AUCD for All 2021 Virtual Gala: Celebrating 50 Years of Leadership:
Looking Back, Moving Forward
News
4/7/2021
AUCD's Public Health Team Launches Prepared4ALL Initiative
The Prepared4ALL initiative, offered by AUCD's new Technical Assistance and Training Center, is excited to announce the launch of their online training, "Prepared4ALL: Whole Community Inclusive Emergency Planning". This free self-paced online training aims to help disability organizations increase their knowledge about emergency planning so they can begin or continue to get involved in these efforts in their local community while also building sustainable partnerships with their local emergency and public health professionals. This training is centered around the Prepared4ALL process, a strength-based model which helps organizations creatively and flexibly navigate inclusion and accessibility issues.
3/24/2021
Call for Requests for Assistance
Assistance to Support AUCD Network Members to Participate in the Morehouse School of Medicine National COVID-19 Resiliency Network's Regional Community Coalitions
The purpose of this opportunity is to provide funding to cover administrative and personnel costs incurred by AUCD network member participation in the Morehouse School of Medicine National COVID-19 Resiliency Network's Regional Community Coalition.
4/8/2021
Families with IDD Praise State's Vaccination Clinic
The high risk that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities face from COVID-19 is well-documented. During the COVID-19 pandemic, UNMC's Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) has been working to address the need for vaccination opportunities for people with IDD, as well as their parents and caregivers.
Policy
2/22/2021
2021 Disability Policy Seminar
April 19-22, 2021 - A Virtual Event
The Disability Policy Seminar offers the opportunity for passionate advocates, self-advocates, experts, and professionals in the field to come together and learn about key issues that affect them most. After two days of training and learning, attendees head to Capitol Hill for a day of meetings with their Members of Congress.
4/12/2021
Disability Policy News
Infrastructure, Budget & Appropriations, U.S. Department of Education, Nutrition Assistance, Opportunity for Input: Home and Community Based Services, Employment, Healthcare.gov, Disability Policy Seminar
4/5/2021
Disability Policy News
COVID-19 Vaccine, Infrastructure, Appropriations, Student Loan Borrowers Relief, Opportunity for Input: Home and Community Based Services, Opportunity for Input: Employment, Healthcare.gov, Disability Policy Seminar
AUCD Webinars
How Can Telehealth Enhance Early Identification and Service?
Thursday, April 15, 20212:00 - 3:00 pm ET
Location: Zoom Webinar
In this panel discussion, providers from Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC/TRIAD) will review recent work using tele-mediatied assessment, service, and capacity building paradigms for early detection and intervention.
AUCD pre-DPS 2021:Orientation
Friday, April 16, 20214:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Zoom
Join us to plan to engage effectively with virtual event and to navigate the ways to frame policy priorities for effective impact.
AIR-P and ARRB Present: Conducting Quality Participatory Autism Research
Tuesday, April 20, 20214:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Zoom Webinar
In this webinar, the AIR-P Autistic Researcher Review Board (ARRB) will discuss how autism researchers can respect and include the autistic community in their work from participants to co-researchers. ARRB researchers will discuss autistic experiences with participatory research approaches that include diverse autistic people from across the autism spectrum as members of research teams. Furthermore, ARRB researchers will present concrete recommendations about how participatory research practices can be implemented. Considerations around appropriate and respectful autism terminology will be addressed.
