Education Info
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From - NDSC
Most States Need I.D.E.A. “Intervention”
U.S. Department of Education Reports
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Events
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PARENT Appreciation Day
Come to the Premier Parent and Caregivers
Recognition Event!
Save the Date!
Day: Saturday, September 29, 2007
Time: 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Location: The Education Center of
the Scho ol District of Philadelphia
440 N Broad St., Phila., PA 19130
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Walk Now for Autism -
Walk Now for Autism
September 15, 2007
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
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Autism
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Bureau of Autism Services of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Status Report as of July 23, 2007
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Safety
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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM OFFERED IN AUGUST
"Disaster Preparedness: Identifying and
Assisting Persons with Unique Needs During Emergencies."
The program will be presented in Harrisburg on Monday, August 27th, and
in the Pittsburgh area (Mars) on Wednesday, August 29th.
The target audience of this program includes:
-- persons with disabilities and individuals with special needs
-- disaster and emergency administrative personnel
-- emergency service first responders
-- community service agencies and providers, and
-- parents, family members, advocates, and other interested
persons.
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GOOD NEWS - EVERY Police Officer in Pennsylvania will be mandated to attend
The Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Center's 2008 calander a segment of training portion of the 3 hour training will be on AUTISM. This training will include Dennis Debbaudt's Autism Roll Call Video. There will be additional information on
autism across the entire spectrum, as well as tools and additional
resources for officers to access.
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Legislative issues
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The ADA Restoration Act of 2007 !
due to Supreme Court decisions in the years since the ADA was passed, it is no longer clear that people with some kinds of disabilities are "disabled enough" to be covered by the ADA. People with disabilities like epilepsy, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, cancer, hearing loss and mental illness, who manage their disabilities with medication, prosthetics or hearing aids are no longer protected against discrimination at work. And people who have been fired because their employer mistakenly thought that they couldn't do the job, or didn't want "people like that" in the workplace, also are not covered.
The ADA Restoration Act of 2007 was just introduced with strong bipartisan support to restore the promise of the ADA and to protect all people with disabilities from discrimination at work, just as Congress intended. Please help restore the ADA.
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Therapies, groups, recreation, etc
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Special Olympics Urban Initiative with Camp Shriver
Special Olympics Philadelphia will
host a free camp, "Camp Shriver", August 13th - 17th, 2007 from 9am -“
3pm at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation District #6, Cruz
Recreation Center, 1400 N. 5th Street. This FREE one week camp offers
individuals with intellectual disabilities an opportunity to learn
new sports skills and participate in individual and team sports,
build friendships and have fun!
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Behavioral Health
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County Draft Respite guidlines
Respite Services for Families with Children in the Behavioral Health System
Draft 7-10-07
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Early Intervention
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Do You Serve Children Ages 0-5?
The PCPA Early Childhood Behavioral Health Work Group has been working to identify service needs and promising practices for young children across the state. Most recently, the work group met with the Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Pennsylvania Keys, and the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The association is now conducting a brief online survey to identify agencies that serve children birth - five. Information from the survey will be shared with community early childhood organizations seeking behavioral health consultation and intervention services for young children and their families.
To participate in this brief survey access www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=E3fIWR4TFNrwdtZAEej_2b9Q_3d_3d.
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Grants
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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Grants
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation -- Quality of Life Grants Deadline: 9/04/07. The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is accepting applications for its Quality of Life Grants program. The purpose of the program is to support projects that help individuals living with paralysis, their families, and their caregivers in the following thirteen categories: accessibility, advocacy, arts, assistive technology, children, counseling, education, employment, health promotion, independent living, practical services, sports and recreation, and therapeutic riding. http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops1042.asp
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