A Guide to Special Education Advocacy

A Guide to Special Education Advocacy: What Parents, Clinicians, and Advocates Need to Know is written by Matthew Cohen, a lawyer with 25 years' experience in special education policy. His book breaks down the ins and outs of disability law and offers effective strategies for parents and advocates to build good working relationships with school system and satisfy their child's needs.


Interested in this book? Indiana resident? Contact us!

Not an Indiana resident? Find this book at your local library here.

Meeting the Needs of Students of ALL Abilities

Meeting the Needs of Students of All Abilities: How Leaders Go Beyond Inclusion (2nd Ed.) is written by doctors Colleen Capper and Elise Frattura, faculty at the University of Wisconsin. The authors believe that "all people (students and staff) have a continuum of needs--physical, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual," and use this book to teach parents, administrators, and policymakers effective strategies to meet these needs.

Interested in this book? Indiana resident? Contact us!

Not an Indiana resident? Find this book at your local library here.

Free 2-week online Family Center's Summer Institutes

Would you like to know more about media options in the world of accessible instructional materials? How about Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and other related social media tools? The Family Center on Technology and Disability is providing a Free 2-week online summer institute starting on July 20-31, 2009. The learning strands this summer will be "Accessible Instructional Materials" and "Social Media Tools." Participants can also register for continuing education units (CEU's).

For more information, please email fctd@aed.org or call Jackie Hess at (202) 884-8217 or Ana Maria Gutierrez at (202) 884-8068. You can also register directly at: http://www.fctd.info/registration_types/1/registrations/new

Unlikely Travellers

The documentary Unlikely Travellers directed by Michael Noonan is about six individuals with intellectual disabilities that go on an adventure of a lifetime to Egypt. The movie begins in Queensland, Australia where the individuals prepare emotionally for the trip. The second half of the movie is the trip itself. They each learn to face their fears and learn just what they are capable of. This candid two-week adventure is about chasing dreams, exploring the unknown, and changes lives.

Interested in this movie and live in Indiana? Contact Us.

Pathways to Successful Transition for Youth with Disabilities

Pathways to Successful Transition for Youth with Disabilities: A Developmental Process by Carol A. Kochhar-Bryant and Gary Greene is a Pearson textbook that covers the theories and implementation of individualized transition planning. The first half of the book covers philosophy and policy, while the second delves into practices in transition services. This book is a comprehensive resource for all those involved in a PWD's transition to post-secondary schooling and/or adult life.

Interested in this book? Indiana resident? Contact us!

Not an Indiana resident? Find this book at your local library here.