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6/20/2018
AUCD Strongly Opposes Family Separation at Borders, Calls on Lawmakers and the Administration to Take Action
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is a diverse, interdisciplinary leadership, research, training, and service network which includes the nation's leading experts on child development, family-centered care, and trauma. Those perspectives and our shared humanity provide the foundation to unequivocally oppose the separation of families as they enter America.
6/20/2018
AUCD Welcomes Public Policy Intern Jillian Odom
Jillian Odom is recently graduated from American University's Master's International program with a MA in Public Anthropology. Through this program she spent two and a half years in The Gambia, West Africa working with deaf populations as a Health Extension Volunteer with the United States Peace Corps. Though her main project was developing a mobile communication resource, it was this experience that allowed her to witness the importance of productive, innovative, human-centered disability policy and effective implementation strategies.
6/19/2018
Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All - Kate Mevis
This week, Liz sits down with Kate Mevis, who works for Senator Bob Casey as the Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Special Committee Aging. They discuss Liz's contributions on Capitol Hill during her time as a fellow and Congressional initiatives on inclusive employment.
6/18/2018
Eight Interns Graduate from USM's Project Search Program (MS UCEDD)
In the words of English author A.A. Milne, "You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." This inspirational message was featured on the third annual Project SEARCH University of Southern Mississippi Class of 2018 graduation invitation.
6/18/2018
Help Teens with Sickle Cell Feel Empowered About Their Health
World Sickle Cell Day is on June 19th
This World Sickle Cell Day, observed each year on June 19th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sharing two resources on transition to help teenagers and young adults with SCD 'step up' and to take ownership of their own health. These resources aim to support and to empower young people with SCD to manage and to prioritize their health and well-being.
6/18/2018
Mailman Center Collaborates with Special Olympics on Youth Leadership Summit (FL UCEDD/LEND)
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Mailman Center for Child Development collaborated with Special Olympics in a youth leadership summit, which took place June 3 at UM's Donna E. Shalala Student Center. The purpose of the summit was to highlight the Unified Champion Schools program, which incorporates Special Olympics' sports, leadership and related activities that empower youth to be change agents in their communities.
6/18/2018
TIPS 4 Kids (Missouri LEND) Hosts Successful Leadership Project Poster Session
TIPS 4 Kids, Missouri's LEND, hosted a poster session of trainee's yearlong leadership projects. Approximately 100 students, faculty, community stakeholders, and practitioners attended. Rep. Sara Walsh, of the Missouri House of Representatives, was also in attendance, and we look forward to future collaboration with her and other members of the Missouri House of Representatives.
6/15/2018
WITH Foundation Award & AUCD's HEAT
AUCD was awarded funding to support the Keep the HEAT On (Health is for Everyone Action Team). The project builds on successful adoption of the American Medical Association's (AMA) resolution to include education about the unique needs of people with Developmental Disabilities (DD) at undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education for physicians. Although 20% of adults in the US have a disability, with 1 in 6+ having DD, there is currently no training standard on DD for physicians at all levels of training. Keep the HEAT On will be a second phase of a multiyear effort to better understand DD competency in medical education, learning from previous efforts, and linking these learnings into a shared action plan to include DD in medical education.
6/13/2018
NIH Leadership Outlines Interdisciplinary FY2018 Research Plan for HEAL Initiative
In a Viewpoint published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, National Institutes of Health leadership detail components of a newly released research plan for the Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative. The HEAL Initiative is a trans-NIH effort launched in April 2018 to advance national priorities in addressing the opioid crisis through science. With a focus on two primary areas - improving treatments for opioid misuse and addiction, and enhancing strategies for pain management - the plan describes a multifaceted program encompassing pre-clinical, clinical, drug repurposing, and community-based approaches.
6/12/2018
AUCD Welcomes Summer Intern Luanjiao Aggie Hu
Luanjiao Aggie Hu is a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, with a focus on disability, gender, and education. She identifies as a person with disability herself. She has conducted research and published on disability issues and had been teaching sessions in a core course on disability education. Luanjiao Aggie frequently shares her research on disabilities as a guest speaker at universities across the United States and China.
6/12/2018
Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All - Rylin Rodgers
This week, Liz goes from being the interviewer to the interviewee. Rylin, AUCD's new policy director, stars as a guest host and interviews Liz about her time spent as a fellow on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Casey.
6/11/2018
Community-Based Interventions: Access to Assistive Technology for Latinos with Disabilities: Success Comes from Collaboration (IL UCEDD/LEND)
Although Hispanics are the largest minority in the U.S., research indicates that there is a significant gap in knowledge about assistive technology (AT). Over the course of three years, I have been collaborating with the Assistive Technology Unit (ATU) located at the University of Illinois at Chicago and The Autism Program of Illinois in order to provide Latinos with disabilities (LWDs) and their families with culturally and linguistically relevant resources about AT.
6/11/2018
Institute for Disability Studies Assisting Young Adults with Job Training, Internships (MS UCEDD)
The transition from youth to adulthood following the completion of high school can be challenging and confusing for any young adult. Further, this transition may be particularly challenging for young adults with disabilities, particularly those with intellectual or developmental disabilities whose life plans are still unclear.
6/11/2018
Parents Engaged in Policy: A Six-Part Conversation About Restraint and Seclusion in Maine (ME UCEDD and NH-ME LEND)
Two Maine parents of children with disabilities have produced a series of six videos to help educate parents about appropriate and incorrect uses of restraint and seclusion in educational settings in Maine.
6/8/2018
50th Anniversary Open House Celebration (MA UCEDD/LEND)
Join us for refreshments and drinks as we watch short videos, connect with friends, hear from people who've been with the UCEDD from the beginning, and learn more about today's ICI.
6/8/2018
AUCD Welcomes Public Health Intern Salma Tayel
Salma Tayel is joining the AUCD team for the summer of 2018 as a Public Health Intern. Salma is currently majoring in Public Health Studies and minoring in Bioethics at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Her current research interests include maternal and child health, reducing health disparities in order to maximize population health and reducing disparities within communities with disabled peoples. Her previous research experiences range from following up with kidney transplant patients to studying the impact of school based health centers in low income neighborhoods.
