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April 2, 2025 |
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Announcements |
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AUCD has made the decision to transition this year's AUCD Conference to a virtual format. This decision was based upon a comparison of costs of an in-person versus virtual conference, the increasing number of federal partners cancelling or moving their national meetings to a virtual delivery, some Universities maintaining travel and expenditure restrictions, and the uncertainty of future federal funding. While we were looking forward to gathering in person, we believe that holding the Conference virtually will ensure that we can still come together to share knowledge, collaborate, and advance our collective mission. |
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Tuesday, April 4, 2025, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Presented by Andrew Harnish, PhD, this LEND Webinar is a free learning opportunity on AI as Assistive Technology. Participants will identify practical ways AI can support individuals with disabilities in daily living, communication, and learning. Participants will understand the challenges AI tools pose to people with disabilities, including cost and bias. Participants will develop strategies for evaluating appropriate AI tools based on individual needs, environmental contexts, and available resources. |
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Friday, April 11, 2025, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Medicaid waiver programs provide services that promote community living for people with disabilities. This includes support and assistance with daily activities such as basic self-care, navigating the community, and managing their home, finances, or medical care. The Department for Medicaid Services (DMS) will provide an overview of Kentucky’s 1915 (c) Home-and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid waivers and the services they provide for people with disabilities. The process from applying for waivers, to service delivery options, and Medicaid waiver resources available to guide the process will also be discussed. |
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Thursday, April 17, 2025, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Leveraging community partners to reach diverse populations is sure to be an important discussion as we explore the best ways to connect with and support our communities. Please join us for our April Coffee Chat as we discuss the topic of Leveraging Community Partners to Reach Diverse Populations. We will be discussing community partnerships, what makes for successful partnerships, and what are challenges in building these partnerships. Hosted by AUCD’s Community Education and Dissemination Council (CEDC). You do not need to be a member of this council to participate, Coffee Chats are open to anyone and everyone! |
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Thursday, April 24, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Join the AUCD AT SIG free webinar and learn more about Adaptive Recreation Activities with Molly Kimmel. Molly Kimmel is an Occupational Therapist and the Director of the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities in Missoula, Montana. The statewide assistive technology program, MonTECH, is housed within the Rural Institute, where Molly has served as Program Director since 2020. MonTECH places a strong emphasis on adaptive recreation to ensure that Montanans with disabilities have what they need to enjoy all that our big sky country has to offer.
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The AUCD Employment page focuses on job and fellowship opportunities at AUCD, within our Network, and at organizations affiliated with our Network. The Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) for Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) seeks an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Severe Behavior Department in Omaha, NE. Please complete this form if you would like your job posted. Positions will remain on the website for 90 days. |
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Funding |
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Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Award Ceiling: $5,000
Established in 1969 by educators, the NEA Foundation is a national nonprofit and philanthropic organization that aims to work in partnership with others to promote the absolute best in public education. The foundation invites applications for its Learning and Leadership grants. Through the program, grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded in support of the professional development of NEA members. Grants will be awarded to help individuals participate in high-quality professional development such as summer institutes, conferences, seminars, travel abroad programs, or action research and to help groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson plan development, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff. For individuals, grant funds may be used for travel, room, meals, registration fees, materials, etc. For groups, grant funds may be used for educator stipends, substitute fees, materials, travel, meals, etc. |
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Application Deadline: May 7, 2025
Award Ceiling: $600,000
The William T. Grant Foundation invites applications for its Research Grants on Reducing Inequality program, which supports research that aims to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States. Studies that aim to reduce inequalities that exist along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, sexual or gender minority status, language minority status, or immigrant origins are prioritized. Through the program, grants of up to $600,000 for up to three years will be awarded in support of descriptive studies that clarify mechanisms for reducing inequality or elucidate how or why a specific program, policy, or practice operates to reduce inequality; intervention studies that examine attempts to reduce inequality; and studies that improve the measurement of inequality in ways that can enhance the work of researchers, practitioners, or policy makers. |
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Letters of Intent Deadline: May 13, 2025
Award Ceiling: TBD
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Online System opened on April 1 for submissions of Letters of Intent (LOI) for the Cycle 2 2025 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Topical PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA). This PFA seeks to fund study proposals that focus on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs). Compared to people without IDD, a higher proportion of people with IDD have co-occurring physical and mental health conditions and unmet healthcare needs. This opportunity aims to fund the comparison of interventions encountered by individuals of all ages who have IDD. Comparisons can be clinical interventions or systems approaches and can include pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions. |
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Application Deadline: August 15, 2025
Award Ceiling: $100,000
The Angelman Syndrome Foundation aims to advance the awareness and treatment of Angelman syndrome (AS) through education and information, research, and support for individuals with Angelman syndrome, their families, and other concerned parties. The foundation invites proposals for Angelman syndrome-related research projects. One- and two-year grants of up to $100,000 per year will be awarded, with priority given to projects focused on studying or correcting the heterozygous effect of non-UBE3A genes in deletion, the potential results of increasing UBE3A after therapies or for some subtypes of AS, projects studying delivery of therapies and potential for improvement, and symptomatic therapies that impact the daily life of people with Angelman syndrome and their families. |
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How do Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) affect health long-term? This study in the "Disability & Health Journal" examines how ACEs impact outcomes for people with brain injuries. This plain language summary is part of our series sharing highlights from the "Disability and Health Journal." |
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Annual Disability Statistics Collection offer over 16 years of disability statistics on employment, earnings, education, healthcare, and more. Designed with accessibility in mind, the resources ensure that everyone can explore, analyze, and apply disability data with ease. Find the data you need to explore trends, support your research, and advocate for change. The Center for Research on Disability conducts grant-funded, disability-focused research at the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire. |
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Created by the National Institutes of Health in 2013, this online registry enables the Down syndrome community to connect with approved researchers, express interest in clinical studies, and complete surveys to improve the understanding of their health, especially as they age. The new registry website offers enhanced user-friendliness, modern navigation and visual design, and a responsive platform for access through different devices, among other improvements. Registry functions and resources, including a modern platform to complete health surveys and information related to Down syndrome care, are available in both English and Spanish. |
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The WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities has created a handbook for reasonable accommodations in the college classroom as a comprehensive resource that supports both faculty and students throughout the reasonable accommodations process. Reasonable accommodations are adjustments or modifications that remove barriers and enable students with disabilities to have equal access to education. Examples include extended time on exams, note-taking assistance, accessible classroom locations and the use of assistive technologies.
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This weekly newsletter is in part supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) through a technical assistance contract for the URC and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a National Professional Organization for Persons with Developmental Disabilities. The content of this material does not necessarily reflect the views and policies of any federal agency. No official support or endorsement by federal agencies is intended nor should be inferred. |
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