AUCD Events and Webinars
Below are lists of both Upcoming and Recently Archived events held or sponsored by AUCD. If you have an event you would like considered for this page, please contact AUCD.
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Upcoming Events
Act Early Network Quarterly Webinar: Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (B-5) Overview and Collaborative Opportunities
Wednesday, March 27, 20192:00pm - 3:00pm ET
Location: Webinar
Please join us on Wednesday, March 27th from 2-3p ET for our Act Early Network Quarterly Webinar. This quarter we will be highlighting the Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (B-5).
Disability Policy Seminar 2019 and AUCD Policy Forum
Sunday, April 7, 2019 - Wednesday, April 10, 2019Location: Washington, D.C.
The Disability Policy Seminar hosted by The Arc, UCP, AUCD, AAIDD, NACDD, and SABE is the premier opportunity to cultivate champions on Capitol Hill and advance the grassroots movement for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. For 40 years, this unique platform has offered the opportunity to come together with passionate advocates, self-advocates, experts, and professionals in the field to learn about key issues. The event is packed with informative sessions from experts in the field, and opportunities to discuss key issues with others from your state. Armed with valuable information, the event culminates with the attendees converging on Capitol Hill to speak directly to their representatives about the high-priority issues that affect them most. All AUCD Emerging Leaders, including Trainees, are invited to a pre-DPS Policy Forum on Sunday afternoon. Attendees will have exclusive access to Hill staffers and former trainees now working in policy, and learn from the experts how to best craft your message for Wednesday's Hill visits. An evening reception will provide a comfortable background for trainees to meet and network with over 200 peers from around the country.
2019 AUCD Policy Forum
Sunday, April 7, 20192:30pm
Location: Washington, D.C.
On Sunday evening immediately before the Disability Policy Seminar, AUCD is hosting a special Policy Forum! Attendees will have exclusive access to Hill staffers and former trainees now working in policy, and learn from the experts how to best craft your message for Wednesday's Hill visits. An evening reception will provide a comfortable background for trainees to meet and network with over 200 peers from around the country.
Hearing our Voices: Treatment Needs of Young Adults with IDD and Mental Health Conditions
Thursday, April 11, 20191:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
The Intellectual and Developmental Disability Mental Health (IDD-MH) Research Partnership identified eight priority topic areas for young adults with IDD-MH that will be reviewed in this webinar. These priorities highlight the importance of community-based options, choice, autonomy, and control for young adults with IDD-MH. We will also share our recommendations to advance research, policy, and practice in areas important to young adults with IDD-MH.
Policy Post Session: A Webinar for AUCD Emerging Leaders who attended DPS2019
Thursday, April 25, 20193:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Location: Webinar
Join us to learn about next steps after attending the 2019 Disability Policy Seminar. You'll get tips about how to follow up with your policymakers.
2019 AUCD Leadership Academy
Sunday, June 23, 2019 - Friday, June 28, 2019Location: Atlanta GA
The AUCD Leadership Academy is a week-long program designed to enhance the skills of current and emerging leaders from the disability network to build coalitions to improve systems of supports and services. The Leadership Academy seeks participants from UCEDDs, LENDs, and their disability partners to come together to immerse themselves for a week of study, shared experiences, self-evaluation, and skill development. Participants will engage with their cohort, Academy staff, local coaches, and national allies in the year following the experience. The Academy will focus on the exploration of shared values and commitments to civil and human rights, assessments of personal and leadership strengths, skills in building partnerships to achieve collective impact, and establishing personal and professional leadership goals.
2019 Autism CARES Grantee Meeting
Thursday, July 18, 2019 - Friday, July 19, 2019Location: Washington, DC
The Autism CARES Network will meet in 2019 for an in-person event in Washington, DC on July 18-19. This will be an opportunity for MCHB-funded CARES legislation grantees (representing research, training, and state systems change stakeholders) to share information about activities within their respective networks, discuss emerging trends, and facilitate meaningful collaboration to address this challenging issue. These activities are hosted by ITAC, in collaboration with SPHARC and HRSA-MCHB.
AUCD Events Archive
2019 UCEDD Directors Retreat and TA Institute
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - Thursday, March 21, 2019Location: Washington, DC
Diversity in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Monday, March 18, 20191:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Please join us to hear about national work and discuss issues pertinent to diversity issues in autism spectrum disorder. Brian Be, an artist, self-advocate, peer mentor and LEND fellow with The University of Colorado will moderate a three expert panel presentation and facilitate questions and comments from webinar participants.
Policy Prep Session: A Webinar for AUCD Emerging Leaders attending DPS2019
Thursday, March 14, 20193:00pm ET - 4:00pm ET
Location: Webinar
Join us for a chance to learn about what to expect during the 2019 AUCD Policy Forum and the Disability Policy Seminar. You'll get tips around setting up your Hill visits! Lastly, we'll be available to answer any questions you may have as you prepare to join us in Washington, D.C.
2019 pre-EHDI LEND Workshop
Sunday, March 3, 20192:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Hyatt Regency O'Hare (Chicago, IL), Intl D/E
This workshop will introduce trainees to the various challenges associated with assessing, monitoring, and effectively serving deaf/hard of hearing children who have additional disabilities form a systems perspective. It is a unique, interactive learning opportunity that brings together trainees and faculty from across the country. This workshop will focus on strategies for facilitating early diagnosis and reducing loss to follow up.
Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Monday, February 25, 201912:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Please join us to hear about national work and discuss issues pertinent to the topic of early identification of autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Alacia Stainbrook from Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will moderate a three expert panel presentation and facilitate questions and comments from webinar participants.
2019 AUCD Leadership Academy Informational Webinar
Thursday, February 14, 20194:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
This webinar will offer interested potential applicants an opportunity to interact with AUCD Leadership Academy faculty and alumni. The webinar will feature a brief overview of the 2019 Academy curriculum and timeline. This will be followed by reflections from alumni about the benefits they gained from participation in the week-long academy and the follow-up activities.
Sex Talk for Self-Advocates Webinar #4
Wednesday, February 13, 20192:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
It is well documented meaningful relationships are connected to better health, social, and quality of life outcomes for all people, including people with disabilities. Relationships can help to create a greater sense of identity, self-worth, and belonging. Relationships are important, but they can look different for all of us. Join us to hear from self-advocates as they talk about their experiences being married, dating, partnered, and single. Sex Talk #4, Relationship Experiences, will focus on the personal relationship experiences of self-advocates as they join our panel of sexual health educators.
National Center on Disability in Public Health Webinar Series: Sustaining Change & Inclusion
Tuesday, February 12, 201912:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Learn about change management strategies that support inclusion and action plans that sustain change.
Community Training for UCEDDs
Thursday, February 7, 20192:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar
This webinar will address the Community Training UCEDD core function. This is the third installment of a multi-part series titled "Coffee and TA," addressing the UCEDD core functions as categorized in NIRS.
Health Equity for Individuals with Disabilities
Thursday, February 7, 201911:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
The APHA Disability Section will be hosted a webinar featuring three outstanding presenters. The purpose of these webinars is to promote learning and to provide an opportunity for students and Disability Section members to share their research throughout the year.
All of Us Includes Disability
Wednesday, February 6, 201912:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Join us for this 1-hour webinar on the NIH All of Us Research Program and precision medicine, being supported by the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), in partnership with the American Association on Health Disability (AAHD) as AAHD presents on the outreach it is doing to insure people with disabilities are included in this initiative. You'll also hear what two UCEDDs are doing in their states to reach the disability community.
Transition in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Wednesday, January 30, 201912:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar
Please join us to hear about national work and discuss issues pertinent to the topic of supporting autistic individuals as they transition to adulthood. Dr. Eric Moody from Wyoming Institute for Disabilities will moderate a three expert panel presentation and facilitate questions and comments from webinar participants.
National Center on Disability in Public Health Webinar Series: Building Capacity to Include People Who Have Disabilities in Health Promotion
Wednesday, January 30, 201912:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Learn evidence-based approaches to build capacity towards inclusion of people who have disabilities in health promotion efforts. Certificates of attendance and CHES credits will be offered.
Millennial Connections Survey Results from Millennial Parents on their Beliefs, Needs, and Challenges
Wednesday, January 16, 2019Location: Webinar
This quarter, the Act Early Network is partnering with ZERO TO THREE to bring you a presentation on Millennial Connections: Survey Results from Millennial Parents on their Beliefs, Needs, and Challenges.
National Center on Disability in Public Health Webinar Series
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - Tuesday, February 12, 2019Location: Webinar Series
A three-part webinar series to launch AUCD's new National Center on Disability in Public Health took place over the last month. These webinars focused on; evidence-based strategies of the National Center on Disability in Public Health and how participants can be involved; evidence-based approaches to build capacity towards inclusion of people who have disabilities in health promotion efforts; and management strategies that support inclusion and action plans that sustain change. Certificates of attendance and CHES credits are offered to participants, who both attended the live webinar and listen to the archives.
National Center on Disability in Public Health Webinar Series: National Center on Disability in Public Health and YOU!
Tuesday, January 8, 201912:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Learn about the evidence-based strategies of the National Center on Disability in Public Health and how you can be a Disability in Public Health Coach, Site or Learner.
Sex Talk for Self-Advocates #3
Thursday, December 6, 20182:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Join us for Sex Talk for Self-Advocates Webinar #3, Safe Sex Practices - Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). This webinar series addresses self-advocate questions about relationships and sexuality. Webinar #3 will focus on safe sex practices related to sexually transmitted infections.
AUCD 2018: We All Belong Here
Saturday, November 10, 2018 - Wednesday, November 14, 2018Location: Washington, DC
Transition to Care
Monday, November 5, 20182:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Webinar
Join this webinar to learn more about the newly formed partner collaborative, Transition to Care. The new group is forming as a result of a the partner discussions on healthcare transition which took place in June 2018. Attendees will be able to contribute to the formation of workgroups that support the new Transition to Care action plan.
2018 Autism CARES Grantee Virtual Activities
Monday, October 29, 2018 - Monday, October 29, 20182:00pm ET
Location: Online
AUCD's ITAC hosts a bi-annual opportunity for MCHB-funded Autism CARES legislation grant recipients representing research, training, and state systems change stakeholders to share information about activities within their respective networks, discuss emerging trends, and facilitate meaningful collaboration. In 2018, the CARES Network activity was a series of three virtual activities exploring the topic of ableism.
19th Annual Chronic Illness and Disability Conference: Transition from Pediatric to Adult-based Care
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - Friday, October 26, 2018Location: Online Broadcast
AUCD is proud to support the online broadcast of the Baylor College of Medicine's: 19th Annual Chronic Illness and Disability Conference: Transition from Pediatric to Adult-based Care. All MCH Training Programs, UCEDDs, and their collaborators (Title V, clinical partner sites, etc.) are invited and encouraged to participate remotely. Host a live stream of this conference for trainees, faculty, staff, families, and others at your center or program. Eligible broadcast sites include MCH training programs, UCEDDs, and Title V programs.
DS-Connect: Connecting families and those with Down syndrome to research that INCLUDEs them
Thursday, October 25, 20181:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar
Staff from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will discuss DS-Connect: The Down Syndrome Registry (https://DSConnect.nih.gov) and what it can offer families. They will describe how families can fill out surveys, participate in research, and view the aggregate de-identified data. NIH staff will also show how a researcher or clinician interested in any aspect of Down syndrome can use the registry for learning about Down syndrome and recruiting participants for studies. Webinar participants will also learn about progress in studies being supported by DS-Connect.
Enhancing Your Leadership Opportunities with the Council on Leadership & Advocacy (COLA)
Thursday, October 18, 20182:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
COLA would like to invite you to learn about the changes in the Council and how you can collaborate with others to enhance your leadership and work at your center. If you are a trainee, staff, faculty, or director join the webinar to learn about COLA's work and opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the AUCD network.
ABLE: The Big Picture
Thursday, October 18, 20181:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar
This webinar will use the ABLE Act as an ongoing case study in disability policy, from legislation development and passage to implementation, evaluation, and revision. It will also help trainees and practicing professionals feel more confident in their abilities to advocate for ABLE accounts and other structural solutions that support positive outcomes for their patients/clients across the lifespan.
ABLE Basics: How it Works
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - Wednesday, October 10, 20181:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
This webinar will inform self-advocates, family members, and other interested individuals about the basics of ABLE accounts.
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2018 Annual Coleman Institute Conference on Cognitive Disability and Technology
Thursday, October 4, 2018Location: Broomfield, CO
REGISTRATION for the 2018 Coleman Conference is now open. For more information about this year's conference and to register, please visit: www.colemaninstitute.org
Act Early Network Quarterly Webinar: Act Early Ambassador Spotlight on Ohio, Nevada, and Oregon
Wednesday, September 26, 20183:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Please join us on Wednesday, September 26 from 3-4p ET for our Act Early Network Quarterly Webinar, an Act Early Ambassador Spotlight on Ohio, Nevada, and Oregon. The Act Early Program is a collaborative initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) to further advance the CDC's "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Program.
2018 DMCHWD Grantee Virtual Meeting: How to Tell Your Program's Story
Wednesday, September 26, 201812:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
This annual meeting is an opportunity for Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development (DMCHWD) grantees to convene and network around a cross-cutting topic of interest. The meeting is hosted by AUCD's Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (ITAC).
2018 Welcome Webinar: Get Connected and Involved with AUCD!
Friday, September 21, 20183:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Location: Webinar
Welcome to the AUCD network, 2018-2019 Trainees! Join us on Friday, September 21 to learn more about how you can connect and get involved with the AUCD network. The two AUCD Emerging Leaders Interns, Shayla and Nell, are excited to actively engage with you all to share resources and opportunities to help you make the most out of your traineeship!
How Does Infant Mental Health Support the Work of Part C/Early Intervention?
Tuesday, September 18, 20183:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Competency Guidelines, created in Michigan, grew from competencies developed for Part C by that state's Department of Education. They have evolved to capture a broad range of knowledge and skill areas and the opportunity to earn a credential (Endorsement) for professionals who serve pregnant women, infants, young children, and families across all disciplines and service sectors, including early intervention. Presentation will include the usefulness of these competencies in supporting social-emotional development and relational health for families where the infant or young child is experiencing a delay or disability.
You are important to me: Help your DSPs be the best they can be
Tuesday, September 18, 20181:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Our understanding of persons with intellectual disabilities doesn't have to be highly scientific or complex. Let's make it simple. Let's create a concrete and small step process to help your direct service providers (DSPs) be better at their work. Use this framework. Walk just a minute in my shoes. How does my brain work? What makes sense to me? What am I trying to tell you with words and actions? What do I feel and understand about my body? About you? About my world?
Sex Talk for Self-Advocates #2
Monday, September 17, 20182:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Join us for Sex Talk for Self-Advocates Webinar #2. Using real self-advocate questions from a survey, three professional sexuality educators will answer questions about relationships and sexuality.
Best Practices in Accessibility for Training and Dissemination
Tuesday, September 11, 20182:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
This webinar will offer practical suggestions for addressing CEDC's priority of delivering accessible presentations. Presenters will outline considerations for preparing and presenting material designed to accommodate individuals experiencing a wide range of disabilities.
Continuing Education for UCEDDs
Thursday, August 30, 20183:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
This webinar will address the Continuing Education UCEDD core function. This is the second installment of the eight-part Coffee and TA series, addressing the UCEDD core functions as categorized in NIRS.
2018 New DBP Directors Welcome Webinar
Wednesday, August 29, 20183:00pm ET
Location: Online
Designed for new DBP directors but open to any DBP directors, this welcome webinar hosted by AUCD in partnership with MCHB staff will be an opportunity to learn about the technical assistance resources available from AUCD through the Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center (ITAC) on Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
FY 2019 NIRS Roll-out Webinar
Monday, August 6, 20184:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
This webinar introduced UCEDD, LEND, DBP, PPC, and LEAH Directors and Data Coordinators to the changes made in the FY 2019 iteration of NIRS. During the webinar, participants were provided live demonstrations of all recently updated features and had opportunities to ask questions.
Disability Inclusion: NIH All of Us Research Program
Saturday, July 21, 20182:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Please join the Friends of NCBDDD for this webinar to inform disability and health organizations, researchers, public health practitioners and key influencers about the All of US Research Program, as well as the importance of including people with disabilities in this large inclusive research program. The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is partnering with NIH to increase awareness about this important and inclusive national research program. The webinar will include information about ways the disability community can be engaged in this national effort across communities in the United States.
Cross-disciplinary Competencies: Serving the whole child
Tuesday, June 26, 20183:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Traditionally, professionals have been trained in a single discipline usually corresponds to an area of development Additionally, most disciplines are trained to be able to offer services and intervene across a broad age range: the lifespan of an individual. Upon completion of a program of study in a discipline, an individual is then licensed in a discipline to provide services to persons across the lifespan. These training and licensing practices create two challenges to providing effective early childhood intervention to infants and young children and their families: 1) interventions may be focused to specific areas of development by discipline specific interventionists (e.g. an occupational therapist provides specific motor intervention and does not incorporate any other areas of development into her therapy/intervention); and 2) interventions may be provided by a person who does not have any specific experience or competence in infancy or early childhood
AUCD Leadership Academy
Monday, June 25, 2018 - Saturday, June 30, 2018Location: Atlanta, GA
The AUCD Leadership Academy is a week-long program designed to enhance the skills of current and emerging leaders from the disability network in building coalitions that will improve systems of supports and services. Participation is open to individuals from Self Advocacy Organizations, UCEDDs, LENDs, IDDRCs, CILs, DD Councils, Disability Rights, community based disability organizations, and other disability partners to come together to immerse themselves for a week of study, shared experiences, self-evaluation, and skill development. Participants will continue to engage with their cohort, academy staff, local coaches, and national allies in the year following the experience. The academy will focus on the exploration of shared values and commitments to civil and human rights, assessments of personal and leadership strengths, skills in building partnerships to achieve collective impact, and establishing personal and professional leadership goals.
How Think College "does" Knowledge Translation
Tuesday, June 19, 20182:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar
During this webinar, participants will learn different methods of knowledge translation that Think College uses, how we identify what data gets passed to which audiences and by what means, and how to know if information is getting to the intended audience. I will also be sharing some general information about Knowledge Translation.
Sex Talk for Self-Advocates Webinar #1
Monday, June 18, 20182:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Please join us for our first Sex Talk for Self-Advocates webinar! Using real self-advocate questions from a survey, we will have three professional sexuality educators answering questions about sexual relationships. The sexuality educators will talk about questions from the survey like: How do I meet someone? How do you know if someone is your boyfriend or girlfriend? What exactly does consent mean? How do I talk with my partner? Is a non-disabled partner at risk for having sex with a disabled partner? How to be gay?
Positive Psychology In Practice
Friday, June 15, 20181:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
The goal of this training is to provide an introduction to the art and science of positive psychology and its application to strengths-based practice with People with IDD/DD.
Social Determinants of Health among Individuals with Functional Impairments
Thursday, June 14, 201811:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
The APHA Disability Section will be hosting a webinar featuring three outstanding presenters! The purpose of these webinars is to promote learning and to provide an opportunity for students and Disability Section members to share their research throughout the year. This webinar will focus on Social Influences of Health and Wellbeing among Individuals with Functional Impairments. The moderator of this webinar is Erica Twardzik, MS. Erica is a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan, where she works to advance health equity for adults with disabilities through research, education, and leadership.
Interdisciplinary Pre-Service Preparation for UCEDDs without a LEND or Training Grant
Thursday, June 14, 20183:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
This webinar will address interdisciplinary pre-service preparation and will be focusing on universities without a LEND programs. This is the first installment of the eight-part Coffee and TA series, addressing the UCEDD core functions as categorized in NIRS.
2018 LEND Directors Meeting
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - Friday, June 8, 2018Location: Bethesda, MD
This was the first of two meetings (the other held in conjunction with the AUCD Conference) for LEND Directors in 2018. The goal was to create opportunities for LEND Directors to network, learn from one another, and engage in collaborative work on topics of mutual interest. The meeting was hosted by AUCD's Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (ITAC), with funding support from MCHB. All LEND Directors (i.e. PIs / PDs) were highly encouraged to attend.
Administration on Community Living (ACL): Overview of Programs
Wednesday, June 6, 20182:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
This live webinar will provide an overview of the programs administered under the Administration on Community Living (ACL). A question and answer portion will follow the overview of programs, giving participants an opportunity to gain more information from key staff within ACL.
Sensory Modulation: An Underutilized Tool for Reducing Anxiety in People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
Tuesday, June 5, 20182:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
In this presentation, the nature and extent of anxiety related challenges that impact individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) will be briefly reviewed. How anxiety can be a major influence on the manifestation of externalizing behaviors will also be discussed. The relationship between atypical sensory profiles and anxiety, with a particular focus on over-arousal states, will be explored. Ways in which some simple and easy to use sensory modulation tactics and tools may be employed to help individuals with ASD and other IDD who present with significant anxiety and challenging behaviors will be shared.
The SHEIDD Project: Building Community Capacity to Support the Sexual Health of Youth Experiencing I/DD
Friday, May 25, 20181:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Multnomah County, located in Oregon and includes the Portland Metro Area, developed the Sexual Health Equity for Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (SHEIDD) project in collaboration with several partners including the UCEDD at Oregon Health & Science University. The SHEIDD builds community capacity to provide holistic sexual health education and support to young people (age 14-21) experiencing I/DD so they can make informed decisions, stay safe, and experience healthy relationships.
Latest Findings on Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder and that Children receiving Developmental Monitoring and Developmental Screening Together are more likely to receive Early Intervention
Monday, May 21, 20183:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar
Daisy Christensen, Epidemiologist at NCBDDD at CDC, will present on the recent "Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years - Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2014" data release. The latest findings from the ADDM Network provide evidence that the prevalence of ASD is higher than previously reported estimates and continues to vary among certain racial/ethnic groups and communities. With prevalence of ASD ranging from 13.1 to 29.3 per 1,000 children aged 8 years in different communities throughout the United States, the need for behavioral, educational, residential, and occupational services remains high, as does the need for increased research on both genetic and nongenetic risk factors for ASD. During the latter half of the webinar, Rebecca Wolf, Team Lead, "Learn the Signs. Act Early." at CDC, and Brian Barger, Director of Research and Evaluation at GSU's UCEDD, will present on the study and findings of, "Better Together: Developmental Screening and Monitoring Best Identify Children who need Early Intervention".
Promoting a Partnership Between Interpreter Services and Providers Conducting Interdisciplinary Developmental Assessments
Tuesday, May 1, 20184:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Ensuring that linguistically diverse children receive valid developmental assessment for neurodevelopmental disorders requires medical interpreters and interdisciplinary providers work as partners. The UW LEND developed a training curriculum for medical interpreters supporting providers conducting developmental assessments. This webinar describes the curriculum and training designed by the UW LEND for medical interpreters working in pediatric settings.
Screening and Linkage to Services for Autism (SaLSA): Study of Patient Navigation for Low Income Families
Tuesday, April 24, 20183:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is under-diagnosed and under-treated in young children, particularly in disadvantaged populations. Children from minority and low-income populations receive referral, diagnosis and treatment later and less often, and report having less information about how to obtain care, more problems obtaining care, and fewer support services to connect them to care. This webinar will provide an overview of the Screening and Linkage to Services for Autism (SaLSA) study, which aims to evaluate an autism patient navigator program for low income families with young children who screen positive for ASD. Preliminary results of the study, including individual and system barriers to obtaining screening, referral, early intervention evaluation and services will be described.
Disability Policy Seminar 2018 and Trainee Summit
Sunday, April 22, 2018 - Wednesday, April 25, 2018Location: Washington, DC
The Disability Policy Seminar hosted by The Arc, UCP, AUCD, AAIDD, NACDD, and SABE is the premier opportunity to cultivate champions on Capitol Hill and advance the grassroots movement for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. For 40 years, this unique platform has offered the opportunity to come together with passionate advocates, self-advocates, experts, and professionals in the field to learn about key issues. The event is packed with informative sessions from experts in the field, and opportunities to discuss key issues with others from your state. Armed with valuable information, the event culminates with the attendees converging on Capitol Hill to speak directly to their representatives about the high-priority issues that affect them most. All AUCD trainees are invited to a pre-DPS Trainee Summit on Sunday afternoon. Attendees will have exclusive access to Hill staffers and former trainees now working in policy, and learn from the experts how to best craft your message for Wednesday's Hill visits. An evening reception will provide a comfortable background for trainees to meet and network with over 200 peers from around the country.
2018 AUCD Trainee Summit
Sunday, April 22, 20182:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Washington, DC
On Sunday evening immediately before the Disability Policy Seminar, AUCD is hosting a special Trainee Policy Summit! Attendees will have exclusive access to Hill staffers and former trainees now working in policy, and learn from the experts how to best craft your message for Wednesday's Hill visits. An evening reception will provide a comfortable background for trainees to meet and network with over 200 peers from around the country.
2018 AUCD Trainee End of the Year Webinar
Wednesday, April 11, 20183:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
This live webinar will discuss the importance of staying connected with AUCD and the practical steps on how to make that happen, even after you graduate form your Program or Center!
Policy Prep Session: A Webinar for AUCD Trainees attending DPS2018
Monday, April 2, 20183:30 pm - 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Webinar
Join us for a chance to learn about what to expect during the 2018 AUCD Trainee Summit and the Disability Policy Seminar. You'll get tips around setting up your Hill visits, and hear first hand from a previous attendee who is also a trainee! Lastly, we'll be available to answer any questions you may have as you prepare to join us in Washington, D.C.
