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Postdoc Announcement 2020 PSYCHOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Intellectual Disability/Autism Spectrum Disorder The Ohio State University Nisonger Center – UCEDD offers interdisciplinary clinical and research postdoctoral training in Intellectual Disability (ID) and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The Nisonger Center offers flexible and individualized interdisciplinary clinical and research training in the areas of ID/ASD. Areas of emphasis can [...]

SAVE THE DATE: Event: TechSummit 2020: Bringing the Future Into Focus Date: June 26, 2020 Location: Renaissance Columbus-Westerville Polaris Hotel TechSummit is an annual conference with a focus on technology as it relates to developmental disabilities. With funding from the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council and sponsorship and support from Assistive Technology of Ohio and the [...]

Since the early 1990s, The Ohio State University Nisonger Center has been home to one of Ohio’s Toy & Technology Lending Libraries (T&TL). With support from an occupational therapist, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families were able to explore and discover augmentative communication devices, adapted toys, and other assistive technologies that [...]

The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, part of the Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State’s Neurological Institute; was recently awarded a 2-year $63,000 grant from the American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation. In August 2018, the ADA Foundation in partnership with Henry Schein Cares; rallied the dental community to raise funds to improve access to oral health [...]

The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, part of the Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State's Neurological Institute; was recently awarded a 2-year Eugene Washington PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) engagement award of $238,676 for “Rethinking Stakeholders Roles in ASC Interventions: Moving from Participants to Engaged Collaborators”. Multiple types of early intervention for children with autism [...]

Christine Brown is a LEND Self-Advocate Faculty Member and Clinical Research Assistant at Nisonger Center (since 2017).  She is also the co-chairperson of the NIDILRR-funded RRTC Disability Experienced Expert Panel.  Christine serves on the board for the Ohio Self Determination Association. On many occasions, she stops in my office to share exciting news or updates [...]

Nisonger Center Playground Restoration We are excited to share that at long last we expect to see work begin as early as June on the Nisonger Center EDE/EI program playground restoration. Our accessible, universally designed and inclusive playground contributes to the Nisonger Center’s goal of maintaining our ECE program as a nationally recognized and respected [...]

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The Ohio State University College of Medicine and The Ohio State University Nisonger Center are involved in two training initiatives to educate childhood professionals on the impact of the opioid crisis on young children. “Ohio is considered ‘ground zero’ for the opioid epidemic devastating the nation, and too often the children of those in the [...]