Leadership and Advocacy Conference
When: June 10-11, 2024
Location: Midvale, Utah
Proposal Deadline: April 19, 2024
The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council supports and empowers people
with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve inclusive,
meaningful, and self-determined lives in their communities through its
ongoing support of leadership, education, policy, and advocacy actions.
We are seeking presentation proposals for our annual conference.
All presentation proposals should help attendees gain information to use in their
work and lives.

Preferred presentation topics include:

Medicaid HCBS Settings Rule;
DSPD Caregiver Compensation rollout;
DSPD Intake/Waiting List process education and/or resources;
Community resources for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, families, and/or caregivers;
Support Coordinator training sessions;
provider quality enhancement training sessions;
Other topics that support self-determination, self-direct, and person-centered practices
 
We‘ve included the complete information in this pdf link Call for Proposal. To submit your presentation proposal, complete the attached form, and return it to UDDC by April 19, 2024. If you have any questions or would like to request an alternative format, please get in touch with the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council staff at uddc@utah.gov or 801-245-7350.

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Research Opportunity:

Utah State University is helping the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration to find people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and/or a traumatic brain injury to take part in a national research study. The goal of the research study is to test measures that include questions about how well Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) are helping people live the life they want.

To take part in this research study you must:

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have a disability and be receiving HCBS services for your disability
  • Provide consent or assent (if not your own legal guardian) to participate in the research study
  • Be willing to participate in a 60-90 minute interview

If you agree to take part in this research study, an interviewer will meet with you online or in person. They will ask you questions about different parts of your life. For example, we will ask you questions about things like:

  • The amount of control you have over the supports you receive
  • Whether you get to do the things you like in the community
  • If you have a job and how well your job fits your needs

Taking part in this research study will involve answering these questions at three separate times over a year period. You will receive a $10 gift card for completing each interview. Each interview will take about 60-90 minutes of your time. The researchers may record your interview.

If you do not wish to take part in this research study, it will not affect your relationship with your organization or the University of Minnesota in any way. This is something you will be doing because you personally want to help the researchers, who are working to develop measures of the quality of life for people with disabilities.

If you would like to take part in this research study, or need further information, please contact Aubrey Snyder at Aubrey.Snyder@usu.edu or (435)797-0528.

This project is overseen by the co-directors of the Research and Training Center on HCBS Outcome Measurement, Dr. Brian Abery (abery001@umn.edu) and Dr. Renáta Tichá (tich0018@umn.edu).