Center for Disability Information & Referral

Mobile App Monday -- Glucose Buddy

2012-01-30T08:23:00.002-05:00

Need to monitor your blood glucose level or that of someone in your care? Try Glucose Buddy-Diabetes Helper. This app is a data storage utility where users can manually enter glucose numbers, carbohydrate consumption, insulin dosages, and activities. Then view all of your data on your free glucosebuddy.com online account.

Want to learn more? Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/glucose-buddy-diabetes-helper/id294754639?mt=8

The Blind Advantage

2012-01-27T09:20:00.001-05:00

Losing your vision is scary. But when first-year teacher Bill Henderson found out that was happening to him, he didn't take the advice others gave him--to get out of the field of education. In The blind advantage: How going blind made me a stronger principal and how including children with difficulties made our school better for everyone, Henderson takes his readers on his journey through deteriorating vision into blindness, and how he persevered in maintaining his career and even getting to the head of the class!

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Beyond the Label

2012-01-25T08:32:00.004-05:00

Got a child who is struggling with a learning disability or a behavioral disorder? Beyond the label: A guide to unlocking a child's educational potential can help. This book explains how to recognize the warning signs of a potential learning problem and also where to turn for help. It discusses what an accommodation is and how it can help your child. Issues such as attention, concentration, visual perception, emotional functioning and more are also discussed.

Check out this title by emailing us at cedir@indiana.edu or by using worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

My Dyslexia

2012-01-24T08:39:00.005-05:00

My dyslexia is the moving story of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner Philip Schultz. As a child, Schultz always felt as if he was being relegated to the "dummy class" in school, where he was largely ignored. Many years later, his oldest son was diagnosed with dyslexia, and Schultz wondered whether he might also have the same condition.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - iSign

2012-01-23T10:43:00.000-05:00

Looking for an app for American Sign Language? Try iSign. The developer boasts this app contains over 800 signs in an animated format so that the user can see the movement necessary to make the words.

For more information on this app, visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/isign/id288858200?mt=8

Assistive Technology for people with Disabilities

2012-01-20T08:06:00.003-05:00

Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities, Second Edition, provides a focused look at devices and software that can help people with disabilities live more independent lives. This second edition includes new research and content across the lifespan that address current developments in the field.

Want to know more? Check out this title by emailing us at cedir@indiana.edu, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

New titles for educators

2012-01-19T13:02:00.002-05:00

CeDIR has a couple of new titles for educators in the library:

How to co-teach: A guide for general and special educators
This book offers basics of co-teaching, thoughts on what each teacher brings to the relationship, how to become a co-teacher, general communication advice, and more!

Implementing the framework for teaching in enhancing professional practice.
With its clear definition of the elements of good teaching, the framework for teaching, designed by Charlotte Danielson, is used by educators around the world for professional preparation, recruitment and hiring, mentoring and induction, professional development, and performance appraisal. This action tool can guide you in applying the framework in your own classroom or school and strengthening your professional practice with proven strategies.

Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out either of these titles.

Language and Reading Disabilities

2012-01-18T08:27:00.005-05:00

From the book description:

"Now more than ever, increased attention has been given to students achieving adequate levels of reading proficiency. Maintaining its strong clinical and research basis, the third edition of Language and Reading Disabilities successfully keeps pace with the rapid changes in our knowledge about language and reading disabilities by providing readers with the most up-to-date advances in research and instruction in reading disabilities. This edition continues to cover a wide variety of theories by comparing and noting the similarities and differences between spoken and written language. This text is broad-based in its coverage of identification, assessment, and treatment of reading and writing disorders."

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Group Music Activities for Adults

2012-01-12T08:12:00.001-05:00

Having trouble finding music therapy resources for adults with disabilities? Group music activities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities can help. This sourcebook contains 100 age-appropriate group music activities with instructions and adaptations to best fit your group. This practical resource also includes an accompanying CD and sheet music for the beginning therapist or the seasoned veteran.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or try worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Reducing Obesity in Youth with Disabilities

2012-01-11T09:13:00.001-05:00

24acorns.org

The rate of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 19 years has more than tripled over the past three decades, and the rate among children ages 6 to 11 years has more than doubled. While that sounds like a staggering figure (and it should), consider that the rates of obesity are even worse among children and adolescents with disabilities. Reversing the U.S. obesity epidemic requires a comprehensive approach that uses policy and environmental change to transform communities into places that promote healthy lifestyle choices for all. To help communities, the CDC initiated the Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Project to identify a set of strategies that communities and local governments can use for obesity prevention. The 24 strategies created using the expert panel process are divided into six categories: 1) strategies to promote the availability of affordable healthy food and beverages, 2) strategies to support healthy food and beverage choices, 3) a strategy to encourage breastfeeding, 4) strategies to encourage physical activity or limit sedentary activity among children and youth, 5) strategies to create safe communities that support physical activity, and 6) a strategy to encourage communities to organize for change.

The strategies for the prevention or reduction of obesity have been developed from an evidence-base of research that typically excludes participation by people with disabilities. Our “Adaptations to Community-based Obesity Reducing National Strategies” (ACORNS) website is part of a grant funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to promote more inclusive community-based obesity prevention programs that represent the needs of youth and young adults with disabilities. The obesity-prevention strategy adaptation portal, www.24acorns.org, was created so that persons with disabilities, teachers, clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and more could have a place to contribute their input on how to best adapt the CDC’s obesity-prevention strategies to be inclusive. There, you can submit your suggestions for physical, cognitive, or cultural adaptations to any of our 24 featured strategies.

For more information about the project, contact Jessica Madrigal via email at Jmadri1@uic.edu or via phone at 312-355-5295.

Psychosocial aspects of disability

2012-01-10T10:54:00.002-05:00

Psychosocial aspects of disability: Insider perspectives and counseling strategies is a textbook for students and rehabilitation counselors that provides insight into the everyday lives of people with disabilities. Sixteen people with different disabilities give first-hand accounts of their life experiences. With these narratives are guidelines and strategies for counselors, including "do's and don'ts." The book also discusses sociological and societal perspectives toward disability and ongoing treatment issues and ethical dilemmas for counselors.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Community Sidekick

2012-01-09T08:55:00.003-05:00

Looking for a way to track the location of someone in your care who wants to be independent? Community Sidekick can help. This app sends an automated email message with a map link to show a person's location providing the caregiver a virtual tour of the trip. It also provides an easy way for the user to send a quick email message to the caregiver or person who is monitoring the trip.

To learn more about this app, visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/community-sidekick/id413107872?mt=8

Nowhere to Hide

2012-01-06T14:34:00.000-05:00

Looking for help with kids with learning disabilities? Nowhere to hide: Why kids with ADHD and LD hate school and what we can do about it might be just what you're searching for. Author Jerome Schultz draws on his background as a neuropsychologist, educator, and consultant to discuss how parents and teachers can bring about changes in school and at home to reduce the education-related stress that can impact kids' academic learning, social skills, behavior, and brain function. This book not only offers a new way to look at why kids with ADHD and/or LD struggle at school but also provides strategies to help overcome the obstacle. It also includes tools such as rating scales, checklists, and printable charts.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this book. Or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Statistics on kids with disabilities

2012-01-04T15:23:00.002-05:00

Looking for statistics on school-aged children with disabilities in metropolitan areas? The U.S. Census Bureau has released the 2010 American Community Survey Briefs that contains loads of information. From disability status by type to disability rate, it's included in the brief. Take a look at the entire report at: http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-12.pdf

Welcome 2012!

2012-01-03T15:27:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year! We're back in full swing at CeDIR with not only a new month but a new year. As we look forward to this leap year, let's also take a look back at the new items CeDIR received last month. Check out the What's New page at: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=2317

Holiday Closing

2011-12-16T10:14:00.002-05:00

Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy New Year! These holidays and more are celebrated at this time each year, giving us the chance to sit back and reflect on the past year and prepare for the new year.

After today, CeDIR will be closed for the next two weeks in observance of the holiday season. We will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

Happy Holidays!

CeDIR Closing Early Today

2011-12-15T08:37:00.002-05:00

CeDIR will be closing at 1:30 p.m. today for a staff function. Please let us know early in the day if you want library materials. We will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. After that, we will be closed for two weeks in observance of the holiday season. We will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3rd.

Happy Holidays!

Mobile App Monday -- iLuv Drawing Santa

2011-12-12T08:29:00.000-05:00

Got a child who needs to work on dexterity skills? iLuv Drawing Santa is a fun holiday app that can help people build developmental skills or as therapy for fine motor skills. Learn to draw five different holiday characters:
✓ Santa Claus
✓ Snow Man
✓ Reindeer
✓ Christmas Tree
✓ Jingle Bells

The app also has eight different backgrounds to choose from, and the drawings can be saved as photos or shared with others as Christmas cards.

Want to learn more? Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iluv-drawing-santa-learn-how/id483980001?mt=8

Holiday Closings

2011-12-09T08:47:00.001-05:00

Ready to put your feet up? We are!

Looking forward to a long winter's nap? You bet!

Time to light the fire? Brrr! Yes sir!

In observance of the upcoming holidays,

CeDIR will be closed on

Thursday, December 15th 1:30-4:00 for a holiday celebration and

December 17th through January 2nd.

We will re-open for the new year on Tuesday, January 3rd with our normal hours

8:00-11:30 and 12:30 to 4:00 Monday through Friday.

Happy Holidays everyone!

The Declining Work and Welfare of People with Disabilities

2011-12-08T08:08:00.001-05:00

The Declining Work and Welfare of People with Disabilities: What Went Wrong and a Strategy for Change

Book Description:
The U.S. disability insurance system is an important part of the federal social safety net; it provides financial protection to working-age Americans who have illnesses, injuries, or conditions that render them unable to work as they did before becoming disabled or that prevent them from adjusting to other work. An examination of the workings of the system, however, raises deep concerns about its financial stability and effectiveness. Disability rolls are rising, household income for the disabled is stagnant, and employment rates among people with disabilities are at an all-time low. Mary Daly and Richard Burkhauser contend that these outcomes are not inevitable; rather, they are reflections of the incentives built into public policies targeted at those with disabilities, namely the SSDI, SSI-disabled adults, and SSI-disabled children benefit programs. The Declining Work and Welfare of People with Disabilities considers how policies could be changed to improve the well-being of people with disabilities and to control the unsustainable growth in program costs.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Leaders of Learning

2011-12-06T08:58:00.001-05:00

Looking to foster improvement not only student achievement but at the school and district level as well? Authors Richard DuFour and Robert Marzano have teamed up to create Leaders of learning: How district, school, and classroom leaders improve student achievement. With DuFour's knowledge of professional learning communities and Marzano's rich background in research on effective teaching and leadership, the two have melded their ideas together in one book. It's loaded with advice and scenarios on building essential skills necessary to improve schools. And when schools improve, ALL children can succeed.

Want to know more? Check out this title by emailing us at cedir@indiana.edu. Or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday -- DAF Assistant

2011-12-05T09:14:00.001-05:00

DAF Assistant implements Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF) and Frequency-shifting Auditory Feedback (FAF) techniques that can help people with speech impediments and/or delays speak more fluently. DAF Assistant can help control speech fluency, slow down speech rate, increase confidence level, and develop good speaking habits.

DAF delays your voice to your ears a fraction of a second. The application provides delay range from 20 to 320 milliseconds with 10 millisecond increments. FAF shifts the pitch of your voice which can enhance the effectiveness of the application when used simultaneously with DAF.

Want to learn more? Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daf-assistant/id309496166?mt=8

Section 8 Housing Waiting List to Open in Bloomington

2011-12-02T08:41:00.003-05:00

THE BLOOMINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY IS OPENING THE SECTION 8 WAITING LIST on Wednesday December 28^th, 2011

ONLY 300 Section 8 Applications will be available.

Applications will be distributed at the Bloomington Convention Center, located at Third and College beginning promptly at 9:00 am.

Only the Head of Household Will Have Access to the Distribution

Applicant(s) must be income eligible (Annual Income cannot exceed)

1 Person $22,050
2 Persons $25,200
3 Persons $28,350

4 Persons $31,450

5 Persons $34,000

6 Persons $36,500

7 Persons $39,000

8 Persons $41,550

Applicants must bring Government issued Photo ID.

An information session of approximately thirty minutes will follow the distribution of the applications.

Applicants will have until 4:00 pm on January 9, 2012, to return the completed application with all required documents. Applications returned without all required documents will not be accepted.

If you are elderly or have a disability, you may obtain an affidavit at the Bloomington Housing Authority to have someone else apply on your behalf. This must be done prior to December 28th. The Bloomington Housing Authority is located at 1007 N. Summit Street.

To avoid potentially unsafe conditions, early arrivals or camping out is prohibited, the Bloomington Police Department will be patrolling.

For questions please contact Jane at 339-3491 ext 133 or via email at jcollins@blha.net.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

2011-12-02T07:13:00.000-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

December 1, 2011

Contact:

Lawrence Carter-Long, Public Affairs Specialist

Phone: 202-272-2112

Email: LCarterLong@ncd.gov

Statement by the National Council on Disability on the 19th Observance of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Council on Disability today released the following statement on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3, 2011:

NCD observes the 19th International Day of Disabled Persons, first recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 1992. The theme of this year’s observance is “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.”

Why is meaningful involvement by persons with disabilities in international development important? The United States invests billions of taxpayer dollars into foreign assistance programs that foster international diplomacy and development annually, aimed at improving the quality of life for people around the world. These programs develop economies, promote democracy and governance, provide humanitarian assistance, build new infrastructure, and advance and protect human rights. Given that 15 percent of the world population is made up of people with disabilities, and growing, the United States cannot effectively accomplish the goals of foreign assistance programs unless it ensures programs are accessible to and inclusive of people with disabilities.

Conservative estimates by the World Health Organization suggest more than one billion people, an estimated 15 percent of the world’s population, have a disability. 80 percent of these individuals live in developing nations. Although people with disabilities make up a large segment of the global population, they continue to face worldwide discrimination and segregation at alarming levels. Moreover, numbers are likely gravely underestimated because people with disabilities are typically shunned, hidden from public view by their families, and commonly excluded from community activities.

Exclusion from the built environment prevents use of necessary services and resources that non-disabled populations take for granted. These barriers have a negative, spiraling effect. Physical barriers also keep people with disabilities from using voting centers, polling places, courthouses, administrative agencies, schools, and embassies.

Those who aren’t hidden by families or communities of origin are often left to languish in institutions – further removing them from civic and social engagement. Conflict and poverty continue to increase the incidence rates of disability in less developed and industrialized economies alike. Already significant numbers are rising due to a variety of factors including aging, poverty, armed conflict, as well as improved data collection.

Overseas economic development will not be successful unless people with disabilities are included. If development is not inclusive, the significant numbers of people with disabilities in developing countries will hinder the very economic growth the U.S. seeks to facilitate. NCD recommends both micro-level solutions to spark income generation in coordination with large scale interventions to create the kinds of legal and regulatory structures to better serve and benefit from the contributions of people with disabilities.

As the world observes the 19th International Day of Persons with Disabilities, NCD welcomes the opportunity to focus greater attention to workable solutions to concerns faced by people with disabilities, their families and the diverse communities people live in around the globe.

About NCD: Founded in 1978, the National Council on Disability is a small, independent federal agency comprised of 15 Presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed Council Members and a small staff, who advise the President, Congress and other Federal agencies on disability policy, programs and services.

More information on NCD's website at: http://www.ncd.gov

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What's New?

2011-12-01T14:47:00.001-05:00

Want to know what's new in the library? Once a month CeDIR updates the What's New? page to give you a monthly glance at what new materials have been purchased for or donated to the library during the previous month. From books on autism to learning disabilities to social skills we got 'em all last month! Check out the full list by visiting: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=2317