March 26, 2025 | | | | Announcements | | Friday, March 28, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Dr. Clare Harrop will present research on the unique experiences of autistic females across the lifespan, covering topics such as changes in autism diagnostic rates, phenotypic differences between males and females, and key developmental transitions. She will discuss the changing sex ratio of autism diagnoses, explore gender-specific issues in autism, and emphasize the importance of including females in research and longitudinal studies. Dr. Harrop is an Associate Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and a developmental psychologist specializing in autism research, particularly focusing on sex differences using multimodal, multi-informant, and longitudinal approaches. Her work is funded by NICHD, NIMH, and private foundations. Hosted by the Autism Consortium of Texas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (ACT LEND) Program. | Trainees are invited to join a Policy Education 101 and Networking Event prior to the Disability Policy Seminar. Join us on Sunday, April 6, 2025, from 3:00-5:00 PM ET. You will hear from AUCD Policy Team members about the basics of how the federal government works, receive tips for meeting with and educating policymakers, and meet other fellow LEND and DBP trainees from across the nation! Please register no later than Monday, March 31, 2025. | Deadline Extended - Apply by Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The AUCD Leadership Academy is a one-year program designed for current and emerging leaders from the disability community. The goal is to develop and improve leadership skills and teach people how to improve systems of support and services. The AUCD Leadership Academy will be in Atlanta, GA, from Sunday, June 1 to Friday, June 6. The application deadline has been extended to 5 PM ET on Tuesday, April 1. | ICI Webinar: Designing Engaging & Flexible Learning with UDL
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET Discover practical Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies to create more flexible, accessible, and engaging learning experiences for students in secondary transition and college settings. This webinar will focus on actionable ways to enhance teaching through instructional design, alternative assessments, and emerging technology (AI, AR/VR). This webinar is sponsored by the MA Center for Inclusive Higher Education and Transition at the Institute for Community Inclusion, UMass Boston. | Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
April is National Financial Capability Month and #ABLEtoSave Month! Understanding how to manage money is crucial to financial independence for everyone. Come join the Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC) to learn about Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts. An ABLE account is a tax-free savings and investment account owned by a person with a disability. In this webinar, the ABLE National Resource Center (ABLE NRC) will provide an overview about eligibility requirements, contribution limits, and how ABLE funds can be used. The webinar will then transition to highlight the innovative strategies the state of Kansas used to increase public awareness and adoption of ABLE accounts, which can be a model for other states. Finally, we will hear from an individual with lived experience on how she uses her ABLE account to help her succeed at work and live independently in the community. | The AUCD Employment page focuses on job and fellowship opportunities at AUCD, within our Network, and at organizations affiliated with our Network. The Institute on Disabilities seeks an Associate Director, Finance and Administration in Philadelphia, PA. Please complete this form if you would like your job posted. Positions will remain on the website for 90 days. | | Funding | | Application Deadline: April 17, 2025 (Letters of Intent) Award Ceiling: $250,000 The WITH Foundation aims to promote comprehensive health care for adults with developmental disabilities. The foundation awards grants in support of programs that improve the delivery of healthcare to adult consumers with developmental disabilities and include at least one of the following: improve health practitioner competency through education and/or training programs; address the current inadequate reimbursement system; advance innovations in formal care coordination; enhance advocacy regarding the inadequacies of developmentally disabled care to advance systemic change; increase understanding of supported decision-making in healthcare settings; advance national efforts in digital health that support designers and developers to include the perspectives/experiences of the IDD community within the design process to create better technology for all; expand social policy research; and identify and overcome barriers to high-quality healthcare access. | Application Deadline: April 18, 2025
Award Ceiling: $40,000
Kessler Foundation grantmaking is grounded in the belief that all people with disabilities have a right to pursue competitive, integrated employment and live with dignity within communities. Inclusion in the workplace is the primary focus of our grant funding, which helps people with disabilities find meaningful work and gain independence. The foundation invites applications for its Community Employment Grants program, which provides critical funding to organizations that support, train, and place individuals with disabilities in competitive, integrated employment. Since people with disabilities often face higher unemployment rates, lower wages, and increased poverty, meaningful employment offers a path toward greater independence, financial stability, and self-confidence. With proper support and training, individuals can secure sustainable employment and improve their long-term economic outlook. | Application Deadline: April 21, 2025 Award Ceiling: $200,000 Pfizer has issued a request for proposals for advances in migraine management. Through the RFP, grants of up to $200,000 over up to two year will be awarded in support of projects focused on improving the care, management, and outcomes of adult patients with migraine by supporting healthcare professional education on topics including: enhancing the awareness, diagnosis, treatment and management of migraine to address unmet needs in the primary care, women’s health and emergent care settings; raising awareness of opportunities to improve the quality of migraine treatment across diverse patient populations. The estimated total available budget related to this RFP is $1 million. | Application Deadline: April 24, 2025
Award Ceiling: $22,000
The American Psychological Foundation invites applications for the John and Polly Sparks Early Career Grant for Psychologists Investigating Serious Emotional Disturbance. Grants will be awarded to early-career psychologists conducting research in early intervention and treatment for serious emotional disturbance in children. Applicants must be early-career psychologists with a degree from an accredited university and no more than 10 years postdoctoral. For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and a list of previous recipients, see the American Psychological Foundation website.
| Application Deadline: September 3, 2025 Award Ceiling: TBD The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) intends to issue a Topical PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) on April 1, 2025, seeking to fund high-quality, patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects that focus on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs). This preannouncement provides potential applicants additional time to identify collaborators; obtain patient and stakeholder input on potential studies; and develop responsive, high-quality proposals. | | Resources | | What is happening at the Department of Education? On March 20, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Improving Education by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities.” The Executive Order directs the Department of Education to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities while ensuring the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely.” Read more from this resource to learn how this Executive Order can impact people with disabilities, and what you can do to help. | "Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act" tells the emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. While curb cuts, ramps at building entrances, and braille on elevator buttons seem commonplace today, they were once the subject of a pitched battle that landed on the steps of Congress. Told through the voices of key participants and witnesses, the film highlights the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to achieve their goal and change the lives of all Americans. "Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act" will also be streaming on the American Experience PBS YouTube channel, website, and the PBS app. Extended Audio Description and on-screen ASL interpretation available on all streaming platforms. | Travelers who are blind or visually impaired use a variety of cues and strategies to orient themselves within their surroundings and move through space to where they want to go. This wayfinding process can be particularly challenging in complex urban environments where some cues, such as detectable edge treatments, the sound of surging parallel traffic, or other indicators may be inconsistent, confusing, misleading, or missing. "TCRP Research Report 248: Tactile Wayfinding in Transportation Settings for Travelers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, Volume 1: Conduct of Research," from TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program, seeks to help provide consistency of tactile walking surface indicators and guidelines for their use in multimodal environments. | This set of resources from Think College is all you need to educate and inform people about the transition to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability. This list of Think College resources is perfect to share at transition or college fair, an IEP meeting, a school board meeting, or a local education conference. | It’s before lunch, and Anna Bolgrien’s (MNLEND 2020-21) work for the day has already touched on mental health, HIV, and water quality. As a senior research scientist and project manager for the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Social Research and Data Innovation, Bolgrien relishes the breadth of data management projects on her plate. “I’m not a specialist in any of those areas, but I know enough to be able to take the available data and make it easier to use in research. It’s fun getting to think about so many different topics on any given day,” she said. Read on to learn why the LEND Program was so important to Bolgrien's career. | | Weekly news items may be submitted for consideration via the AUCD Promotion Request Form.
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