Utah's First Lady Headlines Disability Advocacy Day
Disability Advocacy Day is almost here! Read more about the keynote speaker, First Lady Abby Cox, and the upcoming presentation on disability intersectionality by Dr. Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg.
The Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice is Utah’s federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). IDRPP was established in 1972 by Dr. Marvin Fifield, and was the first UCEDD program in the nation to focus on the educational and social needs of children with disabilities. Over our 45-year history, the Institute has grown into one of the largest UCEDD programs in the nation and is recognized as a pioneer in research, training, technical assistance, and services for children and adults with disabilities, families, and the professionals who serve them.
Our Mission
We are working together to create inclusive communities and improve the lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families through sustainable innovation, collaborative research, responsive service, and interdisciplinary training and education.
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Our Values
- We Innovate: We lead by developing dynamic, sustainable, forward-thinking programs and services.
- We Include: We demonstrate how to effectively work toward inclusive communities in our planning, programs, and services. We celebrate diversity in ability, race, ethnicity, culture, language, gender, sexual orientation, politics, and religion.
- We Collaborate: We forge partnerships. Working together makes us more effective and responsive to the current needs of our clients and communities.
- We Care: We do what we do because we care. We are making the world a better place for people with disabilities and their families.
IDRPP Blog
Guest Post: Empower Yourself Through Self-Advocacy
An advocate is someone who supports a cause, policy, or person. Someone can advocate on behalf of someone else, or for themselves. All forms of advocacy have their place. This blog post will focus on the importance of self-advocacy in everyday situations....
DDNJ Podcast: Planning for Life’s Transitions
“I think about wanting to give people the opportunity to retire, to have their cat on their bed while they’re sick, to access hospice care. And it starts with conversations about those wishes. And we don’t have them enough.”
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