REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Oklahoma’s first annual conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders
For Families, Health Professionals, Educators, and Advocates
November 6‐7, 2009
Embassy Suites Norman – Hotel & Conference Center Norman, Oklahoma
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Liane Holliday Willey, Ed.D.
An inspirational and motivational speaker who helps her audience truly understand the importance of accepting people with differences. Liane is a successful writer, editor, consultant, motivational speaker, freelance author, mother and wife.
(http://www.aspie.com)
James C. McPartland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Yale Child Study Center (www.autism.fm) Associate Director, Developmental Electrophysiology Laboratory (childstudycenter.yale.edu/del)
Over 40 sessions by national and regional speakers to discuss a broad range of topics including medical and health, education and social skills, and families and advocacy.
TO REGISTER:
Visit: http://www.OKAUTISM.org for on-line and paper registrations and for information about sponsorship / vendor opportunities:
Web: okautism.org
Email: okautism@ouhsc.edu
Tele: 405.271.7476 or 1.877.288.8476
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
OICA Fall Forum
University Of Central Oklahoma
Nigh University Center
100 University Drive, Edmond OK
On October 13-14, 2009, Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) will gather child advocates from across the state for the Annual Fall Legislative Forum to examine the current course of Oklahoma’s young people, share ideas and develop a legislative agenda to create positive change.
Riding The Winds of Change, the theme of this year’s forum, will focus on how we can work within the current economic, legislative and social environments on behalf of Oklahoma’s children, and continue to build a future where our state, communities and families can prosper. The forum will focus on the health, education, safety and economic issues that impact Oklahoma's children. This two-day event will culminate in the creation of the 2010 Oklahoma Legislative Agenda for Children and Youth.
Preview the agenda and plan now to attend! NOTE: The Opening Session, Tuesday, October 13, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. is free to the public.
REGISTRATION
$130 Early Bird
$160 After October 2, 2009
Educators: Please contact Keli Wright or Ann Paterson Salazar about student registration:
NOTE: No registrations accepted after October 6, 2009
To register, go to http://oica.org/Fall%20Forum/Fall%20Forum%2009/index.html
Nigh University Center
100 University Drive, Edmond OK
On October 13-14, 2009, Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) will gather child advocates from across the state for the Annual Fall Legislative Forum to examine the current course of Oklahoma’s young people, share ideas and develop a legislative agenda to create positive change.
Riding The Winds of Change, the theme of this year’s forum, will focus on how we can work within the current economic, legislative and social environments on behalf of Oklahoma’s children, and continue to build a future where our state, communities and families can prosper. The forum will focus on the health, education, safety and economic issues that impact Oklahoma's children. This two-day event will culminate in the creation of the 2010 Oklahoma Legislative Agenda for Children and Youth.
Preview the agenda and plan now to attend! NOTE: The Opening Session, Tuesday, October 13, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. is free to the public.
REGISTRATION
$130 Early Bird
$160 After October 2, 2009
Educators: Please contact Keli Wright or Ann Paterson Salazar about student registration:
NOTE: No registrations accepted after October 6, 2009
To register, go to http://oica.org/Fall%20Forum/Fall%20Forum%2009/index.html
Friday, September 4, 2009
Cerebral Palsy State Resource Guides Now Available
"Cerebral Palsy Survival Guides" for all 50 states are now available for free download through the non-profit group CP Family Network website. The guides provide a listing of resources for people with CP and their caregivers. Also available are Care Notebooks for organizing medical and other data, and birth injury prevention information for expectant parents by CP legal expert Howard Janet.
The free guides, called 'Survival Guides,' are organized by topic:: education, medical, respite care, therapy, recreation, and transportation. "When resources change, the CP Family Network will also alert caregivers who register with the site, ensuring they are always up to date with what's available to help adults and children with cerebral palsy,".
Click here to download the Survival Guide for your state.
The free guides, called 'Survival Guides,' are organized by topic:: education, medical, respite care, therapy, recreation, and transportation. "When resources change, the CP Family Network will also alert caregivers who register with the site, ensuring they are always up to date with what's available to help adults and children with cerebral palsy,".
Click here to download the Survival Guide for your state.
Adaptable and accessible housing
Easy Access Housing for Easier Living Program: Adaptable and Accessible Housing. How can you tell if a home or apartment can be easily adapted for accessibility? This checklist from Easter Seals and Century 21 can help you evaluate.
Read the checklist on EasterSeals.com.
Read the checklist on EasterSeals.com.
Health Insurance Reform Reality Check
We've all heard the rumors about what health care reform legislation will or will not do. The White House has a new web page that addresses these concerns and issues. Read about it for yourself and get informed. Who knows, you may even want to get involved....
Click here to Visit the White House Health Insurance Reform Reality Check.
Click here to Visit the White House Health Insurance Reform Reality Check.
Back to School Resources for Parents
Recognizing reading (and other) problems early: Programs for parents.
Empowering Parents, a PBS special hosted by Al Roker, visits schools to help families identify early signs of reading problems and find ideas for getting their kids the help and support they need to succeed at reading.
http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/launching/empowering
Concerned about your child's food allergies at school?
Managing food allergies at schools can be challenging. Education, communication, and cooperation are the keys to preventing allergic reactions.
http://www.foodallergy.org/school.html
Have you met Alex?
First, meet Alex's mom. She wanted the IEP team at the new school to see her son as a person, not a label, so she made a wonderful 3-minute video to introduce him at the beginning of the IEP meeting. It worked even better than she expected. Check it out.
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/iep.video.moody.htm
Parents get involved.
Project Appleseed is the #1 ranked resource in Google and Yahoo! for "parental involvement in public schools" (or so they claim). But a look at this organization's bristling-with-purpose website is bound to make parents feel...well, like getting involved. Find out how at the link below. Pssst: National Parental Involvement Day is coming up soon (November 19th) but we thought we'd tell you early, so you can plan ahead.
http://www.projectappleseed.org
Communicating with your child's school.
This resource from CADRE offers specific communication skills that may be helpful to parents as they develop and maintain partnerships with their child's school.
http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/success.cfm
Building a good relationship with your child's teacher.
From the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
http://www.ncld.org/at-school/general-topics/parentschool-partnership/building-a-good-relationship-with-your-childs-teacher
Effective IEP meetings: Tested tips.
Here's another from CADRE, offering suggestions for convening successful IEP meetings. It includes preparation tips for parents and educators.
http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/testedtips.cfm
Interested in autism?
CDC (the Centers for Disease Control) has a new autism website. Very snazzy.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.html
A parent's guide to developmental delays: A podcast.
LD Podcasts are a weekly event at LDonline about all aspects of learning disabilities and kids who struggle in school, and this one focuses on DD. Listen at:
http://ldpodcast.com/2006/11/20/show-31-a-parents-guide-to-developmental-delays/
Is challenging behavior a problem at home?
Then you may be interested in what the Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior (CEBP) has to say. This document gives parents eight practical tips they can use when their young children exhibit challenging behavior. Each tip includes a brief explanation and an example to show parents how they might use the specific approach with their own family in everyday life.
http://www.tats.ucf.edu/wg_inclusion/PositiveSolutionsforFamilies_CEBP.pdf
Planning your transition from high school: A tool kit.
A very good tool kit from PACER for youth with disabilities and their parents.
http://www.pacer.org/tatra/2009Award.pdf
Resource list excerpted from the NICHCY newsletter, News You Can Use - Sept 09
Empowering Parents, a PBS special hosted by Al Roker, visits schools to help families identify early signs of reading problems and find ideas for getting their kids the help and support they need to succeed at reading.
http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/launching/empowering
Concerned about your child's food allergies at school?
Managing food allergies at schools can be challenging. Education, communication, and cooperation are the keys to preventing allergic reactions.
http://www.foodallergy.org/school.html
Have you met Alex?
First, meet Alex's mom. She wanted the IEP team at the new school to see her son as a person, not a label, so she made a wonderful 3-minute video to introduce him at the beginning of the IEP meeting. It worked even better than she expected. Check it out.
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/iep.video.moody.htm
Parents get involved.
Project Appleseed is the #1 ranked resource in Google and Yahoo! for "parental involvement in public schools" (or so they claim). But a look at this organization's bristling-with-purpose website is bound to make parents feel...well, like getting involved. Find out how at the link below. Pssst: National Parental Involvement Day is coming up soon (November 19th) but we thought we'd tell you early, so you can plan ahead.
http://www.projectappleseed.org
Communicating with your child's school.
This resource from CADRE offers specific communication skills that may be helpful to parents as they develop and maintain partnerships with their child's school.
http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/success.cfm
Building a good relationship with your child's teacher.
From the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
http://www.ncld.org/at-school/general-topics/parentschool-partnership/building-a-good-relationship-with-your-childs-teacher
Effective IEP meetings: Tested tips.
Here's another from CADRE, offering suggestions for convening successful IEP meetings. It includes preparation tips for parents and educators.
http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/testedtips.cfm
Interested in autism?
CDC (the Centers for Disease Control) has a new autism website. Very snazzy.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.html
A parent's guide to developmental delays: A podcast.
LD Podcasts are a weekly event at LDonline about all aspects of learning disabilities and kids who struggle in school, and this one focuses on DD. Listen at:
http://ldpodcast.com/2006/11/20/show-31-a-parents-guide-to-developmental-delays/
Is challenging behavior a problem at home?
Then you may be interested in what the Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior (CEBP) has to say. This document gives parents eight practical tips they can use when their young children exhibit challenging behavior. Each tip includes a brief explanation and an example to show parents how they might use the specific approach with their own family in everyday life.
http://www.tats.ucf.edu/wg_inclusion/PositiveSolutionsforFamilies_CEBP.pdf
Planning your transition from high school: A tool kit.
A very good tool kit from PACER for youth with disabilities and their parents.
http://www.pacer.org/tatra/2009Award.pdf
Resource list excerpted from the NICHCY newsletter, News You Can Use - Sept 09
No-cost plane ride for kids with disabilities
Challenge Air for Kids and Friends, a not-for-profit organization, offers motivational, inspirational and life-changing experiences to physically challenged children and youth through aviation.
Where: Oklahoma City, OK (PWA) at Wiley Post Airport
When: 26-September-2009
Spots are still available.
To find out more click on Challenge Air Information and Registration below:
Challenge Air Information and Registration
Where: Oklahoma City, OK (PWA) at Wiley Post Airport
When: 26-September-2009
Spots are still available.
To find out more click on Challenge Air Information and Registration below:
Challenge Air Information and Registration
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