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UCEDD Consumer Advisory Council

Contact: Sharan E. Brown, 206-685-4010

Core Function: Technical Assistance and Outreach Training

The UCEDD Advisory Council was established to provide a vital level of input to the UCEDD to guide the direction of the center and inform the community of our outreach activities. The Council members meet a minimum of three times a year to develop strategies and provide feedback to the UCEDD to improve services, training, and policies that are needed to support people with developmental disabilities and their families.

The Council is comprised of self-advocates, parents who have children with developmental disabilities, directors from the UCEDD, Disability Rights Washington (the protection and advocacy organization), and the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council. The majority of Council members are self-advocates or parents of people with developmental disabilities. This composition allows the voices of these communities to be heard and provides a mechanism to ensure that major initiatives of the UCEDD are responsive to the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities.

Council members act as a sounding board for UCEDD faculty and staff when new programs are developed and existing programs are up for renewal. Council members also identify issues for UCEDD outreach focus such as inclusion, diversity, siblings, pre-service connections for health care providers, health promotion for adults and elders, criminal justice, teaching behavioral skills to providers, training schools on positive supports, housing, and creating communities.