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The Early Childhood
Personnel Center

ECPC facilitates the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive systems of personnel development for the early childhood workforce serving infants and young children with disabilities eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

The UCEDD offers education and community training programs with the goal of optimizing the learning environment for students with disabilities, and equipping certified teachers and para-educators with researched based strategies for improving student outcomes.

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Leadership Education
in Neurodevelopmental
& Related Disabilities

The goal of the LEND interdisciplinary training program is to prepare trainees and family members to improve healthcare delivery systems to children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.

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UCEDD News

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High school senior with Down syndrome starts in varsity girls basketball game

Franklin High School in Franklin, Massachusetts, is known for its special education and inclusion programs, and on Friday night, the school helped mark the life of one of its own.

New CDC funding will expand knowledge about children with autism spectrum disorder

CDC has launched a new phase of funding for the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, the only collaborative network to monitor the number and characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities in multiple communities throughout the United States.

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This Woman Is Making Disability Inclusion A Leadership Issue

Meet Caroline Casey. Her company is #valuable. Ring a bell? That's probably because this long-time rebel is absolutely fine with courting controversy and even happier making news globally for doing so

40th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2018

The U.S. Department of Education published its 2018 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) annual report to Congress.

UCEDD Calendar

Feb 20 ECPC Part C/619 Think Tank12:00am
Feb 21 ECPC Part C/619 Think Tank12:00am
Feb 22 CT LEND8:00am
Mar 16 LEARN Disability Summit10:00am

ECPC Part C/619 Think Tank

Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Other
Avon Old Farms Hotel, Avon CT

ECPC Part C/619 Think Tank

Contact Information: vergean@uchc.edu

ECPC Part C/619 Think Tank

Thursday, February 21st, 2019

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Other
Avon Old Farms Hotel, Avon CT

ECPC Part C/619 Think Tank

Contact Information: vergean@uchc.edu

CT LEND

Friday, February 22nd, 2019

08:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Other
270 Farmington Ave Farmington Ex Building 4

CT LEND

Contact Information: vergean@uchc.edu

LEARN Disability Summit

Saturday, March 16th, 2019

10:00 AM - 03:00 PM

Other
Mohegan Sun Convention Center in Uncasville, CT

LEARN invites families, educators, and community providers to the 2nd Annual Disability Summit which returns to the Mohegan Sun Convention Center.

LEARN's Student Support Services and Young Children and Families will once again co-host the Summit, which brings together experts, resources, and programs from throughout the state. It is the largest event of its kind bringing in 75 state and local agencies and resources to support individuals with disabilities from birth to age 21.

The Disability Summit is offered free of charge. The event begins in the Convention Center at 10 a.m. and concludes at 3 p.m. The first 200 children will receive a free book donated by Read to Grow.

Children are invited and encouraged to attend. PBS stars Nature Cat and WordGirl will be on hand as well as Mystic Aquarium to provide hands-on activities. All attendees have the opportunity to enter a free drawing for tickets to area attractions.

Contact Information: vergean@uchc.edu

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