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FYI Newsletter December 21, 2009
Quick Scan:
- Indiana Institute Holiday Hours
- IN*Source Article 7 Trainings for 2010
- Employment Specialist Training (EST) Workshop Series for 2010
- Indiana Alliance for Full Participation State Team Web Page
- Library Corner
UPCOMING
INDIANA INSTITUTE HOLIDAY HOURS: The Indiana Institute will be closed in observance of the holidays on Thursday, December 24 and Thursday, December 31, 2009. Happy Holidays to all from the faculty and staff of the Institute!
IN*SOURCE ARTICLE 7 TRAININGS FOR 2010: IN*Source will host a series of free trainings on Article 7, Indiana's special education law. The trainings will cover the special education process in Indiana, related laws and regulations, and ways parents and schools can work together.
January 12 - Kendallville
Presented by Sundaye Hook, IN*SOURCE Program Specialist.
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
East Noble School's Administration Office, 126 West Rush Street
For more info, contact Sundaye Hook at shook@insource.org or (260) 868-2715
Register: http://u.nu/3ct84
January 14 - Richmond
Presented by Maggie Mattingly, IN*SOURCE Regional Program Specialist.
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Crestdale Elementary School, 701 Crestdale Drive
For more info, contact Maggie Mattingly at mmattingly@insource.org or (765) 649-9166
Register: http://u.nu/3et84
January 15 - Indianapolis
Presented by Mary Delaney, IN*SOURCE Regional Program Specialist.
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Clay Township Community Building, 10701 North College Avenue
For more info, contact Mary Delaney at mdelaney@insource.org or (317) 569-9171
Register: http://u.nu/7ft84
January 16 - New Albany
Presented by Kelly Benjamin, IN*SOURCE Regional Program Specialist.
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 West Spring Street
For more info, contact Kelly Benjamin at kbenjamin@insource.org or (812) 748-0148
Register: http://u.nu/2it84
EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST TRAINING (EST) WORKSHOPS SERIES FOR 2010: Last week we gave you the Indiana Supported Employment Training Team (ISETT) workshop schedule for 2010. We neglected to provide you with the full training dates for August. Upcoming training dates and location for the series are as follows:
February 2-4 and March 2-4, 2010
Easterseals Crossroads
Indianapolis, IN
May 4-6 and June 1-3, 2010
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Bloomington, IN
August 10-12 and September 14-16, 2010
Easterseals Crossroads
Indianapolis, IN
November 2-4 and December 7-9, 2010
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Bloomington, IN
Act now and receive a $200.00 per participant discount toward the $300.00 registration fee while supplies last. For more information or to register, contact Kay Moore at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail moorel@indiana.edu.
ACROSS THE STATE
INDIANA ALLIANCE FOR FULL PARTICIPATION STATE TEAM WEB PAGE: The Indiana AFP State Team is pleased to announce that in addition to our Facebook page, we have developed a webpage designed to draw attention to the possibilities and the need for improving employment in Indiana for people with disabilities. The Indiana Alliance for Full Participation State Team believes that Indiana is in a good position to accelerate the employment rate in community jobs if we work together.
The webpage features:
- Overview: Alliance for Full Participation
- Overview: What is a State Team
- Overview: Indiana Alliance for Full Participation State Team
- Dr. David Braddock Video: How Indiana Compares with other States and National Trends in Disability Services
- Indiana Alliance for Full Participation Initiatives
- Related Links
Indiana’s AFP State Team includes the voices of Hoosiers with disabilities, families, employers, policy makers, providers, researchers, and community builders and is organizing in response to the National Alliance for Full Participation in promoting employment outcomes in Indiana.
The National AFP and the Indiana State Team are setting a goal to double the employment rate for those with developmental disabilities from 22% nationally to 44%. Here in Indiana, we are a little ahead of the national average (about 28-30%) according to 2008 data received from David Braddock and Indiana’s Day and Employment Services Outcome System. Indiana’s Team is promoting a goal of achieved 50% employment for people with developmental disabilities by 2015. In October of this year, the Indiana Commission on Developmental Disabilities adopted a resolution supporting the goals established by the Alliance for Full Participation employment campaign at the request of Indiana’s AFP State Team.
View video of Dr. David Braddock, Executive Director of the University of Colorado's Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, report on the state of the state in disability services and how Indiana compares with other states and national trends given at the December 2008 conference of the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities held in Indianapolis, Indiana.
David Braddock Video (part 1)
David Braddock Video (Part 2)
David Braddock Video (Part 3)
Look for employment related success stories from across Indiana in 2010! For more information on the Indiana AFP State Team, contact Joel Fosha at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail foshaj@indiana.edu.
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.
HOLIDAY CLOSING: The Library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22nd and will re-open on Monday, January 4th at 8:00 a.m. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!Katovitch, D.M. (2009). The power to spring up: Postsecondary education opportunities for students with significant disabilities. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House.
United States Social Security Advisory Board. (2009). The unsustainable cost of health care. Washington, DC: Social Security Advisory Board.