PLUK eNews April
26-30, 2004
http://www.pluk.org/eNews/Apr_26_04.htm
Volume 2 Issue 42
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We are proud to present news of interest for
You cannot be responsible for
your own family without being responsible for the society and the environment
in which they live.
--Justin Dart, disability rights leader,
1930-2002
Highlights:
NPR: Brown v. Board: Disabled Children
Parents of Children with Spectrum Disorders Support Group,
May 14, Billings
AIMSweb Training Seminar, August 19-20, Billings
EASI Sponsored Special 3-part Series: Low Tech Computer
Applications For Learners With Disabilities
A Family’s Guide to the Child Welfare System
CEC Policy Update, April 23, 2004
Amy's Hearing Depot: technology for Hearing Impairments
End of Life Care Conference for persons with Developmental
Disabilities, May 21, Great Falls
Montana: Unlimited Dial-up internet for under $9/month
Training/Workshops/Meetings/Conferences
in Montana::
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Training/Workshops/Conferences outside Montana::
Art Workshop May 5 in Billings
Get your
Albertson Community Partners card!
1. Monday Morning in Washington, DC, http://www.inclusionresearch.org
2. Rocky
Mountain DBTAC, http://www.adainformation.org
3. Transition
Newsflash, Montana Center on Disabilities,
http://www.msubillings.edu/transition
4. PEN
Weekly NewsBlast
http://www.publiceducation.org
5. Reference
Points: Transition updates from the TATRA Project,
http://www.pacer.org/tatra/tatra.htm
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According to the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, the current schedule calls for S 1248, the Senate IDEA reauthorization bill, to go to the floor in the first week of May. To get an update on the action you may take, visit http://www.dredf.org/rrn/ActionAlert11.html
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Prior to the 1970s, children with disabilities seeking education
could not attend public schools and were either sent to private schools or
state institutions and lived there under horrible conditions. Lawyers went to
court using the Supreme Court's Brown v. the Board of Education decision, and
argued that disabled children deserved the same equal education that black
children won years earlier. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.
Listen to
this radio piece at: http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=25-Apr-2004&prgId=10
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Autism,
Asperger Syndrome, & AD/HD.
Where:
Call Jaime &
Nicholas Moran at 256-8007 if able to attend.
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AIMSweb® is a formative assessment system that ‘informs’ the teaching and learning process by providing continuous student performance data and reporting improvement to students, parents, teachers, and administrators to enable evidence-based evaluation and data-driven instruction.
Based on over 25 years of scientific research, the AIMSweb system consists of Standard Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) testing materials and web-based data management and reporting applications.
Combined, these components provide schools a pro-active and preventative solution for documenting student achievement, identifying students at risk, demonstrating adequate yearly progress, and establishing and ensuring accountability.
Visit https://aimsweb.edformation.com/training/TrainWrapper.cfm?inc=TrainList.cfm&step=1 for information.
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These hour-long, interactive, online Web conferences present information about free or low cost computer software to help learners with disabilities take part in the information age.
These are aimed at those who may not know about such technologies teachers, parents, school administrators and school counselors. While most special software to assist users with disabilities are expensive, these tools can be useful for beginners, for those with temporary disabilities or to plug specific technology gaps. The presentations are May 6, May 20 and June 3:
· Low Tech Clinic 1 The Operating System and Accessibility
· Low Tech Clinic 2 Applications for Learners with Low Vision and Learning Disabilities
· Low Tech Clinic 3 Applications for Learners with Mobility Impairments
To read more details or to register online, go to: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
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People with disabilities were profiled in "My Name Is..." a video produced by Kaiser Family Foundation Senior Visiting Fellow and former ABC News Correspondent, Jackie Judd, and shown at a December 12 briefing to release the survey findings. It is available at http://www.kff.org/medicare/121203package.cfm
A quote from the video: Jessica, age 20, was diagnosed with dystonia - a progressive neuro-muscular disease - at age 12. Out-of-pocket expenses with Medicaid are several thousand dollars a year - and could increase when she turns 21 and is no longer a minor. "We're barely holding together, and there's like a thin layer of glue that's keeping everyone together. There's a bunch of cracks everywhere and they're all going to fall apart at some point."
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Source: Child Welfare Resources -
Retrieved April 21, 2004 A Family Guide to the Child Welfare System is a new
comprehensive resource that answers many of the questions families face when
they become involved with the child welfare system. The guide was developed collaboratively by
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· FY 2005 Budget Update
· House Holds Hearing on Highly Qualified Teachers
· Harkin Urges Reversal of Captioning Decision
· Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative
· Federal Register Notices
· ED Seeks Contractor to Conduct IDEA Monitoring Study
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/legislative_update/modules/news/article.php?storyid=58
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We are a company dedicated to providing you with an array of assistive listening devices (ALD’s), amplification and notification systems representing the finest quality, for the best value in order to serve the hearing impaired community.
As parents of a hearing impaired child, we too have struggled at times to find the right items to improve the quality of sounds for our daughter in a hearing world. We have learned a lot over the last several years, through both product research and trial and error.
The results, we hope, will allow us to provide you with the best choices of ALD’s, amplification, notification systems and accessories.
Please take a moment to check out Amy’s Kid’s Corner to see items specifically geared to the younger set.
http://www.amyshearingdepot.com/
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Angela King, MSW will be presenting. The manual, End of Life Care, A guide for supporting people with intellectual disabilities and their families, will be supplied and utilized at the conference. There will also have presentations on using alternative care such as music and art therapy with the DD population in end of life care.
The Conference is being held on
Friday, May 21 at the Benefis Healthcare East Campus
(Dufresne Room) in
Cost is $50/person and registration begins at 7;30 am and the conference will end approximately
Space is limited to 75 participants, so please contact
Jeanne Dussault or Kelly Keilman
at Peace Hospice of Montana in
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Based on the print version of The Toolbox, this new CD includes revised and updated fact sheets, plus added features, such as video clips, hyperlinks to web sites and email addresses of product suppliers, full-color photographs, and more than 75 new products. In all, more than 600 products are represented in The Toolbox CD. Bonus features include the Barn Builders Peer Support Network Directory, Breaking New Ground’s Worksite Assessment Tool, and a 10-Year, award-winning summary of the USDA AgrAbility Program. The main categories cover such topics as:
•Tractors and Self-Propelled Equipment •Livestock Handling/Housing •Crops and Materials Handling/Storage •Agriculture-Related Enterprises •Shops & Shop Tools •Trucks/Off-Road Vehicles •Outdoor Mobility •Lawn & Garden •Outdoor Recreation •Safety & Health •Plowshares Technical Reports •Case Studies
Navigation of The Toolbox CD is made easy through its system of interlinked fact sheets, bookmarks, and indexes.
Ordering Information: call Breaking New Ground toll free at
800-825-4264, or visit http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/ABEN/Extension/BNG/Resource%20Center/resourcecenter.html
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http://www.isp.com/ (and no setup fee)
Also includes:
·
Nationwide access: over 12,500 POPs in all 50 states and
· Up to five (5) Free email addresses (ie. user@isp.com)
· free spam & virus protection with each email account.
· Free 24x7 toll free technical support
· 10 MB of personal webspace.
We receive many calls about inexpensive internet access in
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Parents, Let’s Unite for Kids (PLUK) is sponsoring an Art
Workshop on May 5th for young people at the
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Does your child have a birthday coming up? Are you dreading the decorating, food
preparation and cleanup? If so, Contact Bill at
They will do the decorating, provide lunch, ice cream and activities for the kids giving you an opportunity to sit back, relax and enjoy the party for a change. Be sure to take your camera for great photo of all the activities.
AND PLUK will receive a portion of the proceeds!
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PLUK has joined Albertsons’ Community Partners Card Program. This program is designed to help non-profit organizations raise funds needed for their programs. A percentage of your grocery total will be donated to PLUK. All that is needed is to show your Community Partners card each time you make a purchase at Albertsons. It does not cost you anything.
If you are interested in assisting PLUK in raising funds this way, please contact Bernice at 255-0540 to get a Community Partners card.
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