Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month began on September 15th and ends October 15. This month of hispanic recognition began in 1968 as a week-long event and was expanded to a full month 20 years later. This year's theme is, "Honoring the Awesome Way of Life." In recognition of this month, here are a few disability-related Latino sites:

• http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/multicultural/Latino.htm
• http://www.wid.org/resources/hispanic-latino-resources
• http://www.proyectovision.net/
• http://www.colorincolorado.org/calendar/celebrations/hhm/
• http://www.nchealthystart.org/aboutus/maternidad.htm
• http://www.aspira.org/
• http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/DisabilityStatistics/glossary.cfm?g_id=243&view=true
• http://deafness.about.com/cs/hispanic/f/latino.htm
• http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/ethnic/latamer.html

Down Syndrome Awareness Month

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month and that also means it's time for Buddy Walks! Never heard of a Buddy Walk? The National Down Syndrome Society established the first Buddy Walk in 1995 to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down Syndrome. Actor Chris Burke led the flagship Buddy Walk in New York City. Last year more than 230,000 people participated in Buddy Walks across the country. Since the Buddy Walk was created in 1995, over 2,000,000 people have participated in Buddy Walks worldwide!

Go to buddywalk.org to find a walk in your area!

Family Center on Technology and Disability

Ever wonder about what's happening with captioning in America? How about the use of descriptive audio? Or what's happening with assistive technology? The Family Center on Technology and Disability is a federal program funded from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs and managed by a partnership of organizations, including the Alliance for Technology Access (ATA), Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER), Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) and InfoUse, Inc.

The center has a great website. Check out their monthly newsletters available online, explore their assistive technology resources database, or read through their AT success stories. They also have Family Information Guides to Assistive Technology and more resources in Spanish.

Where do they stand?

With the election nearly upon us, many voters are interested in where each candidate stands on disability related issues. The folks at the Ohio Legal Rights Service have put together a side by side comparison chart with information found on the candidates' Web sites, the candidates' Senatorial Web sites and supplemented by other sources, to help voters make an informed decision.

Did you hear...Disability Employment Awareness Month

Griffin, C. (2007). The job developer's handbook: Practical tactics for customized employment. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.

Synatschk, K.O. (2007). Employment and career planning. Austin, TX: Pro-ED.

Wehman, P. (Ed.) (2007). Real work for real pay: Inclusive employment for people with disabilities. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.

Indiana Institute on Disability and Community & Center on Community Living and Careers.
A roadmap to choosing an employment agency. Bloomington, IN: Author.

Online Resources:

http://delicious.com/cedir/employment

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