The Connecting Point
Volume 1 Issue 25     Date:   March 2, 2004

In This ISSUE:    

1) Ican Online
2 ) Casey Life Skills
3) Independent Living Curriculum   http://www.casey.org
4) Financial Aid For Students With Disabilities, 2003 Edition
5) WebCast and Teleconference Presentation   - Violence Against People with Disabilities
6) Online Databases of Community-Based Transition Programs for Students Ages 18-21 and OSEP Funded Transition Grants from 1996 to Present

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1)   IcanOnline - http://www.ican.com   A web page with valuable information and resources, and news items of interest to people with disabilities.

2 )   Casey Life Skills - A free, confidential   assessment of life skills such as money management, self-care, and readiness for seeking a job or housing. http://www.caseylifeskills.org    This assessment is designed for youth in foster care but will be valuable for all youth and provides needed assistance in gaining skills needed for adulthood. The assessment is available in English, Spanish and French.   In addition there is curriculum with activities that support learning in the identified assessment areas (Life Sills Guidebook}and (Ready, Set, Fly) These three resources are available to download on-line.   Other resources are available to purchase.   

3) Independ ent Living Curriculum - http://www.casey.org

4) Financial Aid For Students With Disabilities, 2003 Edition
Contains completely updated and revised information to help individuals with disabilities seek and obtain financial assistance for post-secondary education. Visit http://www.heath.gwu.edu for more information about obtaining your copy.
Other information from Heath that will be of interest for Post-Secondary Guides:

A Post-Secondary Resource Guide for Students with Psychiatric
Disabilities http://www.heath.gwu.edu/PDFs/PamPsyc.pdf
Self-Determination: Assuming Control of Your Plans for Post-Secondary Education http://www.heath.gwu.edu/PDFs/self determination.pdf

5) Web cast and Teleconference Presentation - Violence Against People with Disabilities: Experiences, Barriers and Strategies
 We hope you plan to participate in the Web cast and Teleconference presentation "Violence Against People with Disabilities:  Experiences, Barriers and Strategies" by Mary Oschwald and Laurie Powers on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. eastern, 2:00 p.m. central, 1:00 p.m. mountain, 12:00 noon pacific, 11:00 a.m. in Alaska, and 10:00 a.m. in Hawaii.

 This presentation will discuss forms of abuse/violence/sexual assault  against women and men with disabilities, barriers that get in the way of reporting abuse, and strategies that women and men with disabilities believe are important for enhancing their safety. Information, gathered directly from individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities as well as domestic violence, disability organizations and criminal justice agencies, highlights the particular problem of abuse by paid
 and unpaid personal assistants and the relationship between staying safe and (a) having control of one's personal assistance services, (b) accessing community resources for addressing violence and (c) having information and tools for managing personal assistant relationships, safety planning, etc.
To receive teleconferencing instructions, reply to sfinney@ilru.org
via email with  "Teleconference 3/10" in the subject line by Friday, March 5, 2004.
To link to the Web cast and download accompanying materials, visit our Calendar of Upcoming Web casts at http://www.ilru.org/online/calendar. html and click on Wednesday, March 10, 2004, 2:00 p.m. Central.
For instructions on how to access the Web cast, visit http ://www.ilru.org/online/instructions. html . A visit to this site a few days prior to the Web cast will allow you to test your computer, software, and your system configuration.
For technical assistance, please check out our FAQs (frequently asked questions) at http://www.ilru.org/online/FAQ.html or contact a team member at webcast@ilru.org or 713.520.0232 (v) 713.520.5136 (TTY).
 We would like to get a sense of how many participants to expect. If you are planning to attend the Web cast portion, please send a reply to sfinney@ilru.org with "Web cast 3/10" in the Subject line of your email (negative replies are not necessary).
This Web cast is supported through The Community Living Exchange Collaborative at ILRU in collaboration with Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, through funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the ILRU Olmstead training project, "Disability Advocacy in an a Post Olmstead Environment," a project funded through the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration;
The opinions and views expressed are those of the presenters and no endorsement of any of the funding agencies should be inferred.
We hope you can join us on Wednesday, March 10, 2004!

6)   Online Databases of Community-Based Transition Programs for Students Ages 18-21 and OSEP Funded Transition Grants from 1996 to Present
http://www.transitioncoalition.org/ (select '18-21 Programs' or 'Transition Grants')   The Transition Coalition at the University of Kansas has created two searchable databases. The 18-21 Programs: Community-Based Special Education Programs database contains descriptions of over 100 community-based transition programs throughout the United States. The Transition Grants: OSEP-funded Projects Related to Secondary Special Education and Transition database contains information regarding transition-related projects administered by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

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