Volume 4, Issue 4, November 16 , 2007
Proposals Due for Pac Rim Conference--November 26: Abstract submissions for the Pac Rim Conference, which will be convened April 14 & 15 in Waikiki, will be considered for 60 minute breakout sessions, 30 minute topical presentations (a combination of 2 similar topics each receiving approximately 25 minutes of presentation time and 5 minutes of discussion, within the same 60 minute breakout time), and poster presentations. This year, Family Supports is one of the conference topic areas. For more information, please visit the Pac Rim Conference Web Site.
November 29, 2007, 3:00-4:00 pm EST: Logic Model Call. Sujata Dixit has selected two grantees, New Hampshire and Washington, DC, to present their project logic models to other grantees on this call. The selected grantees will provide feedback on the call to other grantees on how they developed their logic models, what challenges they faced, and the solutions they found to the problems. In addition, Dr. Dixit will discuss the importance of consistency in data collection, taking examples from the highlighted logic models. Dr. Dixit will also be available to provide feedback and answer questions.
Events and Reminders
New Web Site Resources
- Empowerment for Americans with Disabilities
- Dane County Resource Map
- Livable Communities Proceedings
Grantee Articles
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is a bi-monthly resource for Family Support 360. If your project has resources to share with the other grantees, please email them to Sharon Ungrady. Also, if you are in need of a resource but do not have time to search our site or the Web, please let Sharon know, and she will try to assist you in locating the resource. For more information contact: Sharon Ungrady BETAH Assoc., Inc. 7910 Woodmont Ave. Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 sungrady@betah.com (301) 657-4254, x302 |
New Resources on the Family Support 360 Web Site
Empowerment for Americans with Disabilities: Breaking Barriers to Careers and Full Employment
"Empowerment for Americans with Disabilities" is a new report from the National Council on Disability. It reviews the issues integral to the employment of people with disabilities. It has two broad aims: 1) to summarize the existing knowledge regarding the employment of people with disabilities in a series of short issue briefs; and 2) to present new information on the perspectives of employers, people with disabilities, and disability specialists on the key barriers and facilitators of employment. The report can be found in the new Employment and Labor Information section of the Public Resource Library.
Dane County Resource Map
Our Wisconsin grantee has developed an extensive resource map of resources in the community they serve. This document is available in English and Spanish in the Project Forms section of the Public Resource Library. Thank you, Liz, for providing the maps!
Livable Communities Proceedings
These are the proceedings from a news conference hosted by National Council on Disabilities and AARP at AARP world headquarters in Washington , DC. The event included two expert panel discussions. Panelists commented on the report findings and shared their views about what adults with disabilities and seniors need in order to live in the community with independence, choice, and control, and what the public and private sectors as well as consumers can do to help communities become more livable. The proceedings can be accessed from the Other category in the Public Resource Library.
New E-newsletter Highlight: Grantee Articles
"Seeing With New Eyes: Metaphors of Family Experience"
Susan Yuan, our Vermont grantee's co-director, published this article in Mental Retardation, Volume 41, Number 3: 207-211 (June 2003). The article reframes disability and looks at the power of metaphor when discussing or training individuals on disability. The article includes a visual metaphor exercise which can be incorporated into trainings. The article can be found in the new Grantee Articles section of the Public Resource Library. Thank you, Susan, for submitting this article!