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This is the official Twitter account for The University of Connecticut LEND. Follow us for the latest news and information about UConn LEND.
Farmington, CT
Joined September 2016
A recent US Supreme Court decision confirms that students with disabilities have the right to seek justice for discrimination in schools without facing legal barriers that don’t exist in workplaces, housing, or other areas of public life.
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In a ruling with broad implications, the Supreme Court said unanimously that claims of disability discrimination at schools shouldn't be held to a higher standard than those originating from other...
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🎊 Congratulations to our 2024-2025 LEND trainees, Jahedul Hasan, Carlie DeFelice, and Safaa Lutfi!. Jahedul, Carlie, and Safaa graduated from the University of Connecticut on Monday, May 12th, with their Master of Public Health degrees 🎓
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🎉 LEND Public Health trainees, Carlie DeFelice and Safaa Lutfi, presented their capstone posters at the annual Master of Public Health Poster Session on Friday. Congratulations to Carlie and Safaa on their capstones and graduation! 🎓
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Our Director, Mary Beth Bruder, PhD and Training Director, Tara Lutz, PhD spoke about their article “Barriers to Health Care Among Adults with Disabilities in Connecticut” with the Developmental Disabilities Network Journal Podcast 🎙️. Listen here:
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Marco Delsanto spoke to UConn Today about his time as a Neag School of Education graduate student. Marco credits his research and training experiences at the UConn UCEDD, and even gives a shoutout to Mary Beth Bruder, PhD! .Congratulations, Marco! 🎓.
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“I chose UConn because I wanted to return home to Connecticut for graduate school and knew how well-respected the Neag School of Education was.”
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A huge congratulations to our LEND trainees for completing the semester! 🎊.AND a massive thank you to our graduate assistants for their hard work and dedication supporting LEND this school year!
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🌟 Is there a better way to kick off our final class of the semester than with research presentations? Our amazing trainees started this morning by sharing their research, offering advice to their fellow trainees, and reflecting on their most important lesson from LEND 💭
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Aligned with Seminar 13 on Leadership & Assistive Technology, Michael Gamel McCormick, PhD, joined trainees virtually to discuss leadership. Self-advocate, Alex Ryan, shared his advocacy story, and former LEND trainee, Denzel Closs visited!
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Today we wished Tina Rhodes, MS, OTR, a very happy retirement! While we are sad to see her go, we are so excited for her next adventure! 🛥️. You’ve made such a difference in so many lives, wishing you a retirement as amazing as you are! ⭐
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Starting off strong today with our Leadership in Action panel! 🌟. Laurie Cantwell, Tom Cosker, and Sarah Spear, former LEND trainees and current school board members, shared how their personal and LEND experiences have shaped their leadership skills.
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Join us for Autism: Raising Awareness at the Capitol on Monday April 28th! 💙. This event brings together resources from across the state to raise awareness for autism. Featuring presentations from CT LEND faculty, Inge-Marie Eigsti, PhD, and former LEND trainee, Denzel Closs!
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For this week’s emerging topics presentation, Safaa and Melissa presented on Zika Virus. The trainees also enjoyed a virtual presentation about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) from James Basham, PhD, and Kathleen N. Tuck, PhD, BCBA-D from the University of Kansas.
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Rise and shine! ☀️. Today our LEND trainees kicked off their morning by meeting with their reading groups and a presentation by Mary Beth Bruder, PhD, about evidence-based practices.
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This afternoon, Jill Isenburg, UConn UCEDD staff, shared her family story with trainees and Connie Kasari, PhD, joined us virtually to present on ASD research to practice.
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⭐ For this week’s emerging topics presentations, Nate and Julianna presented on trauma informed care and Zane and Anna presented on aging. Great job, everyone!
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Happy Friday! ☀️. We kicked off this morning’s seminar with a presentation from our graduate assistant (and former LEND trainee), Lucas Vander Ploeg. Lucas spoke to trainees about faith-based communities and supports for youth and adults for belonging and inclusive living.
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On World Autism Acceptance Day, mom Jacqueline celebrates her daughter Fiona, diagnosed with Dup15q Syndrome. Fiona’s journey emphasizes the need for genetic testing and inspires her to help other kids with autism.
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4-Year-Old Fiona Vanderhoof Has Donated Her Cells to UConn to Fuel its Cutting-Edge Autism Research Developing Future Gene Therapies
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During today’s Emerging Topics presentations, Lauren and Megan presented on obesity and Jameson and Emily presented on lead contamination.
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This afternoon, our trainees learned about teaming in action, team dynamics, and team practice from Ana Wittig, the Chief Administrator at Oak Hill School and team members Susan Oster, Michael Champlin, Mark Hedrick, Joann Diaz, and Jeff Landau.
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Our trainees kicked off Seminar 9 by engaging with their reading groups and listening to a presentation by UConn UCEDD faculty, Tara Lutz, PhD. Dr. Lutz spoke about sexuality and sexual health myths and barriers faced by individuals with developmental and other disabilities.
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