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FYI Newsletter July 5, 2010
Quick Scan:
- Indiana Gears Up for the ADA Celebration!
- Do You Know Anyone Born on July 26?
- Thanks for Your Responses
- Indiana one of Four States to Receive Follow-up Accessibility Grant from the NEA
- Going Places
- Support the Self-Advocates of Indiana
- Library Corner
UPCOMING
INDIANA GEARS UP FOR THE ADA CELEBRATION! Plans are well underway for Indiana’s celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act! These events are being hosted by ADA-Indiana, the Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities, and the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community. All events are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, July 21st
Press Conference to unveil Indiana’s ADA Report Card for 2010. This event will be held from 2:00 -2:30 p.m. in the Capitol Rotunda.
Thursday, July 22nd
A series of selected panelists are being invited to The ADA Summit, an all-day event to be held in Indianapolis at the Government Center South Auditorium. Beginning at 9:00 am and concluding at 5:00 pm, panelists will present testimony to a Listening Panel composed of ADA-Indiana members and Governor’s Council Board members. They will identify barriers to ADA implementation in their business sectors and make recommendations as to how to further ADA implementation. Panels will focus on six areas: employment; hospitality and entertainment; retail accessibility; cities and towns; parks, recreation, and temporary events; and voting.
Monday, July 26th
A gala ADA Celebration will be held at the Artsgarden from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hoosiers from across the state are invited to gather in Indianapolis to join in the Celebration, which is 20 years to the day of the signing of the law! There will be music, entertainment, displays, and refreshments. Plan to be a part of this historical moment, and best of all, plan to share it with your friends and colleagues.
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE BORN ON JULY 26? ADA-Indiana is searching for anyone born on July 26, 1990 or any other July 26th. If you or someone you know has a July 26th birthday, please send name, birth year, and contact information (address, phone, and/or email) to ADA-Indiana at adainfo@indiana.edu or contact Vicki Pappas or Matt Norris at (812) 855-6508.
THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSES: The ADA in Your Community Poll closed in June. Overall, ADA-Indiana received the comments of 886 Indiana participants and would like to extend thanks to all the organizations and agencies who helped recruit respondents.
The ADA Poll was a joint project of the ADA-Indiana, the Great Lakes ADA Center, the Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities, Indiana Protection and Advocacy Systems, and the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community. Indiana’s Poll was part of a larger six-state effort to collect information about people’s appraisal of how the ADA has been implemented in their communities, given that it has been 20 years since the law began. Of all six states (Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin), Indiana had the highest number of respondents. In all, more than 3,500 people offered their opinions. The ADA Poll was conducted by staff from the Indiana Institute’s Center for Planning and Policy Studies using their online survey tool and support systems. For further information about the survey, contact Vicki Pappas at cpps@indiana.edu or call (812) 855-6508.
ACROSS THE COURTYARD
INDIANA ONE OF FOUR STATES TO RECEIVE FOLLOW-UP ACCESSIBILITY GRANT FROM THE NEA: The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced recently that it will receive a $4,000 follow-up grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for its partnership efforts in arts accessibility, one of only four state arts organizations to receive such a grant this year.
“We appreciate the NEA recognizing Indiana’s efforts to assist artists and other people with disabilities in pursuing opportunities in the arts,” said Lewis C. Ricci, IAC Executive Director. “Indiana’s 2004 Statewide Forum ultimately launched ArtsWORK Indiana, a grassroots organization that facilitates access to careers in the arts for people with disabilities through various programs and networking opportunities.”
Only those state arts agencies that have previously conducted Statewide Forums on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities were eligible to apply for follow-up project grants. The Indiana Arts Commission is among 26 state arts agencies that have co-sponsored such forums since the national program was launched in 2002. The forums have been designed to address challenges and opportunities facing people with disabilities pursuing employment in the arts.
In addition to the existing Indianapolis-based ArtsWORK Indiana group, three satellite groups will be formed in New Albany, Bloomington, and Michigan City. With the grant, the IAC, VSA arts of Indiana, the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, and ArtsWORK Indiana will assist artists and organizations to create local networks through monthly meetings and programming to build organizational partnerships, personal contacts, local support systems, and skills that will aid artists in their quest for employment in the arts. The Indiana Institute, along with the City of Bloomington, will work with the new Bloomington-based group to establish the network of artists with disabilities in the region.
On a statewide basis, the Institute will provide internet resources to promote communication and information dissemination among the three satellites groups. The Institute is also supporting a toll-free telephone connection to the regular Indianapolis meetings of ArtsWORK Indiana during the grant period, allowing artists with disabilities and their supporters throughout the state to participate.
The follow-up grant is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Arts and Disability Center at the University of California in Los Angeles. In November 2009 the IAC garnered national recognition for the ArtsWORK Indiana initiative when it received the National Accessibility Leadership Award jointly sponsored by the NEA and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). The $30,000 award enabled the IAC and ArtsWORK Indiana to expand support to artists with disabilities by offering grants for projects that will impact the artist’s career development.
ACROSS THE STATE
GOING PLACES: Mark your calendars for December 6 and 7, 2010 and plan to attend the 2010 Conference for People with Disabilities hosted by the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities. This year’s conference theme is Going Places. The two-day conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, downtown Indianapolis. Visit http://www.in.gov/gpcpd/2452.htm for more information.
SUPPORT THE SELF-ADVOCATES OF INDIANA: You can support the Self-Advocates of Indiana by purchasing buttons, created by the Self-Advocates, to celebrate their 20th anniversary and to recognize the twenty years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The buttons are $1.00 with proceeds benefiting SAI’s ongoing work for a brighter future for all people with disabilities. Visit http://www.arcind.org/ for more information.
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.
Ford, A., & Thompson, J. R. (2010). A special mother: Getting through the early days of a child's diagnosis of learning disabilities and related disorders. New York: Newmarket Press.Hughes-Lynch, C. E. (2010). Children with high-functioning autism: A parent's guide. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
Imber, M., & Van Geel, T. (2010). A teacher's guide to education law. New York: Routledge.
Shapiro, B. K., & Accardo, P. J. (2010). Neurogenetic syndromes: Behavioral issues and their treatment. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Pub.