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The Iowa Department of Human Services, for the second year in a row, has allocated $24,000 to the Iowa Training Consortium for "Community Living Transition" grants.
The grant money is earmarked to support specific individuals to live in their communities, rather than in institutional settings. The funding is a result of the 1994 Conner Decree that settled a lawsuit challenging the state of Iowa to develop more services and supports that would allow people with disabilities to live in their own communities.
Last year, grants were awarded to Buena Vista County Community Services in Storm Lake, Friendship Ark in Ames, and Martin Luther Homes in Clive. All three grantees worked with Woodward Resource Center to provide opportunities for institutionalized individuals to live in their communities. Grant money was used for staff training, training materials, furniture and personal items, one-on-one staffing, and travel expenses.
The grant year ended with the return of a Woodward resident to her home
community in Storm Lake (see photo). Grant money helped, but a commitment to the
principles of choice, community, and empowerment was the foundation for this successful
transition from institutional to community living.
A Request for Proposals for Fiscal Year 2002 will be sent out in early August. For more information, watch your mailbox. The 2001-2002 Community Living Transition Grant announcement and application form are available on the Disability Trainining website at http://www.DisabilityTraining.org/consortiumgrant/.
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All Disability Resource Library services are free to people with disabilities and to members of their families. Other individuals and community service providers are asked to pay a per item fee to borrow materials, or they may purchase an annual subscription. There is no charge to anyone for assistance with finding information. To contact the Disability Resource Library at the Center for Disabilities and Development, phone 800-272-7713, e-mail disability-library@uiowa.edu, or visit on the web at http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/uhs/DRL/index.cfm
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29th Annual Convention of the National Down Syndrome Congress
September 21- 23, Denver, Colorado
Breakout sessions include: Fostering Communication in Children with Down Syndrome, Creating Effective and Respectful Supports
for Students with Behaviors that Challenge Schools, and Parents as Active Participants in the IEP Process. Speakers include: Karen Gaffney, Allen Crocker, Gretchen Josephson, Christopher Kliewer, Sue Swenson, and Siegfried Pueschel. Fee for current NDSC members: $85 individual, $150 family. For non-NDSC members: $115 individual, $180 family. Registration deadline for all events is August 10th, 2001. For more information, phone 800-232-6372, fax 770-604-9898 or e-mail ndsccenter@aol.com.Eighth Annual Iowa Respite and Crisis Care Coalition Conference
Uniting the Care-giving Team...Coming Together to Focus on Respite and Crisis Care
October 4-5-6, Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa
Breakout sessions include: Peaceful Parenting, What's New with Waivers, Creating Balance for Work and Home, Parent/Professional Partnerships, Recruitment and Retention of Staff, Working with Drug-Affected Children, and Inclusive Child Care. For more information: Missy Ringgenberg at 877-255-3140 or IRCCC@aol.com.Autism Society of Iowa Fall Conference
October 5, University Park Holiday Inn, West Des Moines, Iowa
All-day session with Kathy Quill, Ph.D., author of Do, Watch, Listen, Say.
For more information, call 1-888-722-4799.2001 Mental Health Conference
Life Transitions: Mental Health Issues from Womb to Tomb
October 10-11, Ames, Iowa
Sponsored by the Iowa Association of Community Providers . The conference will feature a variety of topics that will interest a diverse audience, including clinical, administrative, client/consumer employment, and educational issues. For more information, phone (515) 270-9495, fax:(515) 270-1035, or e-mail sgebel@iowaproviders.org.Closing The Gap
October 16-17, Bloomington, Minnesota
Topics will cover a broad spectrum of technology as it is being applied to all disabilities and age groups in education, rehabilitation, vocation, and independent living. For more information, see http://www.closingthegap.com/conf/, phone 507-248-3294, or e-mail info@closingthegap.com.Arc Annual Convention
October 18-20, New Orleans, Louisiana
The Arc holds a national convention every year, with workshops on current topics of interest to people with mental retardation and related disabilities and their families, as well as plenty of opportunities for socializing. For more information, contact Suzette Crim, The Arc of the United States, at (301) 565-5470, e-mail info@thearc.org, or see conference web page at http://thearc.org/convinfo.htm.Iowa Community Education Association Fall Conference
Community and Schools: Stronger Together
October 23-24, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Presentations will cover community education, community service learning, character development, asset building, advisory councils, extended day opportunities, school and community relations, and professional development. Full conference package: before October 5, $105 for ICEA member, $115 for non-ICEA member. For more information, phone 515-224 2045, fax 515-327-0247, or e-mail wahha99@aol.com.
For more conference and training opportunities, see the Disability Training calendar.
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