History

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History

• UAF 1960s (training clinicians, special
  education teachers, service personnel)
• UAP 1970s (more community based, beginning of
  DD Network DD Act)
• UCEDD 1990s (Consumer responsive,
  individualized supports, independence)

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DD Network (DD Act)

• UCEDDS (NAU and UA)
• DD Planning Council (Gov. Council on DD)
• Protection and Advocacy System (AZ Center for
  Disability Law)

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History of the Sonoran UCEDD

• University and Community came together in Spring
  2006 to apply for UCEDD expansion grant
• Fall 2006, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
  learned successful recipient of 5 year 2.2
  million dollar grant for research, education,
  service and information dissemination in the area
  of DD

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Department of Family and Community Medicine

• 45 full time faculty
• 250 volunteer faculty statewide
• Residencies in Family Medicine and Preventive
  Medicine
• Other disability related programs/projects
• RISE Artworks CCAT
• Tucson Family Advocacy Program

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• The University of Arizona is committed to
  creating a welcoming and inclusive campus for all
  students, employees and visitors and values the
  richness that disabled individuals bring to our
  community

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OTHER PARTNERS

• Arizona Center on Aging
• Dept. of Pediatrics
• College of Education
• College of Public Health
• Division of Developmental Disabilities
• Gov. Council on DD

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Sonoran UCEDD

• Concentrating on the needs of Adults with DD in
• Navigating life transitions, such as school to
  work, childrens health system to adult medical
  home, and later life/end of life issues.
• Hispanic and Arizona border communities

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UCEDD core functions

• Research
• Education
• Model Programs
• Information Dissemination

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Interdisciplinary Training Program

• Bring together students working in different
  disciplines with a common desire to continue
  learning about the lives of individuals with
  developmental disabilities and their families.
• All trainees will participate in the UCEDD core
  training curriculum, relevant course work at the
  UA as well as carrying out individualized
  projects, clinical and leadership experiences
  chosen in conjunction with a UCEDD faculty
  advisor and a community disability advisor.

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Training Program Objective

• The fundamental objective of the
  interdisciplinary program is to prepare students
  to become leaders and advocates in the disability
  field with an understanding of principles of
  self-determination and meaningful community
  inclusion for all people with disabilities.

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Components

• Seminars
• Project
• Faculty and Community Advisor
• Other opportunities

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Resources

• AUCD www.aucd.org
• Sonoran UCEDD http//sonoranucedd.fcm.arizona.edu
• Disability Resource Center
• http//drc.arizona.edu/