UMKC IHD welcomed over 200 participants to Independence, Missouri, May 31 - June 2, as a co-sponsor and organizer of the first of its kind Midwest advocacy and leadership conference: Seeking Opportunities for an Advocacy Revolution (SOAR). People with disabilities, their family members, and disability system professionals traveled from Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas to attend. [...]
Over 375 professionals, family members, and self advocates traveled from across the nation to participate in the 2019 Charting the LifeCourse Showcase on May 1 and 2. The event gave participants opportunities to present the ways they are incorporating the CtLC framework into their lives, professional practice, and disability systems, as well as learn from [...]
On January 17-18, Gerardo Martinez, program director of UMKC IHD's Alianzas, presented results of the Supporting Education and Empowerment to Define Systems change (SEEDS) grant to the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC). Through the grant, Alianzas investigated needs and barriers experienced by Missouri Latinx families that care for members with disabilities. Gerardo met with a series of [...]
This January, Platte and Clay Counties’ Developmental Disabilities Boards began funding ACED’s first-ever expansion for students who live in Kansas City’s Northland. “ACED Northland” will offer classes on six Saturday mornings each semester at Northwest Missouri University’s Innovation Center in Gladstone, MO. Jackson County classes will continue on the campuses of UMKC, Avila University, and [...]
On Thursday, January 10, UMKC Chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal, Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer, and their chiefs of staff met with members of IHD to learn more about the Institute. The visit included a private meeting with IHD Interim Director George Gotto followed by a group meet and greet. The UMKC leaders learned about IHD’s overall mission [...]
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is a membership organization that supports and promotes a national network of university-based interdisciplinary programs, including the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). Six UMKC IHD staff attended the AUCD 2018 Conference, which took place from November 11–14 and was entitled, “We ALL Belong Here! [...]
A Community Conversation, “Disabilities and Diversity: Challenges and Accomplishments,” was held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the University of Missouri Kansas City Institute for Human Development. The concept for this meeting grew out of common interests between Aaron Bishop, Commissioner of the U.S. Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD), and U.S. Rep. Emanuel [...]
George Gotto, UMKC Institute for Human Development, described the Partnership for Hope evaluation project. The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) recently held its annual Directors Forum & Mid-Year Conference. in Kansas City, MO. Staff from the UMKC Institute for Human Development (IHD) represented their work to enhance the [...]
Ben St. John, with Sheli Reynolds, presents at the 2016 NASDDDS Mid-Year Conference The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) convened its annual Directors Forum & Mid-Year Conference on June 9 and 10, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. Staff from the UMKC Institute for Human Development (IHD) presented on their work to enhance [...]
UMKC Institute for Human Development, College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office, and Department of Psychology received grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education to create a high-quality, inclusive, model program for college students with intellectual disabilities. As part of the Propel Program, there is an introductory course offered to high school students called [...]
