By: Courtney Taylor
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) faculty, staff, and trainees participated in the 2016 Conference and Annual Meeting of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) held December 4-7 in Washington, D.C. The theme for this year’s conference was Navigating Change and Building Our Future Together.
For more information about the 2016 AUCD Conference, including a full conference program visit http://www.aucd.org/conference/index.cfm/aucd-2016-home2016.
Summaries of sessions and posters led by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center faculty and staff are included below:
Sessions:
Changing the Conversation: Engaging Local Communities in New Ways to Identify Assets and Improve Outcomes for Individuals with IDD
"Community conversations" are an asset-based approach for increasing the capacity and commitment of professionals, families, and community allies to support access to inclusive school, work, and community experiences. This session addressed how the approach is used to engage local communities in new conversations involving a broader range of stakeholders. Presenters shared lessons learned and research from four states using this approach to inform systems change and improve outcomes.
- Erik Carter, Ph.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
- Olivia Raynor, Ph.D., Tarjan Center UCLA: Los Angeles, CA
- Jenny Neugart. Waisman Center: Madison, WI
- Harold Kleinert, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute: Lexington, KY
- Jenn Bumble, M.Ed., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
- Elise McMillan, J.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
Preparing for the Future: UCEDDs Assisting States with Transition and Compliance to CMS's Rule on Home and Community Based Waivers
In January 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published new rules on Home and Community Based Services. As States prepare for transition to compliance, several UCEDDs have been engaged in the development of person-centered, community-based plans and assisted States with transition. This presentation highlighted how AUCD and UCEDDs were involved in the assessment and
transition activities as States prepare for transition to rule compliance.
- Angela Martin, MSW, Developmental Disabilities Institute: Detroit, MI
- Lynette Henderson, Ph.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
- Christine Grosso, M.S., Association of University Centers on Disabilities: Silver Spring, MD
The Role of Developmental Disabilities Network Partners to Support Employment Systems Change in the Partnerships in Employment Project
The Institute for Community Inclusion-University of Massachusetts, Boston and Developmental Disabilities (DD) Networks in California and Tennessee discussed outcomes of the Partnerships in Employment Systems Change projects. The session focused on three elements from the Higher Performing States model: values, leadership, and interagency collaboration; and highlighted the role of the DD Networks in California and Tennessee to create backbone consortia to scale up these elements.
- Karen Flippo, MRA, Institute for Community Inclusion: Boston, MA
- John Butterworth, Ph.D., Institute for Community Inclusion: Boston, MA
- Olivia Raynor, Ph.D., Tarjan Center UCLA: Los Angles, CA
- Elise McMillan, J.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
Leveraging Social Capital Through Faith Communities and Faith Based Organizations to Improve Employment and Social Integration for People with Disabilities
Congregations and faith based organizations are portrayed as resources for people with disabilities that presumably offer social capital, employment, volunteering, and relationships with others. How exactly do people with disabilities and their supporters generate social capital through these organizations? What factors influence whether or not these institutions successfully support someone with IDD toward independence?
- Bill Gaventa, M.Div., National Collaborative on Faith and Disability: Woodway, TX
- Jo Anne Schneider, Ph.D., George Washington University: Baltimore, MD
- Erik Carter, Ph.D. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
- Derek Nord, Ph.D., Indiana Institute on Disability and Community: Bloomington, IN
- Joe Timmons, MSW, M.A., Institute on Community Integration: Minneapolis, MN
Posters:
Collaborative on Faith and Disability: A Network of UCEDDs Building Capacity and Vision Among Faith Communities, Seminaries, and Disability Organizations
- Erik Carter, Ph.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
- Sandra Horne, M.A., Center for Community Inclusion: Bangor, ME
- Bill Gaventa, M.Div., Collaborative on Faith and Disability: Waco, TX
- Eric Moody, Ph.D., JFK Partners: Aurora, CO
- Rhonda Eppelsheimer, MSW, Oregon Institute on Development & Disability: Portland
Navigating the Changing and Expanding Opportunities for College: Making Inclusive Higher Education Affordable for All Students and Families
- Elise McMillan, J.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
- Susanna Miller-Raines. Center for Leadership in Disability: Atlanta, GA
Who Helps? Characteristics and Correlates of Informal Supporters to Adults with Intellectual and Development Disabilities
- Kelli Sanderson, M.S., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Goodlettsville, TN
- Meghan M. Burke, Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne: Champaign, IL
- Richard Urbano, Ph.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
- Katie Arnold, M.A., Institute on Disability and Human Development: Chicago, IL
- Robert M. Hodapp, Ph.D., Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Faculty Development Series on the Design and Implementation of a LEND Blending Learning Environment
- Tyler Reimschisel, M.D., MHPE, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
- Tara Minor, MAT, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Nashville, TN
Last Updated: 12/7/2016 9:04:13 AM
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