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We hope Council E-News will provide resources and information about disability issues that will educate and empower advocates to form their own views on issues and advocate according to their personal needs and those of their communities. If you have comments or ideas to submit, contact Christine Dahlberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
7 ITEMS OF INTEREST
1- APPLY BY MARCH 1 FOR NATIONAL ADA SYMPOSIUM SCHOLARSHIP
2- MARCH 1 FOCUS GROUP ON HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION IN INDY
3-COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH
4- MARCH, AND APRIL FREE TELECONFERENCES ON STIGMA AND MENTAL ILLNESS
5-COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PARENTS WITH DISABILITIES
6-DYSLEXIA INSTITUTE OFFERS FREE PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES ON TUESDAY EVENINGS
7- SAT APRIL 22 STATE LIBRARY HOSTS VISION EXPO
REMINDER: Let us know what YOU think about services for people with disabilities in Indiana!!
Take 10 minutes and fill out the TELL IT LIKE IT IS SURVEY at: www.in.gov/gpcpd
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1- APPLY BY MARCH1 FOR NATIONAL ADA SYMPOSIUM SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarships to attend the 2006 National ADA Symposium in St. Louis are available to Indiana residents
The Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center is a co-sponsor of the National ADA Symposium (www.adasymposium.org) scheduled for April 10-12, 2006 in St. Louis, MO. This symposium offers a unique opportunity to explore many issues related to the ADA and network with individuals working in a variety of areas across the country. In support of attendance at this event the Great Lakes Center is making a limited number of scholarships available to assist with offsetting the cost of attendance. The maximum amount of the scholarship awarded is $600.00. Governmental entities are not eligible for the scholarship. The Scholarships will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis until all scholarships have been awarded. Applications may be submitted through March 1, 2006. The scholarship application is available to complete online or can be downloaded at Great Lakes' website (www.adagreatlakes.org). For more information or questions, contact the Great Lakes ADA and
Accessible IT Center, at 800-949-4232 (V/TTY).
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2- MARCH 1 FOCUS GROUP ON HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION IN INDY
Dear friends and colleagues, On March 1st parents and family members are invited to participate in a focus group to gather information on a postsecondary tool to be used by states to help improve curriculum and services at local school districts for students in transition. If you have access to parents and families, Teresa Grossi, Director of the Center on Community Living and Careers Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, and I are asking for your assistance in notifying parents and families of this opportunity to have their ideas and suggestions heard.
-Purpose: Family Members will be asked for ideas on communication strategies that may be successful in gathering information about young people after they leave high school; and to review a draft data collection tool to see if they think the questions will provide good information.
-Who: Family members of young adults or young children with disabilities
-Date: March 1, 2006
-Time: 3:30 pm 5:00 pm or 6:30 pm 8:00 pm
-Where: North Central High School Room H 193, 1801 E. 86th Street, Indpls, IN. 46240, 317-259-5301
-Parking: Park on the East side of the building, enter through door 3 and follow the signs to Parent Focus Group.
If you are attending the 3:30 p.m. parent focus group, we suggest that you do not arrive earlier than 3:15 p.m. because of school buses are loading and departing the parking lot.
Refreshments will be served.
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3-COMMUNITY EVENTS CELEBRATING MARCH DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH
NOTE: Please send us information about your March Awareness Month events that are open to the general public to Christine Dahlberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Evansville IDEAL Day Saturday, March 25, 10:00am -The first annual IDEAL Day sponsored by Old National Bank is planned to recognize March as Disabilities Awareness Month. We at Downtown Evansville, Inc. want to celebrate activities for individuals with disabilities by having a day that they can share with their families and enjoy entertainment and activities geared toward their ABILITIES. This is a special time for children and adults to come together and share in the fun while learning the beauty of the diversity of people in our community.
Bloomington Dynamic Differences Night March 10: Indiana University's Student Recreational Sports Center, in conjunction with Bloomington's Council for Community Accessibility, will host Recreational Sports Family Night on March 10, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. Dynamic Differences will celebrate our unique differences and participate in inclusive games to raise disability awareness. The Council for Community Accessibility will offer hands-on disability awareness activities throughout the evening. Stone Belt of Bloomington will manage arts and crafts activities. First Steps will offer Denver Screenings for children ages 0-3. All community members are welcome to participate. For additional information, call (812) 855-7772. To be added to the Family Night mailing list, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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4- MARCH, AND APRIL FREE TELECONFERENCES ON STIGMA AND MENTAL ILLNESS
The SAMHSA Resource Center to Address Discrimination and Stigma Associated With Mental Illness (ADS Center) invites you to participate in free teleconferences. Remaining training dates and topics are listed below.
Thursday, March 30, 2006 - Topic: Stigma and the United States military
Thursday, April 27, 2006 - Topic: Self-disclosure and the Stigma of Mental Illness
Participation in these training events is free of charge. Complete training announcements will be distributed prior to each event. For additional teleconference information, please refer to the Training section of the SAMHSA ADS Center web site, http://www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov, or contact a technical assistance representative by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by telephone at 1-800-540-0320. Please pass this notice along to interested friends and colleagues. Please note: teleconference registration closes at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the day prior to each training event.
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5-COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PARENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Through the Looking Glass(TLG), non-profit organization, is pleased to announce the 2006 College Scholarship Fund specifically for graduating high school seniors who have parents with disabilities. Scholarships funds are available to graduating high school students who:
1. Demonstrate academic and personal achievement;
2. Have grown up with at least one parent with a disability; and
3. Will be a high school graduate or graduating senior by Summer 2006
Up to ten separate $1,000 awards will be given out in Summer 2006.
These awards are one of several projects of Through the Looking Glass' National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities. More information and application forms are available on Through the Looking Glass' website: www.lookingglass.org
Forms may also be requested by calling 1-800-644-2666.
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6-DYSLEXIA INSTITUTE OFFERS FREE PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES ON TUESDAY EVENINGS
2511 East 46th Street, Suite O-2, Indianapolis, IN 46205, www.dyslexiaindiana.org
The Dyslexia Institute of Indiana offers free monthly classes at our office for interested individuals. Registration is not required. If you need information call Melodie Hornickel at DII at 545-5451, extension 222, or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] PARENT EDUCATION SCHEDULE - Winter/Spring 2006:
March 10 and 11, 2006, we suggest parents attend the International Dyslexia Association, Indiana Branch, Conference in Indianapolis. You can contact them at 317-926-1450 for details and a registration form.
Their website is www.inbofida.com.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Topic: "Social Skills"
Tuesday, April 18, 2006, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Topic: "College Preparation"
Tuesday, May 16, 2006, from 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Topic: "Fun Activities for Continued Learning Throughout the Summer"
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7- SAT APRIL 22 STATE LIBRARY HOSTS VISION EXPO
The Indiana talking Book and Braille Library would like to invite members of the blindness community, their friends and families, educators, service providers, and other interested persons to a vision expo at the Indiana State Library, Saturday, April twenty-second, from 11 AM. Until 3 PM. The expo will feature exhibits of adaptive technology and other independent living aids for all ages with various degrees of vision loss. Information about programs and services for persons with vision loss will also be available, including catalogs and brochures from businesses and agencies unable to attend. For further information about the Vision Expo, contact Carole Rose, Expo Coordinator at (317_232-0609 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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PLEASE NOTE: Council E-News is the e-mail newsletter of the Governor's Council for People with Disabilities. It is sent out on an occasional basis usually twice a month but more often when the legislature is in session. It is used to report on late breaking news and information about public hearings, policy issues, conferences and other Indiana related news. Sometimes federal level information is included, especially if it has an Indiana aspect. It is also used to pass on Action Alerts from Indiana Advocacy organizations.
Please let me know if you would prefer not to receive this info in future and I will remove you from the list. If you receive this forwarded from someone else and would like to get it directly send your name, organization, street address and e-mail to me at the address below. We use the data base for our print On Target newsletter to send E-mail News so if you sign up, you will receive both in the future.
Christine Dahlberg, Associate Director
Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
150 West Market, Suite 628
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-7774
317-233-3712 (fax)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.state.in.us/gpcpd
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