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AUCD Contract Updates

AUCD Contract Updates. George Jesien, PhD Executive Director Association of University Centers on Disabilities. Major Tasks this Past Year. Gather/disseminate information to UCEDDs E-mails, listserv, website Implement structured TA activities

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AUCD Contract Updates

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  1. AUCD Contract Updates George Jesien, PhD Executive Director Association of University Centers on Disabilities

  2. Major Tasks this Past Year • Gather/disseminate information to UCEDDs • E-mails, listserv, website • Implement structured TA activities • Respond to requests for information from ADD, UCEDDs, and others • Convene experts • Revise & Maintain NIRS for UCEDD annual reporting • Facilitate collaboration

  3. Gather/Disseminate Information to UCEDDs • 3 regular email blasts (funding, announcements, resources) • AUCDigest(shorter & linked to website) • AUCD Directory & AUCD Web portal • Bio’s and Areas of Interest – very helpful • Publish UCEDD “best practices” identified by ADD through MTARS • URC website

  4. Implement Structured TA Activities • Individual onsite visits – Thanks for the generosity of expert consultants from network • Targeted TA • 2 sessions at the 2007 AUCD annual meeting • 2 webinars on research programs • The Foundation panel later today • ADD TA Institute – thanks to planning group • New Data Coordinators orientation

  5. Respond to Requests for Information about UCEDDs and Specific Content Areas • Sources of Information • Data from NIRS – the more complete the better • AUCD Directory and Search Portal • Individual Center Websites • Identified Content experts in the network • Publications and projects from the network • AUCD Website Archives

  6. Convene Experts • Orientation Menu Workgroup • Research Design Workgroup • Annual Report Workgroup • NTI Consultant Meeting

  7. Orientation Menu Workgroup • Purpose • Develop a menu of orientation opportunities for new UCEDD directors that support directors with different levels of familiarity to the network • Members • Mike Benz, Center on Disability and Development, Texas • Leslie Cohen, Sonoran UCEDD, Arizona • Robin Hansen, MIND Institute, California • David Johnson, Institute on Community Integration, Minnesota • Elise McMillan, Vanderbilt Kennedy UCEDD, Tennessee • Deborah Spitalnik, The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, New Jersey • Michael Wehmeyer, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities, Kansas

  8. Research Design Workgroup • Purpose • Assist in the development of a research design to explore how universities are approaching the recruitment and selection of new UCEDD directors • Members • Brent Askvig, North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, North Dakota • Carl Calkins, UMKC Institute for Human Development, Missouri • Elisabeth Dykens, Vanderbilt Kennedy UCEDD, Tennessee • Michael Gamel-McCormick, Center for Disabilities Studies, Delaware • Gloria Krahn, Oregon Institute on Disability & Development, Oregon • Fred Orelove, Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia • Sarah Rule, Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah • Zolinda Stoneman, Institute on Human Development & Disability, Georgia • Barbara Wheeler, USC UCEDD, California

  9. Annual Report Workgroup • Purpose • Assist in the review of the ADD-UCEDD Program logic model for revision, review and possibly modify the indicators of progress, and address the mechanics of the annual report function in NIRS • Members • Robert Bacon, Center for Disabilities and Development, Iowa • Daniel Bier, Waisman Center, Wisconsin • Elizabeth Bishop, Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, Tennessee • Robyn Carroll, The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, New Jersey • Jean Johnson, Center on Disability Studies, Hawaii • Barbara Le Roy, Developmental Disabilities Institute, Michigan • Olivia Raynor, Tarjan Center for Developmental Disabilities, California • Penny Seay, Texas Center for Disabilities Studies, Texas • Barbara Wheeler, USC UCEDD, California • Valerie Williams, Center for Interdisciplinary Learning and Leadership, Oklahoma • M. Bryce Fifield, North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, North Dakota

  10. NTI Consultant Meeting • Purpose • Supported the convening of stakeholders to identify unmet needs that could be addressed through National Training Initiative grants • Resulted in an RFP for two projects: • Consortium to Scale-up Self-Determination • Consortium to Enhance Post-secondary Education Opportunities for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

  11. Maintain NIRS for UCEDD Annual Reporting • Enhance and Maintain NIRS • Streamline and Maintain annual report function • Provide TA to NIRS users HEAR NO DATA SEE NO DATA SPEAK NO DATA

  12. Facilitate Collaboration • Work with NDRN & NACDD • Engage in partnerships with other Disability Organizations • SABE • NASDDDS • ASA • AAIDD • TASH

  13. Looking Ahead • Current contract ends September 30 • Anticipate successful competition for new contract beginning October 1, 2008 • Time for additional new & exciting ideas!

  14. Additional Efforts to Watch • ADD: National Training Initiatives in Self Determination and Post Secondary Education • Professional Training Resource Library: University of Washington UCEDD (PTRL) • Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr Foundation Fellowship • Autism & Related DD Training Resource Center • Act Early Autism Regional Summits (3) • NCBDDD-AUCD Fellowships • AUCD Annual Meeting: Nov. 9-12, 2008

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