Vetting Criteria

The following vetting criteria were developed to assist the network of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) to gauge the extent to which curricula and training materials use widely accepted cultural and linguistic competence (CLC) frameworks and definitions widely accepted in the published literature. The criteria are useful to review, assess, adapt, or create curricula and training materials – by individual faculty or staff or in a group process involving the UCEDD and other stakeholders. Each curricula or training material may not meet each criterion depending on the theme or topic. However, collectively the criteria provide a standard to ensure UCEDD curricula and training materials demonstrate consistency and quality commensurate with existing body of knowledge on cultural diversity and CLC at the intersection of developmental disabilities. Examples and outcomes of how these criteria were used to vet extant UCEDD curricula and training materials are available here.