Center for Excellence in Disabilities at West Virginia University
BUILDING A
STRONG
NETWORK.
The WVUCED leads efforts to provide better services to West Virginians with disabilities through training, research and services.
Profiles and Quicklinks
Shelby is a M.A. student and LEND trainee at WVU. She is studying Special Education with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
Read more about Shelby.
Lydia is a masters student at WVU studying Special Education with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and autism.
Read more about Lydia.
Music Therapy at the CED
Music Therapy targets non-musical goals through the use of musical interventions by a board-certified music therapist. Therapeutic goals and interventions are tailored to each client’s strengths and needs.
Disability Facts
Adults with Disabilities in West Virginia are more likely to:
- • Be inactive (43.9%)
- • Be obese (44.6%)
- • Have high blood pressure (48.9%)
- • Smoke (42.7%)
In the United States, 25.6% of adults have some type of disability.
In West Virginia, 39.2% of adults have some type of disability.
DD Network Links
Contact & Feedback
CED North
959 Hartman Run Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: 304-293-4692
(888) 829-9426
TTY: (800) 518-1448
cedcontact@hsc.wvu.edu
CED South
4510 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite B.
Big Chimney, WV 25302
Phone: 304-720-3200