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Free Transition Conferences for Parents and Teens
Are you the parent of a teen with special health care needs or disabilities? Do you or your teen have concerns or questions about the transition from child to adult health care? If, so this conference is for you!
Join us for a full day, FREE conference for parents and youth! Teens with special needs ages 12-17 are invited to attend with a parent. Special sessions, activities, and prizes for teens!
These day-long parent and youth conferences will offer information, ready-to-use planning tools, and resources for youth, families, and providers to make the health care transition process easier and less overwhelming.
Choice of 3 locations
Annapolis - March 3, 2012
Salisbury - April 21, 2012
Cumberland - May 12, 2012
The same content will be offered in each location. Choose the location nearest to you! For more information, call Jeanette at 410-768-9100 extension 103 or go to
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Get Ready to Read! New Website
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) launched the new and improved Get Ready to Read! website. The redesigned site provides parents, teachers and families with direct access to free online early literacy resources. The dozens of resources on the Get Ready to Read! website are designed to help prepare 3- to 5-year-olds for early reading success in kindergarten as well as serve as a professional development opportunity for educators and daycare providers in key areas of early literacy.
The new website also provides parents and teachers with complementary resources in multiple languages, helping support effective communication between parents and teachers in building pre-literacy skills and offering guidance about what to do if children are showing signs of struggling to learn to read.
Please visit the new website: www.GetReadytoRead.org.
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New Section 504 Information
Last month the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released new guidance regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act's impact on public elementary and secondary education programs. The Dear Colleague Letter andQuestions and Answers document discuss how Section 504 and the ADAAA define disability and the obligation of school districts to evaluate students for disability, provide a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities, and provide procedural safeguards for identification, evaluation, and educational placement.
Read the Dear Colleague Letter and visit the Question and Answer section.
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Extended School Year Information
Soon IEP teams will be meeting to decide if students with receive Extended School Year services (ESY). Here are a few resources to help you prepare:
Extended School Year Services an advocate's guide to the legal issues involved in obtaining ESY services for school-aged children. This 28-page outline was developed with a grant from, and posted with the permission of, the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Services (now called NationalDisability Rights Network).
Technical Assistance Bulletin from Maryland State Department of Education
Frequently Asked Questions answered from the Wrightslaw website
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Health Reform Hits Main Street: Ahora en Espanol
¿Esta confundido acerca de cómo la nueva ley de reforma de salud realmente funciona?Este video explica los problemas relacionados con el sistema de salud actual, los cambios que están sucediendo ahora, y los cambios importantes que se anticipan para el 2014.
Escrito y producido por el Kaiser Family Foundation. Narrado por la Dra. Isabel Gomez-Bassols, anfitriona del programa de Univision, "La Doctora Isabel, el Angel de la Radio."
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Save These Dates!
February 15, 2012
Summit on Children with Special Health Care Needs
Easton, MD
Click here for more information or to register
February 21, 2012
Annapolis, MD
8:30am - 4:00pm
Rockville, MD 7:00pm - 9:00pm
February 28, 2012 Baltimore, MD 6:00pm-9:00pm
Check the PPMD online calendar for time, location, and registration information for these and many other training opportunities. www.calendarwiz.com/ppmd
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ADHD Medication Shortage Survey
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) is asking for anyone having difficulty getting ADHD medication prescriptions filled to complete a short survey. The CHADD website provides an explanation of what has happened to cause the nationwide shortages.
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New Guardianship Handbook
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February is National Children's Dental Health Month
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Maryland Youth Leadership Forum Accepting Applications
The Maryland Youth Leadership Forum will be held June 26 -29, 2012 at Bowie State University. Applications are due by February 29th, 2012. This is an excellent opportunity for youth to learn leadership skills.
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The Federal Outlook for Exceptional Children
The Council for Exceptional Children has released their annual overview of federally funded programs - IDEA and Javits grants - that impact the lives of children and youth with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. The Outlook is distributed to members of Congress, federal agencies, and other leaders in the education community with the hope that a better understanding of such programs will lead to increased federal funding for special/gifted education programs.
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