News Archive
2008
NCPAD, in conjunction with Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, developed a pilot project to promote the accessibility and inclusion of participants with disabilities in the 3 Day walk for breast cancer event.
The All Abilities Team received media coverage from Fox News Chicago
Vladimir Cuk, MS, PhD student, was awarded the 2008 Ann & Edward Page-El, M.D. Scholarship Award.
Elizabeth Lockwood, PhD student, was awarded the Inter-American Foundation's Grassroots Development Fellowship, which will fund her dissertation research on the grassroots activism of the Deaf Uruguayan community.
Mansha Mirza, PhD student, was awarded the UIC Provost's Award in May 2008.
Rahnee Patrick, Access Living staff and IDHD Advisory Committee member, received the 2008 Paul G. Hearne/American Association of People with Disabilities Leadership Award.
Mary Rizzolo, Associate Director, was interviewed in a CBS2 story "What Happened To Brian?" CBS2 exposed allegations of abuse at Kiley Developmental Center. The piece can be viewed at http://cbs2chicago.com/local/ what.happened.brian.2.741753.html A report by Equip for Equality examines the death of Brian Kent as well as 21 individuals at Howe Developmental Center. The report is available online http://www.equipforequality.org/publications/AIU-KentReport01-10-08.pdf
Elizabeth Lockwood, PhD student, was awarded the Inter-American Foundation's Grassroots Development Fellowship, which will fund her dissertation research on the grassroots activism of the Deaf Uruguayan community.
Tamar Heller was selected for the Lifetime Research Award from the Special Interest Research Group on Aging of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities.
Matthew Janicki, Associate Director for Technical Assistance, RRTC, was quoted in an April, 2008 article in the Seattle Times on aging parent caregivers of persons with developmental disabilities.