Center for Learning and Leadership

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Welcome to the Center for Learning and Leadership

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center -- College of Medicine

Children and adults with Developmental Disabilities playing, washing laundry, riding a bicycle, and driving a car.

The Center for Learning and Leadership is a member of a national network of over sixty University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) funded by the U.S. Administration on Developmental Disabilities. The Oklahoma UCEDD is a member in good standing of the Association of University Centers for Disabilities (AUCD).

Oklahoma UCEDD faculty and staff are committed to bringing the perspectives of persons with disabilities and their family members into the planning, implementation, and evaluation of interdisciplinary education programs, community services, research, and dissemination activities. Our faculty and staff:

Involve self-advocates and family members as partners in learning and leadership opportunities
Develop interdisciplinary education and training opportunities
Disseminate information about best practices through courses and community involvement
Provide technical assistance to promote community inclusion of people with developmental disabilities and their families, and
Address research issues that impact the lives of people with disabilities and their families