Resources
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"Low Cost and No Cost Online Tools for People with Disabilities"
provides a wide
array of information and resources. The main purpose of the guide is to provide
technology resources that increase access to computers for people with
disabilities.
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Education.com Launches To Ensure No Parent is Left Behind
http://www.education.com/
New survey reports 74% of parents wish they had a single resource
they
could turn to for information and answers about educational issues
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Every parent
today struggles with finding enough time to seek out high-quality
information and resources with respect to the education of their
children.
Although the information is often available, it's difficult to find and
is
usually more anecdotal than authoritative. Education.com today unveiled
an
easy to use, comprehensive, one-stop online destination that helps
parents
and educators solve these problems. Education.com empowers parents and
educators of children ages pre-school through grade 12 to take an ever
more
active role in their childrens' education. Education.com offers easily
accessible, high-quality educational and developmental content
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Support Groups
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AUTISM SHARING AND PARENTING September Meetings!
TWO Meetings to choose from!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
6:15pm-8pm
CBH
8th & Market, 7th floor, Phila
(enter from 8th street)
Light Dinner Provided
Back to School Q & A
Special Guests: Autism Specialists from the School District of Philadelphia’s
Office of Specialized Service
(NOTE: This is the 2nd Wed, not our normal Third Wednesday of the month)
AND
Saturday, September 15, 2007
1pm-3pm
Finley Recreation Center
7701 Mansfield Ave, Phila.
(Off Upsal and Stenton in Mt. Airy
Light Lunch Provided
AFTER THE WALK . . .
COME HEAR THE TALK!
Your Child and Encounters with the Law
With Author and Parent, Bill Davis!
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Autism
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Family Resource Center for Autism & the NASG Presents:
Robert Marasheski , Certified Financial Planner
with the Creative Financial Group. He manages the planning division for families with children and dependents with special needs. Having a Masters degree in Physical Therapy from Temple University, He is a frequent speaker for the local chapters of the ASA, Autism Society of America, NDSS (The National Down Syndrome Society), UCP (United Cerebral Palsy), & Variety Club.
Thursday Sept 6th at 7PM
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CMS Releases Promising Practices Reports for Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce the availability of three new promising practices reports that focus on Services for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Since 1999, CMS has developed an on-line repository of more than 75 Promising Practices in Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) to highlight State efforts to enable persons of any age who have a disability or long-term illness to live in the most integrated community setting appropriate to their individual support requirements and preferences, exercise meaningful choices, and obtain quality services. The new reports focusing on ASDs are at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/promisingpractices/
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Trainings
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SATELLITE BROADCAST Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:00 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
The New Freedom Initiative (NFI) Subcommittee on Caregiving presents this
broadcast designed to bring awareness to the range of programs and services the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) offers that support caregivers
across the lifespan. NFI is a government wide effort to eliminate the barriers
that prevent people with disabilities from participating in community life. A
panel of experts will pro vide information about these programs to increase
knowledge of partners and providers, and improve service delivery for
caregiving Americans.
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Transition to Adulthood (C2P2 Transition)
Competence and Confidence:
Partners in Policymaking
conducted by the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University
funded by the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council
A free training project for young people with disabilities and their families
for transitioning from high school to adulthood.
Location:
Holiday Inn City Line
4100 Presidential Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA
Tel. 215-477-0200
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FREE PARENTING CLASSES
For PHILADELPHIA PARENTS with
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES or MENTAL ILLNESS
Classes meet weekly on Wednesdays from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Transportation is provided
A Play Group is available for infants and toddlers
For more information or to enroll call: Gina Caruso at PARENTING PLUS 215-751-1800 X229. Parenting Plus is a program of The Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
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Awards, Contests and Recognitions
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THE 2008 PAUL G. HEARNE/AAPD LEADERSHIP AWARDS (due: Sept. 21, 2007)
The Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Awards program was established
to identify and support emerging leaders with disabilities who
will carry on the disability rights movement. Administered by
AAPD and sponsored by the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation,
the 2008 Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Awards identifies up to
two emerging leaders with disabilities to each receive $10,000 to
help them continue their progress as leaders. These individuals
will also have an opportunity to meet and network with national
disability leaders at the annual AAPD Leadership Gala in
Washington, DC in the spring. Applications are available from
www.AAPD.com.
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Miscellaneous
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Project Lifesaver services in the Philadelphia
Project Lifesaver is a personal locator/tracking system used to track and locate missing, at-risk individuals (i.e. autism, Alzheimer.) This service is available in NJ as well as 18 communities in PA including Pittsburgh and the surrounding area. In the last few years they have had 1500 searches with no fatalities.
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Subject: Self-Determination Synthesis Project
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with a grant from the
Office
of Special Education Projects/US Department of Education, is conducting
a
review and synthesis of the knowledge base and best practices related to
self-determination (SD) and self-advocacy (SA) interventions in order to
improve, expand, and accelerate the use of this knowledge by the
professionals who serve children and youth with disabilities and the
parents
who rear, educate, and support their children with disabilities.
Final Report
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