Agency - UH Center On Disability Studies

The Center on Disability Studies (CDS) is a University of Hawai`i Board of Regents recognized Center which develops and conducts education/training, research/demonstration/evaluation, and university/community service.

Description:
CDS Projects

• 3-5 Transition Task Force
• ACE Reading
• Act Early Summit
• ADD Consortium
• Alliance for Inclusion Advancement
• Abled Hawaii Artists’ Festival (AHA)
• APPLAUD
• American Samoa Project (ASP)
• Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawai‘i (ATRC)
• Pohnpei Community Learning Centers Consortium (CCLC)
• Conference, Training and Outreach Unit (CTOU)
• Creating Futures
• Cultural Influences on Self-determination (CISD)
• Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Transition Success Research Project (CLD)
• CNMI SIG
• Culturally Responsive RTI Strategies
• DeeBeePeds
• DMD Hawai‘i
• Cross-Cultural Education Program In Micronesian / Deaf Cultures (CC-EPICM-DC)
• ELL-ACE
• Evidence-Based Prevention Programs Committee
• ‘O ke kahua ma mua, ma hope ke kukulu (FIPSE)
• Felix Monitoring Office Contracts
• FIPSE
• First Step Project
• Going Home Plus
• Hawai‘i Deaf-Blind Project
• He ‘Upena O Ke A‘o
• Hire Abilities-Hawai‘i
• Maternal and Child Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program (MCHLEND)
• Mentoring Partnership Project
• My Voice, My Choice
• Efficacy of the OAE/ABR Protocol in Identifying Hearing Loss
• Postoutcomes Network of the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
• Ka Hana ‘Imi Na‘auao
• Ka ‘imi loa o ka hihi WebQuests
• Ke Kaulike—Civics Hawaiian Style
• Kukulu Na Uapo Project (Building Bridges)
• Live Healthy...Work Well
• National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC-AAPI)
• Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities (PACRIM)
• Pacific Alliance for Supporting Individuals with Disabilities (IWD) in STEM Fields Partnership
• Pacific Basin University Center for Excellence for Developmental Disabilities (PBUCE-DD)
• Pacific Deaf-Blind Project (PDB)
• Pacific Outreach Initiative (POI)
• Pacific Outreach Partnerships for Parent Empowerment (POPPE)
• Pacific Partnerships in Disability & Diversity Studies (PPDDS)
• Pacific Regional Technology in Education Consortium (PRTEC)
• Project Ho‘omohala
• Hawai‘i Real Choices Partnership Project: Accessibility for Consumer Choice Entry Support System (ACCESS)
• Review of Disability Studies (RDS)
• Real Choices
• Rehabilitation Research & Training Center (RRTC)
• Related Services Assistants (RSA)
• Self Advocacy Advisory Council (SAAC)
• Science in Hawaii
• Steppingstones Project
• Strategies for Effective and Efficient Keiki (Child) Find (SEEK)
• Students with Disabilities as Diverse Learners
• Hawai‘i State Improvement Grant (SIG)
• Hawai‘i State Improvement Grant II (SIG II)
• Student Services Coordinators (SSC)
• Teaching All Children Together
• VSA Arts
• What Counts: Measuring the Benefits of Early Intervention
• WebQuest
• Hawai‘i Workforce Investment Partnership with Persons with Disabilities (WIP)



History:
The CDS was established in 1988 as the Hawai‘i University Affiliated Program, and is a charter member of a National Network of University Centers, the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD). This national network of university centers focuses on education, research, and service activities which impact upon the quality of life of persons with disabilities in each state. CDS began in 1988 with core funding of only $250,000 and a staff of four. From July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009, the CDS generated over 20 million dollars of federal, state, and local grant funding with a staff of over 100 personnel. The CDS now receives funding based on an approved Strategic Plan for a five-year cycle from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities.


Contact person: Samantha Siscon, Logistics Coordinator, (phone), (email)


Office fax number: (808) 956-5713

Address:


1776 University Ave, UA 4-6 Honolulu, HI 96822 (See a map)


Web Site: http://www.cds.hawaii.edu/

Last updated on February 8, 2012