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KU Center on Disabilities

The Kansas University Center on Disabilities partners with people with disabilities, families, and communities to strengthen self-determination and inclusive pathways to adulthood. KUCD's online learning courses provide flexible, evidence-based training in self-determination instructional practices, inclusive research capacity building, and community teaming strategies to support people with disabilities across the lifespan. Our courses support educators, service providers, and researchers to develop actionable instructional skills, apply evidence-based practices, collaborate across systems, and strengthen inclusive, community-engaged supports.

Courses & Events

Goal Time: Self-Determination Learning for Middle and High Schools

This course is designed to train teachers and other school personnel to implement the Goal Time practice in middle and high school classrooms. Goal Time is an evidence-based practice that supports students to build self-determination skills by setting goals, taking action toward those goals, and evaluating their progress. Increased self-determination is strongly linked to positive school and post-school outcomes.

September 1, 2026 to August 1, 2027, Self-paced Online Training

Responsitory: Powering Goals with Self-Determined Data

This course is designed to train educators, disability service providers, researchers, and others to use the Responsitory data collection and management system. The Responsitory supports the administration, collection, and tracking of self-determination measures, measures you enter into the system, and more. It can also support data-based decision making.

July 1, 2026 to June 1, 2027, Self-paced Online Training