Hello and welcome to the new Illinois Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities website! We hope you enjoy the many features this website has to offer including:
- a social networking feature for current and past trainees;
- a weekly blog that provides updates on our program and relevant news stories;
- a calendar of upcoming events;
- links to the IDHD twitter feed and the IL LEND facebook page; and
- many worthwhile resources.
If you are visiting our website for the first time and wondering what LEND is all about, here is a brief introduction. We are an interdisciplinary graduate-level training program located within the Institute on Disability and Human Development on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. Our training focuses on leadership development in the areas of advocacy, research, community engagement, and clinical skills for graduate students who plan to work with people with disabilities. We also provide training to family and self-advocates. To learn more about our program click here.
We are currently accepting applications for the 2012-2013 academic year. Click here to learn more about the application process.
Download the Illinois LEND 2011 Project Report.
Download the AUCD National LEND Brochure.
The Illinois LEND Training Program receives grant funds through the Maternal and Child Health Branch, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Grant T73MC11047-04-01
The IDHD (UCEDD) is funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD).