Collaboration is Key: Improving and Increasing Inclusive Programming Through Partnership
Abstract
Collaborative partnerships between Cooperative Extension offices and the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities are a key opportunity to assess and improve accessible, inclusive programming for the communities they serve. This article outlines such a partnership between local Extension, the local UCEDD, and the local Network for Down Syndrome. It reviews their collaborative process and the resulting pilot program—-an inclusive cooking class. Evaluations of the program and collaborative process demonstrate that the partners' collaboration enabled organizational capacity building and improved service provision for persons with Down Syndrome.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Community Health and Development
Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
Disability Education and Employment
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Extension
- Publisher
- Extension Journal Inc.
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 3 July 2026
- Language
- EN