October 28, 2025 The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is hosting a special webinar titled Honoring the Contributions of Americans with Disabilities to the Workforce and National Progress through University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs). This webinar will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 2:00 p.m.
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-095: Questions Removed from the Quality Assessment & Improvement (QA&I) Process Cycle 3, Year 1 (C3Y1) Tools and its accompanying attachments. The purpose of this communication is to advise stakeholders of a change to the C3Y1 QA&I tools.
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-094: Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Supports Coordination Services Provided During Psychiatric Hospitalization. The purpose of the announcement is to provide instruction on how and when Supports Coordination services are provided to AAW participants who are admitted to a
What is AAC? AAC is any form of communication other than spoken language. It can include gestures and facial expressions, writing, drawing, sign-language, spelling words by pointing to letters, picture cards, communication boards, or using a speech-generating device to communicate. AAC Awareness Month is celebrated each October, to raise awareness and to
On October 6th and 7th, the Pennsylvania Lifesharing Coalition hosted its 13th annual Lifesharing Conference in King of Prussia, PA. The conference, sponsored by the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP), brought together supports professionals, individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and/or autism, and their families to engage in presentations about best practices for lifesharing.
The purpose of this announcement is to provide updated guidance related to the Office ofDevelopmental Programs’ (ODP) IM Rebalancing Initiative. The guidelines are organizedinto seven separate topics covering the following: Finalizing Incident Reports Reducing Duplicative and Multiple Incident Reports Clarifying the Definition of Serious Injury Clarifying the Definition for Discovery Date Managing
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-092: Medication Administration (MedAdmin) Training Program - Agency/Entity/Role Designation/Verification Form Update and its accompanying attachment. The purpose of this communication is to announce that an updated Agency/Entity/Role Designation/Verification Form is now available. The updated form accompanies the announcement
The purpose of this communication is to announce the release of an updated trainingcourse, Conflict Resolution for New Supports Coordinators. This training is part of the SCFirst Year training requirements. Attachment 1: ODPANN 25-091: Updated Training Now Available: Introduction to Conflict Resolution for New Supports Coordinators
On October 1st, Governor Josh Shapiro issued two proclamations declaring October to be both Down Syndrome Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Month throughout Pennsylvania. The Office of Developmental Programs asks you to share the attached proclamations and joining us in recognizing the accomplishments of Pennsylvanians with Down Syndrome as well as
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-090: MyPBC Data Submission Portal Now Available. The purpose of this communication is to announce that the Supports Coordination Organization (SCO) data submission portal for Performance Based Contracting (PBC) is now available. Please review the announcement for additional
