Promoting Membership in School, Work, & Community

The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, founded at Rhode Island College in 1993, is a University Center on Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, & Service.

Since 1963, University Centers on Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) have worked towards a shared vision that individuals with disabilities participate fully in their communities. Independence, productivity, and community inclusion are key components of this vision. There are 67 UCEDDs with at least one in every U.S. state.

Locally, the Sherlock Center partners with Rhode Island state and local government agencies, schools, institutions of higher education, and community providers to support membership of individuals with disabilities in school, work, and community. Projects and initiatives provide training, technical assistance, service, research, and information sharing.

Nationally, the Sherlock Center is a member of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), a network of interdisciplinary centers advancing policy and practice for and with individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and communities.

Regionally, the Sherlock Center collaborates with the other New England UCEDDs to accomplish shared outcomes.

What's New in Rhode Island (PDF)

The RI Department of MHRH Developmental Disabilities System Reform 2007-2008 (PDF)