Dear Friend of ASA-ASO:
Visit ASA-ASO's website www.autismohio.org for an "easy to
read" version if this does not come through clean on your listserv. Or
sign up to receive your own copy by "registering" on the "login" section
of ASA-ASO's homepage.
News From
ASA-ASO:
- Federal Update/Alerts
From the ASA: Urge Congress to support Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2009
President Signs Legislation to Double IDEA Funding: CEC and Special Educators Land Historic
Victory
Upcoming
Events, Resources, etc:
- ASA-Greater Cincinnati organizing Bus for statehouse Rally
- FEAT of GC and ASA-Greater Cincinnati Chapter to host Dr. Vincent Carbone
- FEAT of Greater Cincinnati and ASA-Greater Cincinnati present The First Annual Bud Newsom Spring Conference
- Upcoming Seminars from ASA-Northwest Ohio Chapter, Toledo
- ASA-Dayton Chapter to hold Autism Walk April 4
- ASA-TRI COUNTY CHAPTER OF OHIO MARCH MEETING NOTICE, Youngstown
- Seminar: A Walk Through the IEP, Toledo
- Competition for Young Artists with Disabilities
- Article: Q-and-A: How to better manage behavioral disabilities
- Article: Study links gene variant to autism, gastrointestinal problems
- Article: Does music help students with autism?
- Seneca County Autism Family Support Group
- News from Ohio Department of Education-Office for Exceptional Children
- Upcoming Trainings in Boardman, OH and PA
- Grants for Summer Programs
- Winter edition of the DD Quarterly now Available!
- The Ninth Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and Disability Change, Challenge, & Collaboration, Columbus
- Milestones 2009 Autism / Asperger's Conference, Cleveland
- Autism Forum 2009, N. Canton
- Article: IACC Advisory Panel Releases First Federal Strategic Plan for Autism Research
- Columbus Hosts Center for Self Determination Training
- Conference Call about Child and Adolescent Mental Health Issues
- Online Support Group - Moms of Asperger Girls
- Upcoming Events NE Ohio
- 7th Annual Protecting Ohio's Children Conference
- Special Education Seminar, Cleveland
- Article: Tax Strategies for Parents of Children with Special Needs
Have you purchased
your
Sincerely,
The Autism
Society of America - Autism Society of Ohio Chapter
( 330) 376-0211
fax: (330)
376-1226
email:
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web: www.autismohio.org
Please
note: This is provided for information purposes only.
The ASA-ASO does not endorse or recommend any providers, methodologies or
services. Providing this information should not be construed as an endorsement
by the ASA-ASO, either explicit or implied.
News From
ASA-ASO:
Autism Insurance Coverage Bill HB 8 Introduced, Hearings Scheduled
The Autism Insurance Coverage Bill has been introduced in the Ohio House!
Currently
in
Representatives Ted Celeste (D-Columbus) and Nancy Garland (D-Columbus) have introduced an autism insurance coverage bill in the Ohio House of Representatives – HB8. HB8 is currently under consideration by the Ohio House Healthcare Access and Affordability Committee, chaired by Rep. Lorraine Fende.
The first hearing for the newly introduced Autism Insurance Coverage Legislation - HB 8 - has been scheduled before the House Healthcare Access and Affordability Committee on March 11th at 4pm in Rm. 113 of the Statehouse. This will be the only bill under consideration at this hearing.
Bill Sponsors Reps. Celeste and Garland will be testifying that day. ASA-ASO and an alliance of other interested parties have come together to work collaboratively to pass autism insurance coverage in Ohio and the alliance has arranged for other proponents to testify that day as well. But your help is also needed! Filling the hearing room with supporters of HB 8 will send a strong message to members of the committee, so if you are able to do so, please attend the hearing and show your support for Reps. Celeste and Garland and HB 8.
Join us on March 31st and April 1st as the Ohio Disability Community rallies together for change! The growing list of sponsors will be distributed in our next mailing, but we wanted you to have a chance to register today. This event is free for Ohioans with disabilities and their families and only $89 for professionals. You need not register for the Rally on April 1st, which will be the first joint MR/DD and Autism Rally, but you do need to register for March 31st.
Attached is registration information.
The Voice of One –The Power of Many”
Disability Public Policy Legislative Event and Rally
March 31 – April 1, 2009
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Legislative Day
Hyatt on Capitol Square/Columbus
75 East State St.
Columbus, OH 43215
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration (includes Continental Breakfast)
10:00 a.m. – Noon Opening Session:
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Awards Luncheon Featuring Guest Speaker
1:45 – 4:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions/Workshops
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception for Legislators, Staff & the Administration
Bill Hoskett, Jr., a member of The OSU Hall of Fame, will deliver the Keynote Address. This team leader will provide a motivational presentation on the teamwork we need to succeed in public policy advocacy.
The morning will also include a “State of the State” Address from Doug Lumpkin, Director of the Ohio Dept of Job and Family Services, John Martin Director of the Ohio Dept or MR/DD and Kathe Shelby, Ph.D., Director of the Ohio Office of Exceptional Children.
Afternoon Breakout Sessions will include more detailed information on how to support, serve, and enhance the lives of Ohioans with Disabilities and their families. –More details forthcoming.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Rally
Ohio Statehouse – Statehouse Lawn, West Plaza (High St.)
Join with hundreds of individuals with disabilities, family members, advocates, providers, county staff and support personnel to present a united voice. Call your state legislator now and make an appointment to visit them and express your views directly.
11:00 a.m. – 12:00p.m. Disability Public Policy Legislative Rally – Exhibit Tables open at 10:30 a.m.
All Day Scheduled Individual Legislative Appointments Make your appointments now as legislators schedules will be filling up quickly. If you need help making an appointment with your Representative or Senator, contact the ASA-ASO for help at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
OCALI has hosted autism and low incidence disabilities conferences since its inception in 2005, and for 20 years prior when it was known as ORCLISH (Ohio Resource Center for Low Incidence and Severely Handicapped). Over the past two years, OCALI, as a member of ASA's Network of Autism Training and Technical Assistance Programs (NATTAP) organization, has taken the lead in hosting the NATTAP Conference. We are honored to have been a part of this work, and look forward to a continued role as a partner on future NATTAP initiatives and activities.
OCALI's mission is to build state- and system-wide capacity to improve outcomes for individuals with autism and low incidence disabilities through leadership, training and professional development, technical assistance, collaboration, and technology. The 2009 OCALI Conference will help advance this mission by focusing on improving programs, implementation, support and overall outcomes for those with ASD and low incidence disabilities (such as hearing impairments, visual impairments, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), orthopedic impairments etc.). Conference participants will have the opportunity to experience high-quality professional development and networking opportunities with peers and leaders in the areas of education, interagency collaboration and continuum of services.
We've built a strong platform at OCALI, and are excited and honored to continue our work on effecting system-wide improvements in Ohio, across the nation and the globe in both ASD and low incidence disabilities.
More information about the 2009 OCALI Conference and Exposition will be released soon. The Call for Proposals and Conference Registration will open in April 2009. Information will be posted at www.ocali.org.
Designating the rule “To Be Refiled” has had the effect of removing the rule from the March 9th Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) agenda. The rule will be rescheduled for a JCARR agenda after it has been refiled. For more information, visit http://www.odmrdd.state.oh.us/rules/development.htm#TBRRules
The Ohio
Budget is currently under development and autism insurance parity legislation is
ready to be re-introduced in the Ohio House. Additionally, issues regularly come before the state
legislature that impact individuals with autism, their families and those who
work them throughout
We are in the process of putting together
an autism advocacy network that has constituents in each of the districts of the
members of the Ohio General Assembly, both the House and Senate. We are looking for advocates all around
the state to help us with this effort.
You can volunteer to participate in two
ways:
·
Team Leader: Each Ohio district will have an assigned
team leader who is responsible for carrying the key ASA-ASO/autism messages when
meeting with the legislator (Representatives and Senators), coordinating
testimony or letter writing for hearings, and for organizing the team members of
their district, etc.
·
Team Member: Each Ohio district will have several
team members that are available to share their own personal ASA-ASO/autism
story, to write letters when needed, and to ask from help from their
neighbors/families/friends. Team
members may choose specialize on certain topics – ie. autism insurance parity
topic, special education funding, etc.
ASA-ASO is also developing a Legislative
Advocacy Manual and will provide local training to constituent volunteer
advocates.
If you are interested in participating in
this effort, please send your Name, address, city,
zip+4, phone, email
address, House District Number and Senate District number and whether you are
interested in being a “Team Leader” or a “Team Member” to
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. Please put AUTISM ADVOCACY NETWORK in
the subject line. To find your
district numbers, visit www.legislature.state.oh.us and follow the directions
under "Locating Legislators".
For more information, visit our website at
www.autismohio.org
Ohio BMV changes policy on
Autism Awareness License Plate
Because of privacy concerns, the Ohio BMV
will no longer be releasing the names and addresses of those who purchase the
Ohio Autism Awareness License Plate to the ASA-Autism Society of Ohio. $25
from the purchase of each plate benefits the ASA-ASO and we have been sending
thank you notes to all those who have purchased a plate. However, we will
no longer be able to do so. The BMV is currently looking into options to
add customer consent to the special license plate process so hopefully we will
be able to go back to thanking folks formally in the future. But whether
we are able to send a formal "thank you" or not, please know that the purchase
of an autism awareness license plate makes a big difference and helps us
help individuals with autism, their families and those who work with them
throughout
Federal Update
affected by autism.
This legislation is designed to encourage individuals with autism (and
other disabilities) and their families to save for disability-related
expenses and will supplement, rather than to replace, benefits
provided by other sources such as Medicaid and private health
insurance coverage. The ABLE Act authorizes "ABLE Accounts," which are similar in many respects to existing Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) and 529 college savings plans. Provided certain rules are met, these disability savings accounts will be exempt from federal taxation.
Families of individuals affected by autism often find themselves in a
position of financial frustration. Our families want nothing but the best for our children and we are often faced with astronomical expenses in connection with providing appropriate services.
To help improve the lives of all affected by autism, simply take a moment and visit http://www.autism-society.org/site/R?i=0zjC4gkgh4yNhj_Wsy3EKw.. to send an email to Congress today.
The time for action is NOW! Urge your U.S. Senators and Representative
to co-sponsor the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2009,
("ABLE" Act), S. 493/H.R. 1205
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Lee Grossman
President & CEO
Autism Society of America | 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 | Bethesda,
Maryland 20814-3067
Get Involved: www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=getinvolved_home
Support/Join: www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=join_home
Make a donation Today: www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=donate_home
About Us: www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=asa_home
Contact Us: www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=asa_contact
“7 Evidence-Based Strategies for an Effective Early Intervention
Program” will be held on March 25 at the Toledo Hospital Croxton
Memorial Auditorium and March 26 at the Lucas County Board of MR/DD Family First
Zone, presented by Dr. James Ball. This presentation
will discuss seven systematic techniques for working with children with an
autism spectrum disorder. It will focus on teaching specific skills, enhancing
motivation, and generalization training. A step-by-step demonstration will be
presented using real life examples. Modifications will be explored that allow
this particular program to be effective with students significantly challenged
with autism, as well as those students with Asperger Syndrome. Myths and facts
about Applied Behavior Analysis will also be covered. A question and answer
period will be provided. Dr. James Ball a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, is
the President/CEO of JB Autism Consulting. He provides private consultation to
organizations, schools, and families regarding staff training, parent training,
home support services, classroom design/support, and behavior
management/assessment. A past member of the Autism Society of America Board
of Directors, he is currently co-chairperson of the ASA Panel of Professional
Advisors.
“A Land We Can Share”: Access to the Literate Community for
ALL” will be held on April 1 and 2 at the Education Center
Auditorium, with Paula Kluth, Ph.D. presenting. Dr.
Kluth will explore how many learners have been excluded from literacy
experiences that are inclusive, rich, and challenging. Participants will also
learn some strategies for including and supporting students with disabilities in
reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities. Ideas for enhancing skills
in comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary will be highlighted. Dr. Kluth is
a consultant, teacher, author, advocate, and independent scholar who work with
teachers and families to provide inclusive opportunities for students with
disabilities and to create more responsive and engaging schooling experiences
for all learners. She is a former special educator who has served as a classroom
teacher, consulting teacher, and inclusion facilitator. Her research and
professional interests include differentiating instruction, and supporting
students with autism and significant disabilities in inclusive classrooms.
To register, download the registration form at www.asno.org, fill it
out, and send it in with payment to Autism Society of Northwest Ohio
Drake Conference Center, Date: April 18th Time:
8am-4pm
Attn:
Workshop Series
Executive Director
Autism Society of Northwest
Ohio
4848 Dorr Street Suite 1
Toledo, OH 43615
phone: 419-578-2766
(419-578-ASNO)
fax: 419-536-5038
e-mail:
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website: www.asno.org
ASA-Dayton Chapter to Hold Autism Walk April
4
Visit our walk website:
http://www.ASADayto
start your walk team, join a
team, or register as an individual! If
you can't join us for the walk or are
physically unable to walk, no problem!
Join as a Virtual walker and still get
your free walk t-shirt! This year's
shirt was designed by a 9 year-old with
autism and features Winnie the
Pooh. Click the "order merchandise" link to
view his artwork.
WDTN's own Holly Samuels will be our emcee for the day as we welcome
Maddie
Georgi, CMT's Music City Madness finalist. Maddie will perform her
original
songs including "Take My Hand" written for her brother, who has
autism. Her
music is amazing! This free concert, as well as the free
sensory-friendly
children's activities and free, special-needs related vendor
fair &
raffle are well worth coming out for. You do not have to
participate in the
walk to enjoy the other festivities!
We have worked very hard to make sure this year's event is even
more
organized and more fun than last year! We will have two huge tents
with
sides to keep our vendors and concessions warm and dry. Check in
and
walk-in registrations will be a breeze. Come prepared for the weather,
as
we will walk rain or shine! And bring your sign for our Walk of Fame,
which
will be along the walk route. For more information on the Walk of Fame
or
any aspect of the walk, visit our walk site or give us a
call.
All funds raised stay right here in the Greater Dayton area to help
our
families who are living with autism. We will also have
information
available at our Autism Awareness merchandise booth on our new
Family Grant
program. Stop by and pick up your application packet. Money
raised at the
walk will be used to fund our Family Grant, so come on out,
support this
great cause, and have a great time with your
family!
If you have any questions or need printable registration forms,
contact
Nancy at bernofam@gmail.
sponsors and vendors so if you have an
autism-related business and want to
be a vendor, please contact us. If your
company would like to be a sponsor
and get great advertising while they
support a great cause, contact us
soon. Our cut-off for the logos on the
shirt is March 6th. Please hurry!
We need your support!
Monthly Meeting will be held on THURSDAY, MARCH
19, 2009. Our speaker will be
Elaine Gamberale form Mahoning County
Pathways Two. She will update us on comprehensive vocational
evaluations for students with disabilities and a new job training program that
is in place this year at YSU.
MARCH MEETING LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED TO:
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 3300 CANFIELD RD. IN CORNERSBURG. There
will be a business meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Speaker presentation will begin
promptly at 7:30 p.m.
Just a reminder that yearly $10.00 membership dues
are now being collected. Dues can be paid at the meeting or via our
website.
Please visit our website for important information regarding
ASA-Tri County Chapter Ohio.
www.triautism.com . Meeting, activity and
organization information can be found on this site.
Please join us
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Email: TriCounty Autism
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A
Good Learning Opportunity For All
Parents - Experienced and New
Learn
about the NEW forms
Speaker: Beth Rohrbacher, Consultant
State
Support Team Region One
Tuesday March 31, 2009
6:30-8:30
p.m.
Location: The Ability Center
5605 Monroe St
Sylvania
Ohio 43560
Sponsored by: The Arc of Lucas County
There is no
charge for this program.
Space is limited.
Please Register By:
March
26, 2009
Phone: 419-882-0941
Email:
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Questions? Call
419-882-0941 or www.arclucas.org
VSA Arts and Volkswagen
Deadline: June 19, 2009
Number
of Awards: 3
Award: 1st prize: $20,000, 2nd prize:
$10,000, 3rd prize: $6,000
http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/vw/current/
The program is open to artists between the
ages of 16 and 25 who are living in the United States and who have a
physical, cognitive, mental, or sensory disability. Submissions must be
original work completed within the last three years and after the onset
of disability .Eligible media include, but are not limited to, paintings
and drawings (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pencil, or charcoal), fine
art prints, photography, computer-generated prints, digital art, and
time-based media (video, film). Work must have a visual component. Both
representational and abstract work are welcomed.
Behavioral specialist Deborah Lipsky, who
learned to control her own autism and helps schools develop behavior plans,
offers advice to educators on improving the behavior of students with
disabilities. Negative behavior, she says, is often an attempt to communicate:
Meltdowns signal a person's overwhelming frustration, she says, while tantrums
are used to manipulate others into changing their behavior.
U.S. researchers found that a
mutation in the MET gene could play a role in the development of autism and
gastrointestinal disorders. However, they did not find a link between the gene
variant and patients with autism who lacked gastrointestinal problems. The
findings suggest the gene mutation might cause autism in a certain group of
people but might not be linked to other types of autism, the study's author
said.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-03-02-autism-gene_N.htm
Article: Does music help students with
autism?
More parents and educators eager to reach students
with autism are embracing music therapy, but little research backs the approach.
"We know that music-therapy treatment is associated with improvement, but we
don't know what the cause of that improvement is," said University of Michigan
psychology professor Catherine Lord, who specializes in autism research.
Meets at the Early Childhood Center of Fostoria, 801 Kirk Street,
Fostoria
6:30-8pm
Contact Jessica Weisenauer for questions at
419-436-1898
April
Tuesday April 7th
They will be no guest speaker this month. Parent,
grandparent, and caregiver support meeting will take place from 6:30-8 p.m.
May
5
Tuesday May 5th
Services and Supports 6:30-8pm
Sandy Brickner from
OCECD
(Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
www.ocecd.org )
Participants will gain an awareness of services and
supports that are available to families of children with disabilities from local
schools and from state and local agencies. The difference between a service and
support will be discussed and participants will learn how to determine what
services and supports the child may need by developing an individualized plan.
*These will be open to parents, grandparents, professionals, and
anyone that has been touched by someone with Autism.
*RSVP's are appreciated
but not required.
*Childcare will be provided in a child friendly
atmosphere. For anyone wishing to use this service, we will need the number and
age of children one week prior.
Whose IDEA Is This? (Procedural Safeguards
Legal Notice) is now available in Arabic, Ukrainian, Spanish, Russian and Somali
on our Web site by clicking here and searching
for keywords Whose IDEA Is
This?. It is also available in accessible formats (e.g.
Braille, large print, compact disc or cassette tape) by contacting the Center for Instructional Supports and Accessible Materials
(CISAM) at the Ohio State School for the
Blind.
ODE proposal
requests increased federal alternate assessment limit; ODE Request for Exception
application available online
The U.S. Department of Education
has directed Ohio to limit the count of proficient or higher scores on the
alternate assessment to 1% of its statewide tested population. Over the last
several years, the number of local education agency (LEA) applications and the
number of students for which exceptions are being requested have increased
significantly. Because of this, it is important to understand that it is likely
that the number of students approved for individual LEAs will decrease when
compared to the number granted in previous years.
In an
attempt to assist districts that are using the alternate assessment for greater
than 1% of their total tested student population, Ohio is submitting a proposal
to the U.S. Department of Education requesting permission to exceed the 1% cap
restriction since the 2% modified assessment has not been implemented. There is
no guarantee that this proposal will be approved. If the proposal is not
approved, the Department will process the requests in a manner that ensures Ohio
adheres to the 1% restriction. If the proposal is approved, the state will
distribute the additional allotment to LEAs based on the size of the district
and nature of the disability conditions of the identified
students..
The Request for Exception (RFE) to the Cap on Alternate
Assessments for 2008-2009 application can be downloaded from the ODE Web site by
clicking here and searching for keywords Request for Exception. This document
provides detailed instructions and explains the criteria for reviewing requests,
things to know before you apply, and data-submission
requirements.
If you have questions about the completion of this
application, please contact Lindsey Ladd at (614) 752-8731 or
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.
EDucation Network out of Minnesota. I can send my bio/cv
which will
let you know the other things I do.
I am
writing to let you know of three upcoming opportunities for
your
families, individuals and providers affected by
autism
differences. I would greatly appreciate it if you could
help "get
the word out".
TUESDAY APRIL 14
WOMEN'S
FOCUS GROUP
7:00 PM
HOLIDAY INN SOUTH BOARDMAN, Ohio
This group
will be open to women 18 and up who are living with PDD/
Asperger's
(self-identified or diagnosed).
The purpose of this event will be
to have women talk about their
priorities. I would like them to
chat about their lives and their
futures and what we can do to
change what they experienced in the
past for future
generations.
All participants will need to be willing to sign releases
allowing
us to use their language in written materials (which
will be used to
formulate programs and research). They do not
have to let us use
their names.
They will also need to
agree to allow individual photos (to allow us
to maintain records
only; not for publication).
We are requesting that they participate
independently. If they
require support, they are welcome to have
that assistance, but we
request that the support person not speak
on behalf of the focus
group participant.
This is
sponsored entirely by my organization, the Center
for
Understanding. Participants need to contact me directly at
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WEDNESDAY APRIL 15
HOLIDAY INN BOARDMAN,
Ohio
ALL DAY TRAINING
8:00-3
HEALTH ED
TRAINING
"Vulnerabilities in Asperger's Syndrome and Similar
Social/Cognitive
Challenges"
Reservations and fees are
available on the health-ed.com website.
CEUs are available.
MONROEVILLE, PA COURTYARD
ALL DAY
TRAINING
8:00-3
HEALTH ED TRAINING
"Vulnerabilities in
Asperger's Syndrome and Similar
Social/Cognitive
Challenges"
Reservations and fees are
available on the health-ed.com website.
CEUs are available.
SHERATON FOUR POINTS MARS,
Pennsylvania
8:00-3
HEALTH ED TRAINING
"Vulnerabilities in
Asperger's Syndrome and Similar
Social/Cognitive
Challenges"
Reservations and fees are
available on the health-ed.com website.
CEUs are available.
AGAIN FOR
THE HEALTH ED TRAINING EVENTS, CONTACT HEALTH-ED.COM.
THANKS FOR
SPREADING THE WORD!
DENA
Dena L. Gassner,
MSW
Program Director
The Center for
Understanding
7127 Crossroads Blvd. #102
Brentwood, TN
37027
Phone: 1-615-300-3369
Once again "Individuals Devoted to Educational
Advocacy" (IDEA) is providing grants and scholarships for students with special
needs for summer programs..
For more information, contact:
Lisa
Sneiderman, President of IDEA Inc.
4070 Mayfield Road Cleveland, Oh
44121
216-371-9874
They have a limited amount of funds, so
please contact them as soon as you can! Deadline for consideration is the
end of March.
Check out their website at: http://www.ideaohio.org
The
DD Quarterly is produced for the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council by the
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In this issue:
1. ODDC:
Advocating for Change for Over 30 Years
2. General Assembly Approves Meeting
Options
3. Chairman's Message
4. ODDC Receives Positive Approval
Rating
5. ODDC Announces New Grant Projects for 2009
6. SOLIDARITY's 10th
Anniversary
7. Advocacy in Northeast Ohio Grows by LEAPs and Bounds
8.
Individual and Family Involvement Leads to Better Programs
9. Meet ODDC's New
Members
10. Legislative Event and Rally
11. Tax Benefits and Credits for
Qualifying Taxpayers with Disabilities
12. Cincinnati UCEDD Supports
Leadership Network
13. Ohio's Coordinating Center of Excellence in Dual
Diagnosis
14. Around the Statehouse
15. Administration Submits 2010-2011
Budget Bill
16. Emergency Management Materials Available
17. ADD
Commissioner Retires
18. News from Ohio Legal Rights Service
19.
Southeast Ohio Arc Family Members Join Winter Olympics Initiative
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April 28 - 29, 2009
The Ohio State
University Campus, Columbus
Ohio
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.htm
REGISTRATION IS
OPEN
The 2009 theme “Change, Challenge & Collaboration”
reflects the critical place in history we occupy. The program recognizes
contemporary problems and explores their roots while emphasizing the
opportunities for innovation and collaboration that reside in our current
challenges.
Over thirty concurrent sessions
including:
• Access to the
Museum - Georgina Kleege;
•
The AccessText Information Network - Christopher Lee & Robert Martinengo;
• Assistive Technology, Web
Access, Text Access - Staff, Office for Civil Rights, Dept. of Educaiton;
• Public Policy Update:
National Council on Disability and World Institute on Disability - Kathleen
Martinez and Linda Wetters;
•
Disability Studies: Town-Gown Collaborations in Toledo - Jim Ferris;
• A Simpler Time?: Managing
Workplace Mental Health Issues Post-ADAAA - John Finch, William A.. Nolan &
Sondra Zardus;
• The ADA
Amendments Act: What Are the Implications? - Staff from the Cleveland Regional
Office, US. EEOC;
• More
than the ADA: An Inventory of U.S. Disability Rights Laws - Doug
Goeppne;
• Job Coaching
Individuals With Autism: Strategies for Employment Skill Development -
Jaina Blackford & Lourdes Maldonado;
• Housing: Accessible,
Affordable and Accommodating to Individuals with Disabilities - Michelle
Atkinson & Jane Perry;
•
New Work in Deaf Studies at OSU - Brenda Brueggemann, Marla Berkowitz &
Trena Shank;
• Writing the
Self, Writing the Other: Author, Audience, and Popular Disability Narrative -
Nicholas Hetrick, Krista Paradiso & Melanie Yergeau.
The 2009 Ken
Campbell Memorial Lecture on Disability Policy:
The public lecture
is a highlight of the conference and is free, open to the public. The 2009
lecture, A Perfect Storm: Serving Wounded Warriors With Disabilities, will be
presented by Paul D. Grossman, JD, Adjunct Instructor, Hastings College of Law
and Mary Lee Vance Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Superior and including short
remarks from David M. Booth, Trial Attorney, Disability Rights Section, Civil
Rights Division, US Department of Justice & L. Scott Lissner, ADA
Coordinator, The Ohio State University. Following the lecture there will
be a community reception at the Urban Arts Space featuring accessible
tours of the MFA Thesis Exhibition and a welcome by Berkeley University
lecturer, author and disability studies scholar Georgina Kleege.
.“It’s Our Story” is an inside view of the reality of life with a
disability. An oral history project that speaks directly from the voices of
those who know what it’s like, directly to those who want to know how it is. The
over 500 narratives contained within the digital archive has the power to change
the way the world sees disability, and the way the disability community sees
itself. The Story Flag will be on public display in the Blackwell Hotel Ballroom
Lobby on April 28th and 29, 2009 during the Multiple Perspectives Conference.
This Exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information on the Story
Flag, please visit their website at: http://dmi-us.blogspot.com.
http://www.milestones.org/news_conferences.htm
Save
the date:
Landerhaven, Mayfield Ohio, June 15, 2009
Keynote Speaker:
Brenda Smith Myles, author of The Hidden Curriculum
http://www.asperger.net/bookstore_9032_HC_package.htm
The Center for Self Determination’s website notes that self determination is a way to have people not just survive, but flourish in an environment fraught with potential cutbacks. This two-day training event is designed for people who are committed to helping individuals who are aging or have a disability experience greater freedom as they craft a meaningful life.
ODMRDD Director John Martin, notes,
“We are committed to supporting the efforts of focused self determination initiatives such as this training, and we have seen first-hand the progress that can be made when individuals and families make self determination principles a part of their lives.”
The training location is the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 4900 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229 ( I-71 and Morse Road).. Registration is $149 through March 16, and is $169 after that. To register, please use the registration form on the Center for Self Determination’s website: http://www.centerforself-determination.com/101reg.html
Conference Call about Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Issues
An open discussion with Dr.
Ken Duckworth, child and adolescent psychiatrist and NAMI’s Medical
Director. He will discuss issues of interest to participants and will respond to
any questions about child and adolescent mental health issues. We hope that you
will join us!
To access the toll-free call, please dial 1-888-858-6021;
access number 309918#.
Audience: Families
Location: Telephone Conference Call
Organization Name: Dr. Ken Duckworth, NAMI Medical Director
Contact Name: Dr. Ken Duckworth
Contact Phone: To access
the toll-free call, please dial 1-888-858-6021; access number
309918#.
Cost: No charge
Online Support Group - Moms of Asperger Girls
To Parents of
Girls With AS:
I have been helping to moderate a wonderful discussion group
called Moms of Asperger Girls. Dads are also welcome. It’s a
Yahoo Group similar to ours, but involves parents from all over the country – a
few international. The volume of messages can be high some days, so the “daily
digest” setting is recommended to start. If you are the parent of a girl
with Asperger’s, please join us
at:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MomsofAspergerGirls
Upcoming
Events, NE Ohio
MARCH
Mon., 03-09
ASDs Understanding the Mis-Understood (Wooster)
Tues., 03-10
Dealing with Mean Girls - Bullying (Strongsville)
Sat., 03-14 Conf
for Families of Special Needs Children
Sat., 03-14 6th Annual Blue
Ribbon (Solon)
Sat., 03-14 Sensory Processing
(Cleveland)
Mon., 03-16 Pump It Up Sensory Night
(Medina)
Tues., 03-17 ASPIES Greater Akron Parent Support Group
(Akron)
“Meet & Greet” with A.S.K. (Activity Schedules for all spectrum
kids) Bring your kid to group night!
Tues., 03-17 Transition Drives
the IEP (online audio - OCECD)
Thurs., 03-19 Secondary
Transition for Children with Disabilities (Middleburg Hts)
Mon.
thru Thurs., 03-23 to 03-26 Spring Break Discovery Club
(Twinsburg)
Tues., 03-24 SCAAN Autism Forum
(Canton)
Tues., 03-31 Deadline for Contest (ages 6-12) Arthur
PBS http://pbskids.org/arthur/allkidscan/index.html
Tues.,
03-31 Special Education Law (Cleveland)
For more information on any of
these events, contact Joy Spenser at
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Friday, April 3,
2009
The Conference Center at
NorthPointe, Lewis Center, Ohio
$135.00 walk-in
registration will be accepted on the day of the conference (on a space available
basis)
Topics include Special Education 101, Improving your Child's
Behavior, Due Process, Attorney's Fees and Other Remedies Under IDEA, Remedies
for Disability Harassment.
Please click on the link below for the
Registration Form. We hope you find this information
helpful.
http://www.admail.net/file/5798/9f09/
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