Association of University Centers on Disabilities

11/16/2025

11/15/2025

Feature Issue on Disability Rights, Disability Justice Determined to Share Our TruthsAuthorAlice Wong is the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project in San Francisco, California, and the author of Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century. alicat155@...

11/14/2025

✨ The AUCD Awards Ceremony took place last night! Congratulations to all our award recipients for their exceptional leadership and impact.

Thank you to everyone who joined in celebrating this year’s honorees—their work continues to strengthen our community.

🎥 Learn more about the awardees and watch the recording here: https://bit.ly/446IXTN

11/14/2025

Here's a powerful fact every provider should know! it's a great reminder of why early intervention matters so much. Let's keep advocating for our youngest learners. 🔆
Register for our Substance Use ECHO to learn more: https://buff.ly/aE3b1DS

11/14/2025

“The true cost of underfunding special education is human: dreams deferred, opportunities lost, and potential left unrealized.”
- Jessica Molloy, Maine LEND

As IDEA approaches its 50th anniversary, it’s critical to remember that funding isn’t just a policy issue—it’s a commitment to every child’s future.

AUCD Disability Policy Talk: https://bit.ly/47SBnxa

11/14/2025

This is Arinze Amanekwe, an Advocacy trainee. At the beginning of the year, we asked our trainees questions to get to know them better. Here are some of Arinze’s answers:

What would you sing at Karaoke night?
As a worship leader myself, singing has been a part of my identity. But for a Karaoke night, I would do Lean on me by Bill Withers.

What would be the tagline to the sitcom of your life?
“Faith, Focus, and a Few Surprises.”

What advice would you give your 12-year old self?
Have A LOT of fun but also be fearless to challenges and do hard things.

What does true leadership mean to you?
True leadership is service — creating space where others feel seen, valued, and empowered to grow.

What do you wish you knew more about in the Disabilities world?
I wish I knew more about hidden disabilities and tendencies that would not make students across different parts of the world not flourish like their peers.

11/14/2025

TODAY AT 1 P.M. CT!
TN-SOARING Webinar: "Cerebral Palsy in a NICU Follow-up Setting"
Friday, Nov. 14, 1-2 p.m. CT
REGISTER HERE: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k2JF0auUQZy6BYxmhctxCw

The Tennessee Network for Surveillance of At-Risk Infants and NICU Graduates (TN-SOARING) is a network of medical providers and clinics offering developmental follow-up care for infants and toddlers with complex neonatal histories, including those cared for in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across Tennessee.

More information about the TN-SOARING series may be found at vkc.vumc.org/vkc/triad/TN-SOARING/.

11/14/2025

Friday Factoid: Did You Know? NH-ME LEND provides graduate-level interdisciplinary training for students and professionals from a variety of disciplines. Go to https://iod.unh.edu/nh-me-lend/about for the full list of disciplines!

11/14/2025

“Throughout history, people did not even see us as human beings,” a team from Green Mountain Self-Advocates writes in Impact. “That began to change only when self-advocates took charge, demanding a seat at the table and a say in our own lives. We often sum it up in one simple phrase: We want what you’ve got. The same opportunities, the same respect, and the same chance to build the life we choose.” https://z.umn.edu/atvl

11/14/2025

The Early Childhood Center: Crafting with Purpose for Early Literacy

The Early Childhood Center’s (ECC) latest Early Literacy blog post reminds us that the best holiday crafts are more than fun; they are opportunities for meaningful learning. Drawing from research and practices grounded in the Science of Reading, author Lynne Hall explores how simple, playful craft activities help build foundational literacy skills such as fine motor coordination, vocabulary development, storytelling, and letter awareness.

Discover how to make every glitter glued masterpiece a literacy rich experience that supports language growth and hands on exploration. Learn how research informed fun can help children build the early connections needed for lifelong reading success.

Read the full blog by going to https://go.iu.edu/8wbt

11/13/2025

11/13/2025

A screenshot from the February 2025 AAC User Meeting on Zoom.