“Map,” by Hannah Jehn, created at an artAbility Workshop

Executive Summary

ANNUAL REPORT 2015

Idaho’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service

CENTER ON DISABILITIES AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING This doctoral emphasis at the University of Idaho, College of Education is designed to prepare prospective university faculty and leaders to teach, conduct and disseminate research, and secure funding for research in the area of autism spectrum disorder and other related disabilities (ASD/RD).This highly structured program is designed to accommodate full and part time doctoral students both at a distance and on campus, and to produce high quality leaders that are philosophically oriented toward family involvement, cultural competency, inclusive and multi-tiered supports, evidence-based interventions, and research to practice scholarship. A unique component of the doctoral program is a two year multi-state training experience with the Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities program (URLEND). Candidates will experience 300 hours each year working with interdisciplinary teams of professionals through the URLEND program. Amanda Terhaar and Benjamin Devaud, past trainees of the

CDHD Interdisciplinary Training program.

artAbility is a student/trainee coordinated art project funded by the University of Idaho Student Arts Fee Grants. The project provided training to 17 University students on how to support an adult with a disability in an art workshop setting in addition to six art workshops throughout the year led by three professional artists for adults with disabilities. As the project came to a close for the year the Center hosted an open house to showcase the artwork that had been created by the nine participants. In total 50 art pieces were displayed and 160 community members participated in the event and were exposed to the work and capabilities of local artists.

Ashley Kuznia, Michael Gates, and Aaron Johnson at the artAbility workshop on outdoor oil painting.

CDHD PROJECTS 2015• America Reads

• Assistive Technology Technical Assistance

• Child and Youth Study Center

• Idaho HELP: Comprehensive Web-based Community Resource Directory

• Idaho Assistive Technology Project

• Idaho Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness

• IdahoSTARS Child Care Professional Development and Referral

• Idaho Training Clearinghouse

• Idaho Training Cooperative

• Professional Development in Autism and Low Incidence Disabilities

• State Personnel Development Grant Project Evaluation

CDHD HAS MOVED!We look forward to continuing our work with everyone.

Please visit us at our new address1187 Alturas Drive, Moscow, ID 83843

(208) 885-6000 1-800-393-7290 www.idahocdhd.org

WHO WE AREMission: The University of Idaho Center on Disabilities and Human Development advances evidence-based policy and practice for people with disabilities, their families, and communities through exemplary and innovative education, outreach, research, and service.

Guiding Principles:People with disabilities and their families have the right to:

Live, learn, work, and play in their communities;Be equal partners in research, program development, and the systems change process;Access services that emphasize strengths and abilities;Make decisions, take risks, and define the quality of the life they choose;Be equal partners in building inclusive and interdependent communities.

WHAT WE DOWe fulfill our five-year goals through:

Research and DisseminationInterdisciplinary TrainingCommunity OutreachProfessional Development

PEOPLE we served in FY 2015

General Public:

RESEARCH & DISSEMINATION Products produced and disseminated by CDHD

A total of 71 products were disseminated to 77,124 recipients.

RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND LED BY CDHD PROJECT FACULTY AND STAFF:

CEC DIVISION ON AUTISM JOURNAL• Interventionanddatacollectiononalternative

augmentative communication devices for ateenager with a diagnosis of ASD.

CHILD AND YOUTH STUDY CENTER• StudyconductedthroughtheCDHDclinical

service program (CYSC) with trainees andaparenteducationgroup:EffectsofParentBehavioralInterventionsonParentStressIndexusing a control group design.

• CircumplexScalesofInterpersonalEfficacy.The main goal is to research the InterpersonalEfficacyofadolescentswithADHDandautism spectrum disorder and their parent’sperspective.

• Articlepublished:Laybeliefsaboutautismspectrum disorder among the general publicand childcare providers.

AUTISM SUPPORTS• TheAutismSupportsProjecthasimplemented

a small, single-subject research design whichwill examine the use of evidence-basedinstructional strategies on the academic andsocial performance of students with autismspectrum disorders.

HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES• Thedevelopmentanddesignofacollaborative

research project with the Idaho Council onDevelopmental Disabilities and the IdahoDepartmentofHealthandWelfaretoinvestigatethe perceptions of adults with disabilitiesservedthroughHCBSwaiverinIdahoontheirindividual rights, freedom, and access to choiceof housing.

EARLY CHILDHOOD• ResearchconductedonIdahofamilies’enrolled

intheInfantandToddlerProgramandtheircoaches’perceptionoftheirroleininfluencingtheir child’s emergent literacy development.

• DevelopmentanddesignofanEarlyChildhoodWorkForcesurveystudy.

EDUCATION• SpecialEducationVirtualCommunityof

Practice.Engagingspecialeducationteachersfrom rural areas: A virtual community of practiceto share technology implementation ideas.

TOOLS FOR LIFE• PreandPostknowledgetestwithparticipants

attending the Tools for Life conference.

Funding FY 2015

FEDERAL

STATE

$583,208.00

$5,823,829.00

319,024.00$9,989.00

LOCAL

OTHER

FEDERAL: $583,208.00

STATE: $5,823,829.00

LOCAL: $9,989.00

OTHER: $319,024.00

TOTAL: $6,736,050.00

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT AND IN-SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES110 trainings delivered to 18,313 participants, 372 credits earned.

Teaching and Learning 27 pre-servicecoursesweretaughtbyCDHDfacultyto 410 students.

35 in-service credit-bearing courses delivered to 394 professionals.

27 AmericaReadsWork-studystudents.

32 Trainees of which 5 were URLEND Trainees.

Tools for LifeThe 11th annual “Tools for Life” secondary transition and technology fair was held in Moscow,Idaho.ToolsforLifeisfacilitatedbytheIdahoAssistiveTechnologyProjectincollaborationwiththeIdahoStateDepartmentofEducation,IdahoVocationalRehabilitation,andIdahoDepartmentofHealthandWelfare.Thetwo-dayconferenceisanannualopportunity for transitioning students with disabilities to learn about resources, tools and strategies to prepare them for life after high school. The conference focused on assistive technology, self-advocacy, and college and career readiness. 295 people attended Toolsfor Life including 107 high school students, 18 college students, 31 family members, 53educators, and 86 professionals.

Mike Smith of the Idaho Assistive Technology Project and David Dekker, President of the Idaho Self-Advocacy Leadership Network.

STATEPARTNERS

IDAHO COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES • DISABILITY RIGHTS IDAHO • IDAHO SELF-ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP NETWORK • IDAHO STATE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL • IDAHO PARENTS UNLIMITED • IDAHO DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION • IDAHO ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN • IDAHO FAMILIES OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES • IDAHO FEDERATION OF FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH • DISABILITY ACTION CENTER • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS OF IDAHO • IDAHO OFFICE ON AGING • IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENTOF EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION • IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE • CONSORTIUM FOR IDAHOANS WITH DISABILITIES • LIVING INDEPENDENCE NETWORK CORPORATION (LINC)

Professionals:

Family Members:

Adults with disabilities: 176

Trainees and classroom students: 2,033

Children with Disabilities: 763

28Legislators and Policy Makers:

4,247

38,888

100,591

Provided 17,519 hours of

technical assistance.

Total:

146,726