[Kids Together email newsletter] July 2006

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                    July 2006 Newsletter
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                    Children require guidance and sympathy far more than 
instruction.. 
                    ~ Anne Sullivan ~

                    Whose Life Is It Anyway? 
                    How One Teenager, Her Parents, and Her Teacher
                    View the Transition Process for a Young Person with 
Disabilities
                    Wisconsin Healthy & Ready to Work: 
                    A Series of Materials Supporting Youth with Special Health 
Care Needs
                    http://waisman.wisc.edu/hrtw/wlia.pdf
                    Copies $10 call (608) 265- 9852 or order on-line 
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/wrc/pub.html 
                    download booklet free at www.waisman.wisc.edu/wrc/pub.html  
(Adobe pdf  98 pages large print)

                    This book encourages partners to take time to get to know 
each other as they move forward in the future planning process. In addition, in 
telling the story of Becky's transition, it offers readers some "out of the 
box" possibilities for young people, especially those with cognitive 
disabilities. New frontiers of assistive technology and college experiences are 
being realized for youth with cognitive disabilities across the country. We are 
seeing young people with cognitive disabilities who could never read or write, 
now reading and writing independently with their software programs. We are 
seeing young adults with such disabilities actively participating on college 
campuses with their same age peers: sitting in on college classes, studying 
with their peers, and joining student organizations. It is happening across 
this country and right here in this book with Becky. Readers are invited to 
dream big, live with great expectations, know the meaning of hard work, and 
commit to building trusting relationships with each other. For more stories go 
to http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/wrc/pub.html


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                    New IDEA Regulations Coming Soon!
                    IDEA 2004 Part B Regs Approved on July 27
                    Office of Management and Budget

                    IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement 
Act of 2004) Part B regulations were approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget on Thursday July 27, 2006 and should be issued sometime soon. The 
Department of Education will make them publicly available in advance of the 
Federal Register publication. 


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                    Project Participate
                    Website with success stories and practical solutions 
                    http://www.projectparticipate.org

                    Project Participate provides families, educators, 
administrators and therapists with simple strategies to increase the active 
participation of students with disabilities in school programs. Supported by a 
U.S. Department of Education, Project Participate facilitates team 
collaboration and promotes the appropriate uses of technology in the classroom.

                    Explore the site to see success stories and learn practical 
solutions to enhance learning, teaching, and the full inclusion of students 
with disabilities in the classroom. Download sample curricular adaptations, 
handouts for training, intervention planning forms and more!


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                    Taxis for All
                    United Spinal Association
                    http://www.unitedspinal.org/advocacy/taxisforall

                    The addition of greater numbers of wheelchair-accessible 
taxicabs in North American cities and towns will enable persons with 
disabilities-young and old-to travel more easily for business or for pleasure. 
Wheelchair accessible taxi service offers a convenient, spontaneous, and 
affordable transportation option to individuals with disabilities. United 
Spinal Association believes that a widely-available affordable, accessible 
sedan taxi can open up this mode of transportation to wheelchair users. 

                    Sign Up For Taxis For All - North America. Receive 
occasional emails containing-  Campaign updates - Tips on public awareness and 
advocacy strategies - Installments of the Taxis For All Toolkit - Updates on 
the development of a wheelchair accessible taxi vehicle.


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                    College Access and Opportunity Act (H.R. 609) amendment 
                    Provides students with intellectual disabilities 
                    access to federal work-study funds. 
                    
http://sessions.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=41553
                    Full text http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/thomas search for 
bill number HR 609
                    Passed the House on March 30th, 2006 (Now on the calendar 
of the Senate)

                    According to a recent report of the President's Committee 
for People with Intellectual Disabilities, in 2002 approximately 90 percent of 
adults with intellectual disabilities were not employed; 26 percent of youth 
with intellectual disabilities dropped out of school; fewer than 15 percent 
participated in postsecondary education; and over 700,000 people with 
intellectual disabilities lived with parents aged 60 or over.

                    Research shows that comprehensive postsecondary programs 
have had a positive impact on student rates of employment and wages, social 
networks, and self-determination skills (Guenette, 2003). A growing number of 
two and four-year colleges and universities are now including students with 
mental retardation in educational, independent living and vocational programs. 
The increasing numbers of such programs reflects the strong need for a variety 
of postsecondary education opportunities for this population of students.

                    "This group of nontraditional students can become more 
self-sufficient if provided opportunities. I believe they should have access to 
postsecondary education, and the resulting employment and independent living 
opportunities, just as their non-disabled peers do," Sessions concluded.


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                    Philadelphia Museum of Art
                    http://www.philamuseum.org/
                    Artabilities: Celebrating the artistic talents of children 
with disabilities
                    November 8, 2006 - December 3, 2006

                    This Exhibition represents the artwork of children aged 3 
through 21 whose disabilities vary greatly from mild to severe. They are from 
thirteen state, public, and private schools in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  In 
their daily or weekly art classes, students produce two-dimensional art works 
in all mediums, from watercolor to computer. One work by each student is 
selected by their art teachers for submission to the Friends of Children's 
Seashore House of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to be juried into and 
framed for this exhibition. 


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                    Text-to-Speech Software
                    TextAloud  
                    http://www.NextUp.com/

                    TextAloud uses voice synthesis to convert text into spoken 
audio. Listen on your PC or create MP3 or WMA files for use on portable devices 
like iPods, PocketPCs, and CD players. You can download a free trial version of 
TextAloud. It does not include the optional premium voices, but is a fully 
functional version of TextAloud that you can evaluate for 15 days with no 
obligation. Optional premium voices can be added at the time of purchase for 
$29.95.


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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  

                    Get your stuff in time for the new school season! Gifts for 
everyone, children, adults, advocates, self-advocates, professionals and 
families. Give a unique gift to the advocate who supported you or reward 
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mousepads, buttons, magnets, posters and more! Designs that speak! 


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