Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Maine Parent Federation (MPF) is hosting five free webinars beginning in late April and concluding in mid-May. A complete list of the  webinar topics (with descriptions, dates and registration links) appears below. You may also find this information on Maine Parent Federation’s Facebook page under Events. CCIDS research associates Marnie Morneault, M.Ed.; and Jennifer Maeverde, MA, LCPC; […]

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is hosting two webinar series during the month of April 2020.  There is no cost to attend, but pre-registration is required.  AUCD’s Autism Special Interest Group (SIG) is sponsoring a 4-part Autism Acceptance Month Webinar Series for Autism Acceptance Month. Webinar topics and dates: Community Engagement Science in ASD (April 13th); Project ImPACT Evidence-Based Parent […]

The application deadline for the 2020-2021 New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NH-ME LEND) Program at the University of Maine has been extended to June 15, 2020. NH-ME LEND provides graduate-level interdisciplinary leadership training for graduate students, family members, individuals with disabilities, and professionals from diverse disciplines to prepare them for professional […]

Source: Amanda McGuinness, The Autism Educator Amanda McGuinness, creator of the website, The Autism Educator, has created a free coronavirus Social Story™ What is the Coronavirus (PDF)? to help alleviate fears and anxiety many children may be experiencing at this time. Social Stories™ were developed by educator Carol Gray in 1990 and are described as “short descriptions of a particular situation, event or […]

Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) partners with Association for University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) to create a social media campaign that highlights the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities. The campaign seeks to […]

Press release from Rylin Rogers, Director of Public Policy, the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (January 17, 2020) [PDF] SILVER SPRING, MD, January 17th, 2020 – As we begin 2020, we as a nation, including the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the signing of the […]

The following is an excerpt from the Executive Summary of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan for the UCEDD National Network (page 3) [PDF]. Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families who are members of historically underserved racial, ethnic, and linguistic groups experience pervasive and chronic disparities across the lifespan. Among […]

In late fall, the CCIDS Community Advisory Committee (CAC) held its first meeting of the 2019-2020 grant year. The purpose of the CAC is to advise the CCIDS Director in a manner that supports the Center in meeting its responsibilities in accordance with the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD […]

CCIDS Research Associate Bonnie Robinson, M.Ed., (pictured above) recently developed and delivered a training on creating accessible materials for 14 Maine Roads to Quality (MRTQ) staff members.  Robinson has over a decade of experience in web accessibility and creating accessible information, including accessible document design. She served on the University of Maine’s Accessible Information Committee […]

CCIDS faculty, staff and a community partner recently presented their research or reported on their work-in-progress at the November 2019 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference in Washington, DC. (Photo above of AUCD conference closing plenary session courtesy of AUCD). Founded in 1971, AUCD is a network of interdisciplinary centers advancing policy and […]