NEED: Literature supports the theory that the dynamic balance of the person, the task, and the context or environment in which the task is performed influences an individual’s functional performance. Traditionally, occupational therapy evaluations have most often taken place in clinical environments. While clinical environments ...
NEED: Support services to adults with autism with/without dual diagnoses have been historically inadequate, especially in rural and non-institutionalized settings. Many of these individuals would benefit from individualized strategies used to improve their quality of life and levels of independence, participation, and enjoyment ...
NEED: While they might continue to benefit from intervention services, for a variety of reasons historically there has been low incidence in provision of occupational therapy services to middle school and high school aged students with disabilities. Additionally, most public charter schools do not have the benefits of access to ...
NEED: Services to individuals with MR/DD who are aged teen through elderly are woefully inadequate, especially in rural and non-institutionalized settings. Many of these individuals would benefit from individualized strategies used to improve their quality of life and levels of independence, participation, and enjoyment of occup...
Hospital Early Intervention is a comprehensive child development program that serves children ages birth to three who are expected to be hospitalized for at least a month and who are expected to qualify for Early Intervention Services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The program began in 1999 at UNC ...
The purpose of this study is to develop a staging system to define the progression of infantile Krabbe disease. Results of head MRI findings, tests of how the brain responds to hearing and vision will be integrated with information obtained from evaluations of how the infant learns to solve problems, communicate, socialize and ...
Early Childhood LINK is a model training, consultation, and technical assistance project in which an expert transdisciplinary team, based at the Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), will work collaboratively with a wide range of infant, toddler, and preschoo...
The Center for Development and Learning acts as a consultant to the Assuring Better Child Health and Development "ABCD" Program Evaluation. North Carolina's approach to building Medicaid capacity for child development services is to identify best practices/ issues from local initiatives, and use these lessons to shape replicati...
Lower income and minority women, many of whom work in manufacturing jobs, suffer a disproportionate burden from chronic diseases, including CVD, cancer, diabetes and hypertension. Rural blue collar women also have a higher prevalence of behaviors linked to these diseases, including smoking, high fat diets, low fruit and vegetab...
Background- When families are consulted about their dreams for their children, community involvement and recreational opportunities are cited as priorities. Recreation programs provide children and adolescents with valuable opportunities to develop lifelong fitness habits, improve physical health, cultivate friendships, and exp...
Increasing Volunteers and Members with Disabilities in National Service: NC Power to Serve promotes inclusion of individuals with disabilities in AmeriCorps service activities throughout North Carolina. The Project STIR team provides information and on-site visits involving individuals with disabilities and project directors. T...
Personnel from the University of North Carolina's Center for Development and Learning will assist Carolina Legal Assistance by designing and carrying out the evaluation of CLA's training activities related to guardianship. CLA is beginning the third year of a 3-year project to train local Clerk of Court and other interested part...
NEED: Living With Nature is a new residence-based intervention model that incorporates principles of self-determination, horticulture therapy and occupational therapy through supported choice making and participation in nature-related activities. This program model is designed for historically underserved older adults with MR/DD...
The purpose of this project is to characterize the natural history of the neurodevelopment of patients with MPS II. The complexity and spectrum of physical and learning problems in MPS II warrants a comprehensive approach. In order to determine the effects of progressive storage of GAG in the CNS with subsequent decline in lea...
Next Generation: Acting for Advocacy (A4A)
The purpose of A4A is to improve the odds for youths to graduate with a high school diploma and make a successful transition to their community. We will achieve this through collaboration with students, school personnel, family members, and community members. We will provide an o...
Project Leadership is an effort by the Association of Self-Advocates of North Carolina to nurture twelve emerging leaders with developmental disabilities to strengthen their involvement in local communities and to increase their influence in statewide policy development. Through a contract with the Association, Project STIR prov...
STIR (Steps Toward Independence and Responsibility) is a project team at the Center for Development and Learning at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. It is run for and by people with developmental and other disabilities. STIR workshops build knowledge and help create leadership options for people with disabilities...
Low income and minority women are at increased risk for a number of chronic diseases associated with dietary and other lifestyle practices. In an effort to provide community-based public health nutrition training to both nutritionists with primarily clinical training and other health professionals with limited nutrition backgro...
The reproductive health of women with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities (MR/ DD) has been terribly neglected. Often parents are uncomfortable discussing issues relevant to women's health, such as menstruation, gynecological exams, self-breast exams, mammograms, and sexuality. As a result, many women with ...
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