Calendar of Events

Follow the links for additional information on each listing.

CCIDS Conferences & Workshops

3^rd Annual Maine DIR^®/Floortime™ Summer Workshop - July 21-23, 2010 University of Maine – Orono Wells Conference Center. Click on the workshop title for additional information.

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Other Conferences & Workshops

2010 Southern Maine Autism Conference - will be held Saturday, March 13, 2010, at the University of New England, Biddeford, ME. Click on the conference title for additional information about the conference and to register.

New England TASH Annual Conference - April 9, 2010 College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. Click on the conference title for additional information.

The SABE 2010 National Self Advocacy Conference in Kansas City, MO has been rescheduled for the weekend of September 23-26, 2010. Conference materials will be released soon. Follow the link on the conference title for additional information.

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Course Offerings

To view courses offered through CCIDS this semester please go to  Interdisciplinary Education.

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INT 302 Foundations of Universal Design: The Ecology of Human Environments (Spring 2010)

This online interdisciplinary course investigates the new paradigm of human communities that addresses the diversity of all potential users. The environments considered include physical, social, educational, commercial, spiritual, and creative communities. Students from a variety of disciplines (i.e. business and marketing, communication, engineering, education, human development, nursing, philosophy, public policy, new media, sociology, social work, technology, and the arts) will gain theoretical and practical knowledge to create and enhance their public and private spaces. This course is designed using the principles of Universal Design, and students and instructors will utilize these principles in all projects and interactions. 3 credits

Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Tina Passman
Office: 208 Little Hall
Telephone:  581-2089
E-mail: tina.passman@umit.maine.edu  or passman@maine.edu 

Download the INT 302 course flier as an accessible PDF here.

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Events

Annual Disability Awareness Day - April 8, 2010, State House Hall of Flags, Augusta, ME. Sponsored by the Maine Developmental Disabilities Network (Maine Developmental Disabilities Council, the Disability Rights Center and the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies).