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ADA Webinar

The Great Lakes ADA Center and Pacific ADA Center, on behalf of the ADA National Network, are hosting a FREE webinar session on the web accessibility tool, WAVE, featuring Jared Smith from WebAIM. This free Webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, October 9, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern. 

This webinar session will provide an overview of web accessibility evaluation, and how the “WAVE” tool can facilitate human evaluation. The WAVE tool is a popular and powerful accessibility evaluation tool that provides easy-to-use feedback on the accessibility of web content for people with disabilities.

The guest presenter will be Jared Smith from WebAIM. Related resource links include:

WebAIM
WAVE
Accessible Technology Bulletin (from Great Lakes ADA Center):

Click to register.        

Indianapolis to Host November/December Employment Specialist Training

Employment Specialist Training begins next month for Indiana job developers; employment specialists; and others involved in training, hiring, inclusion and job placement for individuals with disabilities. This face-to-face training is divided into two parts.

Part One:  November 5-7 and Part Two: December 4-6 

Participants must attend and complete both face-to-face sessions to obtain nationally-approved ACRE certification. Both sessions will be in Indianapolis at the Easter Seals Crossroads training facilities. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and training runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Attendees will learn about:

Person-centered planning;
Job development;
Worksite analysis;
Assistive technology, and
Job supports.

Employment Specialist Training instructors are members of the Indiana Supported Employment Training Team, which has now trained over 2,750 Indiana employment specialists. The trainings are coordinated by the Indiana Institute’s Center on Community Living and Careers.

Deadline for registration is October 29! Click to access the flyer and registration form.       

2012 IACED Aging In Place Training

Phil Stafford, Director of the Indiana Institute’s Center on Aging and Community, will be presenting "Aging in Place" on October 11, 2012 in Indianapolis on behalf of the Indiana Association for Community Economic Development. Aging in Place will be held at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio Street, Indianapolis.

Registration fee is $30.00 with breakfast, lunch, and refreshments provided. This training is made possible in part by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. Click for more information and registration links.

COMINGS AND GOINGS

Todd Co-Presents at Arc of Indiana Conference

Jenny Todd, Research Associate, with the Institute’s Center on Aging and Community, co-presented a session at The Arc of Indiana’s State Conference held last week in Indianapolis.

Building Natural Supports and Community Connections, focused on proven techniques, strategies and examples for finding meaningful community connections, as well as developing and nurturing reciprocal "non-paid" relationships for persons with disabilities. Todd’s co-presenter was Erika Steuterman, a parent of two daughters with disabilities.          

REQUIRED READING

Bullying and Students on the Autism Spectrum

The Network of Autism Training and Technical Assistance Programs have developed an article on bullying and students on the Autism Spectrum.

It is not unusual to hear stories about students... with and without disabilities... being bullied. Stories about bullying have captured media attention as children cope with being bullied and as families attempt to adjust to losing a loved one to suicide motivated by bullying. The reality is that students on the autism spectrum are bullied more often than students without disabilities. In fact, of the students who are bullied, 63% are on the autism spectrum. Regardless of the outcome associated with bullying and whether the student has a disability or not, bullying is a serious and pervasive problem that must be addressed in schools.

Click to view the rest of this article.

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, visit us at 2853 East Tenth Street in Bloomington, or on the Web at .
 
Abeles, V., Congdon, J., Attia, M., Constantinou, S., Adler, M., & Reel Link Films. (2011). Race to nowhere [DVD]. Lafayette, CA: Reel Link Films. (Call Number: 30 .R2)

Brownell, M. T. (2012). Inclusive instruction: Evidence-based practices for teaching students with disabilities. New York: Guilford Press. (Call Number: 31 .B76)

Fialka, J., Feldman, A. K., Mikus, K. C., Turnbull, A. P., & Fialka, J. (2012). Parents and professionals partnering for children with disabilities: A dance that matters. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.(Call Number: 54 .F5)

National Professional Resources, Inc. (2009). RTI & DI: Response to intervention and differentiated instruction, a dynamic duo [DVD]. Port Chester, NY: National Professional Resources. (Call Number: 32.R8)