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Update on Projects and Initiatives in Higher Education and Disability Services (November 2011)

This update outlines new and continuing projects aimed at enhancing opportunities in higher education and support for individuals with disabilities. Key initiatives include a replication grant for curriculum transformation in humanities and social sciences, leadership education in neurodevelopmental disabilities in partnership with UNH/Dartmouth, and sustainable transition planning for young adults with autism. Ongoing projects and programs are listed, with a focus on equity and excellence in education. Several projects have concluded, including the National Autism Resource Center and others, as of September 2011.

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Update on Projects and Initiatives in Higher Education and Disability Services (November 2011)

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  1. CAC Meeting Update on Projects and Initiatives November 4, 2011

  2. New Projects and Initiatives • Ensuring Higher Education Opportunity for All – Replication Grant. Sub-contract with Temple University. The Center’s replication efforts will include curriculum transformation in the humanities or social sciences; faculty capacity-building in principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL); and instruction or co-instruction by instructors with a disability using the transformed curriculum in at least three humanities or social science classes.

  3. New Projects and Initiatives (2) • Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND). Partnership with UNH/Dartmouth Medical School to expand trainee opportunities in NH and Maine. Five-year grant funded by U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HRSA, Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCH).

  4. New Projects and Initiatives (3) • Sustainable Implementation of Family-Centered Transition Planning for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Collaboration with UNH-Institute on Disability. Three-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).

  5. Continuing Projects & Initiatives • ADD Core Grant (Year 4 of 5) • Child Care Plus ME/RELATE • Early Childhood Opportunities Scholars (EChOS) (Year 2 of 4) • Equity & Excellence in Higher Education

  6. Continuing Projects & Initiatives (2) • Maine’s Expanding Inclusive Opportunities for Children, Families and Communities • Maine’s Inclusion Project: A Collaboration of the Maine Commission for Community Service and CCIDS • Training Opportunities for Personnel: B-5 (one-year extension through August 2012)

  7. Projects: Not Continuing/Ending • CC+ME/RELATE Project Addendum (ended September 30, 2011) • Early Reading First (ended June 30, 2011) • Family-Centered Transition Planning for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ended August 31, 2011) • MRTQ Curriculum Revision (ended September 30, 2011)

  8. Projects: Not Continuing/Ending (2) • Maine State Personnel Development Grant/CCIDS (ended August 31, 2011) • National Autism Resource and Information Center (ended September 30, 2011) • Servicebot. Funding from Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (ended June 30, 2011)

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