|

AUCD Community Inclusion

AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.

Learn More
|

AUCD Maternal and Child Health Engagement

AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.

Learn More
|

AUCD Public Health

AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.

Learn More
|

AUCD Emerging Leaders Community

AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.

Learn More

Donate

Project

Council on Leadership Advocacy

Center:

AL-Civitan International Research Center, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2024

Contact Information:

Linda V. Russo
[email protected]
205-934-5471

Project Description:

The Council on Leadership in Advocacy (COLA) is made up of individuals with disabilities and family members from each University Center across the AUCD Network.  COLA members are involved in Community Advisory Councils at University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs), AUCD Councils and Committees, AUCD Special Interest Groups, and other advocacy opportunities.  Membership is open to anyone in the AUCD Network. However, each Center will designate an individual representative who will cast one vote when a matter before the Council requires such action.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), 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, Geographic Areas, Reservation, Rural/Remote, Urban, Territory, Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Regional, National

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910