The AUCD Aging Special Interest Group is proud to host Dr. Katie Arnold and Dr. Tamar Heller of the University of Illinois-Chicago UCEDD in a discussion on Future Planning for people with disabilities. We will hear about future planning methods used across our network programs, the Future is Now program at the UIC UCEDD, and a moderated Q&A.
Dr. Katie Arnold is a strong disability advocate with a sense of social justice. Katie is a faculty member within the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She conducts inclusive research on family support, future planning, and self-determination of people with disabilities. Katie is the Founding Executive Director of the Sibling Leadership Network (SLN) where she helped to build the national network for siblings of people with disabilities from 2012 to 2022. The passion for her work is anchored to her experience growing up with her sister with intellectual disabilities. Katie’s sibling experience has shaped her worldview in many ways. After graduating from the University of Chicago with a B.S. in Sociology, Katie lived at L'Arche, a community based on mutual relationships where people with and without developmental disabilities live together. She received her Master’s in Disability and Human Development and her doctorate in Disability Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Katie lives in the Chicago area with her husband, Gary, who is also a disability advocate and their young child with DD.
Tamar Heller, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Department of Disability and Human Development, (DHD) University of Illinois Chicago and director of its University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. She has directed DHD, the Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Developmental Disabilities and Health, RRTC on Developmental Disabilities and Aging, and the RRTC on Family Support. Her research focuses on self-directed and family support, long term services and support, and bridging aging and disabilities. Dr. Heller has written over 260 publications, including 6 co-edited books. She is past board President of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and is a co-founder of the national Sibling Leadership Network and the Bridging Aging and Disability International.
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Aging
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University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
