Link: Training
A recent Institute of Medicine report said family members are not properly trained to provide increasing levels of medical care for patients who are sent home from the hospital or rehab in worse physical condition than ever before, creating a big gap in the U.S. health care system. Experts say the U.S. needs a system to offer and pay for caregiver training, which some groups are beginning to offer.
Link: STREAMS
Wright State University's Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (STREAMS) is open to college students from across the United States on a competitive basis. All positions have been filled for the 2008 program. Please check back to this web site in the fall for information about the 2009 summer program.
Link: Module 18 training
NICHCY has just posted another training module online for the Building the Legacy training curriculum on IDEA, our nation's special education law. The module includes PowerPoint slide shows to use in training sessions, a detailed discussion of IDEA for trainers, and handouts for audience participants.
In drafting the provisions of IDEA, Congress clearly contemplated that, at times, there would be disagreements between parents of children with disabilities and the school districts providing special education and related services to their children. When such disagreements occur, parents and school districts can turn to IDEA's procedural safeguards and dispute resolution options. Find out what those options are---there's a new one, did you know?
Link: Wrightslaw
Here is a fact about your child's test scores.
All important educational decisions - eligibility, services in your child's IEP, educational progress - are based on test scores. Not grades, not subjective observations - test scores.
There's no way around it. To be an effective advocate, you need to know what tests measure and what test scores mean.
Read what a mother of four children with special needs says about this training:
WOW - When I used this training about test scores, I got a new plan, a new evaluation, additional services in the IEP – all in a one hour meeting.
Link: Advocacy
Advocate Academy Webinar Archives
Detailed instructions on accessing Webinar archives are sent via email.
Link: Curriculum
The training curriculum has five overarching themes (A, B, C, D, and E), with multiple training modules beneath each theme (1, 2, 3, and so on). These themes are: Theme A: Welcome to IDEA, Theme B: IDEA and General Education, Theme C: Evaluating Children for Disability, Theme D: Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and Theme E: Procedural Safeguards
Link: Webcast
The Accommodation and Compliance Web Training Series brings JAN's nationally acclaimed training to your computer! The Series unites national experts on job accommodation and disability employment law to provide one-hour training opportunities via Webcasts
The Advocacy Institute proudly announces the grand opening of Advocate Academy, a new Webinar service designed to meet the training needs of special education advocates nationwide. http://www.advocacyinstitute.org/academy/
Link: Series: Addressing the Complex Challenges of Providing Special Education Services in Today's Schools.
From Chaos to Cooperation in the Classroom Thursday, November 10, 2005, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. EST Sylvia Rockwell, Pasco County Public Schools
English Language Learners With Language and/or Learning Disabilities: Is It a Language Difference or Is It a Disability?
Tuesday, November 29, 2005, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. EST
Alba A. Ortiz, The University of Texas at AustinNCLB, Access to the General Education Curriculum, and IEPs: Putting It All Together
Thursday, December 1, 2005, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. EST
Margaret J. McLaughlin, University of MarylandAccessing the General Education Curriculum: Universal Design and Technology
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. EST
John Castellani, Johns Hopkins University
Link: Health care transition is a process that takes time and planning. .
This site has been developed by the Institute for Child Health Policy with funding from the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council to help young people with disabilities and their families with the process of planning for and successfully completing a transition to adult oriented medical services.
