University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A grant of just over $4.75 million initiating Home Community Base Services (HCBS) for seniors and those with disabilities has been awarded to the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), a program hosted by the American Samoa Community...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some of the eligible passengers on the current repatriated flight will be able to benefit from an Assistive Technology (AT) device to be loaned during quarantine per the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) office at ASCC, who purchased...

![Tafa Tua-Tupuola (left), State Director of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilies (UCEDD), based at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) discusses the $4.7 million federal grant UCEDD has received for a five-year project to assist individuals as they transition from institutions to community-based care. On the right is ASCC “Saili le Atamai” talk show host Fatima Langkilde. [photo: D. Helsham] Tafa Tua-Tupuola (left), and Fatima Langkilde](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ascc-ucedd_interview_.jpg?itok=w9ogK_IT)
