Center for Persons with Disabilities

CPD Timeline Highlights

	1972	Assessment of children with suspected disabilities in northern Utah and opening of Cache Valley's first education center for children unable to attend public schools
	1973	Navajo teacher aides trained for reservavation school, a project that leads to a diversity of technical assistance for the Navajo, Hopi and Ute tribes
	1976	CPD serves as "host" center for the development of other national University Centers for Excellence in Montana, South Dakota, and the Navajo Nation
	1983	Nationally recognized research institute established, conducting studies on early intervention and establishing demonstration programs; Research on autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders commences with establishment of a biomedical immunology lab
	1987	Ten states plus Bureau of Indian Affairs schools served by Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center, which assists state special education agencies with numerous needs from curriculum requirements to effective discipline practices
	1990	Assistive technology training and support offered to Utahns by new lab dedicated to helping people with disabilities become more mobile and independent
	1995	Statewide gaps in services targeted so more paraprofessionals and interpreters available and people of diverse cultures are better served
	1998	Inaccessible web content addressed with worldwide outreach to train web designers and computer programmers
	2001	Graduate-level interdisciplinary training in neurodevelopmental disorders provided for health professionals at USU and the University of Utah Medical School
	2004	Community programs expand with a support facility in Salt Lake City and sports programs in Cache Valley
	2007	CPD celebrates 35th anniversary

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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.