Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Thank you to the Center on Disability Studies, AIR-P Network UCLA Health Sciences , Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), ADA National Network, Walmart, sComm: Engineer & Manufacturer of the UbiDuo, AAIDD, FASD United (formerly NOFAS), TASH: Equity, Opportunity, and Inclusion for People with Disabilities Since 1975, and IntellectAbility for being Friend Sponsors of the Conference. Sponsoring the #AUCD2024 Conference helps build awareness of what your organizations do for and with people with disabilities, and we can't thank you enough for supporting AUCD and the Network at this year's Conference. We are stronger together with your support! #ProudPartner

Thank you to Modern Signal, Marriott Bonvoy, WITH Foundation, Vault Consulting (Accounting, GRF CPAs , Makom, Ruderman Family Foundation, University of Rochester Medical Center, University of Cincinnati UCEDD, Autism and Grief Project, ADA National Network, Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute, and InChoice Navigation's Finder for being Friend Sponsors of the Conference. Sponsoring the #AUCD2024 Conference helps build awareness of what your organizations do for and with people with disabilities, and we can't thank you enough for supporting AUCD and the Network at this year's Conference. We are stronger together with your support! #ProudPartner

Signing up for #AUCD2024 virtual registration? Choose between two options: General Access and Network Member Access. Don’t miss out on the four plenaries and AUCD Awards Ceremony, plus more with Network Member Access! One Virtual Access registrant will win a $100 Visa Gift Card. Register today 👉 https://lnkd.in/gd9DRnd7

As the finale celebrating #AugmentativeAlternativeCommunication (AAC) Awareness Month, AUCD had the opportunity to interview Tracy Rackensperger, PhD! Dr. Rackensperger is a faculty member at the University of Georgia’s #UCEDD, the Institute on Human Development and Disability, where she teaches undergraduate students and has conducted several research studies, including publishing scholarly works regarding people who use AAC. A user of AAC for over 35 years, Dr. Rackensperger shared the impactful opportunities for collaboration and advancement she experienced as a member of the AUCD Network, as well as what #EmergingLeaders should know about AAC users as they develop their careers. Thank you, Dr. Rackensperger, for celebrating #AACAwarenessMonth with the Network! Learn more about AAC support and initiatives happening across the AUCD Network 👉 https://lnkd.in/guMyCS2t #AAC #Inclusion #InclusiveCommunication

Thank you to National Down Syndrome Congress, Partnership to Improve Patient Care , TASH: Equity, Opportunity, and Inclusion for People with Disabilities Since 1975 and the Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities for being Bronze Sponsors of the Conference. Sponsoring the #AUCD2024 Conference helps build awareness of what your organizations do for and with people with disabilities, and we can't thank you enough for supporting AUCD and the Network at this year's Conference. We are stronger together with your support! #ProudPartner

Thank you to PhRMA, AIR-P Network UCLA Health Sciences , and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for being Silver Sponsors of the Conference. Sponsoring the #AUCD2024 Conference helps build awareness of what your organizations do for and with people with disabilities, and we can't thank you enough for supporting AUCD and the Network at this year's Conference. We are stronger together with your support! #ProudPartner

📣 The Fall 2024 newsletter from AUCD #UCEDD at the University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies is now available. Check it out! https://go.hawaii.edu/aEG #CenterOnDisabilityStudies #UCEDD #Disability #Diversity #Workbook #PacRim2025 #MakeArtChangeLive #mauistrong #mauiwildfires #disability #traumainformedcare

Can’t make the #AUCD2024 Conference in person this year? AUCD is offering two livestreaming options this year: General Access and Network Member Access. Don’t miss out on the four plenaries and AUCD Awards Ceremony, plus more with Network Member Access! Decide which registration plan is right for you 👉 https://lnkd.in/gd9DRnd7

In person registration for the #AUCD2024 Conference closes at midnight tonight. Join us for four main plenaries, council meetings, over 200 concurrent and poster presentations, trainee networking, and the opportunity to gather with colleagues from across the U.S. and its territories. Don’t miss out on the Conference fun, register today 👉 https://lnkd.in/gd9DRnd7 ID 1: 5 Conference attendees gathered and smiling. ID 2: Liz Weintraub and Emily Ladau hug at the Conference. ID 3: Image of a large crowd sitting at tables for a Conference meeting, 5 speakers are on stage next to a large screen. ID 4: 2 Conference attendees sit next to one another at a table, writing on a paper and looking at the 2023 program book.

The Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) is meeting from April 7-10, 2025, in San Diego California. The Gatlinburg Conference is one of the premier global meetings for researchers in the field of IDD, with a focus on early career engagement. This annual meeting is hosted by the University of Kansas Life Span Institute and AUCD. Submit a proposal for the Conference by October 28! Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/g4zziqCH