UAA Center for Human Development

UAA Center for Human Development
UAA Center for Human Development

A University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)

The Center for Human Development (CHD) is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities in Education, Research, and Service (UCEDDs) authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000. There are 67 UCEDDs, at least one in every state and territory, that form an Association of UCEDDs (AUCD.org).  Since CHD is the only UCEDD in Alaska, we serve the entire state.

The UAA Center for Human Development has 4 major functions: 
  1. Interdisciplinary education
  2. Community training and technical assistance
  3. Research
  4. Information dissemination
These activities are designed to increase the independence, productivity, and community integration and inclusion for individuals with disabilities.  CHD’s projects and activities are not limited to developmental disabilities; they focus on a wide range of disabilities, ages, and issues.
 
 

Feature Program

Self-Employment Training Series
Are you an entrepreneur and do you experience a disability?
Are you interested in business training and meeting other entrepreneurs?

You may qualify to participate in our self-employment training series. CHD offers training and networking sessions to entrepreneurs with disabilities using online meeting rooms. The training sessions focus on a specific topic (e.g., Finances or Marketing) for a specific industry (e.g., arts and crafts or service businesses). The networking sessions focus on discussions around the training topics and how to network within and outside of one’s own community.

We are currently recruiting participants for a new training series starting February 28th, 2012.

Application deadline is February 24th, 2012

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