Arizona TASH/TASH at NAU

Keep checking for new links.  If you'd like to a link added, please contact Cheryl Brown.

Now available...

TASH video "If we had given everyone a script, I don't think the messages could have been more powerful.  We are delighted with the film.  It truly conveys the power of opportunity and impact of presuming competence."  Nancy Weiss (2004)

If an AZTASH member would like to borrow this video, please contact Cheryl Brown at info@arizonatash.org.

NCLB PARENT GUIDE - Debuts August 16, 2004

The National Center for Learning Disabilities and Schwab Learning have co-produced a new Parent Guide on the No Child Left Behind Act. The guide seeks to provide parents of struggling learners with a basic understanding of key NCLB provisions and ways those provisions can be used to help improve the academic performance of their child.

The 22-page guide is available for download in PDF from the following location:

Educator Links

• Arizona Positive Behavioral Support Program
  
• Center on Human Policy's Disability Studies for Teachers
  This website contains lesson plans and materials designed to help teachers integrate disability studies into social studies, history, literature, and related subjects in grades 6-12.  The plans and materials also can be adapted for use in postsecondary education.  For further information about the project, please contact the Center Human Policy, School of Education, Syracuse University at info@disabilitystudiesforteachers.org.
  
• Breaking the Barriers
  Provides information on the Breaking the Barriers initiative, a national effort aimed at assuring that everyone who does not communicate using traditional speech has the supports, funding, and access to an individualized augmentative or alternative communication system.  The initiative also seeks to assure that people who use alternative forms of communication will be active at the local, state, and national level in shaping public policy. Finally, Breaking the Barriers seeks to ensure that those who use the method to communicate known as Facilitated Communication, will realize acceptance of that individualized method in practice and policy as a legitimate form of augmentative communication
  
• The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding
  Tools for working with children with ASD (autism spectrum disorder)
  
• Functional Behavioral Assessment & Positive Behavioral
  Support - Resources & Links
  
• Improving Arizona's Capability to Teach:  A Personnel Preparation Project Concentrating on Low-Incidence Disabilities
  
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
  
• Power of Vision
  The Power of Vision, AbleNet's email bulletin will inform and inspire your work of educating students with significant disabilities.  The Power of Vision will connect you to educators like Caroline Musselwhite, Linda Burkhart, and others who will be contributing their insights and ideas on how you can help all of your students experience the power of conversation, choice and literacy.  Links to practical applications and more information is provided within each topic.  Sign up now to receive The Power of Vision at vision@ablenetinc.com.
  
• Yes I Can! Foundation for Exceptional Children
  This foundation designs and implements programs that help improve the quality of life for children and youth with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.  In addition, they have a MiniGrant program.  The minigrants provide $500.00 to educators who develop innovative curricula and programs. Each year they award 5 -10 minigrants.
  
• Whole Schooling Consortium
  The Whole Schooling Consortium is an international network of schools, teachers, parents, administrators, university faculty and community members.  Our PURPOSE is to promote EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY in schools throughout the world to BUILD INCLUSIVE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES.

Organization Links

  Arizona Parents for PubLic Education advocates a collaborative strategy of the APPLE Coalition is to create an organized voice of parents throughout Arizona.  They promote communication between parents and legislators in order to bring about positive change in public education.

        AskABLE is a free on-line disability resource established at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.  It is a question/answer format for the topics of accommodations, assistive technology, the ADA, employment, and specific disability concerns.

     Enhancing Arizona's Parent Network (EAPN) provides information in Spanish and English, including articles and calendars of upcoming trainings and activities

     The Full Life Ahead Foundation...guiding individuals with disAbilities to the right track to fulfilling their dreams

     Inclusion Daily Express - a world-wide email news service that updates readers on disability rights, full community inclusion, and self-determination.

     There is a publication available electronically from the Minnesota Council on DD at http://www.mncdd.org/extra/publications.htm -- see below:

o       Making Your Case – (Updated Edition) A booklet that offers techniques and insights for effective communication skills in the legislative process and how to positively influence public policy at all levels of government – writing letters; talking with legislators/public officials via phone, email, and visits; and presenting testimony. The roles and responsibilities of legislative staff, and various approaches for "making your case" are provided. A glossary of terms is included. Items specific to the Minnesota legislative process are noted

o       PDF Version: http://www.mncdd.org/extra/publications/Making_Your_Case.pdf

o       Text Version: http://www.mncdd.org/extra/publications/Making_Your_Case.txt

     MOUTH MAGAZINE
Voice of the DisLabeled Nation
Post Office Box 558
Topeka, Kansas  66601-0558
www.mouthmag.com

     Parent Information Network - provides information to parents to enable active participation in their child's education