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FYI Newsletter June 8, 2009
Quick Scan:
- ADA-Indiana Audio Conference
- 20th Annual Steve Green's Charity Golf Outing
- Davis to Keynote at 2009 Social Work Institute
- Goodbye to Lois Hutter-Pishgahi
- Library Extends Summer Hours
- Library Corner
UPCOMING
ADA-Indiana Audio Conference: On Tuesday, June 16, 2009 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern time, ADA-Indiana will conclude its two-part audio conference on the ADA and local Government with a focus on emergency preparedness and people with disabilities.
The featured speaker will be Carl Cameron, Ph.D. and Founder of the Inclusive Preparedness Center located in Washington D.C. Cameron will address how local governments can make emergency preparedness and response programs accessible to people with disabilities. This is the last session in ADA-Indiana’s two-part series on ADA and Government for June. The session will be 90 minutes and allows time for questions and answers with the expert speaker. The sites sponsored by ADA-Indiana (and others) are free and open to the public.
Site locations across Indiana include:
Bloomington, IN
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community,
2853 East Tenth Street, Building L
(812) 855-6508
Indianapolis, IN
Indiana Government Center, Room 2
402 West Washington Street
(317) 232-4145
Gary, IN
ARC Bridges
2650 West 35th Ave
(219) 884-1138
Corydon, IN
The Harrison County Community Foundation
Conference Room
1523 Foundation Way
(812) 738-4196
Columbus, IN
123 Washington Street
Meeting Hall
(812) 376-2570
Richmond
IU East 2325 Chester Blvd.
Whitewater Hall, DARS Committee Room
(765) 973-8308
Terre Haute, IN
The WILL Center
4312 South Seventh Street
(812) 298-9455
Muncie, IN
Future Choices
309 North High Street
(765) 741-8332
Evansville
University of Southern Indiana
Science Center Room 1212 (SC1212)
(812) 464-1863
West Lafayette
Purdue University
Young Hall, room 1009
(765) 494-7253
Employers, human resource personnel, local government officials, advocates, people with disabilities, and other interested community members are encouraged to attend. If you would like additional information about the 2008-2009 Audio Conference series, or would like to request an accommodation, please contact Matt Norris at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail adainfo@indiana.edu. CRC credits for this session will be available. For more information about this or any other ADA training event, please visit the ADA-Indiana website at www.adaindiana.org.
20th Annual Steve Green's Charity Golf Outing: Former Indiana Pacer and IU Basketball star Steve Green, will host the 20th annual charity golf tournament to benefit The Arc of Indiana on June 26, 2009. The highlight of this year’s event will be an appearance by Indiana University Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Crean.
Named Indiana University’s 28th head basketball coach in 2008, Crean has been relentless in embracing the tradition of Indiana University and building bridges for future fans of Indiana Basketball.
He and his staff have recruited one of the top 10 classes in the country for 2009 and the top class in the Big Ten. In 10 years as a head coach on the collegiate level, he is 196-121 and has seen all 27 of the seniors who have played for him earn college degrees.
The tournament will be held at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin, Indiana. Lunch will begin at 11:00 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 12:00 p.m. Prizes will be awarded after the round is completed, at approximately 5:00 p.m. The tournament is open to both advanced and recreational golfers.
Coach Crean will be available to meet individuals during lunch and will kick off the tournament with a few comments at 11:45 a.m. Tickets for only the lunch portion of the day are available for individuals who would like to meet Coach Crean but not golf. On-line registration is available at The Arc’s website. Visit www.arcind.org click on upcoming events. Or, you may call the office at (317) 977-2375 or 1-800-382-9100.
ACROSS THE COURTYARD
Davis to Keynote at 2009 Social Work Institute: Kim Davis, Research Associate with the Institute’s Indiana Resource Center for Autism, will provide the Keynote address at the University of Southern Indiana’s 11th Annual School Social Work Institute, June 9-12, 2009. Davis’ Keynote, titled Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Changing Landscape, will focus on her 30 years of experience in dealing with persons with Autism, Asperger's, and other Autism Spectrum Disorders regarding changes in terminology used for diagnosis, growth of treatment methods, public awareness, the need for community involvement, the value of relationships, and learning to listen to those who experience the disability first hand. Additionally, Davis will present a concurrent session on the impact of movement difference and sensory challenges for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Goodbye to Lois Hutter-Pishgahi: Lois Hutter-Pishgahi has left the Indiana Institute’s Early Childhood Center to pursue new opportunities! Lois has been an integral member of the Early Childhood Center team since 1996 and has guided numerous projects that involved research, in-service education, outreach, and product development.
In her thirteen years at the Institute, Lois has contributed much to helping early education providers successfully include young children in community settings. Her work focused on developing functional, appropriate goals for children’s individualized service plans, enhancing the social skills of young children, providing intervention services in community settings, lifespan planning, school readiness and universal design, and strategies that support professional development.
Lois’s work as a Research Associate at the Center has been a natural extension of her degree in Adapted Physical Education and her roles as the Director of a Respite Care Program for people with developmental disabilities and as the Special Needs Coordinator for a Head Start program. Her experiences and expertise enabled her to bring real world insights to her writing and professional development efforts that translate research to practice.
An important aspect of Lois is her artistic creativity. Her new opportunities give her a chance to be fully immersed in the art which Reza, her husband, and she develop. Lois’s official title will be Marketing Director, but marketing directors get to play with glass and fabric too. We will miss her thoughtfulness, intellect, caring, and humor, and wish her every success in this new exciting journey.
LIBRARY SUMMER HOURS
LIBRARY EXTENDS SUMMER HOURS: The Institute’s Center for Disability Information and Referral is pleased to announce its expanded summer hours, providing additional opportunities for our patrons to stop by and access our collection. Beginning June 2 and continuing through September 14, CeDIR’s Library will have extended hours each Tuesday (8:00-7:00 p.m.). 
LIBRARY CORNER
New Items: The following new materials may be borrowed by Indiana residents from the Center for Disability Information and Referral at the Institute. To check out materials, contact the library at 1-800-437-7924, send e-mail to cedir@indiana.edu, or visit us at 2853 East Tenth Street in Bloomington.
Cardon, T. A. (2008). Top ten tips: A survival guide for families with children on the autism spectrum. Shawnee Mission, KS: Autism Asperger Pub.
Shapiro, O. (2009). Autism and me: Sibling stories. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman.
Whiffen, L. (2009). A child's journey out of autism: One family's story of living in hope and finding a cure. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks.