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2012 Voting Accessibility Questionnaire
The National Council on Disability is seeking input via a questionnaire to learn how people with disabilities fare in this election. To take or share the questionnaire, please go to http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1053447/Voting
If you have any questions, please call 202.408.9514, ext 130. For more information, visit their website.
Webinar - Community Service and Employment
On Wednesday, October 31 at 3 pm EDT, the Social Security Administration will host a free Webinar "Exploring Community Service as a Pathway to Employment: A Webinar for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries". Get insight on a variety of community service opportunities and benefits. Register online.
Empowerment Scholarship Account Presentation
Arizona Department of Education will be providing information regarding the Empowerment Scholarship Account Program open to children with disabilities. Parents and/or guardians are invited to attend.
DATE: Wednesday November 14, 2012.
TIME: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm.
LOCATION: Disability Empowerment Center 5025 E Washington St., Phoenix AZ 85034.
RSVP: To Michele.Fiorenza@yahoo.com (with ESA in the subject line. In addition please provide your name, # of attendees, and phone #) by Friday November 9th 3pm. Space is limited to first 50 attendees.
2012 Ballot Proposition Presentation
Monday October 29, 2012
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Disability Empowerment Center, Nina Mason Pulliam Conference Center, 5025 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Learn about the various statewide Propositions on the 2012 Ballot. Hear pros and cons and make up your own mind.
More information and details here.
Childhood Obesity Symposium: Prevention, Complications and Cost
The CARE Program at Phoenix Children's will be hosting the inaugural Childhood Obesity Symposium on November 14, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Melvin L. Cohen Conference Center on the main campus of Phoenix Children's Hospital. The symposium is for those involved in the fight to prevent and treat childhood obesity.
Got Transition Quarterly Webinar
"I am more than a diagnosis!" - The Impact of Personal Identity on Health Care Transitions for Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs
Date: November 7, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm (Arizona Time)
In this Got Transition quarterly webinar, Susan Waisbren, Ph.D. will review research on identity development and its impact on health promoting behaviors and positive mental health. A panel of young adults with various health care needs will respond and share their current strategies coping with challenges as they move toward adulthood.
Space is limited. Register here.
Written and Skills Testing for Trainers of Direct Care Workers
Registration deadline extended through Monday, October 29th
November 1-2, 2012
Tucson, Arizona
The training is not mandatory by DES or AHCCCS. The workshop is designed to help an Approved Program prepare for the new Direct Care Worker training and testing requirements.
Registration form.
For questions, contact Mary Chapman hr@athomesol.com
Previously Listed in Monday Memo:
Survey on Advocacy and Resilience
For parents of children with special needs
Parents' participation is requested in an online, anonymous survey about advocacy and resilience in parents of children with special needs. The survey is expected to take about 20 minutes. The research is being conducted by Dr. Sarah Taylor at California State University, East Bay, and Dr. Amy Conley Wright at San Francisco State University.
To participate, please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/spclneedsadvocacy. If you have questions about this research, contact Dr.Taylor at sarah.taylor@csueastbay.edu, Dr. Amy Conley Wright at acw@sfsu.edu or the CSU East Bay Institutional Review Board at 510-885-4212.
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) Support Group Meeting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sonntag Academic Pavilion, Barrow Neurological Institute
350 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Parking: Park in the 3rd Avenue Garage & cross 3rd Avenue at crosswalk. Once across the street, continue straight into building marked Sonntag Academic Pavilion
Guest Speaker: Jeannine Morrone-Strupinski, PhD
Topic: Managing cognitive and emotional changes associated with NPH
Please RSVP to Maggie Bobrowitz by e-mail: info@hydroassoc.org
Positive Behavior Supports to Prevent Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
Free training for parents and teachers on practical information that leads to the reduction of the use of restraint and seclusion and/or removal of a student with challenging behavior from the education environment.
1) Thursday, November 8, 2012
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Disability Empowerment Center, 5025 East Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
To register online go to http://ressecphxnov82012.eventbrite.com
To register via phone or email, please contact the Center at (602) 274-6287 (voice/TTY) 1-800-927-2260 (toll free) or e-mail kvanhorne@azdisabilitylaw.org.
2) Friday, November 9, 2012
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Viscount Suite Hotel, 4855 East Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85711
To register online for this Tucson training, go to Eventbrite: http://ressectucnov92012.eventbrite.com
To register via phone or email, please contact the Center at (602) 274-6287 (voice/TTY) 1-800-927-2260 (toll free) or e-mail kvanhorne@azdisabilitylaw.org.
Presented by Arizona Center for Disability Law & Institute for Human Development - Northern Arizona University
Visit the following websites for more information. www.azdisabilitylaw.org , IHD to www.nau.edu/ihd and ADDPC to www.azdes.gov/ADDPC/Home .
Free Webinar on Telehealth Delivery
November 13, 2012 12:00 noon (AZ Time)
Telehealth: A New Delivery System to Improve Health Care for Patients with Serious Mental Illness
Presented By: Sarah Pratt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth University
Executive Webinar Overview
This presentation and discussion will focus on the experience and results of Dartmouth's Center for Aging Research pilot study using the Bosch Healthcare Health Buddy System for remote patient monitoring intervention of people with SMI and physical co-morbidities.
Attendees will leave with an understanding of:
1. Telehealth for the SMI population with physical co-morbidities
2. Acceptance among this population
3. The promise of telehealth in improving quality of care and reducing utilization for this population
Baseball in Southwest Valley - Challenger League
Goodyear Little League Challenger division is part of a nationwide program for youth with mental and physical disabilities. Youth ages 4-18 can enjoy the full benefits of Little League participation in an athletic environment structured to their abilities including those using wheel-chairs. Teams are set up according to abilities, rather than age, and can include up to 20 players.
Any interested participants who live in the southwest areas of the Valley including Goodyear, Surprise, Buckeye, Avondale, Litchfield Park, Verrado, and others may register. Open registration is December 3rd through January 31st.
For more information please contact Goodyear Little League goodyearlittleleague@gmail.com.
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Raising Special Kids is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Tiffany, Director of Family Support and Education, to Arizona's Special Education Advisory Panel. This is a state-level commission with members appointed through the Governor's Office. 