AUCD Trainees at Events
AUCD Trainees participate in many events throughout the year, including network-wide events such as the AUCD Annual Meeting and the Disability Policy Seminar, co-sponsored by AUCD. Below you will find images and comments from some of the network trainees who have attended these or other events. If you have images and comments from an event that you attended, please email Crystal.
12/13/2018
LEND Fellows Past and Present Lead Multicultural Autism Action Network
Maren Christenson Hofer joined the MNLEND Fellowship cohort this 2018-2019 year. As the parent of an autistic child, she is keenly aware of challenges faced by families trying to navigate educational, medical, therapeutic, and other support and service systems to ensure that their autistic children's needs are met. Maren currently serves as a leader in the Multicultural Autism Action Network (MAAN), a non-profit organization built on the idea that navigating autism support and service systems can be incredibly complex for families, and even more overwhelming when differences in culture, language, and power dynamics are at play. Two additional MNLEND Fellow-Alumni are engaged in supporting MAAN's work: Mariam Egal (Minnesota Dept. of Health Coordinator) and Fatima Molas (respiratory therapist; parent-advocate). Another MAAN member, Dr. Delia Samuel, has served as guest faculty for MNLEND.
12/13/2018
The Louisiana Autism Spectrum and Related Disabilities (LASARD) Project supports school districts across the state by providing training and coaching in evidence-based practices for students with ASD
The Louisiana Autism Spectrum and Related Disabilities (LASARD) Project has been a partnership between the LSUHSC Human Development Center and the Louisiana Department of Education since 2006. The overall purpose of LASARD is to improve outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related disabilities by developing a pool of highly effective educators across the state.
12/13/2018
The Parent Autism Support Service (PASS) at the University of WA LEND: A unique model of care coordination for families of children diagnosed with autism
The Parent Autism Support Service (PASS) at the University of Washington Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (UW LEND) is a program to support parents in the early months after a diagnosis of autism. The PASS Program is run by the Family Leadership Discipline of the UW LEND program. This program serves children seen in the Child Development Clinic at the University of Washington Center on Human Development and Disability.
12/13/2018
Updates from the State Public Health Autism Resource Center
As mentioned in the previous Developments issue, SPHARC, in partnership with HRSA, is continuing to support the new Autism Community of Learners state grantee cohort as they continue work in the final year of the grant cycle.
5/2/2017
HDI Students Visit D.C. for Disability Policy Seminar
Whittney Darnell and Rongxiu Wu, doctoral students in the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) Graduate Certificate program in Developmental Disabilities, recently received HDI Student Scholarships to attend the Disability Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C. "What a cool experience that was to exercise the right to have a voice, and share concerns with our elected leaders," said Wu.
4/5/2016
The Autism CARES Act: Reflections of a Policy Advocate
by Kim Musheno, Director of Public Policy, AUCD
As we celebrate Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, I paused to reflect on the progress achieved since the passage of the Autism CARES Act (H.R. 113-157), a law for which I helped to advocate. CARES stands for Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support. Originally titled the Combating Autism Act (P.L. 109-419) and signed by President George W. Bush in 2006, the law was intended to dramatically increase the federal government's response to what was then perceived as a crisis in the increasing numbers of individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Instead of creating a totally new infrastructure system to address this urgent national priority, the law called for researching, then expanding and coordinating existing federal efforts, bringing together several entities: research within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), surveillance and awareness activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and professional development and research into evidence-based interventions at the Health, Resources, and Services Administration (HRSA). An Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) was created and tasked with making sure that all federal agencies were coordinating their efforts, sharing information, and obtaining input from people on the autism spectrum and family members as well as other outside experts.
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11/17/2015
2015 AUCD CORE Trainee Research Award
Samantha Goldman, MEd
The inaugural CORE Trainee Research Award was presented to Samantha Goldman, MEd, at the AUCD Conference on November 17, 2015.
11/15/2015
AUCD 2015 Awards to Trainees and Young Professionals
On November 15, 2015, AUCD proudly presented awards to three outstanding young professionals and trainees in our network. These individuals represent the growing leadership in the AUCD network and those who will shape disability policy, practice, and service for years to come.
4/3/2009
2009 AUCD Trainees at the Disability Policy Seminar
Over 60 AUCD trainees attended the 2009 Disability Policy Seminar in Washington, DC, where they learned about current policy issues, heard from legislative experts, met people from around the country with and without disabilities, and networked with trainees from other AUCD member centers. Some of them documented their experiences here.
1/1/2009
AUCD Trainees at the 2008 AUCD Annual Meeting and Conference
2/5/2008
2008 AUCD Trainees at the Disability Policy Seminar
9/1/2007
Virtual Trainee Blog
3/7/2007
