SIGs

AUCD Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are made up of individuals that have common topical interest such as emergency prep, family support, assistive technology, and so on. SIGs, which are open to anyone in the network as well as external partners and stakeholders, serve as a mechanism for sharing information, engaging in respectful dialogue, and generating new ideas. SIGs are led by one or more individuals from the network; they typically meet in person at our conference and may share information via email, conference call, or webinars throughout the year. Occasionally AUCD leadership may request SIGs to provide evidence-based knowledge and information to policymakers, should the SIG topic be of current interest in federal legislative or executive branch efforts. 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 01/2019) are:

Aging

• Contact: Tamar Heller
• Interested in aging & disability?  Join the aging listserve.

Assistive Technology

• Contact: Ryan Rausch
• Interested in assistive technology and disability? Join the AUCD Assistive Tecnology Listserve.

Autism

• Contact: Brian Be or Laura Carpenter
• Visit AUCD's Issue webpage on Autism
• Interested in autism? Join the AUCD Autism SIG listserve.

Collaborative on Faith and Disability

• Contact: Erik Carter
• Visit the SIG's National Collaborative on Faith and Disability website.
• Interested in the intersection of faith, spirituality, and disability?  Join the Faith and Disability listserve.

Communications

• Contact: Dina Johnson
  
• Interested in the topic of communications within a disability framework?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 and Michael Norman
• Interested in isses that affect the Deaf, Blind, and Deafblind population? Join their Discussion List listserve. 

Disability Studies

• Contact: Matthew Wangeman, or Tara Lutz
  
• Interested in the topic of disability studies? Join the AUCD Disability Studies Listserve
• Visit AUCD's Disability Studies webpage.

Early Childhood

• Contact: Mary Beth Bruder and Corry Robinson
  
• Interested in the topic of early childhood and disability? Join the AUCD EC SIG Listserve.
• Visit AUCD's EC SIG webpage.

Emergency Preparedness

• Contact: Laura Stough
  
• Interested in the topic of emergency preparedness and disability? Join the Emergency Preparedness listserve.
• Visit AUCD's Emergency Preparedness SIG webpage.

Employment

• Contact: Wendy Parent-Johnson 
• Interested in issues of employment and disability? Join the AUCD Employment Listserve.

Family Support

• Contact: Mark Smith and Dana Yarbrough
• Interested in the topic of family support and disability? Join the AUCD Family Support SIG Listserve.
• Visit AUCD's Family Support webpage.

Health and Disability

• Contact: Christine Bottrell Mirzaian
• Interested in the topic of health and disability? Join the AUCD Health and Disability Listserve.
• Visit AUCD's Public Health Practice webpage.

Mental Health Aspects of I/DD

• Contact: Kristen Dahl, Jill Hinton, and Ty Aller
• Interested in issues of the mental health aspects of intellectual and developmental disabilities? 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

• Nutrition is for Everyone Newsletter [Archived]
• Contact: Anet Piridzhanyan or Sherice Smith
• Interested in issues of nutrition and disability? Join the AUCD Nutrition SIG Listserve

Postsecondary Education

• Contact: Deb Hart or Cate Weir
  
• Visit AUCD's Postsecondary Education Issues webpage.
• Interested in postsecondary education and disability?  Join the PSE listserve.

Sexual Health

• Contact: Lindsey Mullis or Lindsay Sauvé
  
• Interested in sexual health for people with disabilities? Join the Sexual Health SIG listserve.
• Visit the Sexual Health SIG webpage.