University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UIC/IDHD)

The Institute on Disability and Human Development

The Institute on Disability and Human Development

The Institute on Disability and Human Development (IDHD) includes the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD) for the State of Illinois. Our mission is to promote the community participation, health, empowerment, and advocacy for and with people with disabilities and their families in all aspects of society. We offer interdisciplinary pre-service training, provide clinical and community services, conduct research, and disseminate information about disability to academicians, policymakers, businesses, government agencies, and service providers.

Pre-service training
Interdisciplinary pre-service training offered through the UIC Department of Disability and Human Development academic programs, internships, and the IL LEND program.

Community service
Model services, community training and technical assistance based on the latest research and best practices.

Research
Nationally recognized disability research programs translating research into policy and practice.

Information dissemination
Sharing information with academicians, policymakers, businesses, government agencies, service providers and the general public to increase knowledge and awareness of disability issues.

Caitlin Crabb

Caitlin Crabb is a research assistant professor in the Department of Disability and Human Development (DHD) and a DHD Disability Studies PhD graduate. Within DHD, Caitlin works for the Institute on Disability and Human Development, the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities for the state of Illinois. She has worked on projects related to Medicaid managed care, non-emergency medical transportation, transitions of people with developmental disabilities out of Illinois state-operated developmental centers (SODCs), an evaluation of the person-centered planning process for adults with developmental disabilities receiving Medicaid waiver services in Illinois, quality reviews of Ligas consent decree class members, and an evaluation of the Best Buddies Friendship program in Chicagoland high schools. Caitlin's research interests focus on access to home and community-based services for people with developmental disabilities and quality within those services.