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The UCEDD Resource Center (URC) web site provides University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDDs) with up to date information that will support the implementation of the OIDD core grant. This web site is supported through OIDD's contract with AUCD to provide technical assistance to the national network of UCEDDs.
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The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Institute for Human Development hosted a Regional Open House in on April 16th at the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus, bringing together 18 leaders from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), the University of Kansas, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. This meeting focused on engaging the three entities in conversation about future opportunities for collaborating on programs, funding, networking and more.
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On February 27th, the Center on Disability Studies (HI-UCEDD) welcomed over 750 attendees representing 12 countries from across the globe to Honolulu, Hawaiʻi to the 39th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity both online and in-person. In celebration of the conference theme, Beyond Access: Building a Culture of Belonging we aimed to explore how we all live to belong, to be part of something greater than ourselves.
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EVENTS
Sunday, June 02, 2024 - Friday, June 07, 2024
The AUCD Leadership Academy is a week-long intensive experience, paired with a year of pre and post interactions designed to enhance the skills of current and emerging leaders from disability networks to build coalitions to improve systems of supports and services. The Leadership Academy engages participants from UCEDDs, LENDs, IDDRCs and the wider community of disability partners to come together to immerse themselves for a week of study, shared experiences, self-evaluation, and skill development.