Information and Resource Newsletter
New Hampshire Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
www.silcnh.org
603-271-0476
Editor-Paula Ninivaggi
Date: April 2014
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
“Lives Worth Living” Battle for the Americans with Disabilities Act http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/livesworth-living/film.html
New England ADA Technical Assistance Center http://www.newenglandada.org 1-800-949-4232
(voice/tty); 1-617-695-0085 (voice/tty)
Assistive Technology (AT)/Computers/Apps
Do it Yourself: Assistive Technology Tools http://www.pacer.org/stc/pubs/EZ-AT-book-2011-final.pdf
Assistive Technology Stories http://usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com/2014/02/25/telling-at-stories/
Technology Tips for Students with Disabilities http://www.greatschools.org/technology/7901-assistivetechnology-help-learning-disabilities-students.gs?cpn=20140309weekly
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Ken Burns Documentary “The Address” about students with Learning Disabilities including Dyslexia and
Attention Deficit Disorder http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-address/about
Tips for Teens with Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/videostress-relief-tipsteens?utm_source=newsletter_july_23_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_content=text&utm_campaign=ldnews
(in audio, Spanish, and video)
ADHD perspectives http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/attention-deficitadhd-stress-elementaryschool?utm_source=newsletter_july_23_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_content=text&utm_campaign=ldnews
&start=2 (in Spanish)
Autism (April is Autism Awareness Month)
Autism Information in Mandarin and Spanish http://autismnow.org/what-we-do/fact-sheets/
Autism Information Portal for families, providers, schools
http://www.mchlibrary.org/KnowledgePaths/kp_autism.html
Benefits/Financial (April is Financial Literacy Month)
Money Management Tips http://www.ncoa.org/enhance-economic-security/economic-securityInitiative/savvy-saving-seniors/savvy-saving-seniorstips.html?utm_source=NCOAWeek_140401&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=NCOAWeek
Possible Dental, Hearing, and Vision Resources http://www.ncoa.org/assets/files/pdf/center-forbenefits/Dental-vision-hearing.pdf
Blind/Low Vision
Cortical Visual Impairment http://www.aapos.org/terms/conditions/40 (in Spanish too)
Brain Injury
Resources for Kids with Traumatic Brain Injury
http://www.brainline.org/landing_pages/features/blkids.html
TED (Ideas Worth Spreading) Talk by a Brain Injury Survivor http://www.brainline.org/content/special/janemcgonigal-10-extra-years-tedtalks.html?&utm_source=BLNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Mar14Newsletter
Bullying
“I want you to know Daniel” http://www.spinalcordinjuryparalysis.org/forums/viewtopic/3344/54116?post_id=241936&msource=email#p241936
Cancer
Dealing with Cancer Treatment http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseasesconditions/cancer/treatment/after-cancer-treatment.printerview.html
Children, Families, Youth
Center for Early Learning http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/pgparents.php
Family Resource Guide http://store.samhsa.gov/product/PEP14-LGBTKIDS
Youth with Special Health Care Needs Resources for parents and professionals
http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_CSHCN.html (in various formats and languages)
“Every Child Needs a Voice” http://www.pacer.org/parent/php/php-c207.pdf
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Living with COPD http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/index.htm (in various formats and
languages)
Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Deaf Blind
New Hampshire Hard of Hearing (HOH) support group http://www.ndhhs.org/events/NH-HLGroup.pdf
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities information http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/developmentaldisabilities.html
(in Spanish too)
Disability Awareness “See Me Not my diagnosis”
Successful People with Dyslexia, ADHD, and other Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org/learningdisability-resources/special-needs-stories/adults-with-ld/celebrities-dyslexia-learning-disabilities?start=1
Abraham Lincoln and Depression
http://www.nami.org/Template_EoY.cfm?Section=Not_Alone&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.c
fm&ContentID=145757
“RespectAbility-Empowering People with Disabilities to Achieve the American Dream”
http://www.respectabilityusa.org/
Disability History
Interactive Timeline Disability Rights Movement http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/lives-worthliving/disability-rights-timeline.html
Disaster Preparedness
Personal Preparedness Workbook for People with Disabilities
http://www.dds.ca.gov/ConsumerCorner/EmergencyPreparedness.cfm (includes video, printable magnets) in
Spanish too
Flood Safety http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/flood (in Spanish too)
New Hampshire 911 Supplemental Automatic Location Information (ALI)
http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/emergservices/nh911/pubinfo/documents/supplemental_ali.pdf
Diversity (April is Minority Health Month)
The Diversity of People with Disabilities
http://chronicle.com/search/?search_siteId=5&contextId=&action=rem&searchQueryString=The+diversity+of+
People+with+disabilities
“Civil Rights in America: We Rise Together” http://social.dol.gov/blog/civil-rights-in-america-we-risetogether/
Dyslexia
The International Dyslexia Association http://www.interdys.org/
A Famous Lawyer, David Boies, who has Dyslexia http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/david-boiesinterviewdyslexia?utm_source=standalone_march_26_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_content=image&utm_campaign=
culteml (in audio and Spanish)
Education
Chronicle of Higher Education “Breaking Down the Barriers Seen and Unseen”
http://chronicle.com/article/Bring-Down-the-Barriers-Seen/129648 `
Universal Design in Education http://www.washington.edu/doit/CUDE/
Employment
Job Newsletter http://www.careeronestop.org/TridionMultimedia/tcm24-16332_PDF_Win14.pdf
“Work is for All” http://brcenter.org/scddadvocacy/workisforall.shtml book and video (in Spanish too)
“Jobs for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: ‘Needle Hasn’t Changed’”
http://www.umb.edu/news/detail/jobs_for_adults_with_intellectual_disabilities_needle_hasnt_changed?utm_so
urce=Copy+of+March+4%2C+2014++McCormack+Impact&utm_campaign=McCormack+Impact%2C+March+2014&utm_medium=email
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Information and Resource Portal http://www.cdc.gov/Epilepsy/ (in audio and Spanish)
Health/Wellness (April 7-13 is National Public Health Week)
New Hampshire Disability and Public Health Project http://iod.unh.edu/Projects/dph/HealthPromotion/PromotingHealthyHabits.aspx
Recipe Book: http://www.cheshire-med.com/images/v2020/Champion_Recipe_Book_web.pdf
Independent Living
Adaptive Cooking Tools
http://www.yourspecialchef.com/ysc_production/_design/app/_show/static/Adaptive%20Cooking%20Tools#Saf
er-to-Use_Tools
Think, Plan, Do http://www.dds.ca.gov/ConsumerCorner/ThinkPlanDo.cfm
The Benefits of Failing http://social.dol.gov/blog/the-benefits-of-striking-out/
Learning
Accessible Science http://www.perkinselearning.org/accessiblescience?utm_campaign=accessible%20science%20events%20spring%202014&utm_source=science%20announ
cement&utm_medium=email
Educational Games http://www.bblocks.samhsa.gov/children/games/
Medicaid Managed Care
Information Sheet “New Hampshire Medicaid Managed Care Health Plans: Your Right To Appeal Or File
A Grievance.” http://www.drcnh.org/MMCappealsgrievances.html
Mental Health
Lawyers Dealing with Depression http://www.lawyerswithdepression.com/
Anxiety http://thenationshealth.aphapublications.org/site/misc/HealthyYou.xhtml (in audio and Spanish)
Older Adults
“Elder Health Video-Family Caregiving” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Cvc_nszC8
Recreation
Wild New Hampshire Day, April 19, 2014 http://www.wildnh.com/Events/DWNH_Day.html
Diagnosis Based Camps http://www.needymeds.org/camps.taf
Support Groups
Resources and Support Searchable database from the Multiple Sclerosis Society
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Chapters/MAM/Find-Resources-and-Support?orderby=3&order=asc
Transition/Teens/Young Adults
College Financial Resources for Students with Disabilities
http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/spotlight/affordable-colleges-for-students-with-disabilities/
Youth In Action http://www.ncwd-youth.info/youth-development
“Youth Advocate to Advocate for Youth” http://www.pathwaysrtc.pdx.edu/pdf/pb-Youth-AdvocacyGuide.pdf
Transportation
Monadnock Region Transportation http://monadnockrcc.weebly.com/need-a-ride.html
Veterans/Service Members/Families
Vets4Warriors free 24/7 peer support for active duty, families, National Guard and Reserve
http://www.vets4warriors.com/index.htm
College Financial Resources for Veterans http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/spotlight/veteranseducation-resources/
Military Child http://www.militarychild.org/
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) offices http://www.dav.org/veterans/find-your-local-office/
Please see the SILC website at www.silcnh.org for more information and links.
Contact Information:
Paula Ninivaggi
Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
603-271-0476
1-800-852-3405 ext. 0476
paula.ninivaggi@nh.gov
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