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FYI Newsletter September 19, 2011

Quick Scan:

• Accessible University Series
• ADA-Indiana Audio Conference
• “I”ing for Communication – Using iPad, iPod, and iPhone for Speech
• Language Pathologists
• Center on Aging and Community Story Tent on the Go
• Building Leadership Series Project
• CDC Survey
• Library Corner

Upcoming



Accessible University Series: The Accessible University Series is ready to begin the 2011-2012 academic year! This year the overall arching theme is Creating Successful Academic Experiences for Students with Disabilities. The goal of the series is to provide information to faculty, AI’s, and other university personnel to create an understanding of some of the characteristics of students’ diverse disabilities and solutions as to how to best accommodate their needs.


The first topic to be addressed is Students with Hidden Disabilities…Emotional Behavioral Disorders. Barbara Bari is a doctoral student in the School of Education, Special Education, and will provide insights as to how students may be feeling in terms of the classroom experience, what student needs are, and how they can be accommodated to help ensure their success at Indiana University. Bring your questions and join us for this timely and relevant discussion! Please also share this information with others who may be interested.

Requests for Accommodations: If you plan to attend this session and require a sign language interpreter, real time captioning, assistive listening system, another auxiliary aid or information in alternate format, please contact Alice Voigt, Accessibility Specialist, at the National Center on Accessibility, ajvoigt@indiana.edu, (812) 856-4422 (voice) or (812) 856-4421 (TTY).

Accessible University is a monthly series of presentations sponsored by the IU-B Disability Roundtable. The purpose of the series is to educate the university community about accessibility issues and methodologies to create a more accessible university environment fully inclusive of students, faculty, staff, and visitors with disabilities. The Accessible University series is a collaborative activity of IUB’s Disability Roundtable, coordinated by Sharon Hauss of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Alice Voigt of the National Center on Accessibility. For further information about the Accessible University series or the Disability Roundtable, please feel free to contact Sharon (sahauss@indiana.edu) or Alice (ajvoigt@indiana.edu).



ADA-Indiana Audio Conference: The ADA Amendments Act was passed in September 2008, but it takes some time for these cases to work themselves into the courts and influence the way that the courts interpret the ADA. What are the courts now saying about requirements for being qualified, or for proving undue hardship, or direct threat? Plan to participate in this upcoming free webinar to find out.



This session will review cases interpreting the definition of disability under the ADA Amendments Act, and also will discuss emerging ADA legal issues in the wake of fewer cases being dismissed for failing to meet the definition of disability.

Continuing Education Units for professional development and certificates of attendance are available through the University of Illinois. There are a few Indiana organizations hosting the webinar for the public. Visit the ADA-Indiana website if you are interested in attending at one of those locations.



“I”ing for Communication – Using iPad, iPod, and iPhone for Speech Language Pathologists: The iPad has revolutionized the augmentative communication world and the way Speech Language Pathologists deliver articulation and language therapy to students. Despite easy access, we need to know the range of applications, how to judge and apply the technologies that are available, and how to integrate the application and make them work in the world of learning.

Attendees will be able to:

• Identify how to use the devices for augmenting communication;
• Learn how technology can create content, share knowledge and build and support relationships;
• Learn how to incorporate technology into articulation and language therapy;
• Identify the applications for augmentative communication including those that focus on core vocabulary; and
• Identify the applications for articulation and language therapies.

Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. for the morning session and 12:00 p.m. for the afternoon session. The registration fee is $45.00. Registration is limited to 30. Registration fee includes presentation materials.

Certificates of attendance for 2.5 instructional hours will be available for free and can be used for Professional Growth Plan points. Indiana Professional Licensing Agency has approved the certificate of attendance for occupational therapists and occupational therapist assistants licensing requirements. CEUs (Continuing Education Units - general education) will be available onsite. Administrative fee is $15.00 made payable to Indiana University. This course is offered for 0.25 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area). For content questions, contact Kristie Lofland at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail klofland@indiana.edu.

Across the Courtyard



Center on Aging and Community Story Tent on the Go: Center staff have been busy with our Story Tent this past summer, taking video of people's stories on a wide range of topics including food, senior living, autism, and school bullying. Videos are hosted on YouTube on the CAC Voices Channel. Visit CAC Voices to see collected stories and short films. For more information about the Story Tent, contact Jenny Todd at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail jeptodd@indiana.edu.


Building Leadership Series Project: Skill building in self-advocacy and self-determination is the focus of a series of workshops for adults with disabilities and developed through the Institute’s Center on Aging and Community. Now in its fifth and final project year, the Building Leadership Series (BLS) funds 20 participants annually to attend three two-day topical workshops on choice, rights and responsibilities, self-determination/self-advocacy, and person-centered planning. Working in conjunction with the Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities and Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services, BLS has trained a total of 90 individuals, ranging in ages from 19 to 60+.

BLS graduates have taken on new roles in their communities. Some have joined committees and boards while others have become Partners in Policymaking graduates. Evaluation comments from participants include:


Plans for securing funding to continue the project are in the works. A group of graduates participated in a pilot for BLS ll, with new curriculum focusing on healthy relationships, sexuality, and healthy aging.

Across the State



CDC Survey: Family Voices Indiana is partnering with Family Voices, Inc. and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to learn more from families about their experiences with the flu and the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. To help with this project we ask that families complete a brief (15 minutes) survey.

Your knowledge, opinion, and experiences are very important and will help CDC in their work to improve the health and well-being of all children with special healthcare needs. Your responses will remain anonymous.


Fore more information about this survey may be found in the CDC Invitation letter.

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.

Giler, J. Z. (2011). Socially ADDept: Teaching social skills to children with ADHD, LD, and Asperger's. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (Call Number: 46 .G5)

Twachtman-Cullen, D., Twachtman-Bassett, J., & Wright, P. (2011). The IEP from A to Z: How to create meaningful and measurable goals and objectives. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (Call Number: 33 .T834)

Wall, Kate. (2011). Special Needs and Early Years: A Practitioner Guide. Sage Pubns Ltd. (Call Number: 22 .w3)

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