George Jesien, PhD Executive Director Association of University Centers on Disabilities

 Gather/disseminate information to UCEDDs ◦ s, listserv, website  Implement structured TA activities  Respond to requests for information from ADD, UCEDDs, and others  Convene experts  Revise & Maintain NIRS for UCEDD annual reporting  Facilitate collaboration

 3 regular blasts (funding, announcements, resources)  AUCDigest (shorter & linked to website) AUCDigest  AUCD Directory & AUCD Web portal AUCD DirectoryAUCD Web portal  Bio’s and Areas of Interest – very helpful  Publish UCEDD “best practices” identified by ADD through MTARS“best practices  URC website URC website 3

‣ Individual onsite visits – Thanks for the generosity of expert consultants from network ‣ Targeted TA ‣2 sessions at the 2007 AUCD annual meeting ‣2 webinars on research programs ‣The Foundation panel later today  ADD TA Institute – thanks to planning group  New Data Coordinators orientation

 Sources of Information ◦ Data from NIRS – the more complete the better ◦ AUCD Directory and Search Portal ◦ Individual Center Websites ◦ Identified Content experts in the network ◦ Publications and projects from the network ◦ AUCD Website Archives

 Orientation Menu Workgroup  Research Design Workgroup  Annual Report Workgroup  NTI Consultant Meeting

 Purpose ◦ Develop a menu of orientation opportunities for new UCEDD directors that support directors with different levels of familiarity to the network  Members  Mike Benz, Center on Disability and Development, Texas  Leslie Cohen, Sonoran UCEDD, Arizona  Robin Hansen, MIND Institute, California  David Johnson, Institute on Community Integration, Minnesota  Elise McMillan, Vanderbilt Kennedy UCEDD, Tennessee  Deborah Spitalnik, The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, New Jersey  Michael Wehmeyer, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities, Kansas 7

Purpose  Assist in the development of a research design to explore how universities are approaching the recruitment and selection of new UCEDD directors  Members  Brent Askvig, North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, North Dakota  Carl Calkins, UMKC Institute for Human Development, Missouri  Elisabeth Dykens, Vanderbilt Kennedy UCEDD, Tennessee  Michael Gamel-McCormick, Center for Disabilities Studies, Delaware  Gloria Krahn, Oregon Institute on Disability & Development, Oregon  Fred Orelove, Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia  Sarah Rule, Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah  Zolinda Stoneman, Institute on Human Development & Disability, Georgia  Barbara Wheeler, USC UCEDD, California 8

Purpose  Assist in the review of the ADD-UCEDD Program logic model for revision, review and possibly modify the indicators of progress, and address the mechanics of the annual report function in NIRS  Members  Robert Bacon, Center for Disabilities and Development, Iowa  Daniel Bier, Waisman Center, Wisconsin  Elizabeth Bishop, Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, Tennessee  Robyn Carroll, The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, New Jersey  Jean Johnson, Center on Disability Studies, Hawaii  Barbara Le Roy, Developmental Disabilities Institute, Michigan  Olivia Raynor, Tarjan Center for Developmental Disabilities, California  Penny Seay, Texas Center for Disabilities Studies, Texas  Barbara Wheeler, USC UCEDD, California  Valerie Williams, Center for Interdisciplinary Learning and Leadership, Oklahoma  M. Bryce Fifield, North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, North Dakota

Purpose  Supported the convening of stakeholders to identify unmet needs that could be addressed through National Training Initiative grants  Resulted in an RFP for two projects:  Consortium to Scale-up Self-Determination  Consortium to Enhance Post-secondary Education Opportunities for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities 10

 Enhance and Maintain NIRS  Streamline and Maintain annual report function  Provide TA to NIRS users 11 HEAR NO DATA SEE NO DATA SPEAK NO DATA

 Work with NDRN & NACDD  Engage in partnerships with other Disability Organizations  SABE  NASDDDS  ASA  AAIDD  TASH 12

 Current contract ends September 30  Anticipate successful competition for new contract beginning October 1, 2008  Time for additional new & exciting ideas!

 ADD: National Training Initiatives in Self Determination and Post Secondary Education  Professional Training Resource Library: University of Washington UCEDD (PTRL)(PTRL)  Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr Foundation Fellowship  Autism & Related DD Training Resource Center  Act Early Autism Regional Summits (3)  NCBDDD-AUCD Fellowships  AUCD Annual Meeting: Nov. 9-12, 2008