Institute for Disability Studies
Family Health Notes
August 2013
Inside this issue:
1) Statewide Community Forums – Aug. 20, Brandon; Aug. 22, Gulfport; Aug. 28, Oxford
2) Healthy Lunchtime Recipes
3) Free Updated Disability Law Handbook Available
4) The Practical Guide for People with Disabilities Who Want to Go to College
1) Statewide Community Forums – Aug. 20, Brandon; Aug. 22, Gulfport; Aug. 28, Oxford
The Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities, Disability Rights Mississippi and the University of Southern Mississippi’s Institute for Disability Studies, Mississippi’s Developmental Disabilities Network partners, will host their annual statewide community forums in August as an opportunity for the public to share information with the three agencies. Each meeting will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. The free town hall type meetings will be held on the following dates in Brandon, Gulfport and Oxford at these locations:
· August 20 – Brandon, Region 8 Mental Health Mental Health Center, 613 Marquette Road
· August 22 – Gulfport, Knight Non-Profit Center Banquet Room, 11975 Seaway Road
· August 28 – Oxford, Oxford Conference Center Auditorium, 192 Ed Perry Boulevard
For more information, call Shirley Walker at Disability Rights Mississippi at 601.968.0600.
2) Healthy Lunchtime Recipes
Looking for a new lunch ides? Try one of the 54 winning recipes from the second annual Healthy Lunchtime Challenge sponsored by Epicurious magazine with help from First Lady Michelle Obama, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. More than 1,300 recipes created by children age 8 to 12 were submitted, with one winner selected from each state and territory plus Washington, D. C. The winning recipes, including an introduction by each winner on what inspired the recipe, can be downloaded in a free booklet by visiting http://www.letsmove.gov/sites/letsmove.gov/files/TheEpicuriousHealthyLunchtimeChallengeCookbook2013.pdf.
3) Free Updated Disability Law Handbook Available
If you’re looking for specific information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability related laws, an updated version of the ADA National Disability Law Handbook is now available. The free 110-page handbook, published by the Southwest ADA Center on behalf of the National Network of ADA Center, is written in a practical question and answer format, providing answers to common questions about the ADA, the ADA Amendments Act, the Rehabilitation Act, Social Security, the Air Carrier Access Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, and the Fair Housing Act Amendments. For a copy of the handbook, visit https://adata.org/lawhandbook?utm_source=ADA+Handbook+Updated+Available&utm_campaign=DLH&utm_medium=email.
4) The Practical Guide for People with Disabilities Who Want to Go to College
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Participation and Community Living of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities has recently released The Practical Guide for People with Disabilities Who Want to Go to College. The guide advises prospective students on selecting a school, locating supports while at school, managing a disability, and life after college. Other resources such as grant and scholarship information, skills and job assessments, and self-advocacy supports are also included. To download a copy of the guide which is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, visit http://tucollaborative.org/pdfs/education/College_Guide.pdf.
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Family Health Notes is sponsored by the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS), Mississippi’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at The University of Southern Mississippi. IDS provides university training, community service activities, research and information that promote the independence, productivity, and community inclusion of individuals with disabilities and their families. For more information about IDS, visit www.usm/edu/ids or call 1.888.671.0051 (TTY). To make a tax-deductible gift to IDS, visit www.usm.edu/ids/supportus.html.
The Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2F) is a family-focused, family managed resource center that empowers families of Mississippi children with special health care needs to be partners in the decisions made concerning the health of their children. F2F is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#H84MC07948).
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