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Beth Swedeen

University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)

Contact Information

Waisman Center
UW Madison
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-6745
(608) 265-3441 (fax)
e-mail :swedeen@waisman.wisc.edu
HRTW web page: http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/hrtw

My professional focus at Waisman Center has been on parent and youth leadership, interdisciplinary pre-service training, early intervention and youth transition. I currently co-facilitate parent leadership training for families of children birth to 6 who have disabilities and link families across the state to leadership opportunities. As part of the Waisman Resource Center, I also help expand our work in developing leadership and community-based opportunities for youth with disabilities as they transition to adulthood. As part of the Healthy & Ready to Work initiative funded by Maternal Child Health, I have helped develop resources, trainings and networks of support for youth, families and providers related to transition. I also have as a liaison between Waisman Center and other statewide organizations working on transition. I came to the Waisman Center in the role of parent leader, with a background in writing, editing and marketing. I have two teenaged daughters, one of whom has a developmental disability.