SIGs

AUCD Special Interest Groups (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 01/2019) are:

Aging

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

Assistive Technology

• Contact: Anna-Margaret Goldman
• Interested in assistive technology and disability? Join the AUCD Assistive Tecnology Listserve.

Autism

• Contact: Pablo Juarez, MEd, BCBA or Laura Carpenter, PhD
• Visit AUCD's Issue webpage on Autism
• Interested in autism? Join the AUCD Autism SIG listserve.

Employment

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

Communications

• Contact: Dina Johnson, MA
  
• 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, Ed.D and Michael Norman, PhD
• Interested in isses that affect the Deaf, Blind, and Deafblind population? Join their Discussion List listserve. 

Disability Studies

• Contact: Laura Eisenman, PhD or Tara Lutz, PhD, MPH, CHES
  
• 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, PhD and Corry Robinson, PhD, RN
  
• 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, PhD
  
• Interested in the topic of emergency preparedness and disability? Join the Emergency Preparedness listserve.
• Visit AUCD's Emergency Preparedness SIG webpage.

Family Support

• Contact: Katie Arnold, MS
• 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: Ilka Riddle, PhD
• Interested in the topic of health and disability? Join the AUCD Health and Disability Listserve.
• Visit AUCD's Public Health Practice webpage.

LEND Family Discipline Network

• Contact: Fran Goldfarb, MA, MCHES
  
• Visit AUCD's LEND Family webpage.
• Are you a member/facultymember of the LEND Family Discipline? Join the AUCD Family Faculty listserve.
• Members can also join private group discussions on the AUCD Family Discipine Facebook Group.

Mental Health Aspects of I/DD

• Contact: Diane Jacobstein, PhD and Joan Beasley, PhD
• 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 

• Contact: Lee Shelly Wallace, EdD, RDN , Anet Piridzhanyan, MS,RDN or Aida Miles,MMSc, RDN, LD, LMNT, FAND
• Interested in issues of nutrition and disability? Join the AUCD Nutrition SIG Listserve

Postsecondary Education

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

Sexual Health

• Contact: Julie Atkinson, MS or Lindsey C. Mullis, MS
  
• Interested in sexual health for people with disabilities? Join the Sexual Health SIG listserve.
• Visit the Sexual Health SIG webpage.

Collaborative on Faith and Disability

• Contact: Erik Carter, PhD
• 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.

Victims of Crime/Abuse & Neglect

• Contact: Donna Gilles, EdD
  
• Visit AUCD's Abuse & Neglect Issues webpage.
• Interested in issues of abuse and neglect of people with disabilities? Join the AUCD Victims of Crime/Abuse & Neglect listserve.