e-NEWS
August 12, 2008
Dear Families and Friends,
Last chance to register for the 24th Annual DSA Family Social Summer Fiesta at
Cadman Community Park from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. This event is FREE to DSA
MEMBERS and their immediate families. For guests, there is a $15 per person
charge (4 yrs and older). Pre-registration is required. Register online and view
event details at http://www.dsasdonline.org. Registration deadline is Tuesday,
August 12th at midnight. For more information, call 619-594-7389 or email
dsasd@projects.sdsu.edu.
---------------------------------------------------------------In this eNEWS Issue You Will Find Information on:
 Buddy Walk Update
 College Venture Program for Students with Learning Disabilities
 Public Policy Fellowship
 Inclusive Volunteer Fair
---------------------------------------------------------------UPCOMING EVENTS:
For event details go to http://www.efrconline.org/calendar/maincal.cfm
By clicking on an event link you may view the event details.
Local:
8/12/08 - Demystifying the IEP process
8/19/08 - Ongoing Advocacy, Discipline, Due Process, Compliance
Complaints
8/17/08 Walk for Developmental Disabilities
9/27/08 FAACT Conference
Regional:
10/08/08 Supported Life Institute Conference - Sacramento
---------------------------------------------------------------UPCOMING EFRC SUPPORT GROUPS:
For details: http://www.efrconline.org/efrc.cfm?pid=Support_Groups
Most support groups resume in September.
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BUDDY WALK UPDATE:
We have been working hard on getting ready for the 2008 San Diego
Buddy Walk, which will be held on Saturday, October 18th at the Organ
Pavilion in Balboa Park. We should have the San Diego Buddy Walk
website ready to launch very soon, so be on the look out for an email
blast. We are expecting a great event this year.
---------------------------------------------------------------RESOURCES:
Bellevue Community College Venture Program for Students with
Learning Disabilities in Washington state - This is a Non-Transfer,
comprehensive Associate Degree program designed to prepare
postsecondary, highly motivated young adults with learning, cognitive, and
intellectual challenges for the workplace and independent living. The
vision is for the students to live self-sufficient, fulfilled lives with meaningful
participation in society by offering educational and practical skills in
academics, workplace development, and social/life skills. Using an
integrated curriculum, Venture students will be prepared for independence
and entry-level employment in a variety of settings.
To learn more about the Venture Program’s Associate in Occupational
and Life Skills degree, join us for an informational and Q&A session.
WHEN:
Thursday, August 14, 2008
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION:
Bellevue Community College North Campus
10700 Northup Way Rm. 273
Bellevue, WA 98004
VENTURE IN ACTION
You are invited to tour our facility, observe a class, and hear more about
the fabulous educational opportunity being offered to students with
learning disabilities. Our next tour date is:
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Information/Q&A: 9:00-9:45 a.m. North Campus Room 272
View a Class: 9:45-10:15 a.m.
Contact Becky at rboberg@bcc.ctc.edu or (425)564-2844
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OPPORTUNITIES:
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is once
again accepting applications from Emerging Leaders with Disabilities to
apply for AAPD's 2009 PAUL G. HEARNE LEADERSHIP AWARD. This
year, AAPD will recognize three (3) Hearne Award recipients at our 2009
Leadership Gala in Washington,D.C., present them each with $10,000
cash, and include each in AAPD's 2009 Leadership Initiatives. Application
deadline is 5:00pm EST on September 30, 2008. In 2009, The American
Association of People with Disabilities will once again recognize those
outstanding individuals personifying leadership, advocacy, and dedication
to and for the disability community at large. Three individuals, who are
emerging as leaders in the cross-disability civil rights movement, will each
receive $10,000 to help them continue their progress as leaders and
further connect their work with the national grassroots of AAPD. The
recipients of the 2009 Hearne Leadership Awards will also have an
opportunity to meet and network with national disability leaders at the
AAPD Leadership Gala in Washington, DC in March 2009. U.S. residents
with any type of disability are eligible to apply. Details can be found at
http://www.aapd.com/awards/awards09/hearne_app09.html or call 1-800-840-8844
or e-mail aapdhearne@aol.com.
---------------------------------------------------------------REFERENCE POINTS:
Public Policy Fellowship Offers Families Leadership Opportunity
Parents or family members of people with developmental or intellectual
disabilities can now apply for an exciting one-year Public Policy Fellowship
in Washington D.C. The individual must have excellent leadership skills
and be actively working in some way towards the enhancement of
inclusive services and supports for people with disabilities. The goal of the
fellowship, which is sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation,
is to prepare emerging family advocates for leadership in the area of
public policy, both in their home state and nationally. The application
deadline is August 15, 2008; more information can be found at
http://www.jpkf.org/Fellowship_guidelines/Parent_Fellow_app.html
REFERENCE POINTS was launched with the initial support from the National Center on
Secondary Education and Transition www.ncset.org. REFERENCE POINTS is
administered by the TATRA Project at PACER Center www.pacer.org, and funded by the
U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration.
---------------------------------------------------------------OPPORTUNITIES:
Everyone Can Serve! 2008 - An Inclusive Volunteer Fair for People with
and without Disabilities at the Blind Community Center of San Diego,
located at 1805 Upas Street in Balboa Park (Accessible by public
transportation via Zoo Drive stop). 10:00am - 1:00pm. It is free to attend or
set up an agency recruitment booth. Tables will be provided to
participating volunteer agencies on a first come, first serve basis. Due to
limited space, we are asking volunteer agencies and individual and group
attendees to register. Contact Karen Leventhal at (310) 825-667 or
kleventhal@mednet.ucla.edu. DEADLINE TO REGISTER: September 1,
2008. Registration Form
---------------------------------------------------------------RECREATION:
8/16/08 DSA Family Social Summer Fiesta
9/3/08 Free Style Dance Class Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm
8-week dance class for persons with developmental disabilities (6 yrs and
up) offered by the City of Chula Vista Recreation Department
Therapeutics Section. Learn basic hip-hop steps, line dances and
movements to your favorite tunes. Class held at the Parkway Community
Center, located at 385 Park Way, Chula Vista. Register by calling Carmel
Wilson at 619-409-5800. wednesdays from sept 3 - oct 22
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