The Connecticut Developmental Disabilities Network (DDN) was established to provide leadership for implementation of the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act.
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People with disabilities and their families are
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Early Intervention Specialist Certificate / Credential Program
A competency based interdisciplinary graduate program utilizing distance learning. This program starts December 2007. Click here to download the flyer.
For information about this program please contact:
Melissa Van Buren, Ed.D.
Project Coordinator / Instructor
eisp.vanburen@gmail.com
or
Mary Beth Bruder, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, UConn Center on Disabilities
Bruder@nso1.uchc.edu || 860.679.1500
Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many people were left wondering how they would do in the event of a disaster. This concern is especially relevant for people with disabilities. Officials in Louisiana say many of the more than one thousand of those who died as a result of Hurricane Katrina were people with disabilities. Connecticut residents with disabilities need to know what they can do and what they can expect from their town and state governments to prevent such a tragedy from happening here. The University of Connecticut AJ Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service has put together this website of resources and information to assist people with disabilities and emergency planners.
One of the resources available on the website is the new publication, A Guide for Including People with Disabilities in Disaster Preparedness Planning. This guide, developed by the Connecticut Developmental Disabilities Network, is primarily intended to assist people involved in preparedness planning at the municipal and regional levels. It also contains information that will be useful to individuals with disabilities and families.
Click here for the website of resources
Early Childhood initiatives at the UCEDD focus on evidenced based practices and learning outcomes. We provide training and technical assistance to early interventionists, teachers, therapists, service coordinators, policy makers and families on a variety of areas including social competence, early literacy, early childhood outcomes, service coordination practices, and evidenced based intervention practices.
School Age initiatives at the UCEDD focus on the inclusion of children with disabilities in typical school and community life. We provide training and technical assistance to families, school personnel and community members in a variety of areas including the special education process, inclusive education, adapted curriculum, assistive technology, disability awareness and person-centered planning.
Adult initiatives at the UCEDD focus on including people with disabilities in their communities. We provide training and technical assistance to individuals with disabilities, state agencies, service providers and other community members in a variety of areas including the hiring of personal assistants, accessible transportation, emergency preparedness and response, and health care.