r.i.s.e.'s NewsFlash

Save the Date for the RISE Conference

r.i.s.e. and OrPTI — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:39:04 +0000

April 27 & 28, 2012 at the Portland Airport Sheraton

http://oregonrisecenter.org/documents/RISE%20Conf/RISE_2012_STD.pdf

Employability Check-up

r.i.s.e. and OrPTI — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:24:38 +0000

This tool, from the U.S. Department of Labor, provides a snapshot of your chances of finding a job in a particular field based on your education and experience, desired income level and preferred employment location. Use this tool to select an occupation and industry, a state and locality, an education level and a wage level. This information will be used to create your “employability profile” to help you make good career choices. After completing your profile you will be led to a list of job banks and job training resources in your state.

http://www.careerinfonet.org/employabilitycheckup/emp_ask.asp?nodeid=15

New Transition/Graduation requirements

r.i.s.e. and OrPTI — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:05:25 +0000

HB 2283 made some changes and clarifications to High School transition including:
• Who gives consent once the student turns 18
• Transfer of Rights
• Length of time for completion of a Modified Diploma, Extended Diploma or Alternate Certificate.
• Access to services for those receiving a Modified Diploma, Extended Diploma or Alternate Certificate.
• Required instructional time for those receiving a Modified Diploma, Extended Diploma or Alternate Certificate.

For more information on the changes, attend the Building Futures Conference or one of our trainings on High School Transition.

Fall Conferences

r.i.s.e. and OrPTI — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:04:30 +0000

ASO’S Fall Conference
October 7th at the Deschutes Expo Center in Redmond.

http://www.oregonautism.com

Oregon Disability Megaconference
September 29th – October 1st, 2011 at the Salem Conference Center

http://www.oregonmegaconference.org/

Building Futures Conference

r.i.s.e. and OrPTI — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:01:56 +0000

October 24th & 25th, 2011
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
8235 Northeast Airport Way
Portland OR 97220

Registration is open! Register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1623426713

Keynote Speaker: Clayton Rees

Building Futures is for anyone who has an interest in supporting individuals with disabilities as they transition from school to adult life. This includes Secondary Educators, Post Secondary Educators, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Special Educators, Therapists, Counselors, Service Providers, Job Developers, and other Rehabilitation Specialist, and especially Secondary Students with Disabilities and their Families.

Costs:

Students $25.00 – Parents $150.00 – Professionals $175.00

Special Needs Apps for Kids (SNApps4Kids) is a community of parents, therapists, doctors and teachers who share information on using the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android devices with children who have special needs. The website, http://www.snapps4kids.com/ , offers reviews of more than 30,000 apps for use in special education.

Ready, Set, Fly! A Parent’s Guide To Teaching Life Skills

r.i.s.e. and OrPTI — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:15:58 +0000

The Tucson division of the Casey Family Programs created Ready, Set, Fly! for several reasons. First, staff needed a resource that would help them work more easily with families and youth to teach life skills. While parents had resources that described what skills youth should be building, they lacked concrete activities which would help them teach these skills in their own homes. Second, the Tucson staff also wanted a guide to help parents become aware of the “teachable moments” in everyday life that provide opportunities for teaching skills. To meet these needs, a fun, user-friendly instruction book containing developmentally arranged activities was created.

This book addresses Daily Living Skills; Housing, Transportation & Community Resources; Money Management; Self-Care; Social Development; and Work & Study Skills. You can download this free book at: http://www.caseylifeskills.org/pages/res/rsf%5CRSF.pdf

Technology Survey

r.i.s.e. and OrPTI — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:14:37 +0000

The Office of Developmental Disability Services is exploring the potential uses of technology in supporting individuals with developmental disabilities and families who are providing care to family members with developmental disabilities. They are beginning his discussion by conducting a survey on what people are doing now, what is working or not working. Below is a link to a very short survey. Please take the time to complete the survey by May 20^th. Thank you for your input for this very important conversation!

Click here to start the survey: https://survey.emp.state.or.us/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.dll?idx=RQE6UK

FERPA

r.i.s.e. and OrPTI — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:13:12 +0000

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking comments for proposed changes to Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations by May 23, 2011.Student privacy is an important issue, and we hope the following information is helpful to you.

In the April 8^th Federal Register, there was a notice from the Department of Education with proposed changes to the regulations for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (see: http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/04/08/2011-8205/family-educational-rights-and-privacy#p-31 ).The changes would allow increased access to student-level data for research and evaluation purposes without informing parents or having parents give their consent.

Some of the specific proposed provisions include:

1. State and local education officials (without written parent consent) would be authorized to disclose identifiable student data to any designated entity or person for the purpose of evaluation, auditing, or enforcing federal compliance with state- or federal-supported education programs.

2. Postsecondary institutions or data systems can disclose student data back to K-12 data systems of school districts for the purpose of evaluation how well the district had prepared students for college.

3. States will be able to disclose student-level data for research studies. This is the first time that the research provision in FERPA is applicable to student-level data from states.

How to Make Comments:

The U.S. Department of Education is requesting comments on these proposed changes which must be submitted through the eRulemaking portal by May 23, 2011. ( http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=ED-2011-OM-0002-0001 ).

Survey Opportunity for Students

r.i.s.e. and OrPTI — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:10:35 +0000

Young people with disabilities have been under represented, and sometimes left out, in developing policies and programs for sexual and reproductive health. In Oregon, a small work group, with support from the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, is developing some program and policy recommendations to support young people with disabilities. The link below is a survey targeting young people with disabilities to assess their opinions about these recommendations.

The survey is about 15 questions and should take 15 minutes to complete. The creators of the survey are specifically interested in the opinions of young people in the U.S. who have a disability.

Please feel free to forward this email and/or link to young people you may know who have a disability and encourage them to take the survey. Their opinions do matter!
To take the survey, go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Oregonyouthsurvey

This is a joint project between Gimpgirl.com, National Youth Leadership Network, Oregon Health Sciences University, Oregon Public Health Division, and Women with Disabilities Health Equity Coalition.

State Advisory Council on Special Education

r.i.s.e. and OrPTI — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:08:10 +0000

The State Advisory Council on Special Education is currently accepting applications for membership. Applications can be downloaded at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/groups/advisorycouncils/sacse/sacseapplication.pdf

Membership must be representative of the State population and be involved in, or concerned with, the education of children with disabilities. A majority of the members must be individuals with disabilities or parents of children with disabilities (ages birth through 26).

Responsibilities

Advise the State of unmet needs in the education of children with disabilities, comment publicly on any rules or regulations proposed by the State regarding the education of students with disabilities, advise the State in developing evaluations and reporting data to the U.S. Office of Special Education, advise the State in developing corrective action plans to address findings identified in federal monitoring reports and advise the State in developing and implementing services for children with disabilities (34 CFR 300.169).