IPUL's E-News for June 3, 2022
Here are the highlights of our recent activity online. Not everything is included due to timeliness. If an advertised event already took place, we've left it off.
Questions And Answers With You in 2022 - Week 21
Idaho Parents Unlimited
Engage + Educate + Bridge + Lead
For Question 21, we asked: 
Where are Idaho's Accessible Playgrounds?
Week 21
Treasure Valley
Adventure Island at Meridian's Settlers Park
Cottonwood Park
Cassia Park
West Park
(More listed at:

Pocatello
Brooklyn's Playground

Idaho Falls
Tautphaus Park Equal Access Playground

Coeur d'Alene
McEuen Park with additional accessibility

Twin Falls
First Federal Bank Park

To see parks throughout the US that are accessible you can visit: https://www.accessibleplayground.net/playground-directory/?cn-s=&cn-cat=27

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Things IPUL Shared
Office of Civil Rights Videos about technology and people with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
 is proud to announce a video series covering a variety of topics on digital access in education, including how people with disabilities use technology, applicable Federal regulations, and identifying and remediating barriers to access. 
Whether you are in the educational field or not, these videos have wide ranging coverage for those who want to know:

What makes technology accessible for individuals with disabilities? And how can I make my site or platform more accessible?
Rare Artist Contest
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The Rare Artist Contest is open from the Every Life Foundation:

The Rare Artist Program was established in 2010 to exhibit the unique gifts of individuals impacted by rare disease to tell their story through art. Now in year 12, the Rare Artist Annual Contest is focused on providing a national platform for artists to advocate through visual artwork and powerful artist statements. Rare Artist finalists participate in individualized artist-to-advocate coaching to strengthen their advocacy voice. Rare Artist awardees are presented with checks and invited to speak during Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Their artwork is showcased throughout the year at various patient and biopharmaceutical conferences, displayed at the Rare Hub, social media, and website posts.


Click here to read more and enter the contest
Idaho Faces Potential Teacher Shortage
BOISE, Idaho — For the first time, the Idaho State Board of Education sent out a survey to Idaho’s 115 school districts in recent weeks to get a sense of just how short-staffed they are.

78 of the 115 districts have responded. Combined, the 78 districts are currently unable to fill 894 teaching openings.

“I haven't pulled information from our charter schools yet but what I am hearing so far is that they are experiencing similar difficulties,” State Board of Education Chief Planning and Policy Officer, Tracie Bent said.

Bent said Idaho has not had to conduct a survey like this before, but decided to after hearing districts were struggling to staff up.
IPUL is Hiring!
Parent Education Coordinator

Administrative Assistant
June 2022's Statewide Training:
The Power of Positive Partnerships
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Join IPUL staff and invited members of medical and education communities as they discuss a variety of questions and topics. Participants will learn valuable strategies of how to help overcome and break down potential barriers in an effort to build trusting relationships between families and providers.

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

12:30 - 1:30 PM MST LIVE on Zoom

(11:30 AM to 12:30 PM PST)

This will not be recorded

Registration is Required:
question ask here
Contact Idaho Parents Unlimited!

The best method to reach us for assistance is through our website:  
https://ipulidaho.org/connect-with-us#contact-us-here . You can also shoot us a question using the abbreviated version of that form at the bottom of every page on our website, although we may need to get more information from you.

We monitor our intake phone line (208-342-5884) during the workday, and will try to respond to any request there within 24 hours. We use an automated intake phone system, so you will be leaving a message. (Please be sure the number you are leaving us can accept text or voice messages.)

For questions that are not about something in our scope of work, you can still leave a phone message as above, send the question to the form on our website, or shoot us an email at parents@ipulidaho.org.

We keep our website updated with new news and events, and maintain a presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
IPUL's programs are funded in part through grants and contracts with the following:
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Programs and services offered by Idaho Parents Unlimited are supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education (H328M200033) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Affordable Care Act Family to Family Health Information Center (H84MC12896), opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions of either department, endorsement is not assumed