Mental Health Parity Act

Whether the proposed federal health plan goes through or not, US citizens will reap the benefits of a health insurance law passed by Congress last year: the Mental Health Parity Act. As of January 1st, 2010, all insurance plans covering more than fifty people will be required to provide the same amount of service for mental health as they do for physical. This helps ensure that individuals with depression, bipolar disorder etc. have equal access to care.

Make sure to review your insurers new regulations for 2010 to see how the changes will affect you, your charges and family members. Visit the New York Times article for a summary of the pros and cons of the new law. For more resources on mental health, look through our previous posts on the subject.

Textbooks for Students with Disabilities

Hundreds of American colleges are joining up with a Georgia-based program which gives students with disabilities easier access to class materials than ever before. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution highlighted the growth of AccessText Network, an online database that allows students with visual impairments, dyslexia, and other reading difficulties easy access to special textbooks. AccessText contains donations from the following publishers:

* Bedford/St. Martin's, W.H. Freeman, Worth Publishers
* Cengage Learning
* CQ Press
* McGraw-Hill Education
* Pearson Education
* Reed Elsevier Inc.
* John Wiley & Sons
* W.W. Norton

To take advantage of this resource, students should contact the disability services at their universities to inquire whether they are part of the AccessText network.

Researching with Children and Young People

Researching with children and young people: research design, methods, and analysis is written by E Kay M Tisdall, John M Davis, and Michael Gallagher. The book covers every step of the research process for undergraduate and graduate students of Early Childhood Studies, Education, etc. The authors walk students through designing research processes, choosing from modern methods of investigation, and analysis.

Interested in this book? Indiana resident? Email us!

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

Teaching Infants, Toddlers, and Twos

Teaching infants, toddlers, and twos with special needs is written by Clarissa Willis, PhD, a former associate professor of Special Education at East Tennessee State University. Her book covers environment, eating, play, communication, and other essential issues teachers and administrators face when working with children with developmental delays.

Interested in this book? Indiana resident? Email us!

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

Alzheimer's Awareness Month

Check out these resources at the CeDIR Library for Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month:
-Learning to speak Alzheimer's: a groundbreaking approach for everyone dealing with the disease by Joanne Koenig Coste
-The Alzheimer's advisor: a caregiver's guide to dealing with the tough legal and practical issues by Vaughn E James
-What if it's not Alzheimer's? A caregiver's guide to dementia by Lisa and Gary Radin
-I'm still here: A breakthrough approach to understanding someone living with Alzheimer's by John Ziesel
-Alzheimer's disease: facing the facts [PBS Video]