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Community Conversations Held Across the State
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Iowa’s University Center for Excellence on Disabilities (UCED) and the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) are
seeking input from individuals with disabilities across the lifespan
, as well as family members and caregivers, on areas of need that might be a focus of their future work.
During the month of October, they will
host a series of community conversations across the state
and have identified five topics they are looking for input on, including employment, housing, education and lifelong learning, health and wellness, and transportation. The goal is to collect input on the needs and concerns of the Iowa disability community. They will use this input to form their 5-year plan and will also report key findings to the public.
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Please Pass The Love Offers New Programs for Youth
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Please Pass the Love is offering
three new eight-week youth programs
to help build self-worth through building friendships, social skills and communication skills! This opportunity will be filled with games, activities, and the chance for students to feel safe and empowered.
The programs are free and will be held at Meredith Middle School in Des Moines, on Monday evenings 5:30-6:45 pm beginning October 2. Space is limited, so sign up today!
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Mindfulness, Mental Health & More At the 2017 LDA-IA Conference
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The 46th annual Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa Conference offers 15 breakout sessions, silent auction, book sale, and
three national keynote presentations!
- "Self Esteem for Kids With Learning and Attention Issues"
- "Laughter Is The Best Medicine"
- "Mental Health in the Classroom: What To Know, What To Do & What Not To Do"
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Web Based Social Media Training Offered By Mosaic Haven, LLC
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Mosaic Haven, a service organization that provides parents with tools to navigate their children's life challenges, has created a
unique training series
with the goal of enlightening parents of the dangers within social media platforms and how children can safely enjoy the digital world. The training series is divided into three modules:
- October 16: Faces of Social Media: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
- October 18: Growing Up In A Digital Age
- October 25: Tweet Others As You Wish To Be Tweeted
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CDD Offers Weekly Show: Hello, It's Us! Perspectives on Inclusion
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Hello, It's Us! Perspectives on Inclusion is a weekly show produced in Iowa City by the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) at University of Iowa, and is co-hosted by CDD staff member Mike Hoenig and long-time disability advocate Keith Ruff.
Both hosts have significant disabilities and use public access television to highlight a variety of disability issues, including legislation and policy. Hello, It's Us! examines the advantages of inclusion from many different perspectives. The program airs every Monday evening from 8:30-9:00 pm on Public Access Television (PATV) Channel 18 in Iowa City. Current and archived episodes are also available on the
"Hello It's Us" YouTube channel.
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Nonprofit To Create 130K Jobs For People With Disabilities
Creative Spirit, an emerging nonprofit, is looking to make a dent in what they say is an estimated 8 million Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities who lack integrated employment.
Read more
www.disabilityscoop.com
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ASK Resource Center | (800) 450-8667 | www.askresource.org
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The contents of this listserv email were partially funded by grants from the US Dept of Education, #H328M140017, Project Officer David Emenheiser, and the US Dept of Health & Human Services, #H84MC24065, Project Officer Andrea Williams, and a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation. These contents do not necessarily represent the policy of those entities, nor should one assume endorsement by them. ASK Resource Center serves as a Family Voices State Affiliate Organization, and is a member of the Parent to Parent USA Alliance.
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