials from the NIRS Data Coordinators Meeting are now available!
This session was a great opportunity for Data Coordinators to meet and discuss topics of interest related to NIRS.
8/8/2012
NIRS FY2013 Roll-out Materials
7/31/2012
FY12 Training Materials
11/16/2011
Increasing Trainee Survey Responses: Best Practice Methods for Obtaining High Response Rates from Trainees
NOTE (1-31-2020): Since this resource was published, trainee surveys have been revised to a 2, 5, and 10 year timeline. The tips provided here are otherwise still pertinent. Obtaining high trainee response rates to the LEND and UCEDD 1, 5, and 10 year surveys can be difficult for programs to get. To assist Centers in potentially increasing their response rates, AUCD interviewed training directors and former trainees from the 5 UCEDDs and/or LENDs with the consistently highest response rates to understand their strategies for surveying former trainees. This report describes AUCD's interviews and the practices these Centers have found to be successful.