AUCDigest

December 20, 2006 • Volume 6, Number 68

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE

Submit Comments: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, Part D.  The U.S. Secretary of Education is soliciting public comment prior to finalizing the comprehensive plan for national activities authorized under subparts 2 and 3, part D of IDEA.  Address comments to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4102, Washington, DC 20202-2641.  You can also email comments to [email protected]; you MUST use "Comments on IDEA Part D National Activities Comprehensive Plan" in the subject line of your e-mail. Comment submission deadline: January 11, 2007.

Applications Being Accepted for the Editorship of the American Journal on Mental Retardation (AJMR).  One of the top journals in special education and rehabilitation, the AJMR is seeking a new editor starting year 2008.  The Editor will serve a six-year term from January 1, 2008-December 31, 2013. Application materials should include: (1) A cover letter summarizing qualifications for the position (including administrative and review experience) as well as the vision for the Journal's direction during the six-year term; (2) Complete curriculum vitae; and (3) Names and contact information of five individuals who will serve as references.  Applications can be submitted to [email protected] by March 31, 2007 or by mail (Include seven hard copies of materials) to: AAMR/AJMR Editor, Attn: Bruce Appelgren, 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 846, Washington, DC 20001.

Research Project: Computer Usage by Children and Young Adults with Down syndrome (Web Survey).   We are beginning to study computer usage by children and young adults with Down syndrome using an on-line survey. This survey is appropriate for parents of children with Down syndrome who are between the ages of 3 and 21.  You can help us learn more about the computer usage of children with Down syndrome, so that we can explore their current or potential computer use in detail. We hope, down the road, to develop effective computing tools or software, to help your children with Down syndrome use computers for learning, leisure, and job skills.  The first step is to study how people with Down syndrome are currently using computers. The survey will be on-line until January 31. 2007. Thank you, Dr. Libby Kumin, Loyola College; Dr. Heidi Feng, Towson University; Dr. Jonathan Lazar, Towson University; Dr. Ant Ozok, University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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