[Kids Together email newsletter] April 2011
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- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:42:03 -0400
Kids Together Email Newsletter
"promoting inclusive communities where all people belong"
April 2011
This list consists of over 3000 people (and growing!)
Suggestions for newsletter items are welcome!
“We have to demand the things that are essential to our
lives, equality, and quality of life. We must refuse to feel gratitude for
these, except the normal level of gratitude that anyone might feel for living
in a time and place that still supports human life."
~ Laura Hershey ~
- championed disabilities rights activist -
National Inclusive Education Initiative
FREE online and on-demand Inclusive Education webinars
http://www.iod.unh.edu/Projects/niei/Webinars.aspx
The University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability
presents free online and on-demand inclusive education webinars! Looking for
convenient, state-of-the-art professional development related to inclusive
education for students with autism and related disabilities? Check out the
IOD’s FREE, view-at-your-convenience webinar series:
a.. Fundamentals of Inclusive Education
b.. Administrators’ Leadership Series
c.. Educators’ Inclusive Education Leadership
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The Failure of the Disability Service System to Provide
Quality Work
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
http://www.ndrn.org/images/Documents/Resources/Publications/Reports/Segregated-and-Exploited.pdf
Today, across the United States of America, hundreds of
thousands of people with disabilities are being isolated and financially
exploited by their employers. Many are segregated away from traditional work
and kept out of sight. Most are paid only a fraction of the minimum wage while
many company owners make six -figure salaries. Many people profit off of their
labor.
Simply put, sheltered workshops are just another
institution segregating people with disabilities away because of our
unwillingness to accept that our perceived notions about their ability to work
may be wrong. >>> read more download pdf.
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There's an App for that!
Special Education section in Apples App Store)
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMultiRoom?fcId=399470369
Apple is highlighting a growing number of apps catering to
individuals with special needs with a featured special education section in its
App Store. The section titled “Special Education” launched late last week and
includes 72 applications for the iPhone and 13 applications for the iPad in 10
categories ranging from communication to emotional development and life skills,
according to Trudy Muller, an Apple spokeswoman.
The special education category is currently showcased as
one of four editorial features in the App Store. Apps, which can be used on
Apple’s iPhone, iPad or iPod devices, have become increasingly popular in the
special needs community in recent years, serving as everything from assistive
technology devices to organizational tools and teaching aids.
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Differention Daily
Help for teachers reach & teach all learners in K-12
classrooms
http://differentiationdaily.com/
A new website each day to help teachers reach & teach all
learners in K-12 classrooms. This blog is written by Paula Kluth, a researcher,
consultant, and presenter interested in differentiating instruction, active
learning, and inclusive schooling. She has worked as a special education
teacher, an inclusion facilitator, and as a professor of education (most
recently at Syracuse University). Today, she is a consultant full time, and
still does some research and a lot of writing but also works with schools to
move students with disabilities into inclusive placements, to individualize
lessons in K-12 classrooms, and to make learning more fun and relevant for
diverse learners
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exploratree
Graphic organizers
http://www.exploratree.org.uk/
Exploratree is a free web resource where you can access a
library of ready-made interactive thinking guides, print them, edit them or
make your own. You can share them and work on them in groups too. It provides a
series of ready-made interactive 'thinking guides' or 'frameworks' which can
support students' projects and research. Thinking guides support the thinking
or working through of an issue, topic or question and help to shape, define and
focus an idea and also support the planning required to investigate it further.
Exploratree guides can be used as a basis for whole class discussion, or
emailed to individuals or groups to complete. They can also be used as a
presentation tool to share your findings and thinking with others. As well as
providing a set of ready to use thinking guides, which are completely
customizable and shareable, Exploratree also enables teachers and students to
create their own simply and easily.
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ADA National Network
Free, self-paced course on federal disability rights laws
http://www.humancentereddesign.org/neada/disabilityrights/Welcome.html
ADA NATIONAL NETWORK LAUNCHES DISABILITY RIGHTS WEB COURSE
- This is a free, self-paced webcourse available 24/7 that
provides an overview of disability rights laws. The course takes approximately
2 hours, includes real life scenarios, quizzes and a final exam. Upon
completion of this course, you will have a general understanding of the major
federal disability rights laws.
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PEAC Pennsylvania Education for All Coalition
1st Annual Eastern Pennsylvania Inclusion Conference
http://www.paedforall.org/
SAVE THE DATE!! The 1st Annual Eastern Pennsylvania
Inclusion Conference, November 6-8, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA hosted by
Pennsylvania Education for All Coalition (PEAC). For more information about
the event, go to http://www.paedforall.org/conference. Request for Proposals
are open till April 16th.
Contact PEAC if you, your business or others are interested
in being sponsor! Great opportunity!
>> See sponsor form in pdf
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Inclusion and the Other Kids
Here's What Research Shows so Far About Inclusion's Effect
on Other Students without Disabilities
http://www.urbanschools.org/pdf/OP_Kids.pdf (12 pages pdf
file)
Answers questions about the learning of others students
without disabilities when children with disabilities are in their classes. Also
talks about attention from the teacher, friendships, social skills,
self-esteem, personal principles, comfort levels for differences and patience
and more.
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Kids Together Inclusion Networking Community!
Free! Join Today!
http://grou.ps/kidstogether/home
Want to share information, ask questions and meet others
who promote inclusion? Members can post discussion threads, join sub groups on
topics, read and post calendar events (on inclusion), watch and post videos,
photos and share files! The group will also run polls. You can sign in with
your email and create a password or use your Facebook account to link in. (All
memberships must be approved to prevent spam). Together we can create the best
networking and information resource possible! Check it out and start connecting
and start posting!
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The Parent Side (tm)
T-shirts, cards, magnets mugs, stickers & more!
It's a campaign for inclusion and against exclusion!
http://www.theparentside.com
Products that promote inclusion and acceptance of
diversity. Gifts for parents, teachers, self-advocates and others! Mugs, tote
bags, buttons, posters, bumper stickers, cards, t shirts, sweatshirts and lots
more!
Become a fan on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/TheParentSide
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