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Possibilities
News and articles,
November 1999
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Education, Center for Disabilities and Development, 100 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City IA 52242-1011, fax
319-356-8284 or phone 319-353-6448.
George Nelson of Iowa City learns to operate a TV camera as part of Public Access Television, Inc.'s mini-grant
project in 1999. The project provided opportunities to plan, produce, and broadcast local
television programs.
The project is one of eight Training
Consortium mini-grants funded by the Iowa Department of Human Services in 1999 to
promote opportunities for meaningful choices and individualized supports for people who
have disabilities.
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For a third year, training funds are available through a grant from the Iowa Department
of Human Services to the Iowa Training Consortium, a statewide group that promotes
training and education to build supportive communities for Iowans who have disabilities.
The Office of Community Education at University Hospital School manages the mini-grant
program for the Training Consortium. Grants of approximately $1000 will be offered to
individuals, agencies, or community groups. This year, the grants will focus on three
areas:
- skills to enable direct-service staff to assist people toward full inclusion
- self-determination/self-advocacy skills for people who have disabilities
- disability awareness for the general public.
A simple two-page application, designed to be easy to complete in a short time, was
mailed to 2000 agencies, groups, and individuals in Iowa (mini-grant information,
including the application outline, is also available
online). Applicants will be notified by November 30. Grant recipients will be asked to
serve on the Iowa Training Consortium in 2000.
The training funds are a result of the Conner Decree, which settled a lawsuit
challenging the state of Iowa to establish more community-based services and supports for
citizens who have disabilities. For more information, call 319-353-6448 .
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- Positive Behavior Interventions and Strategies for Eliminating the Use of
Restraints
Nov. 15-16, 1999
Hotel Inter-Continental, Chicago, IL
Sponsors: American Association on Mental Retardation, Health Care Financing
Administration, Illinois Dept. of Human Services, & Brain Injury Association, Inc.
Registration fee: $200. More info: call 800-424-3688 or visit www.aamr.org
- Challenge for Change
Nov. 18-19, 1999, Holiday Inn Select, Naperville, IL
Presenters: Marsha Forest & Jack Pearpoint, founders of Inclusion Press and the Center
for Integrated Education and Community. Registration fee: $209. More info: call
630-584-0970 or fax 630-584-7130
- TASH 2000: Our Turn Now
Dec. 8-11, 1999, Chicago Hilton & Towers, Chicago, IL
Registration fee: $329. More info: call 800-482-8274 or e-mail registration@tash.org
- One Message, One Mission: Total Inclusion in the New Millennium
Dec. 13-14, 1999, Westin Hotel, Indianapolis, IN
Sponsor: Indiana Governor’s Planning Council for People with Disabilities. Featured
speakers: John McKnight & Bob Kafka. Registration fee: $130. More info: call
317-232-7770 or e-mail GPCPD@in.net
- Community-Campus Partnerships for Health: 4th Annual Conference.
April 29-May 2, 2000. Washington, DC, More info: call 415-502-1173 or
e-mail ccph@itsa.ucsf.edu
- International Parent-to-Parent Conference
May 4-7. Reno, NV.
More info: visit www.unr.edu/repc/npn
- New Millennium: Research to Practice
11th World Congress of the International Association for the
Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities
Aug. 1-6, 2000, Seattle, WA. More info: call 206-292-9198 or e-mail loni@csnwseattle.com
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- Solutions, Strategies, and Action for the New Millennium
8th Annual Systems Change Network Meeting and Congress
Nov. 12-13, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines. Co-sponsor: Governor’s DD Council.
More info: call 800-765-3022 or e-mail SCN@sppg.com
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
Nov. 13, 9:00-4:00, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo
Sponsors: Family Service League, Blackhawk Grundy Mental Health Center, Hawkeye Community
College, & Exceptional Persons, Inc. Registration fee: $150. More info: 319-235-6271
- Iowa 2010 Town Meeting
Nov. 15, 7:00-9:00 PM, Iowa Lakes Community College, Spencer
More info: call toll-free 877-342-2010 or visit www.iowa2010.state.ia.us
- Early Childhood Summit
Jan. 12, 2000, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines
Sponsor: Iowa Forum for Children and Families. More info: call 515-243-2000 or e-mail dkazmerzak@sppg.com
For more conference and training opportunities, see the Disability
Training calendar.
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The Disability Resource Library offers a wide variety of resources. DRL services
are available at no cost for Iowans with disabilities and members of their families. 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 at http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/uhs/drl/index.cfm
- The Music of Light: The Extraordinary Story of Hikari and Kenzaburo Oe
Cameron, Lindsley. The Free Press, 1998. 202 p. [book/monograph]
Hikari Oe is an autistic savant, a gifted composer born with encephalocele. His struggle
to deal with the world and to express himself through his music is brought to light
through the observations of his family, most notably by his father, Nobel laureate
Kenzaburo Oe. #407790
- We Laugh, We Love, We Cry: Children Living With Mental Retardation
Bergman, Thomas. Gareth Stevens Children’s Books, 1989. 48 p.
[book/monograph]
Mental retardation is the diagnosis given to two Swedish sisters, Asa and Anna Karin.
Their lives loving family life and their busy school days are captured in this photo essay
of the girls growing up at a slower rate than the children around them. #407920
- The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors,
and the Collision of Two Cultures
Fadiman, Anne. Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1997. 339 p. [book/monograph]
When Lia Lee enters an American hospital as a result of seizures, her doctors recommend
one course of action, her parents another. The clash of modern medicine and spiritual
healing serve as the premise for this riveting true story. #407800
- Disabled Village Children: A Guide for Community Health Workers, Rehabilitation
Workers, and Families
Werner, David. Hesperian Foundation, 1996. 654 p. [book/monograph]
Nothing About Us Without Us: Developing Innovative Technologies For, By, and with
Disabled Persons
Werner, David. Healthwrights, 1998. 350 p. [book/monograph]
Two manuals that demonstrate how village residents, primarily in Mexico, adapt available
materials for assistive and therapeutic purposes. An array of pictures and line drawings
accompany the text, showing people in motion, at work, in daily routines, and at play.
These books garnered an enthusiastic "thumbs up" review from the journal Assistive
Technology. #407480 and #407490
- Project CRAFT: Culturally Responsive and Family Focused Training
Chen, Deborah, et al. Paul H. Brookes, 1997. 60 min. [videotape]
A series of interviews with a diverse group of people designed to stimulate awareness of
different communication styles and social boundaries, as well as to reinforce our
similarities. Service providers are given the message to ask questions, help families
negotiate services, and develop culturally responsive interventions. #222230
- Without Barriers or Borders
Goldfarb, Lyn (prod.) Films for the Humanities, 1996. 56 min. [videotape]
The independent living movement is global. Half a billion people worldwide have
disabilities. In this video, we travel to Russia, to Japan, and to Cambodia for a glimpse
of determined efforts to break down societal and communication barriers. #220580
The Disability Resource Library has in the last year had visitors from
Mexico, Bulgaria, Tanzania, Russia, and China.
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 at http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/uhs/drl/index.cfm
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319-356-8284 or phone 319-353-6448.
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Center for Disabilities and Development, 100 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City IA 52242-1011
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- Phone 319-353-6448
from Center for Disabilities and Development
Iowa's University Center for Excellence on Disabilities
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1011
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