Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
CCD advocates for people with disabilities and families to ensure they get fully integrated into society. This is done by identifying and researching public policy issues as well as recommendations for solutions. The organization also educates Congress on such issues to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities in the policies and programs. The CCD mission statement is to ensure self-determination, independence and integration of people with disabilities into all aspects of society which is done with excellence by the information and resources they provide for self-advocacy. Great tool!
http://www.c-c-d.org/
United Way of North East FL
This website is for an organization that provides free information and referral and access to health, social and human services help for a 9-county area. The counties include: Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Baker, Nassau, Columbia, Suwannee, Hamilton, and Putnam counties. Anyone in these areas can dial 211 to access information about financial support, medical assistance, food and shelter, support groups and much more! Simply dialing 2-1-1, callers are able to be connected with specially trained information and referral call center specialists from their community who can assist them with finding solutions to the problems and issues that are troubling them. The website does just the same and is a great tool!
http://www.uwnefl.org/
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
The mission of DREDF is to, “advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development.” The organization helps advocate for families and people with disabilities in the community and court cases. Their actions strengthen public policy for the legal right of people with disabilities. On the website there is information about disability issues such as, transportation, health care, and special education. Also, links to disability laws that will help anyone understand the legal rights of individuals with a disability and their families. Anyone wishing to educate themselves on such issues and join to support or advocate for people with disabilities, will greatly benefit from such a recourse.
http://www.dredf.org/about.shtml
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Employment
National Center on Workforce and Disability
The NCWD is an organization that improves access for all in the workforce development system by offering training, technical assistance, and policy analysis. There is information about
designing access to employment for all,
help to find jobs,
job accommodations and assistive technology,
legal requirements and guidelines for employment
There is also information for the employer about specific etiquette for specific disabilities. This will create a healthy relationship between the employer and employee. I found this site to be full of additional information relating to persons with disabilities.
http://www.onestops.info/
Employer Assistance & Resource Network
EARN is a great website for employers that provides free consulting services and resources to support the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities. The organization helps employers understand the practical reasons for hiring people with disabilities by providing success stories, newsletters, tools to help serve job seekers and other resources. In addition to helping an employer, there is information for the potential employee about representing yourself the best way possible. There is information about developing a resume, interview tips, choosing the right career and so much more! This is a great recourse for a person with a disability looking for employment or anyone wishing to hire a person with a disability.
http://www.fccflorida.org/resources/state.htm
Disclosing Disability in Employment
A person may not wish to indicate they have a disability when applying for a job. However, this website helps someone to do that with ease. The website has information on disclosing a disability on the application, in an interview, after job offer and once in the job. The site provides helpful and realistic tips about approaching the employer with this information and possible outcomes in each situation. Along the way in the article there are links to other great recourses to help with such topics. Also, this is just one section of this website which means there is so much more information for someone with a disability seeking employment!
http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/rdlo/employment/tafe/information/T_I_Disclosure_Employment.htm#7
The NCWD is an organization that improves access for all in the workforce development system by offering training, technical assistance, and policy analysis. There is information about
designing access to employment for all,
help to find jobs,
job accommodations and assistive technology,
legal requirements and guidelines for employment
There is also information for the employer about specific etiquette for specific disabilities. This will create a healthy relationship between the employer and employee. I found this site to be full of additional information relating to persons with disabilities.
http://www.onestops.info/
Employer Assistance & Resource Network
EARN is a great website for employers that provides free consulting services and resources to support the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities. The organization helps employers understand the practical reasons for hiring people with disabilities by providing success stories, newsletters, tools to help serve job seekers and other resources. In addition to helping an employer, there is information for the potential employee about representing yourself the best way possible. There is information about developing a resume, interview tips, choosing the right career and so much more! This is a great recourse for a person with a disability looking for employment or anyone wishing to hire a person with a disability.
http://www.fccflorida.org/resources/state.htm
Disclosing Disability in Employment
A person may not wish to indicate they have a disability when applying for a job. However, this website helps someone to do that with ease. The website has information on disclosing a disability on the application, in an interview, after job offer and once in the job. The site provides helpful and realistic tips about approaching the employer with this information and possible outcomes in each situation. Along the way in the article there are links to other great recourses to help with such topics. Also, this is just one section of this website which means there is so much more information for someone with a disability seeking employment!
http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/rdlo/employment/tafe/information/T_I_Disclosure_Employment.htm#7
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Health and Safety
Health and Safety
HealthierUS.gov
This is a useful website that allows a person to access information about physical activity, nutritious and healthy diets, preventative screenings, and things to avoid. It would be helpful to a person searching out such topics and issues because it provides realistic facts. This government site also provides many related links to additional resources. There probably is not a single topic or issue this website leaves out!
http://www.healthierus.gov/
Nutrition.gov
This site provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. The information will help a person looking for reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers. Users can find practical information on healthy eating, dietary supplements, fitness and how to keep food safe. The site has the latest news on current issues in health and wellness. There are also links to many other interesting sites with information.
http://www.nutrition.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=11&tax_level=1&tax_subject=382
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
MyPyramid Tracker is an online dietary and physical activity assessment tool. This will definitely help anyone looking for health tips! The website provides information on your diet quality based on entered data which gives related nutrition messages. There also is a physical activity tracker that links to nutrient and physical activity information. After a simple registration, an individual can access to these features and wide range of helpful information.
http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/
HealthierUS.gov
This is a useful website that allows a person to access information about physical activity, nutritious and healthy diets, preventative screenings, and things to avoid. It would be helpful to a person searching out such topics and issues because it provides realistic facts. This government site also provides many related links to additional resources. There probably is not a single topic or issue this website leaves out!
http://www.healthierus.gov/
Nutrition.gov
This site provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. The information will help a person looking for reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers. Users can find practical information on healthy eating, dietary supplements, fitness and how to keep food safe. The site has the latest news on current issues in health and wellness. There are also links to many other interesting sites with information.
http://www.nutrition.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=11&tax_level=1&tax_subject=382
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
MyPyramid Tracker is an online dietary and physical activity assessment tool. This will definitely help anyone looking for health tips! The website provides information on your diet quality based on entered data which gives related nutrition messages. There also is a physical activity tracker that links to nutrient and physical activity information. After a simple registration, an individual can access to these features and wide range of helpful information.
http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Recreation and Leisure
When parents think about their son or daughter making the transition to adulthood and living independently, they often first think about what kind of job he or she will have. But it is just as important to give careful consideration to what your child experiences after the work day. Recreational activities can be a source of fulfillment, a way to meet others and make friends, and a way to become a part of a community. They are also a great way to stay healthy and have fun! Here are some great websites that will help all those involved in this part of a child’s life.
Therapeutic Recreation
This is a wonderful website devoted to providing opportunities and recourses for recreation therapists, therapeutic recreation specialists, creative arts therapists, activity therapist, activity directors and other disciplines. Not only a therapist, but a parent or person with a disability can find the information to be helpful. The services are provided from trained professionals to help develop and use their leisure in ways that engage their health, functional abilities, independence and quality of life. If someone if having problems being creative, there is a link for activity and treatment ideas relating to arts, dance, leisure, fitness and others. There are also blogs, videos, survey results, articles and much more about recreation.
http://www.recreationtherapy.com/index.htm
Pacer Center article
This is a wonderful article from the Pacer Center which supports children with disabilities to experience life. In this article, a parent, educator and care taker can find helpful information about where to start when deciding on recreation programs, like YMCA, and Special Olympics. This article explains the need to help a child with a disability to become involved with different programs and build their confidence. There are tips, resources, and real life examples for the encouragement of getting children involved with recreation.
http://www.pacer.org/tatra/resources/MYD/recreation.asp
National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education
This is valuable information for parents in the transition process looking for recreation and leisure activities. After becoming a member to NAPCSE a person can read more about topics such as, the importance of leisure activities activities, which to explore and the advantages of special leisure programs designed for individuals with disabilities. The sight is well worth becoming a member of and most likely can be supported from your education program. Educators should make an effort to help those with disabilities to experience such activities, just as Congress has since passing Americans with Disabilities Act. This is a great site and should not be avoided!
http://www.napcse.org/transitionservices/recreation.php
Therapeutic Recreation
This is a wonderful website devoted to providing opportunities and recourses for recreation therapists, therapeutic recreation specialists, creative arts therapists, activity therapist, activity directors and other disciplines. Not only a therapist, but a parent or person with a disability can find the information to be helpful. The services are provided from trained professionals to help develop and use their leisure in ways that engage their health, functional abilities, independence and quality of life. If someone if having problems being creative, there is a link for activity and treatment ideas relating to arts, dance, leisure, fitness and others. There are also blogs, videos, survey results, articles and much more about recreation.
http://www.recreationtherapy.com/index.htm
Pacer Center article
This is a wonderful article from the Pacer Center which supports children with disabilities to experience life. In this article, a parent, educator and care taker can find helpful information about where to start when deciding on recreation programs, like YMCA, and Special Olympics. This article explains the need to help a child with a disability to become involved with different programs and build their confidence. There are tips, resources, and real life examples for the encouragement of getting children involved with recreation.
http://www.pacer.org/tatra/resources/MYD/recreation.asp
National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education
This is valuable information for parents in the transition process looking for recreation and leisure activities. After becoming a member to NAPCSE a person can read more about topics such as, the importance of leisure activities activities, which to explore and the advantages of special leisure programs designed for individuals with disabilities. The sight is well worth becoming a member of and most likely can be supported from your education program. Educators should make an effort to help those with disabilities to experience such activities, just as Congress has since passing Americans with Disabilities Act. This is a great site and should not be avoided!
http://www.napcse.org/transitionservices/recreation.php
Monday, March 23, 2009
Social Relationships
Life Skills for relationships
The online program has links to lesson plans and activities for building relationships. There are 9 different links entitled: Knows and understands the differences between various types of relationships, Knows how to develop and maintain healthy relationships, Knows how to develop and maintain friendships, Knows how to talk to others about decisions that affect relationships, Knows how to develop and use a personal support system, Knows and understands the concept of "community," Knows and understands the importance of cooperation, Knows and understands a process for making thoughtful decisions and Can use a thoughtful decision making process in a life skills situation. Each topic has helpful information concerning the issue for an individual or parent of someone with special needs.
http://www.caseylifeskills.org/pages/lp/lp_sr_relationships.htm?id=41
Promoting Friendships for Preschool Children with Special Needs
Here is an article posted by education.com that discusses building friendships at an early age. The article refers to common problems that children have when developing relationships and solutions. Also intervention is extremely important in a child’s life, especially those with special needs. For this reason, there are intervention goals and questions for preschool aged children, suggestions for creating effective environments and other detailed information for a parent or educator dealing with this issue. The ideas are realistic and seem easy to implement making it accessible for anyone desiring to achieve the goals listed.
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Promoting/
“Summer School” for social skills
Youth with AD/HD often experience problems making and keeping friends. The summer can be a great time to work on improving social skills. This article makes suggestions for ways to bring out the best in a child to be successful when making friends. These include choosing certain activities, the right playmate, and working on sharing, negotiating, and complimenting skills. Each topic discussed brings the opportunity for parents to prompt, monitor, and reinforce these skills since they tend to be with their children a lot more. The article has helpful information that will help the parent not become overwhelmed with their child’s difficulty making friends!
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/quotsummer_schoolquot_social_skills
The online program has links to lesson plans and activities for building relationships. There are 9 different links entitled: Knows and understands the differences between various types of relationships, Knows how to develop and maintain healthy relationships, Knows how to develop and maintain friendships, Knows how to talk to others about decisions that affect relationships, Knows how to develop and use a personal support system, Knows and understands the concept of "community," Knows and understands the importance of cooperation, Knows and understands a process for making thoughtful decisions and Can use a thoughtful decision making process in a life skills situation. Each topic has helpful information concerning the issue for an individual or parent of someone with special needs.
http://www.caseylifeskills.org/pages/lp/lp_sr_relationships.htm?id=41
Promoting Friendships for Preschool Children with Special Needs
Here is an article posted by education.com that discusses building friendships at an early age. The article refers to common problems that children have when developing relationships and solutions. Also intervention is extremely important in a child’s life, especially those with special needs. For this reason, there are intervention goals and questions for preschool aged children, suggestions for creating effective environments and other detailed information for a parent or educator dealing with this issue. The ideas are realistic and seem easy to implement making it accessible for anyone desiring to achieve the goals listed.
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Promoting/
“Summer School” for social skills
Youth with AD/HD often experience problems making and keeping friends. The summer can be a great time to work on improving social skills. This article makes suggestions for ways to bring out the best in a child to be successful when making friends. These include choosing certain activities, the right playmate, and working on sharing, negotiating, and complimenting skills. Each topic discussed brings the opportunity for parents to prompt, monitor, and reinforce these skills since they tend to be with their children a lot more. The article has helpful information that will help the parent not become overwhelmed with their child’s difficulty making friends!
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/quotsummer_schoolquot_social_skills
Monday, March 9, 2009
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation is an important part of independent living for any American. Dependable, accessible transportation is especially important for people with disabilities, which rely on it to get to work and actively participate in their communities. Thanks to constantly improving public and personal transportation services, individuals with disabilities are enjoying greater access to employment, recreation and all that their communities have to offer. Here are a few websites to get someone headed in the right direction when exploring transportation options.
Disability Info
This section of DisabilityInfo.gov offers a wide range of information on accessible transportation systems, community transportation initiatives and federal laws and regulations to improve access and availability of bus, rail and air travel.
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digovpublic/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=126
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
This website has information on issues related to disabled drivers or passengers. There is information on how to modify a vehicle to accommodate persons with disabilities. NHTSA has access to research reports, rules and regulations and other resource information on this topic.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.17ddcdf0fc7be9bbbf30811060008a0c/
WheelchairNet
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Vocational Education
Everyone should have the opportunity to be employed regardless of a disability. Vocational Education uses particular instruction to equip a person for industrial or commercial occupations. This education or training can be obtained either formally in trade schools, technical secondary schools, or more informally, in on-the-job training to pick up the necessary skills for the job. Here are a few helpful websites to link to job searches, latest news, available programs and much more dealing with this topic.
DVR’s provides services to eligible individuals with physical and/or mental impairments. The programs, grants, and other information will enable an individual to achieve an employment goal and/or enhance their independence. This also provides a calendar with upcoming events related to vocational opportunities and a resource link to further assist someone. This is a good place to start when looking into vocational training.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html
Vocational Education and Career Assessment Professionals
VECAP a nonprofit organization, that promotes the professions and services of vocational evaluation and work adjustment. The organization Provides and promotes an array of opportunities for professional development in a variety of settings and formats. VECAP also partners with organizations with similar missions and links are provided to explore the organization’s websites. This site has links to education and training, state chapter trainings, state chapter contacts, VECAP newsletters and journals and access to national position papers. There are also updates on current job openings and opportunities for involvement in VECAP Virtual Member Practice Community.
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