Guest guest Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 AAIDD F.Y.I. - a monthly e-newsletterSome Webinars & other info listed on here. From: anu@... Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 3:40 PM To: Dey Subject: AAIDD F.Y.I.-August 2010 Forward this message to a friend AAIDD F.Y.I. August 2010, Vol.10, No.8 Visit www.aaidd.org/FYI/ to access current and past issues of this monthly newsletter. Subscribe at http://www.responsetrack.net/aaidd/sign_up. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear AAIDD Friends and Colleagues: a.. Sign up for an AAIDD webinar (free) on " Individualized supports planning in special education: Applications to students with intellectual disability " on September 27, 2010. b.. U.S. government will be a model employer of people with disabilities, President Obama promises on the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act; signs Executive order to that effect c.. Read two new analyses on how the recent U.S. health care reform will affect people with developmental disabilities d.. Interview spotlight on two giants in developmental disabilities: Dr. Temple Grandin, and Dr. Tamar Heller e.. The Arc launches survey to capture public perceptions towards people with intellectual disability; Georgia survey reveals residents have little exposure to people with developmental disabilities or the issues they face. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGN UP FOR AN AAIDD WEBINAR (FREE) ON " INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS PLANNING IN SPECIAL EDUCATION: APPLICATIONS TO STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY " ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is hosting the first of its best practices webinars based on the definition manual, Intellectual Disability: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports (Eleventh edition) on September 27th at 3:30 pm US EST. " Individualized supports planning in special education: Applications to students with intellectual disability " , features authors Martha Snell, PhD and Karrie Shogren, PhD, and special education teacher a Fallon, M.Ed., as panelists. The webinar will focus on informing special education teachers and administrators how individualized supports planning can be used to build on the strengths, and address the challenges in social thinking that students with intellectual disability may experience. Register for the webinar. Learn more about Intellectual Disability at www.aaidd.org/intellectualdisabilitybook. U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL BE A MODEL EMPLOYER OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PRESIDENT OBAMA PROMISES ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT; SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TO THAT EFFECT During a July 26 ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order that will establish the federal government as a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The order directs several federal agencies to design model recruitment and hiring strategies to increase employment of people with disabilities within specified timeframes, and mandates training programs for both human resources personnel and hiring managers on the employment of individuals with disabilities. Read a transcript of President Obama's Executive Order announcement. Read a transcript of President Obama's entire speech at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Listen to a Public Service Announcement from President Obama on the ADA anniversary. Also in related news, the U.S. Justice Department announces new ADA regulations. Sign the Spirit of the ADA pledge. View a list of ADA celebrations around the country. ************************************************************************* Visit the AAIDD booth at the Reinventing Quality conference in Baltimore, MD, August 8-10, 2010. ************************************************************************* READ TWO NEW ANALYSES ON HOW THE RECENT U.S. HEALTH CARE REFORM WILL AFFECT PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES The June 2010 issue of the journal, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, highlights some of the provisions in President Obama's health care reform legislation (P.L. 111-148) specifically affecting individuals with developmental disabilities. Read " Implications of Health Care Reform for Individuals With Disabilities " by Joe Caldwell. Learn more about Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Also, the United Spinal Association and The National Spinal Cord Injury Association have prepared an analysis of how the healthcare reform law interfaces with disability. INTERVIEW SPOTLIGHT ON TWO GIANTS IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: DR. TEMPLE GRANDIN AND DR. TAMAR HELLER The Gerontology division newsletter of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) features interviews with Dr. Temple Grandin, arguably the most famous person with autism in the world today and subject of a recent HBO film " Temple Grandin " which has garnered 15 Emmy Nominations including the best actress nod for Clare Danes. Also in the same issue is an interview with Dr. Tamar Heller, one of the most prominent researchers on aging issues for people with developmental disabilities and Professor and Head of the Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago and director of its University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities for the State of Illinois. Also in aging and end-of-life news, a special pre-publication offer on End-of-Life Care for Children and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ends August 4, 2010. A special issue of the newsletter, Impact, from the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota, explores perspectives on aging and end-of-life from the point of view of self-advocates, siblings, researchers, and practitioners. THE ARC LAUNCHES SURVEY TO CAPTURE PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; GEORGIA SURVEY REVEALS RESIDENTS HAVE LITTLE EXPOSURE TO PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR THE ISSUES THEY FACE Take the " Family and Individual Needs for Disability Supports " survey designed by The Arc of the United States, a national effort to tap into the knowledge and perspectives of individuals and families within the intellectual and developmental disabilities community. The goal of the survey is to better understand what services are available, what gaps exist, and what new supports are needed for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. In other survey news, a state-wide survey by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities finds that only 33 percent of the general public is likely to say that they come across or even notice persons with developmental disabilities in their everyday lives (33.3%), even if they have a family member with a disability (44.3%). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AAIDD F.Y.I. is compiled by Anu Prabhala, Editor, and is published by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Formerly AAMR). Please submit comments, suggestions, tips, and news to anu@.... To learn about AAIDD products, visit http://bookstore.aaidd.org. 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