Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 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 qualified […]

This free NH-ME ECHO series aims to increase health providers’ knowledge of strategies, skills, and resources for supporting the complex needs of children with substance exposure in utero and their families. Each of the eight sessions (please see dates and time below) builds on the content and information from the previous session, so it is highly recommended […]

The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS), Maine’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, is advertising for a Research Associate l. The primary purpose of this position is to design, develop and maintain accessible CCIDS webpages and products and to research, plan, and provide consultation/technical assistance, professional development, and community education […]

Elizabeth DePoy, Ph.D., and Stephen French Gilson, Ph.D., were two of the four experts in disability and rehabilitative studies consulted by This Old House for The Complete Guide to Moving with a Disability. Having a well-planned and accessible moving strategy is crucial to make the process more manageable. DePoy and Gilson are University of Maine […]

Maine is committed to increasing capacity for inclusive education and supporting all school personnel (e.g., special and general educators, educational technicians, instructional specialists, and administrators) to  better provide inclusive supports to PreK-12 learners. Together we can work to ensure all learners with disabilities have full and meaningful access to general educational peers, curriculum and classrooms. […]

The following CCIDS faculty, staff and a 2023 graduate of the NH-ME LEND Program presented their research or reported on their work-in-progress at the November 5-8, 2023 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference in Washington, DC. This year’s conference theme was Emerging Leaders: Shaping the Future. Alan Cobo-Lewis, Ph.D., presented his peer-reviewed poster developed […]

CCIDS research associate, Marnie Morneault, M.Ed., has been selected to the inaugural cohort of the Bank Street College of Education’s Action Research Fellowship for Early Childhood Apprenticeship Leaders. Bank Street launched this fellowship to support leaders of apprenticeship programs as they build or strengthen meaningful professional learning pathways for the early care and education workforce. […]

Our hearts are heavy at the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS) as we join others in offering our sympathies to the victims and their loved ones impacted by the violent events in Lewiston, and all of our Maine community. We support UMaine’s sentiments of “using this time to support […]

For the past five summers, the University of Maine has partnered with the Maine Department of Labor’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) to provide a multi-week learning experience called Step Up, to help prepare high school students on the autism spectrum to successfully transition to college. This year’s six-week program offered students, who are also […]

The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS) has been awarded a total of $3,155,366 in administrative core funding for the five-year grant period 2023–2028 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living. FY2024 represents CCIDS’ 32nd year of continuous federal competitive core funding as Maine’s University Center for […]