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The Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Maine's University Center for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service

Project Spotlight

Graduate Specialization in Early Intervention: December 2009 Graduate Presentations and Celebration

Group photo caption: (Left to right) Kristopher Michaud, Assistant Research Professor Deborah L. Rooks-Ellis, Erika C. Neal, Assistant Research Professor Sandra Doctoroff, Karen McClure-Richard, and Darshana Mutz Spach.

(December 14, 2009) Four University of Maine graduate students were recognized for successfully completing their master's degree work within the Graduate Specialization in Early Intervention, an interdisciplinary graduate personnel preparation program sponsored by the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS), the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD), and the Maine Department of Education. The program, Training Opportunities for Personnel (TOP): Birth – 5, emphasizes developmentally appropriate and evidence-based practices and is designed to address Maine’s critical need for highly qualified Early Childhood Special Educators who are fully credentialed to serve young children with disabilities, ages birth to five, and their families.

Read more about the December 2009 Graduate Presentations and Celebration here.

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Center Spotlight

CCIDS Director Lu Zeph Honored for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement by Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Photo caption: AUCD Past President William Kiernan, Ph.D., presents 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award to Lu Zeph on November 10, 2009.

Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS) founding director and associate professor of education, Lucille Zeph, Ed.D., was honored with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award on November 10, 2009, during the Association’s Annual Meeting & Conference in Washington, DC.

The Distinguished Achievement Award is given to individuals or organizations making distinguished lifetime contributions to people with developmental disabilities and their families, including achievements in research, education and service.

Dr. Zeph has published and presented extensively in a number of public policy areas, including inclusive education and early intervention, community inclusion, and systemic change. In 1999, she was awarded a Kennedy Public Policy Fellowship and served as a Congressional Fellow with Senator Jim Jeffords and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. During 2000-2001, while on leave from the University of Maine, she served as Executive Director of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation.

Read more about the AUCD Distinguished Achievement Award here.

News & Events

• Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) releases 2010 IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

• CCIDS Community Advisory Committee member Jesse Bell featured in Autism Society of Maine newsletter

• Linda Labas Presents Inclusive Early Childhood Resources at Southern Kennebec CDS

• Doctoroff, Kendrick and Rainey Present at Zero to Three 24th National Training Institute (NTI)

• Alan Kurtz and Janine Collins Deliver Series of Advanced Two-Day Trainings on Quality Employment Supports for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Bonnie Blagojevic Co-Presents Web-Based Tools Workshop at NAEYC 2009 Annual Conference & Expo

• Zeph, Kurtz, Son and Collins Deliver Presentations on Universal Design, Public Policy and Inclusive School Practices

• CCIDS Faculty and Staff Present at 2009 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Annual Meeting and Conference

• Elizabeth DePoy and Stephen Gilson Present at APHA 137th Annual Meeting & Exposition

• May, Kitchin and Robinson Lead Universal Design Workshop during Blaine House Conference on Volunteerism

• Janine Collins Honored by Autism Society of Maine

• Growing Ideas Tipsheets

• Training Opportunities for Personnel (TOP): Birth - 5

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