March 13, 2015

Navigating the Currents of Change

The 2015 UCEDD Directors Retreat and AIDD TA Institute will be held on March 25-27 in Bethesda, MD. Materials from the meeting are available on this page. 

This meeting provides 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.

Materials from Directors Retreat

Materials from TA Institute

  • Agenda - March 26 - 27, 2015
  • Presentations
    • Welcome and Opening Remarks
    • AIDD Program Office Updates
  • Panel and Discussion

    March 26, 2015, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m

    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)- Settings Rule, Autism Guidance, Person Centered Planning

    • Autism Guidance – Melissa Harris, Acting Deputy Director, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
    • Home and Community-Based Services Settings Rule – Patricia Nobbie, Administration for Community Living (ACL)
    • Person-Centered Planning and Self Direction – Shawn Terrell, Administration for Community Living (ACL)

    Moderator: Rachel Patterson, Policy Manager, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)

    Resources

    Facilitated Sessions

    March 26, 2015, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

    Person-Centered Planning and Self Direction Guidance

    • Sue Fox, Associate UCEDD Director, Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire
    • David Johnson, UCEDD Director, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota
    • Shawn Terrell, Administration for Community Living (ACL)


    Settings Rule – Centers Who Have State Contracts

    • Linda Bimbo, Project Director, Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire
    • Barbara LeRoy, UCEDD Director, Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
    • David Mank, UCEDD Director, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University

     


    The Nebraska HCBS Coalition Experience

    • Mark Smith, Resource and Family Support Coordinator, Nebraska University Center of Developmental Disabilities, University of Nebraska Medical Center
    • Wayne Stuberg, UCEDD Director, Nebraska University Center of Developmental Disabilities, University of Nebraska Medical Center
    • Sarah Swanson, Family Support and Community Outreach Specialist, Nebraska University Center of Developmental Disabilities, University of Nebraska Medical Center

     


    Autism Guidance

    • Melissa Harris, Acting Deputy Director, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
    • David Rotholz, UCEDD Director, Center for Disability Resources, University of South Carolina

     


    Working with the Department of Justice (DOJ): Engage, Disseminate, Collaborate, Identify Possible Initiatives and Funding

    • A. Anthony Antosh, UCEDD Director, Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, Rhode Island College
    • Donna Gilles, UCEDD Director, Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth University

     

     Panel and Discussion

    March 26, 2015, 2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

    Leveraging Collective Capacity for Sustained Success in all Corners of the Network

    • David Attao, Dean of Administration & Resource Development, Northern Marianas College
    • Teresita Fejarang, Associate UCEDD Director, Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, & Service, University of Guam
    • Yegin Habtes, UCEDD Director, Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of the Virgin Islands
    • Floyd Masga, Acting Community Development Institute Director, Pacific Basin UCEDD, Northern Marianas College
    • Kimberly Mills, Associate UCEDD Director, Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of the Virgin Islands
    • Carol Salas Pagan, Associate UCEDD Director, Puerto Rico University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities/IDD, University of Puerto Rico
    • Heidi San Nicolas, UCEDD Director, Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, & Service, University of Guam
    • Tafaimamao Tua-Tupuola, UCEDD Director, Pacific Basin UCEDD, American Samoa Community College

    Panel & Discussion

    March 26, 2015, 3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

    Developing Strategic Partnerships

    • Charles Drum, UCEDD Director, Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire
    • Vyonda Martin, Associate UCEDD Director, Center for Learning and Leadership, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    • Elise McMillan, UCEDD Co-Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Vanderbilt University
    • JoAnn Yuen, UCEDD Director, Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii Manoa

    Resources

     

    Facilitated Breakout Sessions

    March 26, 2015, 4:00 p.m - 5:30 p.m

    Collaboration and Funding Relationships Between AIDD Network Partners

    • Sheryl Matney, Director of Technical Assistance, National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD)
    • Deborah Spitalnik, UCEDD Director, The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    Session Notes


    Partnerships with Diverse Communities

    • Daniel Crimmins, UCEDD Director, Center for Leadership in Disability, Georgia State University
    • Celia Feinstein, UCEDD Co-Director, Institute on Disabilities/UCEDD, Temple University
    • Vyonda Martin, Associate UCEDD Director, Center for Learning and Leadership, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

     


    Initiating and Sustaining International Partnerships

    • Brent Askvig, UCEDD Director, North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, Minot State University
    • Barbara LeRoy, UCEDD Director, Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
    • David O’Hara, Chief Operating Officer, Westchester Institute for Human Development, New York Medical College
    • Paula Sotnik, Project Director, Institute for Community Inclusion/ UCEDD, University of Massachusetts Boston

     


    Partnerships with the Territories

    • David Attao, Dean of Administration & Resource Development, Northern Marianas College
    • Teresita Fejarang, Associate UCEDD Director, Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, & Service, University of Guam
    • Yegin Habtes, UCEDD Director, Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of the Virgin Islands
    • Floyd Masga, Acting Community Development Institute Director, Pacific Basin UCEDD, Northern Marianas College
    • Kimberly Mills, Associate UCEDD Director, Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of the Virgin Islands
    • Carol Salas Pagan, Associate UCEDD Director, Puerto Rico University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities/IDD, University of Puerto Rico
    • Heidi San Nicolas, UCEDD Director, Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, & Service, University of Guam
    • Tafaimamao Tua-Tupuola, UCEDD Director, Pacific Basin UCEDD, American Samoa Community College

     

    Panel & Discussion

    March 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

    Trends, Tremors, and Treats: A Big Picture Look at University-Community Programming in the Early 21st Century

    • Michael Gamel-McCormick, Associate Executive Director for Research and Policy, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
    • Stevie Upton, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia

    Resources

    Facilitated Breakout Sessions

    March 27, 2015, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

    Improving University-UCEDD Collaboration

    • Carl Calkins, UCEDD Director, University of Missouri-Kansas City Institute for Human Development, University of Missouri-Kansas City
    • Stevie Upton, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia

     


    Core Funding: Different Ways to Slice the Pie

    • Wendy Parent-Johnson, UCEDD Director, Center for Disabilities, University of South Dakota
    • Ilka Riddle, UCEDD Director, University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of Cincinnati

    Session Notes 


    Social and Video Tools for Information Dissemination and Knowledge Translation

    • Dan Habib, Filmmaker and Project Director, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire
    • Jerry Smith, Principal Media Producer/Director, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota

    Handouts


    Diversification of Funding and Federal Funding Trends

    • Carol Curtin, UCEDD Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School
    • Michael Gamel-McCormick, Associate Executive Director for Research and Policy, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)