Center for Disabilities Studies

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (formerly the American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities) promotes and supports the national network of university centers on disabilities, which includes University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDDs), Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Programs, and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (DDRC).

The Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) is an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities by promoting excellence through education, communication, and training.

Autism Delaware works to improve the lives of people with autism and their families through education, advocacy, and raising public awareness in order to promote lifelong opportunity and community acceptance for people with autism.

The Brain Injury Association of Delaware (BIADE) is an affiliate of the Brain Injury Association of America. They are a not-for-profit organization that focuses on providing support, education and advocacy to traumatic brain injury survivors, their families, and caregivers throughout the state of Delaware and Salisbury, Maryland.

The Center for Disabilities Studies is based at the University of Delaware.

The Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR) serves as a central resource of information and products to the community of Parent Training Information (PTI) Centers and the Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs), so that they can focus their efforts on serving families of children with disabilities.

CTAL supports the University of Delaware community of educators by fostering high quality teaching, learning and assessment practices. Cheryl Richardson, Assistant Director of the CTAL, serves as a liaison between the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and UD classrooms, fulfilling the following roles: (1) co-create programs and opportunities for faculty to understand and possibly adopt culturally responsive, equitable and engaging teaching practices; (2) coordinate efforts to understand what is happening in the classrooms to improve climate and facilitate productive conversations about diversity and equity; and (3) develop ways to highlight positive pedagogical efforts related to inclusion and equity.

CSD promotes academic research and scholarship that facilitate dialogues about and understanding of the social and academic impact of diversity. The Center brings a broadly interdisciplinary focus to its activities, projects, programs and publications on research and analysis, training, public scholarship, community projects and information dissemination.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Disability and Health site offers data and statistics, as well as resources for inclusion, healthy living and emergency preparedness for people with disabilities.

Chief Diversity Advocates (CDA) provide advocacy to students, faculty and staff in key areas of diversity, as well as create opportunities for education and discussion around issues of diversity in their college.