Association of University Centers on Disabilities

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is an American institution that operates in the disability field, instituted after the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. Currently, AUCD is a network that represents 67 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) in every state and territory in the United States.[1] AUCD has also established 43 Maternal and Child Health (MCH), Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) programs, and 15 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (IDDRC).[2]

Association of University Centers on Disabilities
AbbreviationAUCD
Formation1963 (1963)
Location
  • Wayne Ave # 1100, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Coordinates38.994339°N 77.028513°W / 38.994339; -77.028513
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References
  1. "About AUCD". AUCD. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  2. "History". AUCD. Retrieved 2012-03-09.


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