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CORE PROGRAMS
The Tarjan Center accomplishes its mission across the lifespan through three overarching and interconnected core areas: Arts, Health & Well-Being, and Civic Engagement.
I. Arts:
The National Arts and Disability Center at the Tarjan Center is the only one of its kind in the nation.
It is a unique resource - an information and training center dedicated to the full inclusion of artists and audiences with
disabilities in all facets of the arts. Through our website, we publish resource directories and training materials, as
well as showcase the talent of individuals with disabilities.
Through the NADC, we help advance the professional development of artists with disabilities. We also provide guidance and education to arts venues on how to remove barriers that prevent people with disabilities from taking part in the arts community.
In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and VSA arts, NADC administers The Statewide Forums on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities initiative, helping individual states establish partnerships between the state arts agencies, VSA arts affiliates, artists with disabilities and vocational, education, and rehabilitation professionals to advance careers in the arts.
Through the NADC, we help advance the professional development of artists with disabilities. We also provide guidance and education to arts venues on how to remove barriers that prevent people with disabilities from taking part in the arts community.
In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and VSA arts, NADC administers The Statewide Forums on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities initiative, helping individual states establish partnerships between the state arts agencies, VSA arts affiliates, artists with disabilities and vocational, education, and rehabilitation professionals to advance careers in the arts.
II. Health & Well-Being
Mental Health
Our mental health programs address the unique mental health needs of individuals with disabilities, helping sustain and support them with skilled practitioners who can provide a continuity of care. We also provide continuing medical education to health care professionals.
Clinical and Community-Based Services
We support clinics in autism, Down syndrome, early intervention, mental health for individuals with developmental disabilities, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Williams Syndrome. We also sponsor a motion analysis laboratory, and an interdisciplinary clinic focusing on the medical management of movement disorders in children and adults with cerebral palsy and related movement conditions.
Research
One of Tarjan Center’s greatest strengths is our research faculty who are extending the knowledge of human development in many areas related to disabilities.
Faculty interests range from the mental health needs of persons with developmental disabilities, to the study of movement disorders due to developmental and genetic disabilities, to the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure.
Education
We are training the next generation of professionals in health care, public health, education and other allied fields through a variety of programs, such as increasing awareness of newer medical treatments for cerebral palsy, developing a groundbreaking, integrated approach to education on Fetal Alcohol Exposure, and supporting and educating students in clinical internships.
Our mental health programs address the unique mental health needs of individuals with disabilities, helping sustain and support them with skilled practitioners who can provide a continuity of care. We also provide continuing medical education to health care professionals.
Clinical and Community-Based Services
We support clinics in autism, Down syndrome, early intervention, mental health for individuals with developmental disabilities, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Williams Syndrome. We also sponsor a motion analysis laboratory, and an interdisciplinary clinic focusing on the medical management of movement disorders in children and adults with cerebral palsy and related movement conditions.
Research
One of Tarjan Center’s greatest strengths is our research faculty who are extending the knowledge of human development in many areas related to disabilities.
Faculty interests range from the mental health needs of persons with developmental disabilities, to the study of movement disorders due to developmental and genetic disabilities, to the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure.
Education
We are training the next generation of professionals in health care, public health, education and other allied fields through a variety of programs, such as increasing awareness of newer medical treatments for cerebral palsy, developing a groundbreaking, integrated approach to education on Fetal Alcohol Exposure, and supporting and educating students in clinical internships.
III. Social and Civic Engagement
Community Service and Volunteerism
The Tarjan Center Service Inclusion Project (TCSIP) - in partnership with the California Service Corps and the Corporation for National and Community Service - facilitates regional and state partnerships that encourage the inclusion of people with disabilities in national service. TCSIP also provides technical assistance and training to service organizations.
The Alliance for Inclusion Advancement is a three-state collaborative (California, Florida and Hawaii) whose goal is to increase the number of youth, adults and veterans with disabilities in community service opportunities that address local needs. This innovative approach utilizes University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, the Hands On Network and the field of national service as a team to create quality service opportunities, while equipping volunteers to take a greater role in their communities.
The Tarjan Center Service Inclusion Project (TCSIP) - in partnership with the California Service Corps and the Corporation for National and Community Service - facilitates regional and state partnerships that encourage the inclusion of people with disabilities in national service. TCSIP also provides technical assistance and training to service organizations.
The Alliance for Inclusion Advancement is a three-state collaborative (California, Florida and Hawaii) whose goal is to increase the number of youth, adults and veterans with disabilities in community service opportunities that address local needs. This innovative approach utilizes University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, the Hands On Network and the field of national service as a team to create quality service opportunities, while equipping volunteers to take a greater role in their communities.
Spencer-Russell Service Inclusion Mini-Grant Program
In collaboration with the California Volunteers, the Tarjan Center is
pleased to present the Spencer-Russell Service Inclusion Mini-Grant.
Named in memory of two leaders in the disability field: Jayne Spencer and Rice Russell, the Spencer-Russell Service Inclusion Mini-Grant seeks to help California organizations include individuals with disabilities in service and volunteerism.
To view our 2007 Spencer-Russell Service Inclusion Mini-Grant Request for Proposal, click here!
To View the Award Recipients for 2007-2008 click here!
Named in memory of two leaders in the disability field: Jayne Spencer and Rice Russell, the Spencer-Russell Service Inclusion Mini-Grant seeks to help California organizations include individuals with disabilities in service and volunteerism.
To view our 2007 Spencer-Russell Service Inclusion Mini-Grant Request for Proposal, click here!
To View the Award Recipients for 2007-2008 click here!
Lili Claire-UCLA Family Resource Center
Initiated in 2001 as a partnership between the Lili Claire Foundation and UCLA, the Lili Claire Family Resource Center provides counseling, referral services, library and computer-based resources, and facilitates community mobilization and advocacy.
Initiated in 2001 as a partnership between the Lili Claire Foundation and UCLA, the Lili Claire Family Resource Center provides counseling, referral services, library and computer-based resources, and facilitates community mobilization and advocacy.
Conferences, Training and Information Sharing
An important part of Civic Engagement is to share and disseminate information. We accomplish this through trainings, conferences and special programs. We also focus on contributing to public policy change through program evaluation, demonstration projects and surveys. For example, we recently collaborated with the Screen Actors Guild to conduct the first national study of employment among performers with disabilities.
The annual Margaret Jones Professional Conference and Family Forum provides an opportunity for professionals and families to learn about the most pressing issues related to the treatment of individuals with cerebral palsy.
In collaboration with Community Housing Resources, Inc., the Tarjan Center provides training for families, disability organizations, case workers and service providers on a variety of housing-related subjects, including government rental assistance and housing options for persons with developmental disabilities.
On the undergraduate level, we are developing a Disability Studies program, integrating research and scholarship, to apply social, cultural, historical and philosophical perspectives to the study of disability and future implications.
An important part of Civic Engagement is to share and disseminate information. We accomplish this through trainings, conferences and special programs. We also focus on contributing to public policy change through program evaluation, demonstration projects and surveys. For example, we recently collaborated with the Screen Actors Guild to conduct the first national study of employment among performers with disabilities.
The annual Margaret Jones Professional Conference and Family Forum provides an opportunity for professionals and families to learn about the most pressing issues related to the treatment of individuals with cerebral palsy.
In collaboration with Community Housing Resources, Inc., the Tarjan Center provides training for families, disability organizations, case workers and service providers on a variety of housing-related subjects, including government rental assistance and housing options for persons with developmental disabilities.
On the undergraduate level, we are developing a Disability Studies program, integrating research and scholarship, to apply social, cultural, historical and philosophical perspectives to the study of disability and future implications.