Volume 1 Issue 26    Date March 23, 2004

In This ISSUE:

1) Updated booklet on Financial and Future Planning from ARC online
2) Does your child need assistive technology?
3)Safety Net of Tangled Web? A report of programs and services for Adults with disabilities from The Urban Institute
4) 2 New Tash Telephone Conferences Series
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1) Updated booklet on Financial and Future Planning from ARC online
The Arc of the United States has updated their guide designed to provide insights to families on personal, financial, and legal protections for children with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities after the death of their parents or when they are no longer in a position to provide care or support. This excellent resource is available online. Visit http://www.thearc.org   to view   A Family Handbook on Future Planning .

2) Does your child need assistive technology?
Here is a list of valuable resources that you will want to check out. Washington Assistive Technology Alliance, http://www.wata.org , Funds, available to everyone. Special Education Technology Center, http://www.cwu.edu/~setc , State Needs Project through Superintendent of Public Instruction, focus on school-aged individuals/needs. Washington Assistive Technology Foundation, http://www. watf.org , funding for assistive technology, non-profit.

3) Safety Net of Tangled Web? A report of programs and services for Adults with disabilities from The Urban Institute - By David Wittenburg and Melissa Favreault
This report describes 15 major public programs serving low-income, non-elderly adults with disabilities. The authors conclude that the safety net for low-income adults with disabilities is more like a tangled web of conflicting goals and gaps in needed services. Opportunities for temporary cash, training, and rehabilitation support are especially limited for disabled adults with limited work histories and/or who experienced their disability outside of work. SSI, a permanent cash benefit program that could likely lead to a lifetime of program participation, is the primary option for these adults. The authors discuss promising policy options that take a more coordinated approach in serving the complex needs of adults with disabilities. http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=900667

4) TASH is pleased to announce two new series of Telephone Conferences

* Effective Strategies to Access the General Ed Curriculum and Achieve Inclusive Outcomes for Children with Significant Disabilities.
* The Future of Adult Services : Managing New Directions in Uncertain Times.

Please forward this information to any listserves or colleagues that you
think may have an interest.   These exciting sessions take place over the telephone! You can call in from home, work, or on the road! Only one telephone line may dial in per registrant. You can register as an individual or as a site. If you register as a site and have access to a speakerphone, or have the ability to do internal conferencing, you may have as many participants as you would like listening to the session, and you will also receive an   audiotape of the session as well! If you are interested in a topic but cannot participate at the scheduled time, just register anyway and dial in to listen to a replay of the session at your convenience! The topics are listed below. For more complete information, including registration
rates, please visit : http://www.tash.org/teleconferences/index.htm

Series 1 - Effective Strategies to Access the General Ed Curriculum and
Achieve Inclusive Outcomes for Children with Significant Disabilities

* The Effects of "Pull Out" on Community and Learning -Tuesday, April 27th.
* If Everyone Agrees This is SO Important, Why Do So Few Kids Have
Friends? -Thursday, April 29th
* Alternatives to Over-Reliance on Paraprofessionals - Wednesday, May 5th
* Six and 1⁄2 Lessons for Inclusive Educational Outcomes - Wednesday, May 12th
* Beyond Access: Students with Autism Learning General Ed Curriculum -Tuesday, May 18th
* The Least Dangerous Assumption in Practice - Friday, May 21st
* Communication Supports within General Education Classrooms, Monday, May 24th

Series 2 - The Future of Adult Services : Managing New Directions in
Uncertain Times

* Creating High Energy Organizational Culture -Thursday, May 20th
* Out-Maneuvering the System - Thursday, May 27th
* Using Self-Determination Tools to Achieve Flexible Supports - Tuesday, June 1st
* CMS's Independence Plus Initiative - Tuesday June 8th
* Recapturing Person Center Plans Thursday, June 10th
* Building Meaningful Daytimes - Tuesday, June 15th
* The Real Challenges of Individualized Supports - Wednesday, June 16th
* Paying Customers Are Not Enough - Tuesday, June 22nd

For additional information please contact us at :
TASH
29 W. Susquehanna Ave, Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21204
410-828-8274 x 103
Fax: 410-828-6706
www.tash.org

The 2nd edition of "Foundations for Inclusive Education" is now available.
Visit
http://www.tash.org to order your copy today!

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