Caring for Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Their Families

Book Description:
"Caring for Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Their Families: A Handbook for Healthcare Professionals provides a guide for addressing the challenges of providing optimal general and routine care for the special needs population. More than just caring for the patients, the text stresses the importance of caring for their families as well.

"The book begins with chapters on common aspects of this population, including physical or sensory disabilities and developmental and learning disabilities. Subsequent chapters expound on more specific topics related to communication, mobility, emotional issues, quality of life, and end-of-life."

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check it out or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Lost child? Living with an intellectual disability

Content description for Lost Child?:
"For a person with an intellectual disability, social communications and interactions can sometimes be limited or difficult. 'We don't always know how to get the feelings out,' says Alyssa Ruzzin, whose life is the focus of this film. Coping with the challenges of an intellectual disability compounded by epilepsy, she is an inspiring speaker and a forthright advocate for the rights of people with special needs. Over the course of this documentary filmed by her brother, viewers are given an opportunity to learn more about Alyssa's rich interior life as well as her struggles and triumphs as she deals with going to work, being in a relationship, and other day-to-day activities. By opening up to Greg and his camera, Alyssa is hopeful that she 'might be helping people realize what goes on in other people's heads when they can't speak about it'."

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - iTouchiLearn Life Skills: Morning Routines for Preschool Kids

iTouchiLearn Life Skills: Morning Routines Edition helps build early learning literacy and life skills. Immerse your child into the virtual world of morning routines. Each routine contains a unique activity that must be completed to move on to the next routine. After successfully completing each morning routine, players receive star rewards and play in the rewards play space.

Want more information? Please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/itouchilearn-morning-school/id409137843?mt=8#

King Gimp: Long Live the King

King Gimp: Long Live the King presents two follow-up programs, The King’s Miracle and The King of Arts, to the OSCAR® winning documentary, King Gimp. Find out about Dan Keplinger’s growing celebrity status, his New York art gallery, and who he is as an artist.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check it out or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Digital Outcasts: Moving Technology Forward Without Leaving People Behind

Interested in acquiring a better understanding of how people with disabilities use technology and what you can do to ensure they are included in its future use? Digital Outcasts: Moving Technology Forward Without Leaving People Behind can help. It "examines the emerging legal and cultural impact of inclusive design." -book description

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Pinned

Pinned is a story of two teens, Autumn and Adonis, schoolmates who both love the sport of wrestling. They each have something else in common, however--a disability. Beyond that, they're very different. Autumn is friendly and hates to read and Adonis is shy and loves books. This story is written in alternating voices and explores what it means to be friends and to be different.

Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Pocket Artic (SLP)

Pocket Artic is an app for speech-language pathologists that includes over 3000 stimulus cards with 29 of the most targeted phonemes. Robust scoring section and detailed diagrams along with several more great features round out this app for both iPad and iPhone

To find out more about it, please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-slp-articulation/id359179209?mt=8#

U.S. National Parks are for Everyone

In an article written by the current director of the U.S. National Park Service, Jonathan B. Jarvis shares his views on accessibility in the parks. An encounter with a group of people using wheelchairs in Texas' Guadalupe Mountains National Park back in the early 80s inspired his lifetime commitment to improving the accessibility of our nation's park lands.

To read the entire article, please visit: http://usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com/2013/07/17/our-national-parks-are-for-everyone-to-enjoy/

Out Of Step Provides Economic Opportunities

Press release
SEATTLE, Wash., May 23, 2013 -The one in four Americans with a disability now have a new opportunity for economic success. Introducing Out of Step, www.outofstep.com, a free website where people with disabilities can sell products or offer services or upload their resumes to connect with employers.

Out of Step is an innovative solution for the growing number of people with disabilities who struggle to find work and earn money. Only 17% of persons with a disability were employed full-time in 2011, and those with a disability are much more likely to be self-employed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. On Out of Step, members can promote an existing business or start a new one, or search for employment.

To read the entire press release, please visit: http://www.outofstep.com/articles/press-releases/out-of-step-press-release/

Raising Boys with ADHD

Got boys who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? Raising Boys With ADHD is here from those who have been there to help parents help their sons with ADHD. From guidance during the preschool years to tips on helping your sons make the transition to college and employment, this book covers it all. Practical knowledge, resources, and tools along with encouragement and hope can be found within these pages.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD

An estimated 8 million adults in the U.S. have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. If you happen to be one of those 8 million, The mindfulness prescription for adult ADHD can help you with attention and awareness training. The author has created a program that includes such practices as sitting meditation, body awareness, thoughtful speaking and listening, and more. The book is accompanied by an audio program of guided mindfulness exercises for successfully managing ADHD.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Things

Looking for a task manager that's also beautiful and easy to use? When you start using Things, you'll be surprised how easy it is to enter and manage your tasks. And with Things' beautiful interface, task management becomes a delight. Create repeating tasks, add due dates, schedule tasks for a later date, review completed tasks in the Logbook, etc.

Want to learn more? Please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/things/id284971781?mt=8

Free Webinar - Visitability: Building a Home Where Everyone is Welcome

On Wednesday, July 31st, the Back Home in Indiana Alliance will sponsor a free webinar on the concept of "visitability" from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

The intent of visitable design is that newly constructed homes will both accommodate visitors with disabilities and promote the aging-in-place concept so that people may enjoy their homes without requiring major modifications when they, family, or friends face short or long-term mobility constraints. Visitable homes are built for the benefit of all.

For more information and to register for this free webinar, please visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7412411723

Survival Guide for New Special Educators

From the book description:
"A Survival Guide for New Special Educators provides relevant, practical information for new special education teachers across a broad range of topic areas. Drawing on the latest research on special educator effectiveness and retention, this comprehensive, go-to resource addresses the most pressing needs of novice instructors, resource teachers, and inclusion specialists. [...] This highly practical book is filled with checklists, forms, and tools that special educators can use every day to help ensure that all special needs students get the rich, rewarding education they deserve."

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Handbook of response to intervention in early childhood

Handbook of Response to Intervention (RTI) in Early Childhood promises to offer a comprehensive primer on RTI and how it can best be applied in early childhood settings. This book is a complete resource on what is known about using RTI to promote all young children's school and social success.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Take Control of ADHD

Take Control of ADHD: The Ultimate Guide for Teens With ADHD can help teens succeed in school and in life. With this book, teens learn about the disorder and how it affects them and discover coping skills and tools to help with improving their focus. The book is easily accessible for the age range and offers suggestions from other teens with ADHD.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Living Safely

"Living Safely provides self-directed learning sessions for 27 important safety skills topics based on proven content developed by the Attainment Company. Living Safely provides an accessible learning tool that is specifically designed to be used directly by individuals with autism, learning or other developmental disabilities at their own pace on the coolest technology platform there is – the iPad! Living Safely is powered by Visual Impact, AbleLink’s highly effective cognitively accessible learning tool."

Want to learn more about this app? Please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/living-safely/id396774523?mt=8#

Holiday hours

Photo by dantada

In observance of 

Independence Day,

this week CeDIR will close at 

4:00 pm on Wednesday, July 3rd

and will re-open at 

8:00 am on Monday, July 8th.

Play safe and have a great holiday!

What's New?

Who's ready for fireworks, picnics, and fun? I sure am! Before we get on with the festivities, however, let's first take a look back at the new items that arrived in the library last month. The focus was on two subjects, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Take a look at: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=2317

Holiday Hours

Photo by dantada

In observance of 

Independence Day,

this week CeDIR will close at 

4:00 pm on Wednesday, July 3rd

and will re-open at 

8:00 am on Monday, July 8th.

Play safe and have a great holiday!

Mobile App Monday - SoundingBoard

According to the developer, "SoundingBoard transforms your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad into the latest in communication technology. In just minutes, you can create custom boards using AbleNet symbols or your own photos. Perfect for children in special education, persons on the autism spectrum, and adults with disabilities."

Want to learn more? Please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundingboard/id390532167#