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PLUK eNews April 26-30, 2004
http://www.pluk.org/eNews/Apr_26_04.htm
Volume 2 Issue 42

Welcome to the weekly PLUK eNews!
(Download the printable pdf version at: http://www.pluk.org/eNews/Apr_26_04.pdf )

We are proud to present news of interest for Montana families of children with disabilities and special health care needs, and for the professionals and educators who serve them; however, it does not constitute an endorsement.

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:

IDEA Reauthorization Update. 1

NPR: Brown v. Board: Disabled Children. 2

Parents of Children with Spectrum Disorders Support Group, May 14, Billings 2

AIMSweb Training Seminar, August 19-20, Billings 2

EASI Sponsored Special 3-part Series: Low Tech Computer Applications For Learners With Disabilities 2

Understanding the Health-Care Needs and Experiences of People with Disabilities: Findings from a 2003 Survey. 3

A Family’s Guide to the Child Welfare System. 3

CEC Policy Update, April 23, 2004. 3

Amy's Hearing Depot: technology for Hearing Impairments 4

End of Life Care Conference for persons with Developmental Disabilities, May 21, Great Falls 4

The Toolbox CD: Agricultural Tools, Equipment, Machinery, and Buildings for Farmers and Ranchers with Physical Disabilities 4

Montana: Unlimited Dial-up internet for under $9/month. 5

Training/Workshops/Meetings/Conferences in Montana:: 2

Training/Workshops/Conferences outside Montana::

Fun Events:: 5

Art Workshop May 5 in Billings 5

How you can help!:: 5

Birthday Time? 5

Get your Albertson Community Partners card! 5

Selected Sources:: 6

1. Monday Morning in Washington, DC, http://www.inclusionresearch.org. 6

2. Rocky Mountain DBTAC, http://www.adainformation.org. 6

3. Transition Newsflash, Montana Center on Disabilities, http://www.msubillings.edu/transition 6

4. PEN Weekly NewsBlast http://www.publiceducation.org. 6

5. Reference Points: Transition updates from the TATRA Project, http://www.pacer.org/tatra/tatra.htm. 6

6. The American Indian Disability Technical Assistance Center Training Calendar http://aidtac.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/TrainingCalendar.htm. 6

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IDEA Reauthorization Update

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

`NPR: Brown v. Board: Disabled Children`

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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