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IDHD is the University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). Students, faculty, LEND trainees, self-advocates, alumni, and others associated with IDHD presented a variety of work around disability. AUCD provides an opportunity for trainees, faculty, employees, and people with disabilities to engage with researchers and leaders in other states. The theme at AUCD this year was \u201cWe All Belong Here! Achieving Inclusive Communities.\u201d Below are the poster and panel presentations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Posters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Faculty member<strong> Brian R. Grossman\u00a0<\/strong>presented poster on work with PhD student\u00a0<strong>Courtney Mullin\u00a0<\/strong>examining the invisible labor performed by Medicaid users moving across states entitled \u201cWorking to Move: The Hidden Work of Medicaid Personal Care Assistance (PCA) Services Users Planning and Pursuing Cross-state Moves\u201d.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Faculty member<strong> Brian R. Grossman, <\/strong>PhD student<strong> Angelica Martinez, <\/strong>and PhD candidate <strong>Ellyn McNamara\u00a0<\/strong>presented their poster \u201cEvaluating Spanish Language Access in State and Territory Assistive Technology Program Websites\u201d of a national evaluation of information about Assistive Technology in Spanish. This project is a joint endeavor between\u00a0Illinois LEND\u00a0and the\u00a0Assistive Technology Unit.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty member<strong> Brian R. Grossman\u00a0<\/strong>presented a poster with collaborators <strong>Katie Arnold<\/strong> (PhD candidate), <strong>Joe <\/strong>Caldwell (alumni), and Tamar Heller (Director of IDHD) on the\u00a0federally-funded\u00a0Family Support Research and Training Center\u2019snational strategic plan for family support research. The poster is entitled, \u201cFamily Support: Strategic Research, Promising Practices, and Policy Implications\u201d<\/li>\n<li>PhD students <strong>Courtney Mullin<\/strong> and <strong>Nell Koneczny<\/strong> had a poster called \u201c2018 Chicago Disability Studies Conference, From the Margins to the Center: Disability Studies in Other Disciplines\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty member and PhD alumna <strong>Kate Caldwell<\/strong> presented a poster: \u201cInclusive Outcomes for Social Entrepreneurs with Intellectual Disabilities: What Happens When They Act\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>IDHD research specialist <strong>Kaitlin Stober<\/strong> presented her poster \u201cFuture Planning for Professionals: Evaluating a Multistate Training Intervention\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Former postdoctoral fellow <strong>Robin Dodds<\/strong> presented her poster entitled \u201cExploring Text-Based Peer Support in Parent to Parent Networks\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>LEND Director and faculty member <strong>Kruti Acharya<\/strong> presented a poster entitled \u201cDisrupting the Institutional Bias Embedded in Prenatal Screening to Reach Broad Populations of Families and Professionals\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>PhD candidate <strong>Ellyn McNamara<\/strong>, PhD student <strong>Angelica Martinez-Perez<\/strong>, and former LEND trainee <strong>Gabriel Anzueto<\/strong> presented their poster \u201cImproving the Access to Assistive Technology in Latino Communities: A Community-based Intervention\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>PhD student <strong>Nell Koneczny<\/strong> presented her poster \u201cPromoting the Creation of Accessible Classrooms in Higher Education\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>PhD alumna <strong>Jessica Awsumb<\/strong> presented her poster \u201cClosing the Gap: A Research-to-Practice Partnership to Improve Transition Outcomes for Young People with Disabilities\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Panels:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD candidate and IDHD research specialist <strong>Caitlin Crabb<\/strong> presented on a panel session \u201cHCBS Settings Rule Updates and How UCEDDs Can Play a Role in Implementation In Their States\u201d along with speakers from two other UCEDDs. 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