ABOUT IIDC
Jennie Todd is a Research Associate at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University Center for Excellence on Disabilities.
She has had the pleasure of working with people with disabilities, their families, their support teams as well as professionals, state leaders and organizations in the field for over thirty years. Her current focus includes self-advocacy and leadership development, promoting community membership and civic engagement, health, wellness and sexuality and developing curriculums and facilitating workshops for persons with disabilities on these and other topics.
Helping people find their voices and share their story through thoughtful interviewing is another focus of Todd’s work. Utilizing the Center on Aging and Community’s Story Tent and our videographer numerous stories have been collected, posted and archived.
Prior to coming to the IIDC, Todd spent 12 years in a multi county day service provider agency in numerous capacities ranging from Social Worker to acting CEO. She was instrumental in piloting several cutting edge programs during her tenure that received national attention.
Education
- Indiana University-Bloomington | B.A., Social Services
Presentations & Publications
- Todd, J., Relationships, Romance and Intimacy: Let’s talk about it! Bloomington, IN: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Presentation with accompanying workbook.
- Todd, J., Self-advocacy self-determination: What does this mean for me? Bloomington, IN: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Presentation with accompanying workbook.
- Todd, J., Person centered planning: What does this mean for me? Bloomington, IN: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Presentation with accompanying workbook.
- Todd, J., Building Leadership Five-year Summary Report. Bloomington, IN: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Evaluation report.
- Todd, J., Harlan-Simmons, J & Walker, P., (2007). Promoting a Good Old Age: Strategies for Identifying and Developing Community Connections, Book chapter in P. Rogan & P. Walker (Eds.), Make the Day Matter! Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
Areas of Expertise
- Building capacity and leadership development for persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities
- Collecting oral histories
- Community building/community membership
- Curriculum development
- Person centered planning techniques and strategies
- Workshop and/or group facilitation