Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

The Administration for Children & Families (ACF) highlighted the development of  Maine’s Inclusion Credential in a new profile of federal investment in Maine Early Childhood Development (PDF). The credential, developed by Maine Roads to Quality (MRTQ) in partnership with the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS), is designed to help early childhood practitioners build skills to promote quality […]

 Kim Musheno, Director of Public Policy at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), recently discussed the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 3913) with 23 trainees from the New Hampshire Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program (NH-LEND) at the University of New Hampshire and the University of Maine. Musheno has worked […]

Please join the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies and our national network, the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), as we celebrate neurodiversity and inclusion – April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month! Bookmark AUCD’s April 2016: Autism Awareness & Acceptance web page and visit often during April to […]

Four seasoned leaders who work on behalf of children and youth with disabilities or special health care needs and their families were participants in a recent two-state Leadership Panel hosted by the New Hampshire Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program partnership at UMaine and UNH. Maine panelists Cindy Brown and Cullen Ryan, and […]

This 5-minute ​captioned ​video​, Building Adult Capa​bilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change​, ​depicts a theory of change from the Frontiers of Innovation community​​ for achieving ​better life outcomes for vulnerable children and families. It describes the need to focus on building the capabilities of caregivers and strengthening the communities that together form […]

The Maine Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will be hosting an information session for students, faculty and staff about the Eastern Maine Volunteer Scribes Program on Friday, April 15th, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union. Volunteer Scribes are typically college students majoring in pre-med disciplines or social work, […]

The Maine Team from the federally funded 6-state North East Advocates Together (NEAT) Peer-to-Peer Connections Technical Assistance Project welcomed new member Abbott Philson and compiled an annual self-advocacy strengths and needs assessment for the project. NEAT’s goal is to develop a group of peer mentors among self-advocacy organizations in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, […]

Trainee applications are now available for the 201​6-201​7​ New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NH-ME LEND) Program​ ​at the University of Maine. The NH-ME LEND program provides graduate​-​level interdisciplinary training for students and professionals from diverse disciplines, including developmental pediatrics, early childhood education, social work, psychology, occupational therapy, health management and policy, […]

The Inclusion Warm Line (not a hotline!) is a free and confidential resource that provides NON-emergency person-to-person support for early childhood and school age professionals in Maine. The warm line is jointly staffed by inclusion, health, and mental health consultants from Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network and the University of Maine Center for […]

CCIDS is one of thirteen partners in Maine’s Supported Decision-Making Coalition led by Disability Rights Maine. The Coalition website recently added a few new reflections from the community on supported decision-making and is featuring a new resource from the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN), “The Right to Make Choices: International Laws and Decision-Making by People with […]