On November 17, Collaborative on Faith and Disabilities members participated on an interfaith panel presentation at the Annual Conference of the Association on University Centers on Disability in Washington, D.C.
From left to right, Bill Gaventa, moderator; Bob Quinlan, National Catholic Partnership with Disability; Curtis Ramsey Lucas, Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition of the American Association for Persons with Disabilities; Shelly Christensen, a leader in a number of national Jewish inclusion initiatives; Maggie Siddiqi, founder of EnabledMuslim, a national support and information network; and Dilshad Ali, a member of the Advisory Board of EnabledMuslim, Editor for Patheos, and blogger about faith, family and autism.
The purpose of the session was to explore strategies for partnership between University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) and faith and disability networks as both seek to develop supports for individuals and families in their respective communities.