Association of University Centers on Disabilities

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Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Abbreviation	AUCD
Formation	1963; 61 years ago (1963)
Location	Wayne Ave # 1100, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Coordinates	38°59′40″N 77°01′43″W / 38.994339°N 77.028513°W / 38.994339; -77.028513
Website	www.aucd.org

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) 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 (UCEDD) in every state and territory in the United States.^[1][2] AUCD has also established 43 Maternal and Child Health (MCH), Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) programs, and 15 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (IDDRC).^[3]