Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Community Advisory Council

CAC leadership

• Bryshawn Jemison, Chair
• Tonya Bowman, Vice Chair
• Elise McMillan, J.D., Director, VKC UCEDD
• Jeff Neul, M.D., Ph.D., VKC Director
• Laurie Fleming,, Program Manager

Printable resources and materials

• Community Advisory Council Flier
• VKC Overview PPT Slide (1 slide)

Resources

• AUCD (Association of University Centers on Disabilities)
• Enhancing the Effectiveness of Consumer Advisory Committees (CACs)

• Email us at UCEDD@vumc.org

The VKC UCEDD is funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Grant #9DDUC0077.

What is the AUCD?

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) supports and promotes a national network of university-based interdisciplinary programs. Network members consist of:

• 67 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), funded by the Office on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (OIDD)
• 52 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Programs, funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
• 14 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disability Research Centers (IDDRC), are funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Development (NICHD)

These programs serve and are located in every U.S. state and territory and are all part of universities or medical centers. They serve as a bridge between the university and the community, bringing together the resources of both to achieve meaningful change. The VKC is among only a few Universities nationally to have all three programs. For more information on AUCD visit: www.aucd.org