Visual Phonics 2021 Summer Training

with Pamela Hughes
July 19, 20, 21
12:30–3:30 PM CST
Virtual Online
$175/participant (check, credit card, or post order)
Registration deadline: 7/9/2021
Minimum of 12 participants required for training

Research Participation Survey on Inclusion

Laverne Traylor, a Louisiana educator and graduate student at Southeastern Louisiana University is requesting your participation in a research study to determine perceptions of educational inclusion of students with disabilities.  Students with disabilities , their parents and their advocates are encouraged to participate by completing the linked survey below.  Thank you for your consideration. 

Please take the survey HERE.

Mountain Bike Camp for 18-20-Year-Olds in the Colorado Rockies!

Shared by request of the Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing:

Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Mountain Biking and Leadership Camp
August 12-17, 2021

Celebrating Your Everyday Contributions

The Acquired Deafblindness Network (ADBN) is inviting new participants into its renewed network. ADBN would like to celebrate the contributions made every day by people living with acquired DeafBlindness. Acquired DeafBlindness comes with challenges, but those living with acquired DeafBlindness contribute to the lives of their families, their communities, and society in general in many ways.

ADBN wants to hear about your contributions. For more information, please go to the ‘Celebrating Everyday Contributions’ section of the ABDN website here: Celebrating Your Everyday Contributions – Welcome to the Acquired Deafblindness Network (deafblindinternational.org)

Feeling Through at the Oscars

Feeling Through, nominated for the 2021 Academy Awards, is the first film to cast a DeafBlind actor in the lead role. The film has now connected thousands of people to the missions of DeafBlind communities around the world. Watch their journey to the Oscars here:

Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities National Training Center

The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities National Training Center offers free easy-to-read online learning modules for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their family members, and their supporters, to learn more about mental health. There are also modules for mental health professionals, so they can better serve people with IDD. Check them out here: https://www.mhddcenter.org/learn-now

PAY Check interns at Andrea’s Restaurant: “Their textbook is a cookbook.”

PAY Check interns from Jefferson Parish were featured on WGNO this week. They are learning Italian family secrets from Metairie’s finest chef, Chef Andrea Apuzzo, in a paid internship. Watch the full video here:

HDC recognizes the passing of Dr. Lou Brown, a scholar and advocate who revolutionized the field of special education

A word from Human Development Center Director, Dr. Phillip Wilson:

“Perhaps the most influential and effective leader for deinstitutionalization and community participation for people with significant I/DD of all. Dr. Brown taught and inspired many of the most effective leaders in the move to end segregation of people with I/DD. His contributions to the field, and to the lives of countless individuals with I/DD and their families can not be understated. This is a huge loss to the field. His legacy will live on through the efforts of people like yourselves- and the many professionals, families and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities that he has touched through his work.”

Read the announcement of Dr. Lou Brown’s passing from University of Wisconsin-Madison

The pictured image of Dr. Lou Brown was taken from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

ABLE Webinar: Mental Health Awareness Month and the Power of ABLE Accounts

This article appears as shared by the ABLE National Resource Center.

Join our ABLE National Resource Center (ABLE NRC) Ambassadors as they discuss ABLE accounts as a wellness tool for people who have a mental health diagnosis (psychiatric disabilities). Our panelists will share how ABLE accounts empower them to build economic resilience while promoting better mental health outcomes.

Deafblind International Youth Network Virtual Open Door Event

Virtual Open Door Event
June 16th, 10:00 AM CST

Drop in to DbIYN’s “virtual open door” event to learn about the youth network activities and other topics, such as: Membership, Activities Update, Webinars, Conferences, Publications, Country Reps.

An opportunity to find out information about the network and plans for 2021 and beyond!

To register for attendance and obtain the Zoom link, please contact the Youth Network Coordinator at simon.allison@sense.org.uk.