May 7, 2025
| | | | Announcements | | The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is deeply concerned about the President’s budget. While the budget lacks detail, it makes clear there will be enormous, disastrous cuts to funding for programs that support people with disabilities. These programs produce valuable data and research, which, for years, have informed the roadmap that federal and state governments use to support and improve the lives of people with disabilities. Weakening and defunding them is an assault on the disability community.
| Thursday, May 8, 2025, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET During the webinar, presenter Jonathan Lidgus will explore the principles of risk management and their application to inclusive programs, focusing on how a well-structured admissions process can help mitigate common challenges. This webinar is ideal for program coordinators, admissions staff, disability support services, university risk management officials, higher education administrators, and advocacy organizations involved in creating or supporting inclusive higher education for students with intellectual disability. Think College provides training that disseminates research and promising practices related to postsecondary education for students with Intellectual Disability, including webinars, conference presentations, capacity-building institutes and research summits.
| Thursday, May 15, 2025, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET Join Dr. Shannon Culbertson, a pediatric audiologist at UNC Hospitals, for an AUCD virtual training on treating pediatric patients with hearing loss and co-occurring disabilities. With expertise in diagnostics, hearing aids, inpatient care, and pediatric cochlear implant research, Dr. Culbertson is passionate about helping children with multiple disabilities reach their communication potential. Her personal experience with hearing loss and craniofacial differences adds valuable insights to her work and this training.
| The AUCD Employment page focuses on job and fellowship opportunities at AUCD, within our Network, and at organizations affiliated with our Network. Please complete this form if you would like your job posted. Positions will remain on the website for 90 days. | | Funding | | Award Deadline: May 30, 2025 Award Ceiling: $10,000 The Anxiety & Depression Initiative (ADI) works to promote the benefits of an active and healthy lifestyle while living with anxiety, depression, and related disorders to provide general information about mental health resources and to overall help lessen the stigmas associated with anxiety, depression, and related disorders. ADI invites applications for its Get Out and Get Active Grant program, which aims to support innovative projects that explore or promote the mental health benefits of physical activity, including community programs, educational initiatives, and research projects that improve mental health outcomes through movement-based interventions. To that end, ADI requests proposals that facilitate, advocate for, or research the benefits of physical activity to improve mental health outcomes, including reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, introducing an active lifestyle, and enhancing a general sense of well-being.
| Estimated Deadline: June 23, 2025 Award Ceiling: $1,250,000 The purpose of this funding opportunity is to award cooperative agreements to entities that will focus on specific targeted partnerships and additional innovative strategies as they relate to implementing evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults and adults with disabilities in the community. Initiatives will enhance the quality, effectiveness, and proven outcomes of falls prevention activities for older adults and adults with disabilities. Efforts will include ensuring collaboration with partners, creating and disseminating resources and education, and capturing best practices and learning. Additionally, the entities will design an evaluation to assess the impact of efforts on reducing falls and/or the risk of falls. | Estimated Deadline: June 23, 2025 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support organizations to reduce falls and/or falls risk among older adults and adults with disabilities through the implementation of evidence-based falls prevention programs. The project will be person-centered, trauma informed, and appropriate to meet the needs of the target population. It will require the awardee to develop partnerships and work collaboratively with organizations that serve particular populations. Goals will include developing capacity to increase the number of older adults and adults with disabilities who participate in evidence-based falls prevention programs to empower them to reduce falls and/or their risk of falls. Identify, implement, and create resources for a multi-faceted strategy in reaching the target population. All resources must be 508 compliant.
| | Resources | | In the NPR article “With Disability Rights Under Attack, History Offers Hope and a Possible Playbook,” health policy researcher Ari Ne'eman warns that current policy shifts—such as potential Medicaid cuts and regressive rhetoric from officials like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—pose a "unique threat" to people with disabilities. Despite these challenges, Ne'eman draws optimism from the disability rights movement's history of resilience and coalition-building, emphasizing that past victories like the Americans with Disabilities Act were achieved through unified activism across diverse disability communities. | The May speaker for the Center on Disability and Development's Purposeful Life is Brynn Biggs from Beyond, and her topic is "Plan Your Summer: Increasing Independence." Say goodbye to the summer slump! Discover powerful strategies and tips to keep your family cool, calm, and collected throughout the sunny days ahead. This session has you covered from mastering the art of scheduling to fostering independence in your little ones. Watch the video on the CDD's YouTube page. The handouts for the sessions are located on the CDD website. | The World Health Organization has released the World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity, highlighting how factors like education, employment, housing, and the environment shape health outcomes. The report calls for bold, cross-sectoral action to tackle the root causes of health inequities and ensure everyone has a fair opportunity to live a healthy life.
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