Highlights
Learn As You Earn Fall 2010 Courses - Register before August 31st!
HUMS 295A Human Services Practicum I (3 credits)
Required eLive sessions: Thursdays, Sept. 16 – Nov. 18, 5:00 – 6:45 pm
HUMS 251 Support Roles in Community Environments (3 credits)
Required eLive sessions: Mondays, Sept. 20 – Nov. 22, 6:00 – 7:45 pm
COMM 220 Communication Disorders (3 credits)
Required eLive sessions: Tuesdays, Sept. 21 – Nov. 23, 6:00 – 7:45 pm
HUMS 109 Intro to Long-term Care & Community Based Services (2 credits)
Required eLive sessions: Wednesdays, Sept. 29 – Nov. 17, 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Note: CHD will offer HUMS 137 Autism Fundamentals (3 credits) via eLive on Tuesdays, Sept. 14 – Nov. 23. This course is an elective for all LAYE students. For info, contact Marg Halloran at anmah1@uaa.alaska.edu.
For more information, visit LAYE courses.
Access in the Last Frontier: It's Here!
Location: Egan Center, Anchorage
Preconference: September 27 & 28 (no cost)
Main Conference: September 29 & 30 ($100 for one day or $150 for two days)
Reserve an Exhibit Table:
One Day (Sept 28, 29, OR 30): $100
Two Days (Sept 28 & 29 OR Sept 29 & 30): $200
Three Days (Sept 28, 29, & 30): $275
The Access Conference provides a comprehensive forum for access and universal design issues in Alaska. This year, professionals will gain expertise in applying the latest standards for visitable housing, usable websites, educational access, outdoor recreation, and accessible buildings and facilities. We will explore beyond buildings to new access standards for programs and services. Preconference sessions will focus on the new generation of access in employment. Workshops and exhibitions will review the latest access in areas such as recreation, voting, emergency preparedness, and assistive technology. All tracks will include a policy and planning forum and some will include award presentations for promising designs.
Register online now at http://www.regonline.com/access_conference
Conference questions? Contact the State ADA Coordinator, Jason Burke, at (907) 465-6929 or email jason.burke@alaska.gov
Registration questions? Contact Raelynn Smith at 907-264-6244 or email raelynn@alaskachd.org
Message from the Research Team at CHD
Dr. Karen Ward and her research team at the Center for Human Development (CHD) received a competitive one million dollar federal research grant from the Small Business Administration. The research team is designing and testing an Industry-Driven Support Model for low-income entrepreneurs with disabilities. The model is based on findings from a 3-year research and demonstration grant through the Department of Labor, Office on Disability Employment Policy, of which CHD was the evaluator. The model teaches low-income individuals with disabilities specific business skills, while also increasing their social capital to increase entrepreneurial success. This approach is being refined through Participatory Action Research where one-half of the project research team members represent the target population. The researchers are also examining web conferencing systems to deliver information and promote virtual networking among the participants. Investigators for the 5 year project are CHD researchers Karen Heath and Danielle Miller.
Alaska Epilepsy: An Online Resource for Parents
Under Project Access, the Center for Human Development launched a new website resource for parents of children/youth with epilepsy in Alaska. This is an online “parent guide” that is also available in print and on CD. It includes basic information about the types, causes, and triggers of seizures; first aid; Seizure Action Plans and other tools; information about and links to national and state resources; and guidance to help parents work with their children's schools.
Survey of Direct Service Workers in Alaska
The Center for Human Development (CHD) conducted a survey of direct service workers (DSWs) in Alaska for the Workforce Development Initiative Recruitment and Retention Committee sponsored by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. The survey targeted DSWs who work with people with developmental disabilities, Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, chemical dependence, chronic alcoholism, mental illness, and traumatic brain injury. The goal of the survey was to develop a profile of job satisfaction and the influence of employment benefits on job recruitment and retention.
View the results now! (PDF 7.7MB - accessible version for screen readers)
View the results now! (PDF 861KB - this version is not accessible for screen readers)
I Vote, I Count
Partners in Policymaking is coordinating the I Vote, I Count campaign to empower Alaskans with disabilities and other Alaska Mental Health Trust beneficiaries to become active voters and part of the political process by eliminating voting barriers, promoting awareness of the voting process and helping people access their right to vote.
If you or your organization would like to participate in the I Vote I Count Coalition, please contact Kathy Fitzgerald, Coordinator, Partners in Policymaking.
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