Program Development Associates WEBLETTER
News and Information for Disability Professionals
Volume 15 – 60th Edition
August 10, 2010

Welcome to the summer issue of Program Development Associates newsletter. With the 20th Anniversary of the ADA on July 26th and the dog days of summer upon us, this issue is appropriately sizzling with national news for advocates, employment professionals and technology specialists and we have some hot training resources for educators and service providers. Happy 20th ADA!

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DisabilityTraining.com is easier to use than ever. Search the 700 disability resources featured on our site using the new store fronts. We now have 3 specialty store fronts, each with multiple, categorized departments.

Our Provider Store, with it’s 9 categorized departments, is ideal for professionals who provide direct services, community training or advocacy. In our Education Store are 8 departments, each with targeted resources for teachers and administrators working with students from pre-k all the way to 12th grade. Our Employment Store was created for professionals that focus on work. The 5 departments you find there, contain job skills tools and resources for job placement, employment training and transition.

To see all three click on http://www.DisabilityTraining.com/category.php and click on the store that is related to your interest. Then, browse your favorite department for DVD’s, curriculum and multimedia resources that will make your job easier.

Program Development Associates offers several ways for teachers and professionals to stretch budget dollars. At our home page, www.DisabilityTraining.com scroll to Specials or Clearance. If you’re looking for a specific disability topic try our Specials. There you will find over 80 discounted package and combination deals. The Clearance section contains dozens of discounted disability resources with reduced prices due to overstocks or formats. So whether you’re a teacher, a disability professional, selecting materials for a resource library or just looking for some great titles at deep discounts, we’re sure we can help you. If you’re considering buying more than one copy of the same item your school or organization may qualify for a multiple quantity discount. Lastly, if your order exceeds $1,000 you may be eligible for savings on shipping and other discounts. Just call us at 800-876-1710 and our Customer Service staff will be happy to tell you more about these programs.

Program Development Associates collection of over 700 resources on www.DisabilityTraining.com is monitored and updated continuously to assure you are receiving the most current and popular disability information. Below we’ve listed a few of our most recent additions:

Assistive Technology: Powerful Solutions for Success DVD
Utilizing the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), this video takes you into classrooms where AT solutions are being successfully implemented for students.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Assistive_Technology__Powerful
_Solutions_for_Success_DVD-pid584.html

Autism Times Two DVD
Story of tribulations and triumphs for the Cauley family and their two sons with autism.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Autism_Times_Two_DVD-pid1081.html

Imagine Symbol Directory BOOK
Conveys vocabulary with realistic, contemporary, and colorful illustrations.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Imagine_Symbol_Directory_BOOK-pid1111.html

Is It Bias? Making Diversity Work DVD
Targets the more subtle forms of bias that insidiously undermine our ability to build truly inclusive workplaces.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Is_It_Bias_Making_Diversity_Work_DVD-pid1130.html

Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness DVD
Sheds light on barriers to mental health treatment, ethical and legal dilemmas, and fragmented social policies that are creating a nightmare for families, filling America`s jails, and wasting scarce resources.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Minds_on_the_Edge_Facing_Mental_Illness_DVD-pid1117.html

More Time to Teach: Working with Challenging Parents DVD
Gives teachers the skills to respond to challenging parents in a confident manner that builds relationships.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?More_Time_to_Teach_
Working_with_Challenging_Parents_DVD-pid1101.html

On Your Own: Finding An Apartment DVD
Explains to first-time renters how to locate, lease, and set up an apartment while avoiding common problems.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?On_Your_Own_Finding_An_Apartment_DVD-pid1119.html

Through the Same Door: Inclusion Includes College DVD
Documents the new movement of fully inclusive education in college by exploring Micah's desire for a life without boundaries.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Through_the_Same_Door__
Inclusion_Includes_College_DVD-pid1099.html

Touch Wood: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder DVD
Cosmo reaches out to others with OCD to more deeply understand the nature of his own condition.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Touch_Wood_Understanding_
Obsessive-Compulsive_Disorder_DVD-pid1125.html

You're Hired! Job Winning Interview Strategies DVD
Young adults will learn how to define personal employment goals; research a company of interest; do mock interviews, for practice; dress for success; make a good first impression; communicate strengths, skills, accomplishments, and more.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Youre_Hired_Job_Winning_Interview_Strategies_DVD-pid1122.html

For a complete listing of our newest resources: http://www.DisabilityTraining.com/product-list.php?
New_Resources-pg1-cid55.html.

The Search for New Resources

We are continually looking to add quality disability resources to our collection. If you own or know of a training DVD, educational program or curriculum you think we should consider e-mail Hank Riner at hriner@DisabilityTraining.com.

"When you fight, you never stop fighting."
Willie Mae Goodman, who fought to get her daughter Margaret moved out of the Willowbrook State School (First story)

Willowbrook Activist Looks Back, 35 Years Later
(NY 1)
June 8, 2010

HARLEM, NEW YORK-- [Excerpt] Shortly after Willie Mae Goodman's daughter, Margaret, was born in the mid 1950s, doctors insisted that her mentally disabled baby wouldn't live to be a toddler.

They told her that the best thing to do was to put her baby girl in Staten Island's Willowbrook State School and basically forget about her.

"They thought they were just keeping them alive -- no life," Goodman said.

Offended, Goodman rolled up her sleeves and started a grassroots movement to fight for all children who were institutionalized in the notoriously overcrowded and understaffed facility.

Margaret is now 54 years old. Goodman, almost 80, is still on the front lines of that battle.

Entire article:
Willowbrook Activist Looks Back, 35 Years Later
http://www.InclusionDaily.com/news/2010/red/0608c.htm

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Unforgotten: 25 Years After Willowbrook
Using a stolen key, Geraldo Rivera entered Willowbrook with a film crew in 1972, and his historic expose of its horrific conditions shocked all of America and led to widespread reforms in the treatment of people with disabilities. Narrated by Danny Aiello, with Geraldo Rivera.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Unforgotten_25_Years_After_Willowbrook_DVD-pid172.html

Recollections of the Institution - Part 1: Personal Reflections
Presents rare archival footage and excerpts from interviews with individuals who once lived in institutions for people with mental retardation.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Recollections_of_the_Institution_Part_1_Personal_Reflections_DVD-pid128.html

Recollections of the Institution - Part 2: Parents' Perspectives
Presents a riveting view of the institutional experience from the unique role of the parent.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Recollections_of_the_Institution_Part_2_Parents_Perspectives_DVD-pid129.html

Abuse and Neglect of Children and Adults With Developmental Disabilities
13 self-paced instructional modules which address the complex issues related to abuse and neglect of children and adults with developmental disabilities.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Abuse_and_Neglect_of_
Children_and_Adults_With_Developmental_Disabilities_CDROM-pid704.html

Deborah Kendrick: Straightforward Descriptions Are Best
(Columbus Dispatch)
June 10, 2010

CINCINNATI, OHIO-- [Excerpt] I feel myself bristling as the word consumer is used for the fourth or fifth time in our keynote speaker's informative address. The context here is clear. The meeting is one of professionals who manage radio and other audio services that deliver print materials in an audio format to people who can't access them in the conventional way.

Consumer here, in other words, means someone who is blind, has limited vision or has other physical or learning disabilities that make reading the typical newspaper impossible or complicated.

But why the label consumer?

It is just one of various terms employed in the last decade or so in the quest launched by agencies and schools serving people with disabilities to find a politically correct reference for the population addressed. There is nothing inherently wrong with the word consumer, but the shorthand it represents is irritating to me.

Entire article:
Deborah Kendrick: Straightforward descriptions are best
http://www.InclusionDaily.com/news/2010/red/0610e.htm

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A Credo For Support
Prompts viewers to question the common perceptions of disability, professionalism, and support.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?A_Credo_For_Support_DVD-pid152.html

Changing Attitudes
Interact Theatre Company is back! And it seems the age-old attitudes about disability haven't gone away. Why is it that we still see adults with disabilities treated as children, as threats to society, as incapable of living a normal life in the community?
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Changing_Attitudes_DVD-pid136.html

My Choice Your Decision
Illustrates the often hilarious differences between new fads in providing services to people with disabilities and what people really want for themselves.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?My_Choice_Your_Decision_DVD-pid159.html

Offense Taken
Documents a community's organized response to a play titled Rise of the Celebretards and to the public use of the ‘R’ word.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Offense_Taken_DVD-pid103.html

Temple Grandin HBO Movie Receives 15 Emmy Nominations
(Colorado State University)
July 13, 2010

FORT COLLINS, COLORADO-- [Excerpt] An HBO movie, which aired last February, illustrating the life story of Temple Grandin, Colorado State University animal scientist and renowned animal behaviorist has received 15 Prime time Emmy Award nominations. Entitled "Temple Grandin," the film chronicles her perseverance while struggling with autism.

Among the nominations that the film received are those for Best Made for Television Movie, Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Claire Danes), Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (David Strathairn), Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Julia Ormond and Catherine O'Hara) and Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Mick Jackson).

Grandin is a high-functioning autistic person who is a renowned designer of humane animal-handling facilities, work she's primarily accomplished while a CSU faculty member. The movie depicts Grandin's life as a child, during her high school years, and follows her during the 1970's as she begins her career in her chosen field of food-animal welfare and designing equipment to help make their lives less stressful. The film delivers messages about autism and treating animals humanely.

Grandin's ability to see pictures in her head and her understanding that cows mainly experience their world as visual stimuli has enabled her to design livestock facilities that treat cattle more humanely.

Entire article:
Temple Grandin HBO Movie Receives 15 Emmy Nominations
http://www.news.colostate.edu/Release/Print/5291

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Two DVD’s that bring Dr. Temple Grandin into your home or classroom:

Autism & Asperger's Syndrome: Addressing Sensory Issues, Brain Function, Social Skills, Job Skills, Medications and More
Dr. Temple Grandin eloquently and candidly describes the challenges she has faced and offers no-nonsense ideas on how others dealing with autism can meet these obstacles and improve the quality of their lives.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Autism_Aspergers_Syndrome_Addressing_Sensory_
Issues_Brain_Function_Social_Skills_Job_Skills_Medications_And_More_DVD-pid500.html

and

At the Gates of Autism
Provides the rare opportunity to hear a person with autism discuss her condition and how she deals with life.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?At_the_Gates_of_Autism_DVD-pid202.html

Autism is a World - Nominated for an Academy Award® this documentary is from the perspective of a woman who lives with this often-misunderstood disorder.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Autism_is_a_World_DVD-pid285.html

21st Century Communications And Video Accessibility Act Moves Forward In Congress
(American Foundation for the Blind)
July 21, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC-- [Excerpt] Today, less than a week away from the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the House Energy & Commerce Committee approved H.R. 3101.

This measure, also known as the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, updates our nation's communications laws to ensure that new technologies are accessible to people with disabilities.

In addition to Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the original sponsor and champion of this legislation, we applaud Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va), Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) for leading this bipartisan effort. Once signed into law, this legislation will dramatically improve the lives of the more than 25 million Americans with vision loss by ensuring expanded access to the technologies of the 21st century, including television, the Internet, and smart phones.

We expect the House to take up the bill next Monday on the 20th anniversary of the ADA. This will be a fitting commemoration of this landmark law -- often called the Emancipation Proclamation for people with disabilities. Once passed, we will implore the Senate to promptly pass H.R. 3101.

Related:
AFB Applauds Bipartisan Leadership on H.R. 3101, the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?DocumentID=5284

Consumer Electronics Association Applauds Amended Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act
http://www.InclusionDaily.com/news/2010/red/0721d.htm

Senate Commerce Approves Telecom Disability Update Bill
http://www.InclusionDaily.com/news/2010/red/0721e.htm

CTIA-The Wireless Association® Commends Mark-Up of 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
http://www.InclusionDaily.com/news/2010/red/0721f.htm

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Assistive Technology: Powerful Solutions for Success Utilizing the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
This revised and updated program takes you into classrooms where AT solutions are being successfully implemented!
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Assistive_Technology__Powerful_Solutions_for_Success_DVD-pid584.html

Breaking Down Barriers: K-12 and Beyond
Makes a simple compelling case for the purchase, development and use of accessible technology that helps parents and educators advocate for technology that is accessible to all students.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Breaking_Down_Barriers_K12_and_Beyond_Pkg-pid61.html

ADA Information Special
Stay up-to-date with federal access requirements with the east to use Existing Facility Checklist and the ADA Quiz Book (with CD-ROM) A collection of puzzles, questions, quizzes, and case studies on the ADA & accessible information technology
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?ADA_Information_Special-pid977.html

Making Recruiting Sites Accessible For All
(Society for Human Resource Management)
June 2, 2010

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA-- [Excerpt] The U.S. Department of Labor is sending employers an important message: "Talent has no boundaries; workforce diversity includes workers with disabilities." As employers begin to hire once again, therefore, they had better make sure that applicants with disabilities can find and compete for jobs just like everyone else.

DOL's message is actually the 2010 theme for October's National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual opportunity to remind employers that there's a large pool of talent waiting to contribute. According to April 2010 figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, less than a quarter of the potential labor force of Americans with disabilities are employed (22 percent), compared with more than two-thirds of the labor force without disabilities (70 percent).

In order to tap into this population, however, employers need to make sure that their entire recruitment process is accessible. That can be tricky, because an estimated 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. population has a disability that might affect their ability to use technology, according to LaMondré Pough, vice president of sales for TecAccess, a technology company in Rockville, Va.

Entire article:
Making Recruiting Sites Accessible for All
http://www.InclusionDaily.com/news/2010/red/0602d.htm

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Accommodating Employees and Job Applicants with Psychiatric Disabilities in the Workplace
Provides basic information for agencies, employers and human resource professionals.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Accommodating_Employees_and_Job_Applicants_with_Psychiatric_Disabilities_in_the_Workplace_DVD-pid447.html

Accommodating Employees with Disabilities
Gives you common examples of how to recognize and respond to requests for job accommodations
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Accommodating_Employees_with_Disabilities_DVD-pid171.html

Employing Abilities
See common examples of how to recognize and respond to requests for job accommodations.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Employing_Abilities_DVD-pid343.html

Deborah Kendrick: When One Discloses A Disability Can Make All The Difference
(Columbus Dispatch)
May 26, 2010

CINCINNATI, OHIO-- [Excerpt] To disclose or not to disclose, that is the question.

It's the question people with disabilities ask themselves when there is an option of keeping one's visible difference a secret. Sure, it is sometimes a benefit, but all too often it means being counted out before you begin.

It was a question I asked myself as a teenager, filling out applications for college. My guidance counselor said it had to go on there, and luckily for me, the college admissions people weren't as tough as many of their peers around the country.

Many students in the 1960s and '70s were denied entrance to their chosen colleges because of inaccurate assumptions about what it meant to have trouble seeing or hearing or walking up the stairs.

Entire article:
Deborah Kendrick commentary: When one discloses a disability can make all the difference
http://www.InclusionDaily.com/news/2010/red/0526d.htm

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Through the Same Door: Inclusion Includes College
Documents the new movement of fully inclusive education in college by exploring Micah´s desire for a life without boundaries.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Through_the_Same_Door__Inclusion_Includes_College_DVD-pid1099.html

What Does Normal Mean
Gives dramatically clear testimony to the value of equal educational opportunities for all
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?What_Does_Normal_Mean_DVD-pid147.html

Real Life Teens: Preparing for College
Discusses the issues and problems faced by teenagers dealing with college preparation and shows the importance of preparing for college.
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Real_Life_Teens_Preparing_for_College_DVD-pid881.html

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