April 2, 2025 | | | | Announcements | | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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! | 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.
| 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. | | Funding | | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | | Resources | | 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." | 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. | 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. | 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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