Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Source: Association of University Centers on Disabilities A special issue of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation covering the proceedings of the 2018 Annual APSE National Conference features an article by Bethany Chase, MSW, LSW, CESP, Training and Consultation Specialist at The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities. The article, “Supporting social/sexual challenges at the workplace” outlines the […]

“What will my son or daughter with autism need to make the transition from high school to college?” This was a common concern for parents of five high school students who participated in the Step Up program; a five-week residential living and learning experience at the University of Maine this summer. The pilot program focused […]

Source: Association of University Centers on Disabilities The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), in partnership with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), is pleased to share the e-Learning module, “Autism CARES Act 101.” This free, self-paced module addresses key facets of the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act, including grassroots and legislative origins, how […]

By Alan B. Cobo-Lewis Source: Bangor Daily News, Opinion guest column • online June 29, 2019, in print July 1, 2019. A BDN editorial recently celebrated “a welcome return to normalcy” in the state budget process. But people who had been a bipartisan priority have been forgotten — and the state has failed to meet its […]

Source: Educare Central Maine News Release (June 7, 2019) Photo courtesy of Educare Central Maine Educare Central Maine recently announced that it has opened the last available classroom space in its state of the art facility as part of the federal Early Head Start: Child Care Partnership grant with Kennebec Valley Community Action Program (KVCAP). The initial five year grant from […]

Over the past two decades, Maine has experienced rapid growth of racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse populations. Although Maine’s population is largely White (95%), children in Maine are disproportionately from minority populations; currently 9% of children in Maine are from a race other than White. Culturally and linguistically diverse parents often experience challenges in understanding […]

The New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program (NH-ME LEND) is a collaboration among the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability, and the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies. The mission of NH-ME LEND is to prepare leaders to enter the field […]

Twenty-five University of Maine students were honored on April 30, 2019 during the 2019 Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Celebration of Achievement in Corbett Hall (some student honorees are shown in the above photo). Three students were recognized for completing the 9-credit Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies. Twenty-two undergraduates were recognized for completing the 24-credit Minor […]

Content courtesy of UMaine News (April 19, 2019) Janet May, coordinator of transition and adults in the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS) at the University of Maine, is the 2019 recipient of the Steve Gould Award. The annual award is presented to members of the UMaine community who have, by their conduct, demonstrated superior qualities of […]