AUCDigest
September 25, 2006 • Volume 6, Number 65
Forging New Partnerships for New Challenges Through Research, Education and Service
Network Related Resources
Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (ME UCEDD) Web Accessibility Essentials. This AUCD-National Community Education Directors' Council (NCEDC) Tip, developed by Alan Parks, UCEDD Coordinator of Dissemination & Technology, presents basic information about what makes a website accessible to all users, and directs you to additional tools and resources. This presentation has been provided in several formats. Visit the Web Accessibility Essentials page where you can choose among 3 accessible versions, or download and run the PowerPoint file on your own machine.
Professional Leadership Abilities Assessment (PLAA) Scale Released. The PLAA is a self-assessment tool for LEND fellows and trainees to review their level of leadership skills. The PLAA has been undergoing revisions with feedback from multiple LEND programs over the past 2 years. The PLAA is ready to be used by LEND programs to assess the leadership skills of their fellows and trainees within the LEND network. Download the cover letter and three documents that make up the PLAA at the AUCD LEND Trainees Site (see the item marked NEW under LEND publications).
Resources from the Institute for Community Inclusion (MA UCEDD)
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The National Survey of Community Rehabilitation Providers, FY2004-2005 Report: Employment Outcomes of People with Developmental Disabilities in Integrated Employment (Research to Practice). This is the first in a series of brief products that present findings from the FY2004-2005 National Survey of Community Rehabilitation Providers Individual Employment Outcomes Survey funded by the U.S. Administration on Developmental Disabilities. The survey aimed to provide a current snapshot of employment outcomes for recently employed individuals with DD.
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Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (Brief). This brief gives a rundown of current program options, barriers, and solutions for students with intellectual disabilities who want to go to college. It also contains an extensive bibliography.
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Pushing the Integrated Employment Agenda: Case Study Research in Washington State. This is the second in a series of publications highlighting findings from case studies in three states-- New Hampshire, Washington, and Colorado-- that are recognized as high performers in integrated employment. These products are intended to be a practical resource for states as they work to help people with disabilities obtain and maintain gainful employment.
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Relationship Between MR/DD Consumers in Integrated Employment and Working SSI Recipients (Data Report). State mental retardation/ developmental disability (MR/DD) agencies provided day and employment supports to over 466,500 people in 2001. Of these, 108,981 individuals were supported in integrated employment settings.
New Products and Resources from Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (UCEDD)'s Victims of Crime with Disabilities Resource Guide.
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Research Finds Women with Disabilities at Four Times Greater Risk for Sexual Assault. North Carolina women were surveyed to examine whether women's disability status was associated with their risk of being assaulted within the past year. Full Citation: Martin, Sandra, et al. "Physical and Sexual Assault of Women with Disabilities." Violence Against Women, 12 (2006): 823 - 837.
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New Products. Every month, new products and services are added to the Resources Database, including the following:
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Communication Book for Individuals Who Are Victims of Violence/Abuse
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Program and Service Accessibility: A Guide for Serving Victims with Disabilities
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Responding to Abuse by Caregivers: A Guide for Service Providers
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Serving Women with Disabilities: A Guide for Domestic Abuse Programs
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Working with Abuse Survivors: A Guide for Independent Living Centers
Resources from the Institute on Community Integration (MN UCEDD)
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NCLB and IDEA: What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need to Know and Do (Guide). This guide informs parents of students with disabilities about The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
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Finding Our Voice DVD & CD. This resource highlights four American Indian youth participating in transition activities to prepare them for life after high school. The DVD shows students in adventure and service-based programs, developing goal-setting and self-advocacy skills that build their confidence and leadership abilities that they then demonstrate at home and in school and community centers.
Resources: National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) is associated with the Institute on Disability and Human Development (IL UCEDD)
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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to Prepare Individualized Exercise Prescriptions for People with Disabilities. The use of the ICF model to prepare individualized exercise prescriptions for people with disabilities can provide a platform that allows the fitness professional to think outside the box and consider all factors that will contribute to the success of the exercise program.
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Parental Roles in Facilitating and Supporting an Active Lifestyle for a Child with a Disability. As parents search for ways to help create an active lifestyle for their child with a physical disability, it is imperative to keep in mind that parental attitudes relative to a child's involvement in sport, as well as their overall potential, are significant to the child's success.
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Book: Adapted Physical Education National Standards. This resource is the physical educator's complete guide to understanding and providing top-quality adapted physical education. This revised edition includes new and enhanced features, such as an overview of the 15 national standards, specific performance indicators for each standard, and critical information that an educator needs in order to pass the Adapted Physical Education National Standards (APENS) exam and become a certified adapted physical educator. The National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPERID). (2006). Adapted physical education national standards (2nd ed.). ISBN 0-7360-4603-8.
Research to Know
NIMH Research Program Launches Autism Trials. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched three major clinical studies on autism at its research program on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. These studies are the first products of a new, integrated focus on autism generated in response to reported increases in autism prevalence and valid opportunities for progress. Initial studies will define the characteristics of different subtypes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Researchers Discover Several New Genetic Causes of Mental Retardation. Scientists at the University of Washington and The Howard Hughes Medical Institute say they have identified a large genetic deletion that causes mental retardation.
Other Resources
September is National Preparedness Month. Visit the National Preparedness Month webpage to learn more.
Report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO): Guardianships: Little Progress in Ensuring Protection for Incapacitated Elderly People. This report covers what state courts do to ensure that guardians fulfill their responsibilities, what exemplary guardianship programs look like, and how state courts and federal agencies work together to protect incapacitated elderly people. To complete this work, GAO interviewed lawyers and agency officials who have been actively involved in guardianship and representative payee programs, and spoke with officials at some of the courts identified as exemplary.
Resources from the Community Living Exchange Collaborative
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Hiring In-Home Help: A Practical Guide for Consumers. This booklet can assist individuals when they need help to remain in their own homes as a result of an accident, prolonged illness, disability or frailty that comes with age. It also provides individuals with the basic tips designed to walk through the many facets of hiring in-home help or what many consider a "consumer-buying guide" for a certain type of care.
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Let's Learn Together: Personal Assistance Booklet. This booklet was created by the Montana Choice program for people who are either receiving personal assistance services in their home or those persons who deliver personal assistance services in the home setting. The content focuses on the relationship between the personal assistant and the consumer.
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Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services: A Consumers' Guide. The Montana Choice program created this booklet for individuals receiving personal assistance services in their home or would like to begin receiving services. The handout provides users with the resources needed to manage their care under the self-directed personal assistance program.
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Money Follows the Person Tool Box. This tool box is intended to synthesize information that is available from multiple sources about nursing home transition and Money Follows the Person (MFP) initiatives to help states prepare for the MFP Demonstration program created by the Deficit Reduction Act.
Reports, Guides, Briefs, Brochures & Articles
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Schools Not Communicating with Parents about Special Education Legal Rights (Advocacy Institute Report). Although the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires schools to tell parents about their rights under the law referred to as "procedural safeguards notice" in "understandable language," most are falling short of this requirement, says a study reported in the research journal Exceptional Children. Read this special report about the study and find out how your state's Procedural Safeguards Notice scored.
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Tax Information for Employers Update: Living and Working with Disabilities (Brochure). An IRS brochure that gives general information about tax credits or deductions that may be available for 1) taxpayers with a disability, 2) parents of children with disabilities and 3) businesses or other entities wishing to accommodate persons with disabilities.
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Health Status of Young Adults in the United States (Research Article). "These data show that young adult health issues merit attention," state the authors of an article published in the September 2006 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. Although the critical health issues of young adulthood mirror those of adolescence, young adults fare worse than adolescents in many areas. The article synthesizes national data to present a health profile of young adults (ages 18-24).
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Supported Employment: A Best Practice for People with Psychiatric Disabilities (Policy Brief). Over the past several decades, research from a variety of fields has presented powerful evidence of the importance of employment to people with psychiatric disabilities. Researchers have shown how employment can alleviate poverty, reduce hospitalization, and improve quality of life.
Various Resources
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2006 Disability and Health State Chartbook. Developed by CDC, this resource is a new reference book about people with disabilities. It has information about the people with disabilities state by state and how their health compares with the health of people without disabilities.
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English Language Learners with Disabilities: Identification and Other State Policies and Issues (Policy Analysis). The National Association of State Directors of Special Education presents the findings of interviews conducted with representatives of special education units in seven states regarding current state staffing and initiatives and policies that focus on identifying English language learners as students with disabilities.
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OSEP-Reviewed Materials on IDEA 2004. The materials listed from NICHCY, the National Dissemination Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, relate to IDEA 2004 and its implementing regulations. They have been reviewed by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs for consistency with the IDEA Amendments of 2004. Materials are available on the following topics: assessment, behavior/discipline, disproportionality, due process, early intervening services, evaluations/reevaluations, highly qualified teachers, IEPs/IFSPs, etc.
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Highlights from Proyecto Visión's Bridges to Employment Conference & Training. The conference took place May 31 - June 2 in San Antonio, Texas. It was the premiere event on employment and Latinos with disabilities in the United States.
New Websites
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). OSEP at the U.S. Department of Education will launch its new Web site devoted to information and resources on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development. The component of the National Institutes of Health that conducts and supports research on human development, medical rehabilitation, and the health of children, adults, families, and communities has launched its redesigned website. The new site provides easy access to information for patients, the general public, scientists, and the news media.
Burton Blatt Institute. The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), located at Syracuse University, will build the premier organization to advance civic, economic, and social participation of persons with disabilities in a global society by creating a collaborative environment-with entrepreneurial innovation and best business practices-to foster public-private dialogue, and create the capacity to transform policy, systems, and people through inclusive education, the workforce, and communities.
The Inclusion Series. The Inclusion Series promotes and supports equality, social justice, and full community inclusion of people with disabilities. The programs' premise is that each person is entitled to equal treatment under the law and, more broadly, respect, dignity, and opportunities for a fulfilling life within society at large.
Google Labs Launches Accessible Web Search. Google has launched Google Accessible Search, a stripped-down version of the Google search results page. The design was created to make it easier and more effective for persons with visual challenges.
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