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What is a UCEDD?
University Centers of Excellence on Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) exist in every state to serve as a resource for people in the areas of education, research and service relative to the needs of people with developmental disabilities. Authorized by the Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 and funded by the Administration of Developmental Disabilities within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are 67 UCEDDS in the United States and its’ territories. To learn more about the network of UCEDDs, see http://www.aucd.org.
What is the Sonoran UCEDD?
In the spring of 2006, community members joined with the University of Arizona to develop a proposal for the creation of a new University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities in Arizona. The collaboration between the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Disability Resource Center at University of Arizona, the Arizona Center on Aging, Department of Pediatrics, state and local disability agencies and community groups focused on community needs which weren’t being met --- health, wellness and competent treatment issues for adults with developmental disabilities; concern of aging care givers and people with developmental disabilities as they age; employment barriers for people with developmental disabilities; and the complex questions of supports and services in the Arizona-Mexico border region. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities awarded the Sonoran UCEDD a grant to establish its’ center for excellence in the fall of 2006. Since that time the Sonoran UCEDD has been hard at work to make its vision a reality.
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What is a UCEDD?
University Centers of Excellence on Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) exist in every state to serve as a resource for people in the areas of education, research and service relative to the needs of people with developmental disabilities. Authorized by the Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 and funded by the Administration of Developmental Disabilities within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are 67 UCEDDS in the United States and its’ territories. To learn more about the network of UCEDDs, see http://www.aucd.org.
What is the Sonoran UCEDD?
In the spring of 2006, community members joined with the University of Arizona to develop a proposal for the creation of a new University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities in Arizona. The collaboration between the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Disability Resource Center at University of Arizona, the Arizona Center on Aging, Department of Pediatrics, state and local disability agencies and community groups focused on community needs which weren’t being met --- health, wellness and competent treatment issues for adults with developmental disabilities; concern of aging care givers and people with developmental disabilities as they age; employment barriers for people with developmental disabilities; and the complex questions of supports and services in the Arizona-Mexico border region. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities awarded the Sonoran UCEDD a grant to establish its’ center for excellence in the fall of 2006. Since that time the Sonoran UCEDD has been hard at work to make its vision a reality.
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