CAC and UCEDDs

• UCEDD Tip Sheets - Admin Essentials: Meaningfully Engaging Your Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) This tip sheet discusses creative strategies and promising practices for meaningfully engaging a consumer advisory (CAC).
• UCEDD Program Operations and Practices Checklist for the CAC (PDF) to assist with program compliance.

National Self Advocacy Organizations 

• Sibling Leadership Network
  
• National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) 
  

Consumer Advisory Committee

Every UCEDD has a Community Advisory Committee (CAC) that helps shape its work by providing community-driven guidance, feedback, and accountability. This infographic highlights the role and purpose of CACs, offers ideas for meaningful engagement, and provides suggestions for incorporating CAC activities and input into UCEDD Program Performance Report (PPR) outcomes reporting.


Infographic explaining what Community Advisory Committees (CACs) do, how they help guide UCEDD work, and how their input can be included in Performance Progress Reports (PPRs). Download PDF

Consumer Advisory Committee
and other Inclusive Practice

AUCD has undertaken activities related to including people with disabilities in UCEDD operations, activities, information gathering, and setting the direction of the UCEDD. On this page you will find resources related to the consumer advisory committee (CAC), UCEDD needs assessment and other information gathering, and information for people with disabilities to use when becoming involved in research and training.