This March, AUCD is proud to celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month by joining the We’re Here: Then, Now, Always campaign, led by the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities.
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As you may have heard, the Maine Office of Aging & Disability Services (OADS) is creating a new group called the Quality Improvement Coalition (QIC). A QIC is a group that helps improve the quality of services and supports paid for by the State. This group will look at both developmental services and long-term supports […]
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Maine Calling, is doing a special series called Ready and Able, Living with a Disability in Maine. In their most recent segment in this series, they focused on assistive technology or AT. Lonnie Carlson, Executive Director from MaineCITE (Community Inclusion through Technology) A CAC partner organization, was featured in the show to share information and […]
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Former NH-ME LEND trainee Andrea Dole has been working on this caregiver law since she first testified in the Maine Legislature in April 2021. She was an important stakeholder in 2023 when lawmakers in Maine finally passed a law to pay parents with children with disabilities as their caregivers. But 2 years later, parents are […]
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The 2025 Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment Report is available, as well as the final reports from previous assessment cycles and links to the Maine CDC’s and health systems’ Health Improvement Plans. The report states, “the Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment (Maine Shared CHNA) is a collaborative partnership between Central Maine Healthcare (CMHC), […]
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On April 9, as part of their capstone project for NH-ME LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities), LEND trainees and two LEND instructors met with Maine’s congressional delegation on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, to present the trainees’ policy brief on Medicaid-funded Home and Community Based Services that support people with disabilities and […]
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2025-2026 New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NH-ME LEND) Program at the University of Maine. This is a graduate-level interdisciplinary, leadership training program in maternal and child health and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Participation requires a minimum commitment of 300 hours over 9 months. Competitive scholarships are available for […]
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On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act, or Autism CARES Act of 2024. The Autism CARES Act is the most comprehensive federal law addressing the urgent needs of children, adolescents, and adults with autism. Over its 17-year history, this law has resulted in […]
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The plenary sessions from the June 2024 Institute on Theology and Disability are now available on YouTube. The Institute was hosted by Boston College’s Clough School of Theology and Ministry. Some of the plenary topics include the following: Spiritual Dimensions of Trauma, Healing, Resiliency, and Disability; Worship and Community Through the Lens of Autism; and Theology, Disability […]
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The Maine Association of People Supporting People First (Maine-APSE) is hosting its conference, Access to Good Jobs for All (PDF) at the Bangor Hilton Garden on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from 10 am to 3 pm EST. In collaboration with the Maine Departments of Labor; Education; and Health and Human Services; this in-person half-day event brings together professionals, state employees, advocates, […]
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