I encourage all of you to consider attending!
Donna Martinez, Ed.D. -----Original Message----- From: The Division on Career Development and Transition <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2009 10:28 am Subject: Good news for you...deadline extentions and scholarship information for DCDT Events You're receiving this email because of your relationship with DCDT. Please confirm your continued interest in receiving email from us. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. The Division on Career Development and Transition DCDT Email Blast SPECIAL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT SEPTEMBER 2009 =2 0 EARLY BIRD Deadline Extended to October 8th!! We know that everyone's budgets are tight and it is getter harder and harder to make plans early.20So we have extended the early bird registration deadline to October 8th! Register Today and download the conference flyer to share with your colleagues. For more information, visit www.dcdt.org. Sneak a PEEK at the 2009 DCDT Conference Sessions The 2009 DCDT Conference Program is now available online. Take a look at the great presentations and posters by clicking on DCDT Conference Program or by visiting www.dcdt.org. SPECIAL INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN ROUNDTABLE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN YOUTH TRANSITION AT THE DCDT CONFERENCE DCDT is proud to announce a partnership=2 0with Easter Seals Project Action. Enhancing Youth Mobility: A Partnership Between the Division of Career Development and Transition and Easter Seals Project ACTION (Accessible Transportation in our Nation) Experts Needed to Participate in Roundtable on Youth Transition Transportation on Wednesday, 10-28-09 from 8:30AM - 5:00PM Hotel Scholarships Available for Invited Participants!! On Wednesday, 10-28-09, in Savannah, GA, please join a group of peers in an invitation only roundtable on youth transition and transportation to identify barriers and solutions to address this critical need. This roundtable is being held by Easter Seals Project ACTION in partnership with the CEC DCDT conference. The roundtable will begin with a reception featuring artwork created by students with disabilities led by VSA Arts' artists that highlight what accessible transportation means to them. Attendees will participate in the development of an action plan to address barriers and find solutions that expand youth transition transportation. If needed, we can defray costs for participants for up to two nights of lodging (Tuesday and Wednesday evening). We can accommodate up to 50 people and, in some cases, we may be able to provide full travel scholarships that would include airfare. We are looking for participants from the following areas: · Special education teachers/administrators · Mobility managers who work with youth with disabilities · Orienting and mobility specialists ·=C 2 Travel trainers · Parents of students with disabilities · Students with disabilities · School transit managers · Career transition leaders · Community college professors involved in youth transition · Researchers involved in youth transition systems change. If you are interested in joining us for this important event please email Julia Kim, Easter Seals Project Coordinator at [email protected] the following information: Name: Title: Role: Organization City: State: Email address and mailing address. Please feel free to also share a bit about your background in transportation and youth transition. Additionally, even if you cannot attend, if you have any questions or suggestions as well for our work in this area, please do not hesitate to contact Julia or Mary Leary, Senior Director of Easter Seals Project ACTION: [email protected]. =2 0 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: A Panel on Youth Transition Transportation Initiatives and Listening Session on Using Online Technologies for Federal Initiatives Engagement Please join Judy Shanley, PhD from the US Department of Education and Mary Leary, PhD from Easter Seals Project ACTION from 11 am till 12pm on Saturday, October 31, 2009 for a panel discussion on youth transition, transportation and mobility initiatives. During the one-hour session, participants will hear about promising approaches to expanding accessible transportation for youth transition and will participate in a special listening session on the implementation of a Federal national dialogue capability using social networking tools. All participants will be given an anonymous survey and have the opportunity to join the discussion on the use of social networking to expand outreach and civic engagement to further accessible transportation efforts around the nation. Please pre-register for the event so we can be sure we have the right amount of materials and information for all attendees. We will hold a drawing at the event for a special $ 1,000 scholarship to further youth transition through transportation. Attendees will learn about current social networking efforts at the national level, transportation resources and become eligible to participate in the drawing for the scholarship. If interested, please send an email to Julia Kim at [email protected]. Hurry, only 15 spaces remain for our PreConference Summary of Preformance Workshop!!! Making Summary of Performance Meaningful & Managable Wednesday, October 28, 2009 1pm - 4pm, The Westin Savannah Join Audrey Trainor, Gary Clark, and James Patton at a preconference workshop on The Summary of Performance System (SOPS), a software program designed to help educators, families, and young adults develop summaries of performance. A copy of the SOPS program will be provided to each registered participant at no additional cost. To register email Dr. Cindi Nixon at [email protected] Include your name, address, contact telephone number so that your attendance at this pre-conference session can be confirmed. 20 DCDT values every member and is continually trying to determine additional activities and resources that can benefit our membership. Please let us know if you have suggestions for activities, publications, or member support strategies by emailing us at [email protected]. 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