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October 2008
National Technical Assistance Center:
PACER Center, 8161 Normandale Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55437 (888) 248-0822, www.taalliance.org
Upcoming Events
- Save the Date! 2009 Annual OSEP and ALLIANCE National Parent Technical Assistance Center Conference
Parent Center Updates
- Utah Parent Center Featured in News Stories
- Sinergia Co-Hosts Autism Presentation
Announcements & News
- TA&D Project of the Month: NECTAC
Resources
- Work-Family Issues for Employed Parents of Children with Disabilities
- Teaching Children with ADHD
- MIUSA Videos
- Special Quest Multimedia Training Library
- My Voice, My Vote
- New RTI Module from IRIS
Technology
- Google Analytics
Fundraising
- How to Navigate a Financial Downturn
Upcoming Events
Save the Date! 2009 Annual OSEP and ALLIANCE National Parent Technical Assistance Center Conference
The 2009 Annual OSEP and ALLIANCE National Parent Technical Assistance Center Conference will be held January 28-30, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, VA. Look for registration information soon!
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Parent Center Updates
Utah Parent Center Featured in News Stories
The Utah Parent Center, directed by Helen Post, was recently highlighted in a newspaper article describing their successful workshop in a southern Utah community. The story, also featured in an edition of the Council for Exceptional Children’s
SmartBrief newsletter, included several positive comments from parents about all they had learned and how it would impact their child.
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Sinergia Co-Hosts Autism Presentation
Sinergia, a Parent Training and Information Center in New York City, is collaborating with the Columbia University Medical Center to present a 3-hour session on autism research. The presentation, Bridging Public Awareness with Developing Science in Autism, will feature speakers on medical as well as social aspects of autism. The training will take place November 8, 2008. Congratulations to Sinergia director Myrta Cuadra-Lash on this exciting event!
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Announcements & News
Technical Assistance & Dissemination Project of the Month: NECTAC
NECTAC, the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center, is funded by OSEP to provide states a variety of resources and assistance to improve early childhood service systems and outcomes. NECTAC provides a variety of supports, including individual technical assistance, internet resources, and conferences. NECTAC is directed by Lynne Kahn and Dean Fixsen and is located at the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Resources
Work-Family Issues for Employed Parents of Children with Disabilities
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network out of Boston College held a one-day think tank in May on issues facing working parents of children with disabilities. One outcome of that meeting was a report summarizing the challenges, best practices, and recommendations discussed.
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Teaching Children with ADHD
The Department of Education has released a new publication called Teaching Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Instructional Strategies and Practices. This is a follow-up to the 2003
Identifying and Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Resource for School and Home.
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MIUSA Videos
Mobility International USA (MIUSA) has a collection of five videos about their international exchange projects on their Web site. All titles are available in DVD format for purchase or can be viewed as YouTube video clips on MIUSA’s or YouTube’s Web site.
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Special Quest Multimedia Training Library
SpecialQuest, funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has released an online library of multimedia training materials. There are three categories of resources: (1) Including Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; (2) Building Relationships with Families; and (3) Collaboration and Training. Each of these modules includes materials and videos in English and Spanish.
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My Voice, My Vote
My Voice, My Vote is a Web site designed to educate young adults with disabilities about the voting process. While some information is specific to the voting process in Minnesota, a number of resources provide more general voter information.
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New RTI Module from IRIS
The IRIS Center recently released Part 5 of their RTI (Response to Intervention) Module Series. The new module,
A Closer Look at Tier 3, examines how to implement and assess RTI, as well as looking at parent involvement related to English Language Learners.
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Technology
Google Analytics
Google provides a free analytics tool to help Web site owners gain information about the users of their site. Google Analytics provides information on how visitors find, and navigate through, a Web site.
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Nonprofit Management & Fundraising
How to Navigate a Financial Downturn
The Nonprofit Quarterly has assembled a collection of articles called
It May Be Hard Times: How to Navigate a Financial Downturn. The articles include information on various financial topics, including managing cash flow and talking to funders.
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Featured ALLIANCE Publications
Why Parent Centers? Why the ALLIANCE?
Explains how Parent Centers serve families and how the Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers serves the nation’s 100 Parent Centers. Data on Parent Center effectiveness and contact information is included.
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Parent Centers Helping Families: Outcome Data 2006-2007
Data collected and compiled by the ALLIANCE about the numbers of people served by the nation’s Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs).
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