Enhancing the Effectiveness of Consumer Advisory Committees (CACs)
Wednesday, June 26, 2013Location: Webinar
UCEDDs continue to explore different approaches for enhancing meaningful participation of their CACs. Some states report a disconnect between the efforts of the CAC and the work of the UCEDD. This webinar provides an opportunity for UCEDDs and CAC members to share some innovative practices and strategies that have been found useful in enhancing the effectiveness of CACs.
2013 UCEDD Leadership Development Institute
Sunday, June 9, 2013Location: Newark, DE
The Institute is a week long intensive executive development program, focused on new UCEDD directors as well as Assistant Directors, Program Directors and others in UCEDDs who, in the opinion of the UCEDDs leadership, demonstrate both potential and willingness to assume senior leadership roles in the UCEDD network.
Event Materials Now Available: 2013 AUCD UCEDD Directors Meeting and AIDD TA Institute
Monday, March 11, 2013Location: Bethesda, MD
These meetings provide an opportunity for UCEDD leaders to network, meet with their federal project officers, and learn of new initiatives, national trends, and other information vital to the administration of the UCEDD programs.
Strategies to Incorporate the Voices of People with Significant Disabilities in UCEDD Information-Gathering and Operations
Thursday, February 14, 2013Location: webinar
This webinar presented strategies for more inclusive evaluations and assessments from a UCEDD implementing these strategies. The webinar also included a presentation on the values and tools from person-centered planning that can inform inclusive information-gathering.
UCEDD Annual Report
Wednesday, January 30, 2013Location: webinar
AUCD is hosting this webinar to discuss the new UCEDD Annual Report template and clarify any outstanding questions.
UCEDD Core Grant Application
Monday, January 28, 2013Location: webinar
This webinar provided guidance to UCEDDs on preparing their core grant application.
Equitable Transitions to Adulthood: Issues of Cultural and Social Capital
Wednesday, December 12, 2012Location: webinar
Research demonstrates that cultural and social capital are important levers in both transition education and the pursuit of equity across diverse groups of people. In this presentation, specific types of cultural and social capital relevant to special education was identified, their potential to impact positive postschool outcomes explained, and the implications for research and practice that take into consideration culture and diversity as complex, interactional variables was discussed.
Self-Advocacy Organizational Development Informational Webinar
Tuesday, October 9, 2012Location: webinar
This webinar was for people planning or thinking about applying for the Self-Advocacy Organizational Development grants.
Webinar: The Perceptions of Past and Current UCEDD Directors on Transitioning in and out of the Role of UCEDD Director
Thursday, September 6, 2012Location: webinar
This webinar will present findings from a series of interviews of UCEDD Directors who have retired or left their program in the past five years and of Directors who have stepped into those positions in that same period.
Final Reporting for UCEDD Core Grant
Thursday, August 30, 2012Location: webinar
AIDD and AUCD presented information related to final reporting and close-out procedures for the UCEDD core grant. There was an opportunity for discussion with participants, and the webinar was recorded and archived.
New Developments in Alternate Assessments for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Monday, January 9, 2012Location: Online
This webinar described efforts by consortia of states to develop both regular assessments in which most students with disabilities will participate and alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards for students with significant cognitive disabilities
UCEDD 5-year Planning Meeting with ADD at AUCD 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011Location: Crystal City, VA
UCEDD Director Transition: Successful Strategies for Supporting UCEDD Staff and Search Committee Members
Tuesday, September 27, 2011Location: online
This webinar provided an overview of the importance of planning for transitions as well as the most recent technical assistance activities around UCEDD Director transitions. In response to requests across the network AUCD completed a series of interviews with middle- and upper-management at UCEDDs who have recently experienced director transition. Successful themes and trends determined from these interviews were presented during the webinar. This webinar also presented the recently completed transition guide created by a workgroup of UCEDD leaders to inform university search practices for UCEDD directors.
UCEDD Annual Report Logic Model and Proposed Performance Measures
Thursday, September 8, 2011Location: online
This webinar will provide an overview of the final UCEDD Logic Model that was developed by the Annual Report Workgroup. It will also provide an overview of ADD's proposed annual performance measures based on this logic model. Implementation is anticipated for FY2013. There will be ample opportunity for questions, and participants are encouraged to review materials in advance of the webinar. AUCD will collect comments related to methods and format for data collection to inform these proposed annual performance measures, and request volunteers to complete final activities related to this process.
FY2012 UCEDD Core Grant Application Webinar
Tuesday, July 19, 2011Location: online
This webinar informed the 42 UCEDDs who will be submitting 5-year applications in the next round of funding. ADD presented application information.