Indiana Institute FYI

Week of January 15, 2007

FYI at a Glance

· ADA-Indiana January/February Audio Conference
· Regional Social Security and Benefits Planning Workshops
· Library Corner

Coming Up

ADA-Indiana January/February Audio Conference: ADA-Indiana is hosting a two-part audio conference series on recruiting people with disabilities for employers. Both audio conferences will feature speakers from the Employer Assistance and Recruiting Network (EARN), a nationwide cost-free recruiting and consultation service that connects employers with job seekers with disabilities directly and through a national network of employment services providers.

January's session (Tuesday, January 16 th from 2:00-3:30 p.m. (EST), entitled Where Can I Recruit Individuals with Disabilities?, will provide a general overview of EARN's core job promotion and consultative services as well as examples of how they can connect employers with national and local services. The February session will focus on the recruitment of veterans with disabilities. EARN will showcase resources and provide the opportunity for participants to speak to key members of these organizations to find out how they can assist you reaching out to veterans in your employment efforts.

Employers, state and local government officials, advocates, people with disabilities, and other interested community members are encouraged to participate. No pre-registration is required and sessions are free and open to the public. SHRM and CRC credits will be available.

Site locations in Indiana include:

Bloomington, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Building L
2853 East Tenth Street

Evansville, IN (1:00-2:30 p.m. Central)
University of Southern Indiana Campus
Science Center, Room 1212 (SC 1212)

Indianapolis, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
Indiana Government Center, Conference Room 2
402 West Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
4701 North Keystone Avenue, Suite 222

West Lafayette, IN (2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
Purdue University - West Lafayette Campus
Stewart Center, Room 320

Individuals and organization representatives unable to attend the January audio conference, may purchase access to the audio conference by visiting http://www.ada-audio.org. The cost is $25.00 (for not-for-profits) and $40.00 (for-profit entities).

For more information, visit http://www.adaindiana.org or contact Matt Norris at 1-800-825-4733 or e-mail adainfo@indiana.edu.

Starting in March…

Regional Social Security and Benefits Planning Workshops: The Indiana Institute's Center on Community Living and Careers, in conjunction with Vocational Rehabilitation Services, will host four regional two-day workshops on social security and benefits planning with learning objectives that include:

· Basics of supplemental security income and social security disability insurance;

· Work incentives for SSI;

· Work incentives for SSDI trial work periods; and

· Other federal and state programs such as Medicare and Medicare Part D.

Case managers, VR counselors, family members, persons with disabilities, BDDS personnel, representative payees, independent living personnel, transition coordinators, mental health personnel, advocates, employment specialists, and residential staff should plan to attend. Training dates and locations include:

March 7-8, 2007
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
2853 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN

May 16-17, 2007
Strongbow Inn
2405 East U.S. 30
Valparaiso, IN

August 15-16, 2007
Residence Inn Marriott
Fort Wayne Southeast
7811 West Jefferson Boulevard
Fort Wayne, IN

October 24-25, 2007
Easterseals Crossroads
4740 Kingsway Drive
Indianapolis, IN

Registration fee is $85.00 per person. There is no cost to VRS personnel. Seating is limited to 25 attendees per site. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available at the training. To register, contact Sherry Redman at (812) 855-6508, e-mail sredman@indiana.edu, or visit http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/ for more information.

Library Corner

New Items: The following new materials may be borrowed by Indiana residents from the Center for Disability Information and Referral (CeDIR) at the Institute. To check out materials, contact the library at 1-800-437-7924, send e-mail to cedir@indiana.edu, or come by and visit us at 2853 East Tenth Street in Bloomington.

Alliance for Technology Access. (2004). Computer resources for people with disabilities: a guide to assistive technologies, tools, and resources for people of all ages, 4th edition. Alameda, CA: Hunter House.

Being bullied: Strategies and solutions for children with Asperger's [videorecording]. (2006). Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley.

Landy, S. & Thompson, E. (2006). Pathways to competence for young children: A parenting program. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing Co.

Oberlander, T.F. & Symons, F.J. (Eds.). (2006). Pain in children and adults with developmental disabilities. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing Co.

Rosenkoetter, S.E. & Knapp-Philo, J. (2005). Learning to read the world: language and literacy in the first three years. Washington, DC: Zero to Three Press.

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