About
CCIDS
The Center for
Community Inclusion and Disability Studies has the following
four core functions,
consistent with the University of Maine’s mission as a Land Grant
University:
1.
Interdisciplinary Education
CCIDS offers Maine's only nationally and
internationally recognized undergraduate and graduate education in
Interdisciplinary Disability Studies; and in collaboration with the
University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and
the Maine Department of Education, Maine’s only graduate study in
early intervention, producing graduates that provide leadership in
providing policy, services, and supports for young children with
special needs and their families.
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Education for more information.
2.
Research and Evaluation
With diverse projects and initiatives, CCIDS
contributes to and advances the knowledge base in a wide range of
disability-related areas through ongoing research, evaluation, and
the analysis of public policy. Recent initiatives include the areas
of inclusive child care, literacy access for individuals with
intellectual disabilities, universal design, autism, and early
childhood mental health.
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for more information.
3. Community
Services: Outreach Education and Technical Assistance
Through outreach education, training and technical
assistance, CCIDS faculty and staff enhance the capacity of
individuals, communities, organizations, and state systems to create
services and supports for individuals with disabilities. Methods
reflect current and emerging evidence-based practices that are
inclusive, accessible, self-determining, culturally competent, and
socially responsible, respecting the inherent abilities of each
person to contribute to society.
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for more information.
4. Dissemination
of Resources
CCIDS implements the principles of universal design in
the development of publications, products, presentations, resources,
curricula and virtual environments to meet the needs of multiple and
diverse audiences and disseminates scholarly and community resources
through our website and our Resource Center.
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for more information.
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