Resources

• AUCD Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit
• Council on Leadership and Advocacy (COLA)
• Diversity & Cultural Competency: Resources from ACL
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan for the UCEDD National Network (PDF)
• Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for UCEDD Curricula and Training Activities
• Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce
• HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH)
• Minority Access National Conference: improving diversity in education, employment and research
• Multicultural Council (MCC)
• National Center for Cultural Competence
• Native American DD Needs Assessment
• OMH Resource Center
• National CLAS Standards: national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) in health and healthcare
• National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities
• New Connections Resource Portal: for more than a decade, the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation's New Connections program provided research grants, networking opportunities, and skill building to scholars from backgrounds that are historically disadvantaged or underrepresented in research disciplines. Many useful and highly relevant products were created from these efforts and are shared here.
• Plain Language Resources: The UCEDD Resource Center wants to make sure that everyone knows what is being talked about, either by speaking or writing, so all people can be included.  Plain language is one way to help more people understand. Plain language is communication that is clear, straightforward, and only uses words that are necessary.
• Supporting Diversity in the DD Network through Minority Partnerships
• Webinar: Community Conversation: A time for open dialogue and learning about diversity and inclusion
• Webinar: Creating Effective Refugee Community Partnerships: Two Perspectives
• Webinar: AUCD and the MCC Present: Organizations and Developing Culturally Competent Parent Support Groups
• Webinar: AUCD And the MCC Present: The Role of Self-Assessment in Achieving Cultural & Linguistic Competence
• Webinar: Equitable Transitions to Adulthood
• Webinar: Bridging the Rainbow: Bringing LGBTQ+ and Disability Communities Together
• 2019 TA Institute: Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Minorities (PDF)

Introduction

The DD Act requires that its programs are carried out in a culturally competent manner; that people with disabilities and their families participate in the design of and have access to needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance; and people from minority backgrounds are fully included in all activities. This page provides resources to support diversity & inclusion of UCEDD activities.