The University of Idaho Center on Disabilities and Human Development hosted a Collaborative Faculty Research Forum on April 23, 2013.

The Summer Institute, sponsored by the Idaho State Department of Education, Special Education Division, and the Idaho Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness at the CDHD will be held June 17 & 18, 2013 in Boise, Idaho.

I have been very impressed with the organization and activities." "One of the happiest weeks in my child's life." Those are just two of the comments from parents whose children attended Advancing Adventures in Communicating Camp, a 5-day camp in Idaho designed for children and teenagers who communicate with augmentative and alternative communication devices. Since its beginning in 2006, the camp's reputation among parents and speech-language pathologists has grown tremendously.

The Center on Disabilities and Human Development would like to invite Latah County artists, who have a disability to participate in Artwalk 2013 by displaying their art in an open house on June, 14, 2013. All interested artists should fill out an application and submit their artwork by May 1. Attached is the Call to Artists and the application.

TETON VALLEY NEWS, by Ken Levy, December 13, 2012 "Evidence-based Programs Help Autistic Students" Children with autism, or those on the spectrum needing specialized help, are getting that assistance in the Teton School District through a state-funded program that teaches educators how to help those youngsters.

Idaho Assistive Technology Project is part of a new federal program set to distribute communications technology to people with vision and hearing loss

The University of Idaho Learning and Development subcommittee is pleased to recognize Olivia Lebens as the first recipient of the Staff Supplemental Professional Development Grant Award.

Nine school violence prevention researchers and practitioners nationwide have developed a position statement on the Dec. 14, 2012 Connecticut school shootings that is being disseminated across the U.S. today. It is in response to the tragic acts of violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School and updates the School Shootings Position Statement that was disseminated nationally following the tragic school-related shootings of 2006.

The University of Idaho Center on Disabilities and Human Development is proud to offer the 2013 calendar, A Walk with Art: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of Persons with Disabilities.

The School of Education, Boston University has invited participants to a new research project named "Stakeholder Perspectives on Friendship," Participants will be parents/guardians, special education teachers, and general education teachers of students with severe disabilities, ages 11-19, receiving special education services in inclusive, public school settings. Participation includes filling out a short online survey that will take about 10-15 minutes to complete, and possibly giving a 30 minute interview by phone.