The Funtastics Gym is closed for the next 2 weeks for their annual cleaning.  Classes will resume on a NEW day and time starting Tuesday, September 7 from 4:30-5:30!!!

Funtastics and
Panhandle Autism Society

The Idaho Person Centered Planning Project

• aims to empower people with disabilities to lead more self-directed lives by helping them create and harness the power of informal networks of support
• informal support networks include people such as community members, friends, and family who are dedicated to helping the person with the disability set and achieve goals
• Person Centered Planning Specialists assist individuals with disabilities create networks of informal supports and formulate personal goals, a plan to achieve those goals, and a process for implementing the plan
• is a collaborative effort between the Center on Disabilities and Human Development and the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
• is a service delivery project funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

North Idaho Regional Special Education Library 

 This is a great resource in the area for people to check out books, media, and videos on the following subjects: 

 Assessments
 Assistive Technology & Communications
 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
 Autism Spectrum Disorder
 Behavior Management
 Brain-based Education
 Early Childhood
 Family Involvement
 Inclusion, Collaboration, etc.
 LD Assessments
 Legal Issues
 Successful Teams
 Transition

There are two ways to check out materials…
Stop by and browse our library or simply email us.

1. Email ksmiddle@uidaho.edu for a complete inventory of the library.

2. Once you have made your selection, just let us know where you would like your books mailed or if you will be picking up the materials.

3. Checkout as many books as you like.  

4. Checkout duration is one month.

5. Return books in person or mail to the special education library.

6. Upon request, we will even provide you with a prepaid return shipping envelope.

Download copy of North Idaho Regional Special Education Library brochure HERE!   

Idaho Help Website

Check out the Idaho Help website. This month there are great articles about support groups for families experiencing Autism, and information about the national Self Advocate movement as well as a compilation of "Oral Histories of Self Advocates", which gives great insight into the lives and actions of self advocates. We continue to add to the more than 12,000 resources on the website, and ask that you check them out. 

  To read more and see the great information check out the website: 
http://www.idahocdhd.org/dnn/idhelp/
 

 

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"In 1990, the first national self-advocacy conference was held in Estes Park, Colorado, where formation of a national organization began. Steering committee meetings were held over the next several years. Nancy Ward and Tia Nelis were elected as the first chair and co-chair of the national organization. Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) was incorporated at the third national self-advocacy conference in 1994. Currently, approximately 800 self-advocacy chapters exist within the United States. Internationally, there are organizations in at least 43 other countries."-from the article Leaders with Developmental Disabilities in the Self Advocacy Movement.

Self‐Advocacy – it’s all about…We

 Statewide self-advocacy conference by and for adults with developmental disabilities will be held October 21-23, 2010 in Boise at the Hilton Garden Hotel.  Sessions will be presented on self-advocacy, dating, voting, getting a job, how to start your own business, how to become a public speaker, and so much more.

The conference is being hosted by the Idaho Self-Advocate Leadership Network and the Idaho Council. Registration for the conference and Call for Presenter Applications are both available on our Council at:

http://www.icdd.idaho.gov/SAconf.html

 Two buses will be picking people up who would like to come to the conference. There will be a bus that starts in Coeur d’Alene and stops in Moscow, Lewiston, Grangeville, Riggins, New meadows, and Weiser. The  second bus will start in Idaho Falls with stops in Pocatello, Burley, Twin Falls, and Mountain Home. Limited scholarships are available for the conference.  Apply today! 

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Other Resource available in Idaho

By Sue House, Information Specialist
Did you know the Idaho Assistive Technology Project is one of 17 Grant Programs located at the Center on Disabilities and Human Development (CDHD) with the University of Idaho?



The Center is Idaho’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) and is one of 67 UCEDDs throughout the U.S. and its territories. Programs at the Center include:

• Autism Supports,
• Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness,
• Idaho Person Centered Planning
• Idaho Training Clearinghouse to name a few.

The CDHD website offers information and resources available to people with disabilities, their families and service providers. Visit their site at www.idahocdhd.org to find out more about the Center and all the projects located under its roof! During your visit let CDHD know how you like their website by answering a short survey. You can also follow CDHD happenings on Facebook!

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