Special Announcements

2012 PDE Annual Conference


Title: Pennsylvania Department of Education Annual Conference

Making a Difference: Educational Practices That Work!

http://www.pattan.net/category/Training/PDE%20Annual%20Conference

WHEN:  Wednesday, February 29, 2012 to Friday, March 2, 2012

Conference highlights: Standards Based Assessment and Grading, RtII, School Improvement, Behavior, Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Secondary Transition, Inclusive Practices, Legal Issues, Universal Design for Learning and Gifted Education.

 

Keynote Presenters: Grant Wiggins, Debra Pickering, James Hiebert


Location: Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania

The hotel registration deadline is January 29, 2012. Attendees may register for rooms at the rate of $119.00 per night by calling the Hershey Lodge at 717-533-3131 or 800-437-7439.

Parent Scholarships are available.


Registration Questions: Debra Jordan, 800-441-3215, ext.7224 or djordan@pattan.net Linda Cartwright at 610-878-7202 or Jacqui DiDomenico at 610-878-7269. Content Questions: Donna Salkin, 800-441-3215, ext. 7267 or dsalkin@pattan.net

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1   Link   The ARC
A national organization on Mental Retardation, providing a variety of information.
2   Link   Attachment Skills
This site offers a comprehensive model for the healing of attachment trauma in children, and presents breakthroughs in both theory and therapy made in recent years and which must now reach a wider audience. My goal for the site is to create a community of support for all whose lives are touched by these exceptional children, including both parents and professionals of all types whose work includes contact with them.
3   Link   Autism Society
Features all kinds of information on Autism. (Autism is the 3rd most common developmental disability).
4   Link   CADRE
The National Center on Dispute Resolution, encourages the use of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special education and early intervention programs.
5   Link   Children's Disabilities Information
Articles and resources empowering parents of children with disabilities and special needs.
6   Link   Children With Disabilities Resource List
This is a partial listing of resources relating to the arts and children with disabilities complied by the Office for Accessibility at the National Endowment for the Arts.
7   Link   ComeUnity
Support for Special Needs, and Parenting, and Adoption - This outstanding parenting site provides hundreds of definitive articles, resource directories, expert interviews and exclusive book reviews on parenting, adoption and childrens special needs. Celebrating our tenth year of parenting, adoption, and special needs support for unique families.
8   Link   ConsultLine
Is a toll free help line for your special education questions and concerns. ConsultLine advisers will answer your questions and provide information about special education programs and the laws governing these programs for parents of and advocates for children with disabilities, or those who are thought to be disabled.
9   Link   Disabilitiesbooks
Serves the community of individuals with disabilities and their families and friends as well as the professionals who provide services to the disability community. Disbilitiesbooks sells top quality books in collaboration with publishers and authors. Because we want our customers to be able to make informed choices, Disabilitiesbooks features detailed information about each book we sell.
10   Link   DNR
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRN) is a statewide, non–profit corporation designated as the federally–mandated organization to advance and protect the civil rights of adults and children with disabilities. DRN works with people with disabilities and their families to ensure their rights to live in their communities with the services they need, to receive a full and inclusive education, to live free of discrimination, abuse and neglect, and to have control and self–determination over their services.
11   Link   DOT
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has established a toll-free hotline to assist air travelers with disabilities. The hotline will provide general information to consumers about the rights of air travelers with disabilities, respond to requests for printed consumer information, and assist air travelers with time-sensitive disability-related issues that need to be addressed in “real time.” The line is staffed from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time, seven days a week. Air travelers who experience disability-related air travel service problems may call the hotline at 1-800-778-4838 (voice) or 1-800-455-9880 (TTY) to obtain assistance.
12   Link   Easter Seals
Provides exceptional services to ensure that people living with autism and other disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play.
13   Link   ED PUBS
The ED Pubs web site is intended to help you identify and order U.S. Department of Education products. All publications are provided at no cost to the general public by the U.S. Department of Education.
14   Link   EDUCATIONAL LAW CENTER
The Education Law Center in Pennsylvania has updated their wonderful advocacy publication: Special Education in a Nutshell 2005 Edition. This is a wonderful, easy-to-read booklet that explains special education time lines, IEP strategies, and more. ESY season is coming!!
15   Link   EROD - EDUCATION RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTORY
The ultimate directory of education resource organizations that currently contains contact and descriptive information about more than 2,900 national, regional, and state organizations.
16   Link   ELC - Education Law Center
A non-profit legal advocacy and educational organization, dedicated to ensuring that all of Pennsylvania's children have access to a quality public education.
17   Link   Employment and Training Administration
Welcome to ETA's Disabilities Program home page, Disability Online. The Disabilities Program develops and implements workforce disability policy and program initiatives to address structural, programmatic, and systemic employment barriers for people with disabilities.
18   Link   Family Village
A Global community of Disability-Related Resources.
19   Link   FirstGov EN ESPANOL
A federal Spanish-language version of FirstGov, a government-run Web site that provides information about official programs and services, as part of President Bush's plan to use the Internet to improve public access to government information. FirstGov en Espanol, is a centralized collection of major federal agencies' Web pages translated into Spanish.
20   Link   Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice System
This fact sheet answers common questions about Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system.
21   Link   Kids Together, Inc.
The Goals of Kids Together, Inc. include a desire to remove barriers that exclude people with disabilities. We support the belief that children with disabilities, like all children, have the need to be welcomed, cherished and embraced in our communities.
22   Link   LD On-Line
An interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children.
23   Link   Heart 2 Heart
Heart 2 Heart is an alliance of parents and professionals in Western Pennsylvania intent on affecting their communities for the benefit of families and children experiencing the effects of behavioral and mental health disabilities. We work diligently to bring healing through education, advocacy, support, resources and training with a specialization in the adoptive and foster family dynamic.
24   Link   ICDR - Interagency Committee on Disability Research
The Interagency Committee on Disability Research facilitates the effective exchange of information on disability and rehabilitation research activities among its 70-plus member agencies. We coordinate activities that span the areas of assistive technology and universal design; medical rehabilitation; data and statistics; employment; and community participation.
25   Link   MHAPA
The Mental Health Association in PA, which reflects the ethnic and cultural diversity of the Commonwealth, works on behalf of mental health through advocacy, education, and public policy.
26   Link   NAMI PA
Founded in 1983, NAMI PA ( National Alliance on Mental Illness of Pennsylvania) is the largest statewide non-profit organization dedicated to helping mental health consumers and their families rebuild their lives and conquer the challenges posed by severe and persistent mental illness.
27   Link   NCLD
The National Center for Learning Disabilities is an online guide to essential information about learning disabilities, early literacy and learning resources, support for adolescents and adults with learning disabilities, public policy and advocacy tools.
28   Link   The National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs
Provides support to physicians, families, and other medical and non-medical providers who care for children with special needs so that they have access to a medical home.
29   Link   NICHCY
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - National information and referral center focusing on ages birth to 22.
30   Link   NIDRR - New National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. All programmatic efforts are aimed at improving the lives of individuals with disabilities from birth through adulthood.
31   Link   ODR
Provides the resources for parents and educational agencies to resolve disputes concerning the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities, students who are gifted and children with disabilities served by the early intervention system.
32   Link   OSERS - New Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
s committed to improving results and outcomes for people with disabilities of all ages. OSERS provides a wide array of supports to parents and individuals, school districts, and states in three main areas: special education, vocational rehabilitation, and research.
33   Link   OVR
The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. The goal of the OVR is to assist Pennsylvanians with disabilities to secureand maintain employment and independence.
34   Link   PACER - Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights
Serves families of children and adults with disabilities. (Materials also available in Spanish).
35   Link   PACER Centers Kids Against Bullying
Bullying prevention website.
36   Link   PaTTAN
The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education. PaTTAN supports the Department of Education's efforts to lead and serve the educational community by offering professional development that builds the capacity of local educational agencies to meet students' needs. PaTTAN's primary focus is special education. However, services are also provided to support Early Intervention, student assessment, tutoring and other partnership efforts, all designed to help students succeed.
37   Link   Parent Education
A variety of resources and information can be found at this site.
38   Link   PDE - Pennsylvania Department of Education
The mission of the Pennsylvania Department of Education is to lead and serve the educational community to enable each individual to grow into an inspired, productive, fulfilled lifelong learner.
39   Link   Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
This website contains a multitude of links and information. One very useful link is to ODP or the Office for Developmental Programs.
40   Link   PEAL Center
Serves Western and Central Pennsylvania. We're here to provide you with information on children and youth with disabilities.
41   Link   Pennsylvania Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
We built the Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities so people can get reliable information and support. Your state Yellow Pages includes many resources - government programs, grassroots organizations, and parent support groups.
42   Link   PHLP
Provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services. For assistance, call our helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail us at staff@phlp.org.
43   Link   Schwab Learning
Welcome to Schwab Learning. You and countless other parents face similar challenges. To help parents like you, we created Schwab Learning, a nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing reliable, parent-friendly information from experts and parents. So when you need information you can trust, log onto SchwabLearning.org.
44   Link   Signing Online
We offer web-based courses, designed to effectively teach you American Sign Language (ASL) at your own pace from anywhere in the world.
45   Link   Team Children
Team Children’s goal is to have a significant impact on how we as individuals, schools and communities relate to and raise babies and children. Such that all families realize their full potential to bring about a more peaceful, compassionate, and productive planet. We are on the leading edge of creating new possibilities for new futures. We are firmly committed to providing every family with the tools and opportunities to realize their full potential.
46   Link   Understanding The Mental Retardation System in Pennsylvania
This book is a comprehensive guide to the mental retardation system. It was written by parents and reviewed by the toughest critics; Self-Advocates, Parents, Family Members, Agencies and the Office of Mental Retardation. We have gone to great lengths to insure accuracy and that the book is updated frequently to reflect changes in the system that is important to the people who use it.
47   Link   Washington Learning
Parent-child early literacy activity materials available for downloading at no cost.
48   Link   Wrights Law
Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wright's Law for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities. Begin your search for information in the Advocacy Libraries and Law Libraries. You will find thousands of articles, cases, and resources about dozens of topics.
49   Link   SSDRC
This site is a leading Social Security Disability website written by a former social security disability worker. The goal of the site is to make it easy for individuals and their families to understand their rights, what they are entitled to, and how to qualify for benefits.
50   Link   Have you ever been bullied
This link will give you a lot of information for kids and teens to help with bullying. You can print out the handouts on the website to use for classrooms.
51   Link   MISSION EMPOWER
An Erie county nonprofit exempt agency who serves children and youth with disabilities. Through education, advocacy and promoting inclusion, Mission Empower works to empower all youth with disabilities to use their gifts and talents to follow their dreams.

52   Link   WonderBaby.org
WonderBaby is an online community where parents can:
Find Tips on raising a child who is blind
Meet other parents of children who are blind
Learn more about multiple disabilities
Enter giveaways for fun resources
53   Link   "How to Exercise if you are Wheelchair Bound"
This Web Link will give you a wealth of information on exercising; how to get motivated, strength training, yoga, bodybuilding, and much more. So check out the site, set goals for yourself, and have fun doing it.