AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.
AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.
AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.
AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.
December 6, 2024
The Institute on Community Integration’s Renáta Tichá led a U.S. delegation of special educators, social workers, vocational rehabilitation specialists, and others to Havana, Cuba in November – in the midst of Hurricane Rafael – on a mission to understand more about the country’s special education system. More
June 12, 2024
UCCEDD team member, Erica Harris, trains police academy cadets and law enforcement officers on interacting with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Her trainings for law enforcement officers are OPATA-approved (the state agency in Ohio for Law Enforcment that approves continuing education for officers) and have been featured in local newspapers. Erica also consults with The Arc's National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability and is part of a team funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to create a national initiative to enhance police engagement with people with behavioral health conditions and developmental disabilities. More
March 29, 2024
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. More
