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Project

Advocacy and Empowerment (A&E) for Minorities with Disabilities Program

Center:

IL-Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2007

Contact Information:

Fabricio Balcazar
[email protected]
312-413-1646

Project Description:

The Advocacy and Empowerment (A&E) for Minorities with Disabilities Program looks at the growing needs of African-Americans and Latinos with disabilities. A&E houses the new Center for Capacity Building on Minorities with Disabilities Research (CCBMDR) which develops services to help people from different cultures. Also, the Center examines the impact disability services have on minorities. http://www.uic.edu/orgs/empower/

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Quality of Life, Other - Cultural Diversity, Other - Leadership

Target Audience:

Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Reservation, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County, Mulit-County, State

Funding Source: