CPD Historical Notes
The Center for Persons with Disabilities has been a leader in the disability field for 35 years. Approximately 70 CPD programs currently operate throughout Utah and across the nation as part of a national network focused on improving life for people with disabilities and their families. Each year, the CPD provides direct services to thousands of individuals with disabilities and their family members, technical assistance to a wide variety of community, state, and federal agencies and service organizations, conducts innovative research projects, and trains thousands of students and service providers through unique interdisciplinary programs. This year, we proudly remember our past, celebrate our present, and look forward to our future.
"The Center has helped my family more than I ever could have imagined."
-Fawn Rigby, parent
•The CPD has generated $203,418,391 in external funds.
•CPD staff members have published over 700 refereed journal articles.
• Direct services have been provided by CPD projects to every county in Utah.
• The CPD has operated over 900 service, education and research projects.
• Over 17,500 Utahns received direct services from the CPD.
• CPD staff submitted 373 proposals, resulting in over $71 million in funding.
• CPD personnel taught 123 USU courses in nine departments.
• Over 104,000 hours of technical assistance was provided to local, state, national and international agencies and organizations through the CPD.
• CPD projects provided 128 graduate assistantships to USU students.
The Center for Persons with Disabilities is a unit within the College of Education and Human Services at
Utah State University The CPD is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service within the national
network of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.
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