Association of University Centers on Disabilities


The Association of University Centers on Disabilities is an American institution that operates in the disability field, instituted after the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. Currently, AUCD is a network that represents 67 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities in every state and territory in the United States. AUCD has also established 43 Maternal and Child Health, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities programs, and 15 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers.