UIC UCEDD Diversity Fellowship Program

2018

The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD), a part of The Administration on Community Living (ACL), awarded National Training Initiative grants to University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) to develop diversity fellowship programs to support recruitment and retention of diverse trainees, and build cultural and linguistic competence within their Centers.Designed as a pipeline grant, the goals of the diversity fellowship are to:Improve the recruitment and employment of underrepresented groups, including people with disabilities, within the UCEDD and in the workforceIncrease the diversity of leadership, staff and governing bodies across the DD networkBuild cultural competence capacity with the leadership, staff, and governing bodies across the DD networkIncrease the number of persons with disabilities from underrepresented groups and disadvantage backgrounds who benefit from AIDD supported programs

Training Trainees

Other - Cultural Diversity, Other - Leadership

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Adults with Disabilities

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Geographic Areas, Urban

National

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