The Center for Development and Learning (CDL) is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Services (UCCED). As a UCCED, the mission of the CDL is to work in partnership with people with disabilities, their families, advocates, professionals, and organizations to develop and provide interdisciplinary training, exemplary services, technical assistance, and dissemination of information, all aimed at increasing the independence, productivity, and integration into the community of persons with developmental disabilities.