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Project

Illinois LEND

Center:

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

Fiscal Year:

2016

Contact Information:

Kruti Acharya
[email protected]
312-413-1495

Project Description:

Collaboration between The Hope Institute for Children and Families and UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development's Leadership and Education in Neuro-Developmental Disorders (LEND). UIC LEND will partner with The Hope Institute and The Autism Program (TAP) network to advance LEND goals and objectives. The project starts with training on ASD identification and family supports developed and provided to over 100 family medicine residents in Southern Illinois as well as over 100 primary care physicians, and other health and community members. UIC LEND will build upon existing relationships and curricula to advance a multi-cultural outreach program based on engaging cultural brokers representing a range of cultural groups in the Chicago area including but not limited to: Latino, Polish, Asian, Middle Eastern, and African American communities.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

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

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban, Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Mulit-County, State, Regional

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910

Mailing address:
PO Box 8787
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8787