February 3rd, 2010
Illinois Curing Autism through Research and Education is pleased to host the Bridges to Adulthood for Individuals with Autism: Transition Planning for Lives Of Competence, Dignity, and Quality Workshop presented by Dr. Peter Gerhardt. Dr. Peter Gerhardt is President, and Chair of the Scientific Council, for the Organization for Autism Research, a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding intervention research in support of individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. Dr. Gerhardt has over 25 years experience utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis in support of adolescents and adults with ASD in educational, employment, and community based settings. He is the author or co-author of articles and book chapters on the needs of adults with autism spectrum disorder, the school-to-work- transition process, assessment of social competence, and analysis and intervention of problematic behavior. He has presented nationally and internationally on these topics. Dr. Gerhardt received his doctorate from the Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Graduate School of Education. What: Bridges to Adulthood for Individuals with Autism: Transition Planning for Lives Of Competence, Dignity, and Quality Workshop Cost: $100.00 Parents/Students For more information please see the registration form. |
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Does your Center for Independent Living or community-based organization serve Spanish-speaking consumers who have mobility impairments? The Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the University of Kansas has produced a series of informational booklets for these consumers on how to prevent secondary conditions. The Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities wants to get these booklets to the people they’re meant to assist, so please contact them if you would like free copies. Topics include: |
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Mark the dates on your calendar and join us as we explore issues and solutions to the challenges we all are facing in these difficult times. This event will be a cross-disability conference with sessions that will appeal to self-advocates, direct support professionals, families, supervisors, managers, case managers, clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, service providers and more. In Such a Time as This: Responding Wisely in Difficult Times Conference |
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Abuse of people with disabilities and elders creates a significant barrier to independent living and full integration into the community. Abuse and mistreatment is defined as any unwanted, hurtful, dangerous, neglectful, frightening, insulting, oppressive, or demeaning behavior directed at a person or persons with disabilities. It can include physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, or financial mistreatment, including theft, violation of privacy or autonomy, and crime, including hate crime. |
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This report characterizes the population of Latinos with disabilities in the United States, examines the challenges they face in securing employment, highlights exemplary research and vocational projects, and makes recommendations on how to improve employment outcomes for Latinos with disabilities. |
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The 12th AMC will be held June 18-20, 2010 on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The Allied Media Conference is the central project of the Allied Media Projects (AMP) network, which emerges out of ten years of organic relationship-building. Since the first conference (then the Midwest Zine Conference) in 1999, people have been compelled by the concept of do-it-yourself media. Later, as the Underground Publishing Conference, the emphasis was on building a movement of alternative media makers. With the shift towards Allied Media, the AMC has attracted more and more people who are interested in using participatory media as a strategy for social justice organizing. The Allied Media Conference cultivates strategies for a more just and creative world. We come together to share tools and tactics for transforming our communities through media-based organizing. |
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The US Social Forum (USSF) will take place June 22-26, 2010 at Cobo Hall and Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit. The USSF will convene social movements from across the United States and globally. Goals for the 2010 US Social Forum in Detroit, MI, June 22-26, are: |
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