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:
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Feature ProgramSelf-Employment Training SeriesAre 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. | ||
