What's New Featuring the latest newsletters, articles and other information on independent living, disability and managed care, personal attendant services and the Americans with Disabilities Act. New on the ILRU Web site: One New Posting in Job Announcements - posted September 17, 2009 Upcoming Teleconferences & Web Casts: Thursday, December 3, 2009 NCDDR Presentation: Documenting Disparities in Obesity and Disability presented by James Rimmer, PhD, Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Margaret Campbell, PhD, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, US Department of Education Archived Web Casts: Update on Assistive Technology for Those with Hearing Loss presented by Rose Minette, Texas Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, on November 18, 2009 EEOC Update: ADA Employment Cases presented by Christopher J. Kuczynski, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on November 6, 2009 EDGAR and More, Part II presented by Sean Barrett and Wendy Gagliardo, Resource Center for Independent Living in Utica, New York, on October 29, 2009 EDGAR and More, Part I presented by Sean Barrett and William Bethel, Rehabilitation Services Administration, on October 27, 2009 Employment Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury: Does Race/Ethnicity Matter? presented by Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, PhD, Department of PM&R, Virginia Commonwealth University and Kelli Williams Gary, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, post-doctoral research fellow, Virginia Commonwealth University on October 21, 2009 Career Readiness in Young Adult Brain Tumor Survivors presented by David Strauser, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on October 19, 2009 Demand-Side Factors Related to Hiring and Retaining of People with Disabilities presented by Fong Chan, Ph.D., with the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison on October 1, 2009 Operating Employment Programs presented by Burt Danovitz, Executive Director, Utica Resource Center for Independent Living; Joann Marshall, Chief Operating Officer, Utica Resource Center for Independent Living; Alice J. Savino, Executive Director, Workforce Investment Board, Herkimer, Madison & Oneida Counties, New York; and John Tracy, Regional Director, New York Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals With Disabilities (VESID) on September 30, 2009 VCU Autism Spectrum Disorders Career Links presented by Jennifer Todd McDonough, Dr. Carol Schall, Dr. David H. Dean and Richard Kriner, LPC, CRC on September 30, 2009 Communication Access: Serving People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing presented by Randi Turner on September 25, 2009 Independent Media 2.0 presented by Moya Bailey, Quirky Black Girls founder; Anita Cameron, ADAPT media maker; Cripchick, feminist blogger; and Ari Ne’eman and Melanie Yergeau, organizers with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network on September 21, 2009 The Mental Health Parity Act presented by Laurel Stine on September 18, 2009 Policy Implications for Disability and Rehabilitation Research Quality presented by Richard Horne, Michael Collins and Robert "Bobby" Silverstein on September 17, 2009 Conducting Community Forums: Engaging Stakeholders, Mobilizing Communities presented by Carol Lukas on September 10, 2009 Beyond the Filing Cabinet: Appreciating the Value of Consumer Service Records presented by LouAnn Kibbee, Shari Coatney, and Mary Reynolds on September 3, 2009 Practicing Consumer Control: Using Focus Groups in Your Strategic Plan presented by Daisy Feidt, Executive Vice President of Access Living, and Pam Smith, President of PSmith Consulting, on August 31, 2009 New Opportunities for CILs - Federal Community Living Initiatives: A Roundtable Discussion presented by Suzanne Crisp on August 26, 2009 Findings from the 2008 Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) Employer Survey presented by Andrew J. Houtenville, Ph.D., New Editions Consulting on August 19, 2009 Transitioning from High School to College – Facts, Myths and Tips for Students With Disabilities presented by Jean Ashmore, Rice University, on August 14, 2009 Federal Opportunities to Expand Community Living in Your State presented by Suzanne Crisp, National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services at Boston College on August 6, 2009 Strengthening Partnerships: Fostering Statewide Collaboration--An Introduction for Statewide Independent Living Councils: Part 2: Strengthening Partnerships Between SILCs and DSUs presented by Mike Bachhuber, Executive Director, IL Council of Wisconsin, and Charlene Dwyer, Administrator of the Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation on July 8, 2009 Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer: Ensuring Beneficial Impacts from Research & Development presented by Joseph P. Lane, MBPA, Director of the Center for Assistive Technology & Center on Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer (KT4TT), The University at Buffalo (SUNY) on June 29, 2009 Housing for Nursing Home Transition: A Rountable Discussion presented by Steve Gold on June 23, 2009 Performance and Conduct Issues in the Workplace for Persons with Disabilities presented by Sharon Rennert, U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission on June 10, 2009 Compulsive Hoarding, Housing Stabilization and Fair Housing presented by Jesse Edsel-Vetter on May 20, 2009 Substantial Equivalency Between Federal and State/Local Accessible Housing Codes presented by Barbara Chandler, Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership on May 6, 2009 IL Skills Training for Nursing Home Transition presented by Bruce Darling, Rochester Center for Disability Rights and Jane Schiele, Disability Center for Independent Living, Denver, Colorado on May 5, 2009 Emergency Recovery: Part II Assisting Individuals after a Disaster presented by Richard Petty and Patricia Stagg, ILRU; Jeff Sheen, Utah State University's Center for People with Disabilities and Jennifer Hulik, FEMA on April 30, 2009 Emergency Recovery Part I: Assisting Individuals after a Disaster presented by Richard Petty, ILRU; Jeff Sheen, Utah State University’s Center for People with Disabilities and Henry Nielsen, FEMA on April 23, 2009 Orientation to Web Resources for New CILs presented by Richard Petty, ILRU; Tim Fuchs, NCIL and APRIL; Alexandra Enders, RTC: Rural Institute of Montana; Brenda Vitale, HCBS; and Wendy Wilkinson, DBTAC on April 16, 2009 Education presented by Jeff Moyer, Public Speaker and Human Rights Advocate; Micah Fialka-Feldman, Disability Rights Advocate; and Eleanor Canter and Alicia Payne with NYLN on April 14, 2009 Women with Disabilities as a Health Disparities Population presented by Margaret A. Nosek, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD) on April 8, 2009 Air Carrier Access Act Update and Impending Changes presented by Bill Burnell, Manager, Customer First and Regulatory Programs, Continental Airlines Airport Services Policies and Procedures on April 1, 2009 Employment Law Provisions of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) presented by Mark Rothstein, University of Louisville School of Medicine on March 18, 2009 Knowledge Translation Initiative for DBTACs presented by John D. Westbrook, PhD, and Michelle Gagnon, MBA on March 5, 2009 Strengthening Partnerships: Fostering Statewide Collaboration--An Introduction for Statewide Independent Living Councils: Part 1: Strengthening Partnerships Between SILCs and CILs presented by Bob Michaels and Brad Williams on February 18, 2009 Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders presented by John D. Westbrook, PhD, Bill Palmer, Frank H. Martin, MS, Chad Nye, PhD, and Karen Wesley, MEd on January 28, 2009 Managing Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Compliance in a Large City: What Others can Learn from San Antonio presented by Judy Babbitt on January 14, 2009 Please Visit our Archives for Additional Presentations

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