The Association of University Centers on Disabilities is a 501(c) non-profit organization that promotes and supports a national network of university centers on disabilities.

One group of programs, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) provides critically needed, long-term, graduate level training to health professionals.

These programs are listed below, and should be contacted directly for information about local community resources.

Last updated: August 2004

Organizations

Arizona

Partners for Inclusive Communities
North Little Rock, AZ

California

Center for Child Development and Developmental Disabilities
Los Angeles, CA

Colorado

JFK Partners
Denver, CO

Florida

Mailman Center for Child Development
Miami, FL

Hawaii

Hawaii Maternal and Child Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (MCHLEND)
Honolulu, HI

Indiana

Riley Child Development Center
Indianapolis, IN

Iowa

Iowa Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment and Related Disabilities
Iowa City, IA

Kansas

Kansas University Center for Developmental Disabilities
Kansas City, KS

Maryland

Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, University Affiliated Program
Waltham, MA

Institute for Community Inclusion/UCEDD
Boston, MA

Missouri

Missouri Partnership for Leadership Education
Kansas City, MO

Nebraska

Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation
Omaha, NE

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Alliance for Leadership Education (MCH-LEND)
Lebanon, NH

New Mexico

Center for Development and Disability
Albuquerque, NM

New York

Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence In Developmental Disabilities
Bronx, NY

Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Rochester, NY

Westchester Institute for Human Development
Valhalla, NY

North Carolina

Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning
Chapel Hill, NC

Ohio

Division of Developmental Disabilities
Cincinnati, OH

Nisonger Center for Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD)
Columbus, OH

Oregon

Oregon Institute on Disability & Development, Interdisciplinary Training Program
Portland, OR

Pennsylvania

Children’s Seashore House
Philadelphia, PA

University, Community, Leaders, and Individuals with Disabilities (UCLID)
Pittsburgh, PA

Tennessee

Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities
Memphis, TN

Utah

Utah Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (ULEND)
Salt Lake City, UT

Virginia

Partnership for People with Disabilities (VA-LEND)
Richmond, VA

Washington

Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities program at the University of Washington (UW LEND)
Seattle, WA

West Virginia

West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED)
Morgantown, WV

Wisconsin

Waisman Center Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Madison, WI

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