Your Gift Helps Sustain Critical Disability Research and Services
Established in 1969, KUCD drives innovation and fosters educational and community change in partnership with the disability community in Kansas and beyond, helping individuals realize the future of their choosing. Today, we are a leading research center on self-determination, inclusive research, and evidence-based instructional practices for learners with disabilities.
KUCD's Impact
KUCD's Impact
50,962
People with disabilities and families served across the globe
970
Conference presentations given
94,631
Professional development sessions delivered to educators
1,646
Journal articles, books and book chapters, policy briefs, curriculums, and instructional models distributed
Giving Opportunities
Your gift, targeting a specific initiative below, will help KUCD promote, advance, and sustain a thriving disability educational and service ecosystem.
Greatest Need Fund
Every dollar donated to the Greatest Need Fund provides KUCD with the ability to move quickly in a changing landscape to target resources to areas of immediate need.
Director’s Strategic Vision
Donations to the Director’s Strategic Vision Fund sustains the momentum of research and dissemination on self-determination, inclusive research, and supported decision-making.
Elevating Disability Voices in Research
Donations to the Elevating Disability Voices in Research Fund sustains the hiring of people with lived experience of disability to lead research.
Translating Knowledge to Practice Fund
Researchers at KUCD travel to disseminate their work through professional development for service providers and educators and at annual meetings and conferences. Donations to the Translating Knowledge to Practice Fund support KUCD’s efforts to disseminate findings and bring evidence-based practices into applied settings.
Empowering Future Educators Fund
Donations to the Empowering Future Educators Fund allows students studying education, special education, and related fields to access training in evidence-based practices offered by KUCD. For example, the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction at a discounted rate.
