To subscribe to the print version of Possibilities, mail Office of Community Education, Center for Disabilities and Development, 100 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City IA 52242-1011, fax 319-356-8284 or phone 319-353-6448.
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Partners in Policymaking is a training program of the Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council. It is designed for individuals with developmental disabilities and family members, to provide up-to-date, state-of-the-art information about disability issues from local and nationally-recognized presenters.
The goal of Partners is to teach people how to create change -- at the local, state, and federal levels of government - to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. The program encourages productive partnerships between the people needing and using services and the people who make public policy.
Partners participate in nine one-day sessions, each Saturday per month beginning in September. The sessions, held in the Des Moines area, are free of charge. Participants must make a commitment to attend all sessions.
Training topics include history of institutionalization, history of the disability movement, self-advocacy, current public policy, inclusive education, supported employment, and creating a vision for the future.
Partners in Policymaking is now seeking applications from motivated individuals who have a disability or are parents of a child with a disability. Applications are due by June 30. For more information, call 800-452-1936 or 515-281-9082 or see information online at http://www.state.ia.us/ddcouncil/new/new.html#partners
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Miss Iowa 2000, Theresa Uchytil.
Theresa's platform as Miss Iowa is 'Americans with Disabilities: Think Ability.' Born
without a left hand, her goal is to help break down attitudinal barriers that continue to
limit children and adults with disabilities.
She is shown in this photograph with Chris Bauer, a student at Southeast Junior High
School in Iowa City.
All Disability Resource Library services are free to people with disabilities and to members of their families. Other individuals and community service providers are asked to pay a per item fee to borrow materials, or they may purchase an annual subscription. There is no charge to anyone for assistance with finding information. To contact the Disability Resource Library at the University Hospital School, phone 800-272-7713, e-mail disability-library@uiowa.edu, or visit on the web. Note: The DRL has a new Web address: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/uhs/DRL/index.cfm
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Family Advocacy Training
June 16, 2001
10:00-3:00
St. James Lutheran Church, Johnston
Sponsored by Iowa Respite and Crisis Care Coalition. A workshop and opportunity for families to network with others who have had experience dealing with 'the disability system.' Topics include rights and responsibilities, development of goals and action plans, and specific advocacy skills. More info: 877-255-3140 or irccc@aol.comSuccess4 Summer Institute: A Caring School Climate
August 1, 2, & 3, 2001, Gateway Holiday Inn, Ames
Sponsored by Iowa Dept. of Education. Topics include proactive discipline, teachers as co-therapists, cognitive behavioral interventions, the power of strengths-based assessments, and developing a caring community. More info: 515-281-5447 or lisa.wright@drake.edu2001 Metro Self-Advocacy Conference: Empowerment and Fun in 2001
September 14-15, 2001, Minneapolis, Minnesota
More info: 952-920-0855Late Effects on Learning for Children with Brain Tumors and Leukemia
September 26, 2001
An ICN session for professionals and others who assist ill or injured children. Sponsored by University Hospital School. Topics include incidence and effects of brain tumors and leukemia, increasing survival rates, late effects on quality of life, newest treatments, long-term follow-up, specialized testing, self-concept issues, behavior strategies, and schools' responsibilities for ill and injured children. More info: 319-353-6448.Autism Society of Iowa Fall Conference
October 5, 2001, University Park Holiday Inn, West Des Moines
An all-day session with Kathy Quill, Ph.D., author of Do, Watch, Listen, Say. More information: 888-722-4799.2001 Mental Health Conference
Life Transitions: Mental Health Issues from Womb to Tomb
October 10-11, 2001, Ames
Sponsored by the Iowa Association of Community Providers. Topics include clinical, administrative, client/consumer employment, and educational issues. More information: 515-270-9495 or sgebel@iowaproviders.orgNational Rehabilitation Institute at Drake University Accepting Applications
The National Rehabilitation Institute at Drake University is currently accepting applications for the fall 2001 semester. The Rehabilitation Institute offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the field of rehabilitation:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Administration
- Masters of Science degree in Job Placement
- Masters of Science degree in Rehabilitation Administration
- Masters of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling
Classes are offered in both evening and weekend formats. The Institute currently has three long-term training grants from the Rehabilitation Services Administration that allows it to offer students up to a full scholarship. More info: 515-271-4842 or 1-800-44-DRAKE ext. 4842 or see http://soe.drake.edu/nri/
For more conference and training opportunities, see the Disability Training calendar.
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The state of knowledge exists. The will, the capacity, and the methods are usually the problem.
-- Rod Turnbull, professor of special education at Kansas University, on the challenge of inclusive education
To subscribe to the print version of Possibilities, mail Office of Community Education, Center for Disabilities and Development, 100 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City IA 52242-1011, fax 319-356-8284 or phone 319-353-6448.
POSSIBILITIES is funded in part through a grant from the Iowa Department of Human Services to support the activities of the Iowa Training Consortium. Possibilities is designed by Loretta Popp.
