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The Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice is Utah's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) and a proud member of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). The Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice is Utah’s Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Utah State University. It is a dynamic collection of over 70 projects, guided by a goal to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families. This is a harassment-free digital space. Posts that violate Facebook’s policies, Statement of Rights and Responsibilities or Community Standards, and SPAM, are all subject to removal.

Check out the latest updates on the Public & School Partnership - Northern Utah AmeriCorps VISTA program in this article...
12/20/2025

Check out the latest updates on the Public & School Partnership - Northern Utah AmeriCorps VISTA program in this article from The Salt Lake Tribune : https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/12/18/americorps-cuts-lead-uncertainty/

From the article:
"Currently, the program has five members: three serving in Cache County schools and two at the Utah Assistive Technology Program at USU. Another member is waiting to start at a Cache County elementary school, while a nonprofit that provides adaptive outdoor recreation for youth and adults with disabilities is hoping for a VISTA member to join its ranks.

But Hill said AmeriCorps has frozen new placements for members as Congress debates the federal budget for fiscal 2026."

12/18/2025
Congratulations to Karl R. White for being 1 of 8 researches in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Ser...
12/18/2025

Congratulations to Karl R. White for being 1 of 8 researches in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at USU to rank among the top 100,000 researchers in the world!

Read the full story on the Herald Journal: https://www.hjnews.com/news/local/data-analysis-shows-eight-usu-faculty-members-ranked-in-the-top-2-of-global-researchers/article_dcee58f4-a740-4991-a43a-feb151e6d9ce.html

The Herald Journal had this to say about Dr. White:
"A man who wears many hats, White’s efforts focus on 'developing more effective hearing identification and intervention programs for infants and young children through research, improving public health information systems, training and technical assistance and information dissemination.'"

12/18/2025
Last week the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice had their Spirit of Service & Mentoring Award ceremon...
12/17/2025

Last week the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice had their Spirit of Service & Mentoring Award ceremony.

Read the full story on our blog: https://idrpp.usu.edu/blog/2025/2025-spirit-of-service-mentoring-awards

The “Spirit of Service” awards started in 2017, when Executive Director Matthew Wappett wanted a way to honor a person within each division who goes the extra mile without being asked, who is a tireless worker, but whose efforts largely go unrecognized. IDRPP has since added an annual award for Mentor of the Year. Here are the recipients for 2025, as their nominators described them.

Research and Training- Heather Kelley
Technical Assistance- Christopher Phillips
Services- Sue Olsen
Administration - Martha Reyes
Mentoring - Frank Podobnik

Congratulations to all!

12/17/2025
12/16/2025

📅 Save the date: December 17th!
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The CPD is Utah’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at Utah State University. We are working together to create inclusive communities and improve lives for children and adults with disabilities of all ages through sustainable innovation, collaborative research, responsive service, and interdisciplinary training & education. This is a harassment-free digital space. Posts that violate Facebook’s policies, Statement of Rights and Responsibilities or Community Standards, and SPAM, are all subject to removal.