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5/7/2021

Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Initiative to #VaccinateByADA

Just in time for Mother's Day, the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is launching a new public health initiative, COVID-19 Vaccine Access and Confidence for People with Disabilities, engaging 23-AUCD network centers strategically located across the country to reach local disability communities, reduce access barriers, and promote vaccine confidence. The goal is to vaccinate all eligible people with disabilities by the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26th.

4/22/2021

You're Invited to AUCD 2021!

Learning Together: Connecting Research and Lived Experience

The AUCD 2021 Conference, taking place November 15-17.  This year's theme will be "Learning Together: Connecting Research and Lived Experience."  Because we don't know what November will be like, this will once again be held as a virtual event. We are excited to have our AUCD community explore the connection between people with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who carry out research about disabilities.  How we talk about research and the words we use make a big difference in how we think about research.  We hope the conference will give us a chance to learn about ways to talk about research that everyone can understand.  We also hope to learn how research can make life better for people with disabilities and their families, what we can learn from the experiences of people with disabilities and their families who have participated in research, and ways to improve the way we carry out research that can improve the relationship between the research community and the disability community.

2/2/2021

ICI Welcomes Julie Bershadsky, Ph.D., as Director of Community Living and Employment

Julie Bershadsky, Ph.D., will join the Institute on Community Integration on January 27 as the director of ICI�s Community Living and Employment area and co-director of the Research and Training Center on Community Living. Dr. Bershadsky spent the past eleven years with Human Services Research Institute, a longtime partner of ICI, providing analytic and methodological guidance and expertise to numerous agencies, organizations, and systems.