CED in the Media
WVU fundraiser brings holiday cheer to former foster youth
October 22, 2024
Feature for MyBuckhannon.com about the annual MODIFY holiday donation drive that seeks donations to purchase gift cards and brighten the holidays for former foster youth of West Virginia.
New clinic is working to help the nearly 1 in 8 West Virginia babies born with NAS amid fentanyl crisis
October 1, 2024
WBOY news story about the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Follow-Up Clinic provided by WVU Medicine Children’s and the IMPACT WV program to help mothers and infants affecting by substance use. Features an interview with neonatologist Cody Smith.
As opioid settlement money gets dispersed, focus shifts towards prevention
September 15, 2024
RTNS principal investigator Sam Wilkinson is interviewed in this news story for WCHS about the substance use recovery needs of young people in the state.
CED staff featured in Talking Time AAC camp documentary
July 16, 2024
CED Education Coordinator Dr. Tori Gilbert, WVATS Program Manager Doug Cumpston, and Country Roads instructor Steven Slack all took part in the Exceptional Possibilities of West Virginia Talking Time AAC Summer Camp. A documentary was made about the camp and features interviews with CED staff.
Augusta Levy Learning Center announces new parent support group
July 8, 2024
WTRF news story about the new Circle of Parents support group being offered in Wheeling, WV as a collaboration between the WVU CED and the Augusta Levy Learning Center.
Mind the Gap parent education and support group to meet
June 24, 2024
Bluefield Daily Telegraph news story about the new Mind the Gap Parent Education and Support Group for parents/caregivers of children who are on a waitlist for autism evaluations.
WVU offers support group for families of children on waitlist for autism services
June 20, 2024
WDTV news story about the new Mind the Gap Parent Education and Support Group for parents/caregivers of children who are on a waitlist for autism evaluations.
WVU program that is changing student lives called ‘gold standard’ of inclusive postsecondary education
June 17, 2024
Feature for MyBuckhannon.com about the recent graduates from the Country Roads program, which prepares students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities for independence through college courses, campus life and work experiences.
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WVU program is ‘gold standard’
June 12, 2024
Feature for The Inter-Mountain newspaper about the recent graduates from the Country Roads program, which prepares students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities for independence through college courses, campus life and work experiences.
Family of girl with ‘profound autism’ worried she wouldn’t get proper therapy – now she’s graduating high school
June 11, 2024
People Magazine feature about Hope Crichigno, former client of the CED’s Intensive Autism Services Delivery (iASD) Clinic. Former WV LEND trainee Haley Johnson is interviewed for the in-depth story.
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WVU program for students with disabilities graduates record number of students in May
June 10, 2024
WBOY news story about the record number of recent graduates from the Country Roads program, which prepares students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities for independence through college courses, campus life and work experiences.
Specialist shares mental health life hacks for the disability community
May 25, 2024
Huntington Herald-Dispatch story about CED Mental Health Specialist Eric Murphy’s tips for maintaining positive mental health for people with disabilities.
New tool helps West Virginians find autism resources
April 3, 2024
West Virginia Public Broadcasting radio and web story featuring an interview with Dr. Lesley Cottrell about the CED’s new autism resource directory and interactive map.
WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities launches autism resources
April 2, 2024
WDTV news story about the CED’s new autism resource directory and interactive map.
WVU CED MODIFY program’s holiday donation fundraiser continues
December 8, 2023
WBOY spoke with MODIFY program community support specialist Mark Liptrap about the program’s annual donation drive to raise funds purchase gifts for former foster youth in West Virginia.
WVU’s Center for Excellence in Disabilities MODIFY program hosts donation drive
December 1, 2023
WDTV spoke with MODIFY program community support specialist Mark Liptrap about the program’s annual donation drive to raise funds purchase gifts for former foster youth in West Virginia.
SFC program radio interview with V96.9’s Mid-Ohio Valley Now
November 29, 2023
Family Based Care Specialists Marc Wilson and Regis Grote of the CED’s Specialized Family Care (SFC) program speak with Eric Little for the Mid-Ohio Valley Now show on V96.9, a part of Seven Ranges Radio. Marc and Regis share details about the program and the current need for foster care provider families.
Providing specialized care for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities
October 26, 2023
WTAP TV interview with SFC Program Manager Mary Gibbs and Family Based Care Specialist Marc Wilson about the current need for SFC foster home providers.
Program helping babies, mothers with opioid dependence receives more funding
September 19, 2023
West Virginia Public Broadcasting radio and web story about the IMPACT WV program’s new funding to provide more services to help mothers and infants affected by neonatal abstinence syndrome and/or substance use. Features an interview with Dr. Lesley Cottrell.