USC UCEDD at Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA United States

NGO / Public Service

The USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (USC UCEDD) was founded in 1966. It is one of 67 UCEDDs in the nation, which were authorized under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Righs Act (DD Act) of 1963. The USC UCEDD has a 40-year history of promoting the well-being of persons with developmental disabilities through training, research and evaluation, community services, technical assistance, information dissemination, and policy development. UCEDDs work to accomplish a shared vision that foresees a nation in which all Americans, including Americans with disabilities, participate fully in their communities.