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August 2011 | Volume 11, Issue #8 | Subscribe to AUCDigest [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%3D662] | AUCDigest Newsletter Archive [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fresources%2Fdigest%2Fissues.cfm]

In This Issue

AUCD Central Office News Network News - Awards Network News - People on the Move Network News - Activities & Resources Member Spotlight Events Employment Opportunities

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AUCD Central Office News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Congratulations to the 2011-2012 LEND Network [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7081%26parent %3D16%26parent_title%3DHome%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Findex.cfm%3F] The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) congratulates the 2011-2012 network of 43 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) programs. LENDs are interdisciplinary leadership training programs funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) under the Combating Autism Act. These programs were selected in a very competitive peer-reviewed grant process in the Spring and Summer of 2011. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7081%26parent %3D16%26parent_title%3DHome%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Findex.cfm%3F] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Friendly Reminder to Update Your Online Profile [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Flogin.cfm] As a new acadmic year begins, please visit your online profile and update it as needed. The online Directory [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fdirectory%2Fdirectory.cfm%3Fprogram%3DUCEDD%2CLEND%26CFID %3D843921%26CFTOKEN%3D97302371] on AUCD's website is a great tool for anyone looking up network members with specific qualifications. Federal funders, AUCD staff and other network members constantly use the online Directory, so it is very important to maintain an updated and informative online profile. To update your profile, please click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Flogin.cfm]. For Data Coordinators or Managers, the chapter on Managing your Directory [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=https%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fnirs%2Fdb%2Fhelp.cfm%3FExpr%3D%26index%3D36] in the User's Guide is a helpful resource. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Huricane Irene Hits the East Coast States Our thoughts go to all the Programs that were hit by hurricane Irene this past weekend. We have been in touch and have heard back from all of them - there were damages in some states, but all faculty, staff and students are safe. We hope that the repairs needed will have a minimal impact on the academic year that just started. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

ECP Blog: Sometimes You Just Have to Close Your Eyes and Jump [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7083%26parent %3D16%26parent_title%3DHome%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Findex.cfm%3F] This blog focuses on topics of interest to early career professionals who work with people with disabilities. Blog contributors have diverse perspectives on leadership, professional development, and success in changing systems to better serve people with disabilities and their families. In this installment, guest blogger Amie Lulinski-Norris discusses her career trajectory and perspective on leadership. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7083%26parent %3D16%26parent_title%3DHome%26url%3D%2Ftemplate%2Findex.cfm%3F] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Network News - Awards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Individualized Supports Film Receives Two Awards (MN ICI, UCEDD/LEND) [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7101%26id%3D17] Jerry Smith (MN Institute on Community Integration) has received two awards for the film, "We Have Choices," a documentary about individuals with developmental disabilities across New York state who have used individualized supports in taking greater control of their lives. In April, the film was awarded a Silver Telly, the highest honor from the Silver Telly Council, a judging and oversight body that receives over 13,000 competition entries from around the world every year. In May, the film received a second award, this time a Platinum Award at the 2011 Hermes Creative Awards (another international competition), in the documentary category. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7101%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Network News - People on the Move ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Dr. Kathy Lawton to Lead Nisonger Center's (OH UCEDD/LEND) Early Childhood Education [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7108%26id%3D17] Dr. Kathy Lawton is the new program director for the Early Childhood Education program at The Ohio State University's Nisonger Center, which is an inclusive preschool program for children ages 1 to 6. Children who are typically developing and children with disabilities participate in child-directed, developmentally appropriate, play-based classroom activities. A team of teachers and therapists work with families and one another to develop individualized educational objectives to optimize each child's development. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7108%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Network News - Activities & Resources ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Legacy of a Leader Video Series [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7051%26id%3D17] Before retiring as the Associate Administrator for Maternal and Child Health at the Health Resources and Services Administration on July 29, 2011, Dr. Peter van Dyck offered three gifts to the MCH Community: three videotaped presentations that we call the "Legacy of a Leader" series.

The three one-hour presentations are on the following topics:

* Career Choices: Public Service Pathways . . . My Personal Story * Maternal and Child Health: History to Remember * Leadership Lessons: Making a Difference Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7051%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

"Real People, Real Jobs", A Project of the MA ICI (UCEDD/LEND) [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7105%26id%3D17] This project features a website at www.realworkstories.org with stories of people with developmental disabilities in community employment and the strategies that were used to help them find and keep these jobs. Stories can be highlighted according to the region of the US. Visit the website. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.realworkstories.org%2F] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Iowa's UCEDD Launches Updated Training Information Website [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7106%26id%3D17] The "face" of the Iowa Training Consortium has had a recent "facelift." The disabilitytraining.org website, Iowa's online resource for training and information on disability topics, not only has a great new look, but also features a number of dynamic new tools and resources to reaffirm its role as a mainstay of disability information dissemination for the state. The homepage of disabilitytraining.org now includes recent news items of state, regional and national significance, featured training opportunities, and access to a variety of current and archived newsletters. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7106%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Health Disparities Chart Book Published by the NH UCEDD [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7107%26id%3D17] The purpose of the Health Disparities Chart Book on Disability and Racial and Ethnic Status in the United States is to answer the question of whether working age (18-64) people with disabilities in the United States experience health disparities similar to those experienced by members of racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7107%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Waisman Center (WI UCEDD) Creates a Disability Awareness Spanish Language Radio Novela [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7099%26id%3D17] The UW Waisman Center, Family Support 360 project has produced a radio novela designed to increase awareness and understanding about people with disabilities in the Latino community. The radio novela, a serialized storytelling format, is a familiar medium for educating the public in Latino culture. A New Beginning for Ana and her Family uses the novela structure to increase awareness about people with developmental disabilities and the importance of their inclusion in the life of their community. The novela booklet includes the story scripts in both English and Spanish and a compact disc of the story performed in Spanish. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7099%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Utah UCEDD Staff Member to Serve on National AT Board [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7110%26id%3D17] Sachin Pavithran is a new member of the Association of Assistive Technology Act Program Board, and his term begins October 1. He will continue with his duties at the CPD in addition to serving with ATAP. Sachin has been heavily involved in assistive technology at the Center for Persons with Disabilities. He is the Assistive Technology Specialist and the Disability Law and Policy Coordinator at the CPD, and he serves on the Research and Development team of the National Federation of the Blind. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7110%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

The Boggs Center's (NJ UCEDD) Autism and Faith Guide Re-printed in English and Spanish [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7100%26id%3D17] The guidebook, Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community, has been reprinted by the Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities (NJ UCEDD) with funding from the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities. The guide has been very popular with families and congregations, a resource that has led to a number of inclusive religious education and congregational opportunities, including being able to participate in religious rites of transition such as confirmation, First Communion, and others. The guidebook is now available in both English and Spanish. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7100%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

UMKC Institute for Human Development (MO-UCEDD) hosts Transition STEM: A Wounded Warriors Think Tank [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7103%26id%3D17] Transition STEM: A Wounded Warriors Think Tank, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, was co-hosted by the UMKC Institute for Human Development (MO- UCEDD) and the UMKC School of Computing and Engineering. Participants included experts in the fields of higher education policy, disability service and research, veteran research, veteran services, and higher education recruitment and retention, as well as veterans with service-connected disabilities ("wounded warriors"), military personnel, private sector STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) industry representatives, and the National Science Foundation. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7103%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Think College Newsletter August 2011 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.thinkcollege.net%2Faugust-2011] Highlighted articles include:

* Transition Program at University of Alaska, Anchorage [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.thinkcollege.net%2Faugust-2011%2Ftpsid-alaska] * Paulette Cantwell's Presentations in Hawai'i: Hope, Inspiration, and Dreams [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.thinkcollege.net%2Faugust-2011%2Fpaulette-cantwell-presentation-hawaii] * New Training and TA Database [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.thinkcollege.net%2Faugust-2011%2Fnew-training-and-ta-database] * Call for Authors for Insight Briefs and Fast Facts [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.thinkcollege.net%2Faugust-2011%2Fcall-for-authors] * AHEAD White Paper on Students with Disabilities [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.thinkcollege.net%2Faugust-2011%2Fahead-white-paper] * PSE for Students with ID Featured in July 2011 ADD Update [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.thinkcollege.net%2Faugust-2011%2Fadd-update] * An 'Obligation' to Serve Students with Disabilities [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.thinkcollege.net%2Faugust-2011%2Fan-obligation-to-serve-students-with- id] * Mason LIFE Students Head to Capitol Hill [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.thinkcollege.net%2Faugust-2011%2Fmason-life-students-to-capitol-hill] * College for Students with Autism [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.thinkcollege.net%2Faugust-2011%2Fcollege-for-autistic-students] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

UNC Researchers Awarded Prestigious Grant for Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7102%26id%3D17] Drs. Ben Philpot (far right in photo), Mark Zylka (middle) and Bryan Roth (left) have been awarded a $1,050,000 grant from the Simons Foundation to identify drug-like compounds for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders. The three-year grant includes work with an animal model of Angelman syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by inactivation of the Ube3a gene. Most cases of autism spectrum disorder are caused by defects in multiple genes, making the disorder particularly difficult to treat. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7102%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Douglas Vanderbilt, MD, CA LEND Director at the USC UCEDD Receives a KL2 Mentored Career Research Development Award [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7104%26id%3D17] Douglas Vanderbilt, MD, CA-LEND Director at the USC UCEDD has received a KL2 Mentored Career Research Development award from the Center for Education, Training and Career Development (CETCD) under the Los Angeles Basin Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), USC Keck School of Medicine. Through this experience Dr. Vanderbilt will provide clinical translational research skills training in the CA-LEND Program. The three-year awards are given to individuals who are in the early stage of their academic career. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7104%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Member Spotlight

The Center for Disabilities (SD UCEDD/LEND) Celebrates 40 Years [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7109%26id%3D17]The Center for Disabilities celebrated 40 successful years of services to the state of South Dakota with a 40th Anniversary Celebration held on Wednesday, August 17, 2011. Approximately 200 people attended the event with special honored guests including Senator Tim and Barb Johnson, South Dakota Governor and Mrs. Daugaard, and Lieutenant Governor Michels. The program "Center for Disabilities This is Your Journey" was a spin-off of the old television program "This is Your Life". Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fnews.cfm%3Fnews_id%3D7109%26id%3D17] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Events

AUCD 2011: The Journey Continues [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference]2011 annual meeting logo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2F]

2011 is a time to reflect on the accomplishments of the last forty years, to face the challenges of today, and to imagine the future. Join your colleagues in this year's conference and to help shape the future of the disability field. Please check our 2011 conference website [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference]. Registration Open [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Findex.cfm%2Fhome2011] Early Bird Offer: Register by Sept. 30 and be entered to win a one of two free main conference registrations. Member Discount: the 6th and subsequent registrants from each Center automatically receive a 20% discount on their main registration fee. Register today! [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Findex.cfm%2Fhome2011] Hotel Reservations Open [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Findex.cfm%2Fhotel2011] The Hyatt Regency Crystal City is the official host hotel of the AUCD 2011 Conference. AUCD Conference Room Rate: $209/night; Deadline for Conference Rate: Oct. 13. Reserve your room today! [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Findex.cfm%2Fhotel2011] 2011 AUCD Awards Nominations [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Findex.cfm%2Fawards2011] Your help is needed to identify greatness. The presentation of AUCD Awards is our opportunity to acknowledge some of our best during our annual Awards Ceremony and Gala on Tuesday, November 8. Nominate a deserving individual or program today! [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Findex.cfm%2Fawards2011] Deadline extended to Friday, September 9th! Agenda Now Available [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%3D50043] The 2011 Conference will include many new features, including some schedule adjustments suggested by attendees. Check online to view the agenda [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%3D50043]. Sponsorship Slots Available [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Fconference%2Ftemplate%2Fpage.cfm%3Fid%3D50048] Sponsorships, exhibits, and advertisers help keep the AUCD Conference costs low and bring in new products and partners for you to explore. With over 600 leaders from academic, health care, training, and self-advocacy settings in attendance, participating partners can showcase items to a large and diverse audience of decision makers. ======

Dentistry and Individuals with Special Health Care Needs [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fevent.cfm%3Fevent_id%3D2718%26id%3D379%26parent %3D379]

September 19, 2:00-3:30pm EST

Webinar

This presentation will provide an overview of dental care for individuals with special health care needs (pediatric to adult), including information about unique aspects of providing dental care to individuals with special health care needs, barriers to access to care, the dental home model, as well as a presentation on dental training resources/modules.

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October 5, 2011 Temple University, Student Center (South), Philadelphia, PA

A statewide, cross-disability conference looking at the challenges faced by immigrants and culturally diverse individuals with disabilities in Pennsylvania. ======

Vermont Conversion Institute: A Time for Change... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fevent.cfm%3Fevent_id%3D2720%26id%3D289%26parent %3D289]

October 6-7, 2011

Burlington, VT

The Center on Disability & Community Inclusion at the University of Vermont sponsors Vermont Conversion Institute: A Time for Change...

In the general session, several issues will be examined, such as: policy change, training, and culture-shift needed to foster the conversion of sheltered workshops to community-based employment services.

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Alliance for Full Participation (AFP) 2011 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fevent.cfm%3Fevent_id%3D2494%26id%3D290%26parent %3D290]

November 17 - 18, 2011

Gaylord National Harbor Hotel: Washington, DC area

The Summit 2011 "Real Jobs--- It's Everyone's Business" aims to increase the number of people with intellectual disabilities in the workforce. By providing innovative approaches to created integrated employment, this interactive conference will encourage attendees to seek a successful career of their choosing. ======

Arab American Communities and Disabilities: Getting to Know You, Getting to Know Us [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp? llr=qdkbqicab&t=swzsflhab.0.0.qdkbqicab.0&id=preview&ts=S0669&p=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.aucd.org%2Ftemplate%2Fevent.cfm%3Fevent_id%3D2719%26id%3D290%26parent %3D290]

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Somerset, NJ

The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities is sponsoring the third in a series of cultural awareness conferences, which is being planned in collaboration with the leadership of a variety of Arab American networks and organizations in New Jersey.

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