Breadcrumb Home Stories Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities Newsletter Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities Newsletter – 2021, Issue 1 In the Community In November, Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, director of training for the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD), published an article, “The Read More MCDD Staff Members Collaborate Across the Institute On Friday, November 20, staff members of the MCDD participated in the Neurodevelopmental Collaborative Journal Club hosted by Kennedy Krieger’s Neuropsychology department. Read More MCDD Hosts Project SEARCH Intern The MCDD recently hosted its second intern from Project SEARCH at Kennedy Krieger Institute. While the coronavirus pandemic brings challenges to the workplace, Project SEARCH programs are now held online, and so are many of its internship sites. Read More MCDD Sponsors Webinar on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Address Sexual Health Education On November 9, the MCDD sponsored a webinar, “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Address Sexual Health Education Across Disabilities and the Lifespan.” Read More Project HEAL Collaborates With Center for Development and Learning In November, Mallory Legg, Esq., of Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy, and Law) began consulting with Kennedy Krieger’s Center for Development and Learning Medication Management Clinic to support the clinic’s efforts to provide comprehensive care to the patients and families it serves. Read More MCDD News News and updates from the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities. Read More IDDRC Corner The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) at Kennedy Krieger is a subsidiary site for a RADx-UP (Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics: Underserved Populations) grant, which is a National Institutes of Health-funded initiative with the goals of understanding factors associated with disparities in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, and laying the foundation to reduce disparities for underserved populations. Read More COVID-19 Resources Please take a moment to read these important pandemic-related resources from state and national agencies and organizations. Topics include academic achievement during online learning, flu shots, coping with pandemic fatigue and a new disability support phone line. Read More Director's Message Greetings! Although no one can guarantee what 2021 will hold, a positive outlook provides hope. At the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD), we wish all the best for our readers throughout the coming year. Read More
In the Community In November, Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, director of training for the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD), published an article, “The Read More
MCDD Staff Members Collaborate Across the Institute On Friday, November 20, staff members of the MCDD participated in the Neurodevelopmental Collaborative Journal Club hosted by Kennedy Krieger’s Neuropsychology department. Read More
MCDD Hosts Project SEARCH Intern The MCDD recently hosted its second intern from Project SEARCH at Kennedy Krieger Institute. While the coronavirus pandemic brings challenges to the workplace, Project SEARCH programs are now held online, and so are many of its internship sites. Read More
MCDD Sponsors Webinar on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Address Sexual Health Education On November 9, the MCDD sponsored a webinar, “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Address Sexual Health Education Across Disabilities and the Lifespan.” Read More
Project HEAL Collaborates With Center for Development and Learning In November, Mallory Legg, Esq., of Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy, and Law) began consulting with Kennedy Krieger’s Center for Development and Learning Medication Management Clinic to support the clinic’s efforts to provide comprehensive care to the patients and families it serves. Read More
IDDRC Corner The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) at Kennedy Krieger is a subsidiary site for a RADx-UP (Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics: Underserved Populations) grant, which is a National Institutes of Health-funded initiative with the goals of understanding factors associated with disparities in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, and laying the foundation to reduce disparities for underserved populations. Read More
COVID-19 Resources Please take a moment to read these important pandemic-related resources from state and national agencies and organizations. Topics include academic achievement during online learning, flu shots, coping with pandemic fatigue and a new disability support phone line. Read More
Director's Message Greetings! Although no one can guarantee what 2021 will hold, a positive outlook provides hope. At the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD), we wish all the best for our readers throughout the coming year. Read More
