The Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities (BCDD) is an interdisciplinary program that supports children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families through training, service, applied research, information dissemination, planning, and policy development.

The Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities is

• A University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD) funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• A Maternal and Child Health LEND Program funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration
• A member of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities
• Administered by the University of Tennessee (UT) Health Science Center's College of Medicine. Together with the UT Center on Disability and Employment, the Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities plays an important role in providing intercampus disability service.

Announcements

All Days are Happy Days Camp Survey for Parents - Please click on survey link and complete this brief survey before July 30th. Thank you.

Position Announcement - Family Faculty Coordinator at the Boling Center. To view the posting and complete an application visit the UT Human Resources webpage, select Management & Professional, Coordinator position # 20263.

Volunteer Advocacy Project scheduled for Fall 2009. VAP is a FREE 6-week training program for parent volunteers who can participate as advocates in IEP meetings and in the community. For more information click on the link to download an application. Deadline is August 15, 2009.

Upcoming Regional Conference on End of Life Issues - Pathways to Future Destinations: Experiences in Grief, Aging and Life October 18-19, 2009. Register online at http://destinationsconference.eventbrite.com.

Two Online Courses now available; Obesity Challenge in Public Health and Overweight Prevention and Intervention for Children with Special Health Care Needs.

See the latest information on Partners in Policymaking of the Council on Developmental Disabilities. The 9th Annual Youth leadership Forum is scheduled for June 29-July 2, 2009. Click here for more information or contact Ned Solomon at 615-532-6556

Items of Special Interest

• NEW! Disability Info.Gov website on Emergency Preparedness
• TEIS Office Locations
• Ready Willing Waiting Campaign of the Arc of Tennessee
• Fulfill the Promise Campaign of DD Task Force
• Links to Camino Seguro Intake and Information
• Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities in National Service Programs www.volunteertennessee.net
• Overweight Prevention for Children with Special Health Care Needs Online Self-Paced Course
• Surgeon General Topics on Obesity
• Past BCDD Training Series on CD Rom - Available in one-hour segments for training, classroom teaching, or community education
• Boling Center Newsletter, Summer 2009
• Newborn Screening and Inborn Errors of Metabolism Team
• Boling Center Lending Library - check out videos and other resources for loan
• Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody Program
• Relative Caregiver Program
• UPDATED U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative: your family health history can be very important in understanding and treating many conditions, including developmental disabilities. Download a web-based family history tool, "My Family Health Portrait," from http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory.