Mission and Goals
Mission
Our mission is to promote, support, and enhance the independence,
productivity, integration, and inclusion of individuals with
disabilities and their families in the community. Guided by
these values, the University Center for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities (UCEDD) serves the state of Tennessee, the region,
and the nation.
Goals
The mission is embodied in the needs-based goals and activities
of the UCEDD and of its faculty and staff. The goals of the
UCEDD are to:
- develop and provide exemplary, coordinated, person-centered
supports and services to individuals of all cultures and
their families
- provide excellent, relevant interdisciplinary training
- disseminate information, products, and plans to consumers,
professionals, agencies, and policy makers
- serve as advocates and agents for meaningful systems change
on local, state, and national levels,
- develop and conduct relevant disciplinary and interdisciplinary
clinical research, and
- provide technical assistance to individuals, groups, agencies,
and policy makers in the priority area of inclusion and
self-direction.
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