Category Archives: Intellectual Disability

What Else Is New?

What Else Is New?
Registration for the 2024 Make Your Mark! Conference is OPEN! Grow Where You Are Planted September 18-19, 2024 Gateway Hotel & Conference Center 2100 Greenhills Drive, Ames, IA 50014 This year's theme, "Grow Where You Are Planted," encourages advocates to take action wherever they are. Being active, resourceful, and able to adjust are important to…
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What’s New?

What’s New?
New Issue of Possibilities in Education and Training available The latest issue of the Possibilities in Education and Training  newsletter is now available.  In this issue we showcase Liam, a 21-year-old enjoying a vibrant community life with the support of his devoted mother and dedicated MFP transition specialists. Jen, Liam’s mom, encourages everyone to "dream…
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Disability Exchange (DX) Podcast – Season 2

Disability Exchange (DX) Podcast – Season 2
Season 2 of the Disability Exchange podcast from Iowa's UCEDD is underway!Centering and elevating the Voices of People with Disabilities through Meaningful Conversation and Connection The first three episodes of Season 2 are now available to listen to via the Anchor by Spotify platform. The DX podcast is produced and presented by Iowa's University Center…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center UCEDD Shares Vaccine Confidence Videos

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center UCEDD Shares Vaccine Confidence Videos
Learn from first-hand accounts of people with disabilities and their families The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center UCEDD (University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) has produced three brief videos to build COVID-19 vaccine confidence in the disability community. These videos feature an adult with an intellectual disability and a parent and her daughter with autism who…
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