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10/15/2018
AUCD Welcomes our Two New Emerging Leader Interns!
The two new Emerging Leaders Interns (formerly the Virtual Trainees), Shayla and Nell, joined the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) team in September 2018! The two interns work together to passionately represent the AUCD Emerging Leaders Community. They will work together to build and enhance the community by being connection points between the national network and each Program/Center by ensuring Emerging Leaders receive information and opportunities related to leadership, research, fellowships, and more.
10/12/2018
Maximizing Leadership Potential in Racial and Ethnic Minority LEND Trainees
The LEND programs of the PacWest region have worked together and consistently sought ways to strengthen interdisciplinary leadership training and achieve a diverse MCH workforce over the past four years. We began the process by identifying barriers and gaps in supporting and mentoring racially and ethnically diverse LEND trainees.
10/12/2018
Va-LEND Welcomes New FME Coordinator
Kathryn "Kate" Flinn is the new Family Mentorship Experience Coordinator (FME) at Va-LEND. Although she became the new FME Coordinator this past July, Kate's connection with Va-LEND began four years ago. According to Kate, in September of 2014 she worked with Va-LEND Trainees on an autism fitness program where she coordinated at the YMCA in Richmond, for teens with Asperger's/High Functioning Autism. Kate has a son who is on the Autism Disability Spectrum (ASD).
9/12/2018
Maximizing Leadership Potential in Racial and Ethnic Minority LEND Trainees
The LEND programs of the PacWest region have worked together and consistently sought ways to strengthen interdisciplinary leadership training and achieve a diverse MCH workforce over the past four years. We began the process by identifying barriers and gaps in supporting and mentoring racially and ethnically diverse LEND trainees.
9/9/2018
Briefing for Maryland Advisory Committee (MD UCEDD)
The Maryland Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted a briefing on disproportionate discipline in Maryland Public Schools. The purpose of the all-day event was to hold a public meeting to examine the discipline, suspension, and expulsion rates for students of color students with disabilities. The Maryland data indicate that disproportionality remains a serious concern in Maryland schools.
9/4/2018
Welcome to the AUCD Emerging Leaders Community!
A community of emerging AUCD leaders making a difference for people with disabilities around the world. Learn, connect, get involved, and grow with us!
8/6/2018
Parent Perceptions of Autism Identification and Treatment (MN LEND)
MNLEND Fellow, Pang Chaxiong, has focused her MNLEND project (https://lend.umn.edu/) on better understanding the needs of families from diverse communities on early identification and evidence-based treatments in autism.The specific goal of this research study is to inform the development/improvement of tools and strategies to support parents in seeking earlier identification and evidence-based treatments for their child with autism, with a particular emphasis on reaching to the Hmong and Somali American communities.