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Fun with food can improve nutrition - (Featured Stories)

Can playing with shaving cream lead to a better meal? Yes! Find out how the CPD takes a sensory approach to nutrition.

A walk through disability history - (Newsletter)

Touch sensitivity often correlates with aversion to the textures of some foods. Eat and play sessions at the CPD include having fun with different textures.

Every parent has seen a child refuse healthy food.

But sometim[...]

Fun with food can improve nutrition - (Newsletter)

Touch sensitivity often correlates with aversion to the textures of some foods. Eat and play sessions at the CPD include having fun with different textures.

Every parent has seen a child refuse healthy food.

But sometim[...]

Summer program a hit at DSL - (Project Features)

The Developmental Skills Laboratory just completed their Summer Program for school age children and youth with disabilities.

The ten participants had a busy time this summer, taking advantage of all of the great community activities going on. Some of those included going to the Summer Fest event in downtown Logan, swimming at the Logan Aquatic Center, participating in a horse therapy activity, and attending the Cache County Fair [...]

ASSERT preschool is a model for others - (Project Features)

The ASSERT preschool for children with autism has become a model program for other preschools in Utah.

They have established a partnership with the Granite School District in Salt Lake City and will be working with them over the next few years to build an ASSERT model training classroom in their district.

With the rate of autism on the rise in Utah as well as across the United States, more classrooms focusing on [...]

WAVE: Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool - (Project Features)

WAVE is a free web accessibility evaluation tool developed and provided at no cost by WebAIM to aid in the web accessibility evaluation process. WAVE is available in both English and Spanish.

A WAVE evaluation can be done instantly online, with the report showing the original web page with embedded icons and indicators that reveal the accessibility of that pag[...]

2012 Annual Conference of the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs - (Upcoming Events)

The 2012 Annual Conference of the Maternal & Child Health Programs will take place on February 11-14, 2012, in Washington, DC.

The conference theme is Improving Maternal and Child Health Across the Life Span: Acting Today for Healthy Tomorrows.

Go online to view the conference schedule and to register.

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CPD Project Coordinator's Meeting - (Upcoming Events)

The CPD Project Coordinator's Meeting will be held on Monday, February 13, at 9:00 a.m. in room 152.

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Common Ground Valentine's Day Party - (Upcoming Events)

Common Ground is throwing a Valentine’s Day Party Monday, February 13, at 6:00 pm. Come share the love as we celebrate with a fun party.

Thanks, those of you who have participated in our blog celebration so far. We're going to extend the love through the end of February! Plus, we're making it even e[...]

Utah Developmental Disabilities Council seeks members - (Blogs)

The CPD's partner organization, the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council, is seeking applications for members to serve on the 2012 - 2015 Council.

The Utah DD Council is an Advisory Board that provides advice and is the state's leading source of information, advocacy, leadership and collaboration that supports the lives of individuals with developmental [...]