Better Lives, Not Just Better Plans...
The Institute was founded in 2010 as a collaborative partnership between the Texas Center for Disability Studies at the University of Texas at Austin and the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University.Both are a part of a larger network of 67 Centers throughout the United States that are Universities Centers of Excellence in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (UCEDDS)
The Institute has a national reach with experienced Person-Centered Thinking Trainers and Mentor Trainers who bring different approaches to the training content based on their experiences.
The Institute has the capacity to certify Person-Centered Thinking trainers bringing person centered practices into the framework of how these organizations provide training. (learn more)