SIGs
AUCD Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
SIGs are made up of individuals in the AUCD network that have common topical interest. SIGs, which are open to anyone in the network, serve as a mechanism for sharing information, engaging in dialogue, and generating new ideas. SIGs are led by one or more individuals from the network (with AUCD staff support if needed); they typically meet in person at the AUCD Conference and may share information via email, conference call, or webinars throughout the year. Because SIGs are driven by the interests of the AUCD membership, new SIGs may emerge while ones that have run their course may disband.
Current SIGs in operation (as of 01/2018) are:
Aging
- Contact: Tamar Heller
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the Aging listserve
Assistive Technology
- Contact: Anna-Margaret Goldman
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the AUCD Assistive Tecnology Listserve
Autism
- Contact: Pablo Juarez, MEd, BCBA or Laura Carpenter, PhD
- Visit AUCD's Issue webpage on Autism
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the AUCD Autism listserve
AUCD Employment
- Contact: Wendy Parent-Johnson and Julie Christensen
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the AUCD Employment Listserve
Communications
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the Communications group and listserve.
- AUCD communications members can also join private discussions on our Communications SIG Facebook Group.
Deaf, Blind, and Deafblind
- Contact: Julie Durando, Ed.D and Michael Norman, PhD
- Join the Deaf, Blind, and Deafblind Discussion List group and listserve.
Disability Studies
- Contact: Laura Eisenman, PhD or Tara Lutz, PhD, MPH, CHES
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the AUCD Disability Studies Listserve
- Visit AUCD's Disability Studies webpage.
Early Intervention/Early Childhood
- Contact: Mary Beth Bruder, PhD and Corry Robinson, PhD, RN
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the AUCD EI/EC SIG Listserve.
- Visit AUCD's EI/EC SIG webpage.
Emergency Preparedness
- Contact: Laura Stough, PhD
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the Emergency Preparedness listserve.
- Visit AUCD's Emergency Preparedness SIG webpage.
Family Support
- Contact: Katie Arnold, MS
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the AUCD Family Support SIG Listserve.
- Visit AUCD's Family Support webpage.
Health and Disability
- Contact: Ilka Riddle, PhD
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the AUCD Health and Disability Listserve.
- Visit AUCD's Public Health Practice webpage.
LEND Family Faculty
- Contact: Fran Goldfarb, MA, MCHES
- Visit AUCD's LEND Family webpage.
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the AUCD Family Faculty listserve.
- Join along with private group discussions on the AUCD Family Discipine Facebook Group.
Mental Health Aspects of I/DD
- Contact: Diane Jacobstein, PhD and Joan Beasley, PhD
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the Mental Health Aspects of I/DD listserve.
- Visit AUCD's Mental Health Aspects of I/DD webpage to see resources, an archive of past webinars, and more.
Nutrition is for Everyone
Postsecondary Education
- Contact: Deb Hart, EdM
- Visit AUCD's Postsecondary Education Issues webpage.
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the PSE listserve.
Sexual Health
- Contact: Rebekah Moras or Julie Atkinson
- Join the Sexual Health SIG listserve.
- Visit the Sexual Health SIG webpage.
Spiritual Supports
- Contact: Erik Carter, PhD
- Visit the SIG's National Collaborative on Faith and Disability website.
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the Spiritual Supports listserve.
Victims of Crime/Abuse & Neglect
- Contact: Donna Gilles, EdD
- Visit AUCD's Abuse & Neglect Issues webpage.
- Are you a member of the AUCD network? Join the AUCD Victims of Crime/Abuse & Neglect listserve.
