Nationally, Oklahoma's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) is associated with 67 other UCEDDs through the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and our federal sponsor. The U.S. Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) in the federal Department of Health and Human Services funds the UCEDDs. The charge from the ADD is "to serve as liaisons between academic expertise and institutions of higher learning and service delivery systems so as to positively affect the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families by increasing their independence, productivity, inclusion, and integration into communities."

Oklahoma's UCEDD is named the Center for Learning and Leadership (CLL), and is located at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Medicine. The UCEDD was founded in 1992 on principles of statewide collaboration and partnership.Our founding partners were:

Oklahoma's UCEDD also works with people in communities and organizations across the state to ensure the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities and their families in all aspects of community life.

For information on current partners and their projects - click here.

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