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Council Parent
League
 Upcoming Activities and Opportunities
"Moving
On" Idaho Transition Binder
2009
Idaho Legislative Session
Parent
Resources
Publications
for Parents, Students and Others
What Roots to Wings, Council Parent League is:
A statewide network of parents who are active in advocacy for children and adults with developmental disabilities and interested in opportunities for positive systems change in their communities and state. Members include, but are not limited to: DD Council members, graduates of the Partners in Policymaking program, people who have been involved with other Council projects and interested parents and community members.
Function:
Grassroots networking system to disseminate information on:
Council initiatives, systems change and policy issues, opportunities for advocacy and involvement in Council projects, community development ideas and to gather input from parents to identify needs and key issues.
Communication:
Information and materials will be disseminated to the Parent League via email,
a webpage on the DD Council website, and through articles in the Council's
Visions & Values
Newsletter.
To Join:
Parents are invited to become part of Roots to Wings at any time. Please contact Tracy Warren at the Council office with your contact information and you will be included in future email updates and information.
Whadz-uuup?
6th Annual tools for life: secondary transition and assistive technology fair
6th Annual Tools for Life: Secondary Transition and Assistive Technology Fair
March 1-2, 2009
Boise, Idaho
The Idaho Interagency Council on Secondary Transition invites you to attend the sixth annual Tools for Life: Secondary Transition and Technology Fair at the Doubletree Riverside Hotel in Boise, ID.
Tools for Life is for anyone who has an interest in supporting individuals with disabilities as they transition from school to life. This includes secondary educators, post-secondary educators, special educators, therapists, counselors, service providers, job developers, other rehabilitation specialists, and especially high school students with disabilities and their families. Throughout the two-day event, there will be presentations by regional and national experts on issues surrounding secondary transition and assistive technology.
Registration Booklet
"Moving On," the Idaho Transition Binder for transition-age students in Idaho schools, is now available free as a download from the Idaho Training Clearinghouse website. The binder is a useful tool for students, parents and teachers to use
in planning for transition from high school to adult life. Each student
adds his/her own information to the binder under section headings so they have
all their information in one place.
Students can use the binder for
transition planning, preparing for and applying to college, working with
employers to get a job, working with agencies like Vocational Rehabilitation,
Medicaid, Department of Health and Welfare or service provider agencies.
Sections include: Self-Advocacy, Keeping Records, Employment/Career,
Postsecondary Education/Training, School/Community Participation, Independent
Living, and Adult Services. The binder also has a resource directory with many
state and national contacts and can be individualized for your local are. If you
are interested in downloading the contents of the binder, go to the Idaho
Training Clearinghouse website at:
http://idahotcnew.idahotc.com and click on "Secondary Transition" under
"Learning Communities." Or, click here to
download the PDF version from this website.
The DD Council follows the Legislature throughout the
session, watching for proposed law and rule changes that may affect people with
disabilities and their families.
Click here for 2009 Legislative Reports.
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PARENT RESOURCES
Check out Idaho's new comprehensive web-based community resource directory...
IdahoHelp is a website that includes over 11,000 Idaho local and state community resources and a clearinghouse of information to address the needs of individuals with disabilities and their caregivers. People can search a variety of ways including by their local community or zip code. Check it out at:
Autism Risk and Safety Management
Information and resources for law enforcement, first responders, parents,
educators and care providers. Dennis Debbaudt's presentations and website
resources are designed to identify issues of risk and provide strategies that
help parents and care providers manage these risks at home, school and in the
community. They also provide the best tools and options for developing
partnerships with law enforcement, first response, and criminal justice
agencies.
Weblink -
http://www.autismriskmanagement.com/parents.html
Autism Society of America, Treasure
Valley Chapter hosts a support group for parents in Boise and surrounding
areas that meets monthly and sponsors events for parents. Go to
www.asatvc.org.
The Beach Center on Disability
consists of a rehabilitation research and training center on policies and
families. Go to www.beachcenter.org.
Connecting Families is
a comprehensive resource for Idaho families with news, regional community
resource listings and events calendar. Go to
www.connectingfamilies.net.
Council for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing (CDHH) The CDHH "Deaf Education Reform" Web page has over 35 updates
concerning Idaho's deaf education reform process. Because updates are made
frequently, this website is an ideal tool to inform stakeholders. Go to
www.cdhh.idaho.gov/deaf_education_reform.htm. There are currently 22 events
posted to the CDHH "Upcoming Events" page at
www.cdhh.idaho.gov/upcoming_events.htm.
NEW!
Going to College This new
website contains information about living college life with a disability. It is
designed for high school students. The site provides video clips, activities,
and resources that can help them get a head start in planning for college. Video
interviews with college students with disabilities offer a way to hear firsthand
from students with disabilities who have been successful. Modules include activities that will help students explore more about themselves, learn what to
expect from college, and equip them with important considerations and tasks to
complete when planning for college.
Visit this new website at
http://www.going-to-college.org/.
Idaho Families of Adults with
Disabilities (IFAD) sends out a weekly email newsletter and holds monthly
meeting in the Boise area. Go to
http://www.ifad.us/tiki-index.ph.
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc.
Idaho's Parent Training Information Center provides information and training to
parents of children with disabilities. Go to
www.ipulidaho.org.
Idaho State Department of Education:
Special Education Bureau. Go to
www.sde.idaho.gov/specialed. NEW 2007 Idaho Special
Education Manual is available online at
www.sde.idaho.gov/specialed/manuals.as.
The Idaho Training Clearinghouse
(ITC) website lists all current special education-related trainings across the
state. Go to www.idahotc.com.
Check out the IEP training modules available on the Idaho Training
Clearinghouse website at http://itcnew.idahotc.com/pages/iep.ht.
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Jonathan Mooney
Jonathan Mooney is a nationally recognized speaker, a published writer with
dyslexia and an activist who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old.
Jonathan is founder and president of Project Eye-To-Eye,
a mentoring and advocacy nonprofit organization for students with learning
differences. Project Eye-To-Eye currently
has 20 chapters in 13 states working with over 3,000 students, parents and
educators nationwide.
Weblink -
http://www.jonathanmooney.com/
National Center for Family Support
at Human Services Research Institute (HSRI). This website has been developed
to keep you informed about project progress and NCFS sponsored events such as
institutes, conferences and symposiums. In addition, resources and publications
are made available to provide you with information about best practices and
family support policies. Go to
www.familysupport-hsri.org.
NICHCY - National Dissemination
Center for Children with Disabilities. The center serves the nation as
a central source of information on:
- disabilities in infants, toddlers,
children and youth;
- IDEA, which is the law authorizing
special education;
- No Child Left Behind, as it relates
to children with disabilities; and
- research-based information on
effective educational practices.
Go to
www.nichcy.org
Office of Special Education Programs
(OSEP) is the federal agency that administers special education programs and
policy at the federal level. Go to
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html.
ThinkCollege.net
Youth with intellectual disabilities have not had many chances to go to college.
This is changing as individuals across the country begin to create opportunities
for these youth to reap the benefits of post-secondary education. This website
will provide information and links to anyone interested in finding out more
about the possibilities.
Weblink -
http://www.thinkcollege.net/
Wrightslaw.
Resources for parents/advocates related to IDEA, IEPs, and NCLB. Good
information and strategies for advocates can be found on the Wrightslaw website
at this web link:
http://www.wrightslaw.com/heath/dyh.index.htm.
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, STUDENTS
AND OTHERS
Family Directed Services:
Medicaid Report to 2007 Legislature
Benefits of a Family Directed Service System
Equitable, Effective and Meaningful
Grading Practices for Students with Disabilities - materials from recent web
workshop:
Grading
Webinar Handout
Grading
Resources
Strategies for Advocates
Grading Students in Inclusive Settings
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