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Project

Diversity and Disability Fellowship

Center:

WV-Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2016

Contact Information:

Melina Danko
[email protected]
304-293-4692

Project Description:

The goal of the Diversity & Disability Fellowship Program is to increase knowledge of disability services and supports and increase the diversity of leadership and staff across the disability field. The Fellowship Program recruits graduate and professional level students from diverse backgrounds to include individuals from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals from underserved geographic areas (rural or urban), different disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals as defined by AIDD.

Keyword(s):

Diversity, Fellowship, Training, Leadership, Minority

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities, Other - Cultural Diversity

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State