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4/24/2012

Building a National Agenda for Supporting Families with an Individual with Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities

The report includes as summary of the 2011 Wingspread proceedings as well as concrete recommendations to address the wide range of needs of families. The authors encourage the use of this report to further discussions and action planning, energize grassroots participation, and to encourage collaboration around specific action steps at the local, state and national levels needed to support families.

4/26/2012

Toronto Declaration on Bridging Knowledge and Practice in Aging and Disability

The Toronto Declaration on Bridging Knowledge, Policy and Practice in Aging and Disability was released on March 30, 2012, at an event at the Administration on Aging. Its goal is to raise awareness of bridging issues between aging and disability and promote the recommendations it contains.

4/25/2012

Bridging the Aging and Developmental Disabilities Service Networks: Challenges and Best Practices

This new report identifies policy and service delivery issues pertaining to older adults with developmental disabilities and their families and recommends opportunities to enhance collaboration among the aging, disability, and long-term care networks.

4/24/2012

Exploring New Paradigms for the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act

Report by the National Council on Disabilities

The report is a supplement to the 2011 NCD publication 'Rising Expectations: The Developmental Disabilities Act Revisited.' It expands on the challenges identified in Rising Expectations and offers specific recommendations for aligning systems and statutes both within and beyond the scope of the DD Act.

AUCD Conference

2012 AUCD Conference: Innovating Today, Shaping Tomorrow: Promising Practices in Research, Policy, Education, and Service

Sunday, December 2, 2012 - Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Location: Washington Hilton, Washington, DC

Submit Your Proposal by June 11!
Rapid developments in technology and science result in a constant flow of new and emerging information in medicine, health care, social services, education, policy, research practice, and communication systems. The 2012 AUCD Conference is a unique forum to share innovations and promising practices across a broad array of topics that ultimately impact the quality of people's lives. We invite you to learn and share today's promising practices and innovations that shape the lives of people with disabilities and their families through research, policy, education, and service.

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Public Policy

U.S. Department of Education Issues Resource Document on Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

The U.S. Department of Education today released a new resource document on restraint and seclusion in schools. The document provides 15 principles for policies around restraint and seclusion and discusses efforts by federal agencies to address concerns about their use.

Rep. Gregg Harper Op-Ed on Seclusion and Restraint

from http://www.rollcall.com

Representative Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) wrote this Op-Ed published in Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper. The article discusses the need for federal standards to regulate the use of seclusion and restraint in schools.

AUCD Thank You Letter to Rep. Miller for Floor Statement on Restraint and Seclusion

On Wednesday, May 9th, Representative George Miller (D-CA) gave a speech in the House of Representatives urging Congress to pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act. AUCD sent this letter thanking him for his continued efforts to limit restraint and seclusion in schools.

Events

2012 National Transition Conference: College and Careers for Youth with Disabilities

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - Friday, June 1, 2012
Location: Washington, DC

This important conference will provide a forum for the development of an action agenda, bring together critical partners in the transition community to exchange innovative ideas and approaches; demonstrate knowledge gained from policy implementation; share transition practices and research findings; and promote and facilitate the development of networks and relationships.