CED A Review and Look Ahead

2017 CED Report - A 5 Year Review & Look Ahead

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The mission of the West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities is to improve the lives of West Virginians with disabilities by supporting more diverse, inclusive communities.

A Look Back

July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2017

The WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED) was established in 1978 to provide a university-based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policies and practices related to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. As a federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), we are part of a national network of similar centers across the country designated by the Developmental Disabilities Act.

Pre-Service, Professional and Continued Education

Increasing awareness, knowledge and skills necessary for students and professionals to provide high quality services.

"My current position as a LEND trainee in the iASD Clinic prepared me with the skills I need to be successful in my career. At the clinic, I am basically doing what I will be doing in the future! My favorite part of the experience was having the opportunity to work within a building that provides interdisciplinary services to individuals. I think this is an experience that is difficult to get elsewhere."

-Jessica Cheatham, Trainee

Pre-Service Trainees

7,029 hats

84,132
Professional & Continued Education Trainees

Information Dissemination

To share information from the disability field to all who might find it applicable and helpful to their lives.

Shared 983 different products (newsletters, factsheets, other public awareness materials) reaching 4,031,191 people.

Clinical and Community Services

Through clinics, technical assistance, home visits and other services aimed to improve health and quality of life across the lifespan.

28,535 clients

Direct problem-solving services to assist programs, agencies, or other entities in improving their outcomes, services, management and/or policies.

"Deborah [CED staff] was very kind helpful and professional in all aspects of our visit. She was genuinely willing to help our family in any way that was possible and I thank her and the CED for making a difference in my son's life."

-Traumatic Brain Injury Services client

Provided technical assistance to
254,457 people.

Research

To answer unknowns related to the etiology, prevention, adaptation and treatment of disabilities.

27 Products Produced

(Peer-reviewed publications, conference papers and posters)

Funding Chart of CED Investment

During the 5 years, the CED leveraged 11 times the funds it receives from the original base and contributions from the university and WV

Pie Chart: Legislative Appropriation $1,590,722; Local Sources $5,200; Federal Sources $15,195,164; State Sources $10,983,417; University Support $2,107,648

A Look Ahead

The CED has developed a five-year plan for 2017 - 2022 with the input from colleagues, partners and stakeholder groups across the state. The Center’s Advisory Committee (CAC) reviewed the plan, which compliments the plans of our partners (Disability Rights of West Virginia, West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council, and others).

Our detailed five-year work plan proposes services and activities that represent four areas of need:

  1. Quality health care
    Increase percentage of individuals with disabilities who have access to quality health care services.
  2. Employment
    Increase percentage of individuals with disabilities who are employed in integrative, minimum wage or higher positions.
  3. Health and wellness
    Improve quality of life and health of individuals with disabilities in West Virginia through targeted programming, training, and research designed to increase autonomy, self-efficacy, and choice and reduce unhealthy risk behaviors and select health concerns.
  4. Transitional planning and supports
    Support successful transitions for individuals with disabilities who are transitioning from: 1) a home or school/learning setting; 2) a post-secondary to higher education and/or work setting; OR 3) caregivers who are planning to transition their dependents in the later stages of their lives.

2017-2022 Goals

  1. To increase percentage of persons with developmental disabilities living in WV who have access to quality health care services by 10% in 2022.
  2. To increase percentage of persons with developmental disabilities living in WV who are employed in integrative, minimum wage or higher positions by 20% in 2022.
  3. To improve the quality of life and health of persons with disabilities in WV through targeted programming, training, and research designed to increase autonomy, self-efficacy, and choice and reduce unhealthy risk behaviors and select health concerns that are above the national average in WV.
  4. To support successful transitions for persons with disabilities who are transitioning from: 1) a home to school/learning setting or 2) a post-secondary to higher education and/or work setting OR caregivers who are planning to transition their dependents in the later stages of their lives.

Become a WVU CED Affiliate

If you are interested in partnering with the CED on any iniitiatives related to these goals, visit http://cedwvu.org/about-ced/become-an-affiliate. To donate to the WVU CED, please visit give.wvu.edu/ced. WVU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer -- Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran