What the hell happened to my brain?

In What the hell happened to my brain? Swaffer "describes vividly her experiences of living with dementia, exploring the effects of memory difficulties, loss of independence, leaving long-term employment, the impact on her teenage sons, and the enormous impact of the dementia diagnosis on her sense of self. Never shying away from difficult issues, she tackles head-on stigma, inadequacies in care and support, and the media's role in perpetuating myths about dementia, suggesting ways in which we can include and empower people with the diagnosis." -publisher

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

Fair Housing Month

INDIANAPOLIS – Each year, April is celebrated around the country as Fair Housing Month. This year, the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI) celebrates the month with our annual conference. The FHCCI’s 4th Annual Fair Housing Conference, entitled Fair Housing: Putting the Pieces Together, will be held at the Wyndham West Hotel in Indianapolis from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM on Thursday, April 14, 2016.

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Gustavo F. Velasquez, will open and keynote the FHCCI's conference this year. Gustavo Velasquez was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate as the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2014. Prior to his nomination, Velasquez was Executive Director of the Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC), a non-for-profit organization based in Washington, DC dedicated to serve thousands of Latinos and other immigrants and underserved populations gain the necessary skills and capital to start and maintain their own businesses. We believe this will be the first visit to Indiana by a HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

This year's conference will also include Beverly Gooden as our luncheon keynote speaker. Ms. Gooden is a domestic violence survivor, victim’s rights advocate, and creator of the viral social media movement, #WhyIStayed. She now speaks about domestic violence sensitivity, social justice, and the power of storytelling. She originally hails from our neighboring Ohio.

Continuing education for attorneys, social workers, and real estate have been approved. The registration cost for this all-day event is only $50/person.

For more information, including how to register, visit the FHCCI’s Events Page at: http://www.fhcci.org/events/

Mobile App Monday - Writing Wizard

"Writing Wizard is designed to help every child learn how to trace letters, numbers and words through a fun system carefully designed to maintain motivation." Parents and teachers can create unique word lists, download progress reports, change fonts, and more.

Find out more about this app by visiting:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id631446426

Telethons: Spectacle, disability, and the business of charity

"Drawing on over two decades of in-depth research, Telethons trenchantly explores the complexity underneath the campy spectacles. At its center are the disabled children, who, thanks to a particular kind of historical-cultural marginalization, turned out to be ideal tools for promoting corporate interests, privatized healthcare, and class status. Offering a public message about helping these unfortunate victims, telethons perpetuated a misleading image of people with disabilities as helpless, passive, apolitical members of American society. Paul K. Longmore's revelatory chronicle shows how these images in fact helped major corporations increase their bottom lines, while filling gaps in the strange public-private hybrid U.S. health insurance system. Only once disabled people pushed back in public protests did the broader implications for all Americans become clear." -publisher

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

Free National Parks Pass for People with Disabilities

Spring's almost here, so get out and enjoy the great outdoors! And now, people with disabilities can enjoy federal recreation sites for free.

When you visit a federal recreation site, just present some documentation of disability status and ask for the free Access Pass. Documentation includes a physician's statement, or a document issued by a state or federal agency like the Veteran's Administration, Social Security Disability Income, Supplemental Security Income, or a vocational rehabilitation agency. The pass gives you and three adults free admission to federal recreation sites around the country, and it's good for life! For more information, or to find a recreation site, visit the National Park Service's website at https://store.usgs.gov/pass/access.html.

Teaching students with special needs in inclusive classrooms

Teaching students with special needs in inclusive classrooms "will provide the skills and inspiration that teachers need to make a positive difference in the educational lives of struggling learners. The text is written to meet the needs of those majoring in general education, special education, and blended teacher education programs." -publisher

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

The other side of the report card: Assessing students' social, emotional, and character development

The other side of the report card: Assessing students' social, emotional, and character development offers help with integrating social-emotional learning and character development into your grading system. You'll find resources such as guided exercises for analyzing existing report cards, suggested report card designs, tips on improving teacher-parent communication, case studies and more.

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 - Rainy Days: A Stella and Sam Adventure

"Play alongside Stella and Sam and their dog Fred as they go out on a playful adventure on a rainy day. Make paintings with Fred, dig through the leaves looking for treasures and race pinecones across Puddle Lake. The Stella and Sam Interactive Adventures combine stunning animation with three elegantly-designed activities." -iTunes

To learn more about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id429044725

Library hours for March 11th

CeDIR will be closing early tomorrow at noon. We will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 14th.

Library materials may still be returned to the receptionist at the Institute from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If you'd like to check something out tomorrow, we'll be here from 8:00 a.m. to noon.

Training Opportunities from About Special Kids (ASK)

My Child Has Special Needs: Now What?
Finding out that your child has special needs can be overwhelming. Some common reactions can be “What do I do now?  Where do I start?”  This training provides families with a brief overview of how to:
• find support for your child and family,
• find information and services,
• find coverage to pay for services, and
• will help you start thinking about the future
This training is for parents of children with special needs and is geared to help map out the next steps for their child and family.

If you know of a family that has just found out that their child has a special need, please let them know about this training.

March 18, 2016
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location:
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
100 N State Road 46 Bypass
Bloomington, IN  47408

Cost:  FREE - Family Members
           $25 - Professionals

Registration online at
http://www.aboutspecialkids.org/training/training-calendar/my-child-has-special-needs-now-what-bloomington/
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A Life with Stress, Balance and a Plan
Parents of children with special needs live with added emotional, medical, social and financial challenges. These extenuating circumstances can often lead to feelings of loneliness, depression, marital and family problems and health issues. This training will focus on identifying types of stressors, identify coping mechanisms and providing ways to incorporate them into everyday life, and the importance of good communication.

March 18, 2016
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location:
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
100 N State Road 46 Bypass
Bloomington, IN  47408

Cost:  $10 - Family Members
            $25 - Professionals

Registration online at http://www.aboutspecialkids.org/training/training-calendar/a-life-with-stress,-balance-and-a-plan-bloomington/
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Questions? Email asktraining@aboutspecialkids.org

Minimum of 6 per training is required for training to take place.

Childcare is not available during trainings.

10 essential instructional elements for students with reading difficulties: A brain-friendly approach

10 essential instructional elements for students with reading difficulties: A brain-friendly approach "is the definitive resource on how the brain creates meaning from print. Drawing from five key areas of neurocognitive research, Andrew Johnson provides a ten-point teaching strategy that encompasses vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, writing and more. A key resource for creating intervention plans for struggling readers, features include:

• Information on the importance of emotions in the process of overcoming reading struggles 
• Strategies to promote voluntary reading, even for the most reluctant students 
• Useful resources such as graphic organizers, additional reading and writing activities, and QR codes that link to videos" -publisher

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

Sports, Fitness, and Motor Activities for Children with Disabilities

Sports, Fitness, and Motor Activities for Children with Disabilities "is intended to provide guidance to parents, guardians, educators, and community recreation professionals regarding the importance of increased physical activity beyond the school day for children with disabilities." -publisher

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 - Toontastic

"Toontastic is a creative storytelling app that enables kids to draw, animate, and share their own cartoons with friends and family around the world. With over 14 million cartoons created in 200+ countries, parents and teachers rave about the app... and kids can't stop creating!

Making cartoons with Toontastic is as easy as putting on a puppet show - simply press the record button, move your characters onscreen, and tell your story. Toontastic records your animation and voice as a cartoon video to share with friends and family." -iTunes

Helpful for older kids who struggle with writing stories.

Want more information? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id404693282

The differentiated flipped classroom: A practical guide to digital learning

The differentiated flipped classroom: A practical guide to digital learning helps you identify and address diverse student needs within the flipped classroom. You’ll find practical, standards-aligned solutions to help you design and implement carefully planned at-home and at-school learning experiences, all while checking for individual student understanding.

Differentiate learning for all students with research-based best practices to help you:

• Integrate Flipped Learning and Differentiated Instruction
• Use technology as a meaningful learning tool 
• Proactively use formative assessments
• Support, challenge, and motivate diverse learners

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

Spring issue CeDIR Citings available

The new issue of CeDIR’s Newsletter is now online. This issue focuses on the personal stories of people with disabilities. Along with a list of suggested reading, there is a book review and a description of another Center's project on collecting stories.

To read this edition, please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/styles/iidc/defiles/CDIR/03-16.pdf

What's new?

Whew! What a crazy, stormy start to a new month this morning! March is already living up to the old adage: in like a lion, out like a lamb. But before we get too far into the month, let's take a look at the new items that came in last month. The library received books on autism, executive function, history of the culture of developmental disabilities, inclusion in schools, research, and social stories.

To view the entire list, please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/whats-new