History• UAF – 1960s (training clinicians, special

education teachers, service personnel)

• UAP – 1970s (more community based, beginning of DD Network – DD Act)

• UCEDD – 1990s (Consumer responsive, individualized supports, independence)

DD Network (DD Act)

• UCEDDS (NAU and UA)

• DD Planning Council (Gov. Council on DD)

• Protection and Advocacy System (AZ Center for Disability Law)

History of the Sonoran UCEDD

• University and Community came together in Spring 2006 to apply for UCEDD expansion grant

• Fall 2006, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine learned successful recipient of 5 year 2.2 million dollar grant for research, education, service and information dissemination in the area of DD

Department of Family and Community Medicine

• 45 full time faculty

• 250 volunteer faculty statewide

• Residencies in Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine

• Other disability related programs/projects:

RISE Artworks CCAT

Tucson Family Advocacy Program

The University of Arizona is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive campus for all students,

employees and visitors and values the richness that disabled individuals bring to our community

OTHER PARTNERS

• Arizona Center on Aging

• Dept. of Pediatrics

• College of Education

• College of Public Health

• Division of Developmental Disabilities

• Gov. Council on DD

Sonoran UCEDD

Concentrating on the needs of Adults with DD in:

• Navigating life transitions, such as school to work, children’s health system to adult “medical home”, and later life/end of life issues.

• Hispanic and Arizona border communities

UCEDD core functions

• Research

• Education

• Model Programs

• Information Dissemination

Interdisciplinary Training Program

• Bring together students working in different disciplines with a common desire to continue learning about the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

• All trainees will participate in the UCEDD core training curriculum, relevant course work at the UA as well as carrying out individualized projects, clinical and leadership experiences chosen in conjunction with a UCEDD faculty advisor and a community disability advisor.

Training Program Objective

• The fundamental objective of the interdisciplinary program is to prepare students to become leaders and advocates in the disability field with an understanding of principles of self-determination and meaningful community inclusion for all people with disabilities.

Components

• Seminars

• Project

• Faculty and Community Advisor

• Other opportunities

Resources

• AUCD www.aucd.org

• Sonoran UCEDD http://sonoranucedd.fcm.arizona.edu

• Disability Resource Center

http://drc.arizona.edu/