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FYI Newsletter February 12, 2007
Quick Scan:
- February ADA-Indiana Audio Conference
- Putting Memory in Place
- Disability Poll Survey on Health Care in Indiana
- Library Corner
February ADA-Indiana Audio Conference
ADA-Indiana will host a free audio conference on the employment of veterans with disabilities on Tuesday, February 20 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. (EST). Speakers from the Employer Assistance and Recruiting Network (EARN) and other veteran employment groups will focus their discussion on the extensive number of veterans resources in existence designed to assist employers in finding veteran candidates for their job openings.
Employers, veteran groups, state and local government officials, advocates, people with disabilities, and other interested community members are welcome to participate. No pre-registration is required and there is no cost. SHRM and CRC credits will be available.
Host sites include:
Bloomington, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Building L
2853 East Tenth Street
Evansville, IN (1:00-2:30 p.m. Central)
University of Southern Indiana Campus
Science Center, Room 1212 (SC 1212)
Indianapolis, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
Indiana Government Center, Conference Room 26
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
4701 North Keystone Avenue, Suite 222
West Lafayette, IN (2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EST)
Purdue University - West Lafayette Campus
Stewart Center, Room 313
If you are not able to attend, individuals and organizations can purchase access to the audio conference by visiting www.ada-audio.org. The cost is $25.00 (for not-for-profits) and $40.00 (for-profit entities). For more information about these sessions, visit www.adaindiana.org or contact Matt Norris at 1-800-825-4733 (e-mail adainfo@indiana.edu).
Putting Memory in Place
Mark you calendars for February 22-23 and plan to attend a series of free workshops in Bloomington, that explore the relationship between memory and place, the political forces that lead to the loss of community memory, and the new arts and technologies that can sustain remembering.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
On Loan from the Sundance Sea: A Deep History of the Courthouse Square
Scott Russell Sanders
Indiana University Department of English
12:30 p.m. (Brown bags welcome)
Rotunda, Monroe County Courthouse
Circling the Square: A Walkabout Experience of Our Town Square
2:00 p.m.
Hang It Out to Dry: Katrina's Spun Tales
One Person Show
Danielle Vignes
Louisiana State University
7:00 p.m.
Waldron Arts Center/Rose Firebay
Friday, February 23, 2007
Community Arts: Making Places
Petra Kuppers
University of Michigan
12:00 noon
Indiana University Memorial Union
State Room East
Creating a Landscape of Memory
David J. Bodenhamer
The Polis Center, IUPUI
7:00 p.m.
Fountain Square Ballroom
For more information, contact Phil Stafford at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail staffor@indiana.edu or visit http://www.puttingmemoryinplace.blogspot.com/.
These events are funded by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. New Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Putting Memory in Place was planned by a committee representing multiple units of the university including the Center on Aging and Community, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community; Folklore Institute: School of Informatics; Center for the Study of History and Memory; School of Education; Wylie House Museum; Department of History; Department of Anthropology; and community members.
Disability Poll Survey on Health Care in Indiana
We are asking individuals with disabilities, family members, and advocates to lend their voices to this year's Disability Survey on Health Care in Indiana. We currently have received more than 400 responses, but we would like to top 500!
The Disability Poll survey questions can be accessed via the Internet at http://www.thepollingplace.org. Click on 2006-2007 Indiana Disability Poll: Health Care in Indiana. The survey is fairly short, and should take you about 5-8 minutes or less to complete. Survey questions are anonymous and you'll have the opportunity to share your ideas about the following:
· Health services people with disabilities are currently receiving;
· Services that are needed but not being received ;
· The quality of health care services; and
· Issues related to health insurance.
Participants will also have the opportunity to provide input about needed changes in health care:
· What the priorities should be if Indiana were to create a system of universal
xhealth care, and
· What improvements are needed in the current health care system in Indiana.
The Indiana Disability Poll is being jointly conduct ed by the Governor's Council for People with Disabilities, the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, and Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services. Please respond as soon as you can - we would like issue a report this spring.
Again, simply go online to http://www.thepollingplace.org or contact us to receive the survey in an alternative format. Thanks for your help with this. You may also request a print copy or alternative formats by contacting Vicki Pappas at the Indiana Institute at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail cpps@indiana.edu.
Library Corner
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, 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.
ADA guide for small businesses. (1996). Washington, DC: U.S. Department. of Justice.
ADA guide for small towns: a guide for small local governments including towns, townships, and rural counties. (2000). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice. (Also available in Spanish!)
The Americans with Disabilities Act: questions and answers. (2004). Washington, DC: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Title II technical assistance manual: covering state and local government programs and services. (1996). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice. (Also available in Spanish!)