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Center on Disability and Development

The Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University promotes inclusive communities and better lives for people with disabilities through education, research, service, and outreach. We offer training, research projects, community services, outreach programs, and information dissemination.

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Center on Disability and Development

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  1. Center on Disabilityand Development at Texas A&M University Michael R. Benz, Ph.D., Director Center on Disability and Development Amy Sharp, Ph.D., Associate Director Center on Disability and Development

  2. Mission and Goals of the CDD • Mission • Promote inclusive communities and better lives for people with disabilities and their families through education, research, service, and outreach • Goals • Improve education services and outcomes • Enhance community quality of life Center on Disability and Development

  3. History of the Center • Established and funded in 2005 as University Center for Excellence in Disabilities • Part of a National Network of 67 similar Centers in medical schools and major universities • Approved in 2007 by Board of Regents to operate as the Center for Disability and Development (CDD) • Texas AgriLife Extension Service is a key TAMUS organizational partner Center on Disability and Development

  4. Prevalence of Disability • School-age population • National (2008) = 7.1 million (9%) • Texas (2008) = 517, 534 (9%) • General adult population • National (2010) = 33.4 million (15%) • Texas (2010) = 2.6 million (14%) • Factors affecting prevalence • Baby Boomers • Returning veterans • Changes in definition Center on Disability and Development

  5. Pre-service Preparation and Continuing EducationProgram Highlights • Training for master and doctoral students • Annual conferences • Texas Transition Conference • Southwest Conference on Disability • Texas Youth Leadership Forum • Continuing education • Person-Centered Practices Institute • PATHS: Postsecondary access and Training in Human Services Center on Disability and Development

  6. ResearchProject Highlights • Language development and literacy • Project WORLD (Words of Oral Language and Literacy Development) • Early Reading Intervention • Promoting Adolescents’ Comprehension of Text • Education outcomes • Autism • Bullying • Transition • Disaster recovery and quality of life • Project REDD (Research and Education in Disaster and Disability) • Mobile Tips Tips for First Responders Center on Disability and Development

  7. Community ServicesServiceHighlights • Autism Assessment and Intervention Clinic* • Texas AgrAbility Project • Disability Training Network • Brazos Valley Center for Independent Living Center on Disability and Development

  8. Outreach ProgramsHighlights • Aggie Ability Awareness • Aggie Guide Dogs and Service Dogs • Camp LIFE • Family Support Network Center on Disability and Development

  9. Information DisseminationHighlights • CTSP (Career and Technical Education Special Populations) Training and Resource Center link • Directory of Community Resources in Texas link Center on Disability and Development

  10. Summary of CDD Structure • 24 discrete multi-year projects address CDD goals across education, research, service, and outreach • 13 CDD faculty/staff members and 13 Affiliated faculty members • 3 doctoral fellows • 28 graduate students from 6 disciplines • Ave. 15,500 individuals served annually by CDD projects Center on Disability and Development

  11. External Funds Leveraged by the CDD Center on Disability and Development

  12. Aggie Ability Awareness Center on Disability and Development • Attitudes and Perceptions | A look at how mainstream culture • History of Disability | Evolution of disability over history. • Disability Types and Definitions | The strengths and challenges • Legal Issues | A lesson on disability law: ADA & IDEA • Fact | Learn the myths and facts surrounding the ADA. • Etiquette & Respect | People 1st • Accommodations| A discussion of Universal Design • Discrimination | Institutional discrimination • Panel of Experience | Ask questions and listen

  13. Aggie Ability Awareness • A new tradition in disability consciousness for the Texas A&M Community • Aggie Ability Awareness (AAA) is a voluntary and interactive 3-hour seminar designed to increase knowledge, awareness, and respect for people with disabilities among students, faculty, and staff at Texas A&M University. • AAA seeks to promote positive, equitable, accepting attitudes towards people with disabilities. • Aggieability.tamu.edu Center on Disability and Development

  14. Contact Information Center on Disability and Development • Cdd @ tamu.edu • 979-845-4612 • Cdd.tamu.edu Amy Sharp • sharp @ tamu.edu Center on Disability and Development

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