The Connecting Point Vol. 1, Issue #19
Dec 19, 2003 17:30 PST

In This ISSUE:    

1) Legislative Reception Information
2) Healthcare for Workers with Disabilities – Updated web page
3) On line resources for developing Materials in Alternative Formats
4) No Child left behind – Final regulations
5) Comparisons of House and Senate IDEA Reauthorization bills
6) Medicine Net
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1) Legislative Reception Information – The 24th Annual Legislative Reception will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 from 5:30 to 8:00 P.M. A list of sponsoring organization and direction are available at :
http://www.arcwa.org/24th_leg_reception.htm

2) HealthCare for Workers with Disabilities – Updated web page -
Washington State has a program for Healthcare for Workers with Disabilities. It is a program for workers with disabilities who are not eligible for Medicaid. Check out 2 updated resources.
http://www.fortress.wa.gov/dshs/maa/Eligibility/HWD.htm and questions about
the program at: http://www.fortress.wa.gov/dshs/maa/Eligibility/HWD_FAQs.htm

3) On line resources for developing Materials in Alternative Formats
American Council of the Blind Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired http://www.acb.org/accessible-formats.html
Effective Color Contrast (for print and web materials): http://www.lighthouse.org/color_contrast.htm
An inexpensive guide on how to audiotape print materials is available from the AXIS Center for Public Awareness of People with Disabilities http://www.axiscenter.org/Products/products_1.html#anchor129922
Planning Accessible Conferences and Meetings: http://www.ericec.org/digests/e735.html
AXIS newsletter article on making conferences and meetings accessible:
http://www.axiscenter.org/Newsletter/Fall%202000/Planning%20Accessible%20Meetings%20Part%20III.html
Publication from the National Center on the Dissemination of Disability Research on making materials and web sites more accessible to people with cognitive disabilities
http://www.ncddr.org/du/researchexchange/v08n03/
Article on making PDF files accessible: http://www.pdfzone.com/news/101078.html
Assistive Listening Systems: http://www.astc.org/ap/issues/ald/index.htm

4) No Child Left Behind Act - Final regulations
For those who have not seen it, the Dept of Education has come out with final regulations about the application of the No Child Left Behind Act to children with significant cognitive disabilities. Specifically, the rules address how children with disabilities will be counted in determining Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for schools. The Dept. of Ed. press release about the regulations is here:
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/12/12092003.html
The regulations themselves are here:
http://copaa.net/resources/FedRuleTitleI-significantcognitivedisabilities12-9-03.pdf

5) Comparisons of House and Senate IDEA Reauthorization bills Congressional Research Service Side-by-Side Comparison:
http://www.bridges4kids.org/pdf/IDEA-SSComparison.pdf
Section-by-Section Comparison:
http://www.bridges4kids.org/pdf/IDEA-SSSecComparison.pdf

6) MEDICINE NET
Medicine Net, Inc. is an online, healthcare media publishing company. It provides easy-to-read, in-depth, authoritative medical information for consumers via its robust, user-friendly, interactive web site. Nationally recognized, 100% Doctor-Produced by a network of over 70 U.S. Board Certified Physicians, MedicineNet.com is the trusted source for online health and medical information.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/hp.asp? 

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