Projects

The NCED projects are focused in Advocacy and Family Support, Assistive Technology and Accessibility, Education of Children with Disabilities, Employment and Transition, Positive Behavioral Supports, and Leadership Preparation and Disability Awareness.

Featured project

NvLEND

NvLEND Nevada Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental & Related Disabilities

On July 1, 2011, the Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities (NCED) in the College of Education, in collaboration with the Division of Health Sciences, was awarded a $2½ million grant over five years to establish the Nevada Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NvLEND) program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Stephen Rock, NCED; Dr. Erika Ryst, Department of Psychiatry; and Dr. Debra Vigil, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology are project co-directors. The NvLEND is one of 43 LENDs in 36 states and the District of Columbia (for a directory of programs see http://www.aucd.org/LEND).