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Project

Bridging Aging and Disability

Center:

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

Fiscal Year:

2025

Contact Information:

Tamar Heller
[email protected]
312-413-1647

Project Description:

Bridging the Aging and Disabilities Networks to Support Future Planning of Adults with ID/DD and their families ($375,000.The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, in partnership with the Institute on Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois Chicago, Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University, The Arc, and National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, seeks to strengthen the collaboration between aging and disability networks to better support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families in future planning (Co-investigator). 9-1-21 to 8-31-26

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training, Other Direct/Model Services, Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Housing-Related Activities, Transportation-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities

Target Audience:

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

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Disadvantaged Circumstances, Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

National

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