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AAC-In-Action Sponsors Two Disability Awareness Events in March
AAC-In-Action at Indiana University will host two events in March for Disability Awareness Month. On Monday, March 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., AAC-In-Action will host a screening of a documentary called “Only God Could Hear Me” at the IU Cinema. The documentary tells the story about four individuals who are nonverbal and rely on augmentative communication devices to speak. Immediately following the screening, one of the stars from the show, Chris Klein of BeCOME AAC, will take the stage for a live Q and A! DVD copies of the documentary and t-shirts will be available for purchase in the lobby to help raise money for Chris’ travel expenses.
On Tuesday, March 5, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Indiana University Memorial Union, Klein will give a presentation titled “The Art of Building Relationships: A Perspective from a Person Who Uses AAC.” AAC-In-Action is seeking sponsorship to help support Klein’s travel to Indiana from his home in Michigan. If your organization (or you personally!) would like to donate – no amount is too small! – AAC-In-Action would be so grateful! Contact Beth Ahmad at bea.cons@prentrom.com or call (317) 364-0216 to arrange payment. All donations are tax deductible.
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The Age-Friendly Community Movement
The Institute’s Center on Aging and Community is one of three co-sponsors of two “chats” featuring Urban Planner, Alan DeLaTorre, Project Manager of the City of Portland’s Age-Friendly Cities project and Researcher and Instructor at Portland State University. DeLaTorre chats will focus on the Who Age-Friendly Community Movement: Planning for All Ages and Abilities in Portland, Oregon. In 2008, Portland was named America’s first city in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities.
Chat 1, will be held on Friday, March 8, 2013, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the Indiana Landmarks Center, 1201 Central Avenue, Indianapolis. Chat 2 will be held on Monday March 11, 2013 from 11:00 – 1:00 p.m. at Bloomington City Hall, 401 North Morton Street.
Pre-registration is required for the Bloomington event. To register, or for more information, contact Phil Stafford at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail staffor@indiana.edu. Co-sponsors include the City of Bloomington Commission and Aging and the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County.
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Zooming In on Nuance Challenged Social Communicators Workshop
Mark your calendars for April 26, 2013 and plan to attend this workshop featuring Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela J. Crooke. Sponsored by the Institute’s Indiana Resource Center for Autism and hosted by Avon Middle School North, Zooming In will focus on developing nuance-based social learning activities that connect to select Common Core Standards as well as explore how to work with individuals who struggle with self-regulation, social anxiety, and depression (Nuance Challenged Social Communicator).
Co-presenter Michelle Garcia Winner is a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) who specializes in the treatment of students with social cognitive deficits at the Social Thinking Center, her clinic in San Jose, California. It was her interest in autism while attending the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1979 that became the catalyst for becoming an SLP.
Pamela Crooke, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is a Senior Therapist at the Social Thinking Center and part of the Social-Cognitive team in San Jose, California. She has served on the clinical faculty of three universities and has published research on the effectiveness of using the Social Thinking Vocabulary in schools.
Registration fee is $125.00 for the public and $100.00 for autism leaders. Payment is by credit card or purchase order only. The workshop is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern) with registration beginning at 8:00 a.m. Breakfast and lunch are on your own.
Click to register. If you have questions about the workshop content, contact Cathy Pratt via e-mail at prattc@indiana.edu or (812) 855-6508.
Assistance with the online registration/payment should be directed to Indiana University Conferences at (800) 933-9330 or Melissa, iuconfs@indiana.edu. All other questions regarding registration should be directed to Donna Beasley, dbeasley@indiana.edu or (812) 855-6508.
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Register Now for 2013 Benefits Information Network Trainings
Indiana Benefits Information Network liaisons are an informed, knowledgeable network of counselors who are helping people with disabilities learn how to access and understand their benefit and work choices and opportunities. BIN trainings, coordinated by Institute’s Center on Community Living and Careers, give liaisons—employment specialists, social workers, and other disability service professionals — a comprehensive curriculum and ensure that they have a thorough understanding of both benefits and federal and state work incentive programs.
Basic and Advanced training components include training exercises, competency tests and field assignments. Dates are:
Basic BIN (only those certified less than two years may attend) Note: Attendance at both rounds of training is required for certification.
Round 1 – April 30 and May 1
Round 2 – May 28 and 29
Advanced BIN (must take if certified two or more years)
Online Advanced BIN training will be offered twice in 2013. Choose from:
June 10-21, or September 9-20
For more information, go to the CCLC BIN Training webpage, or download a flier and registration information here.
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Cole to LA
Sandi Cole, Director of the Indiana Institute’s Center on Education and Lifelong Learning, co-presented a breakout session titled Creating Quality Teacher Appraisals Linked to Student Achievement and Compensation, at the 2013 American Association of School Administrators (AASA) National Conference on Education in Los Angeles, California on February 21-23, 2013. Cole’s presentation highlighted the Center’s work in Indiana with the Indiana Teacher Appraisal and Support System (IN-TASS) teacher evaluations. Ryan Snoddy, Superintendent from Northwestern School Corporation and IN-TASS participant, was Cole’s Co-Presenter.
The IN-TASS model employs a flexible and collaborative process to advise districts as they work with stakeholders to design a teacher appraisal system that meets and exceeds the requirements of Indiana legislation.
IN-TASS identifies key decision points in the creation of a system that not only assesses, but supports, effective teaching. IN-TASS does not recommend a single "model" but provides guiding questions, makes recommendations regarding best practices, and facilitates reflective conversation as districts design systems that best meet their needs. Click for more information on IN-TASS or contact Sandi Cole at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail cmcole@indiana.edu.
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Conn-Powers to Present
Michael Conn-Powers, Director of the Institute’s Early Childhood Center, will present at the 2013 Spring Conference in Newburg, Indiana on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Conn-Powers presentation titled Examining the Quality of Early Education in Indiana, will focus on the Center’s recent evaluation of Head Start, public school prekindergarten, and child care center classrooms, which highlights the strengths and non-strengths of Indiana's early education efforts. Implications for improving early education efforts to promote successful school readiness will be shared.
Registration fee for the 2013 Spring Conference is $35.00 per person. The Conference is hosted by 4C of Southern Indiana, Inc. Click for more conference information.
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New Items
The following new materials may be borrowed by Indiana residents from the Center for Disability Information and Referral (CeDIR) at the Institute. To check out materials, call the library at 800-437-7924, send us an e-mail at cedir@indiana.edu, or visit us at 2853 East Tenth Street in Bloomington.
Buron, K. D., & Wisniewski, L. (2012). Adalyn's Clare. Shawnee Mission, KS: AAPC Pub.
Gilpin, R. W. (2012). A lifetime of laughing and loving with autism: New and revised stories that will warm and inspire you. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons.
Notbohm, E. (2012). Ten things every child with autism wishes you knew. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons.
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