The University of Idaho’s faculty and staff at the Center on Disabilities and Human Development (CDHD) will be hosting 19 artists and showcasing 27 pieces of artwork for the Moscow Art Walk 2008. An open house will be celebrating the first day of Art Walk and is débuting local artists with disabilities.

The open house is on June 13^th, 2008 at 129 W 3^rd Street in Moscow. “CDHD staff and faculty have brought Art Walk to the center for the past five years and it has become an opportunity for us to give back to the community,” commented Julie Magelky, Associate Director of CDHD.

Art Walk will start June 13^th and run through September 9^th, 2008. The artwork will be displayed and can be viewed during business hours (8:00am – 4:30pm), Monday – Friday. For further information please contact Rachel Harrison at 208-885-3559

Click here for more information and other locations for Moscow Artwalk.

Our own Matt Wappett’s blogs about contemporary disability issues the Disability Studies program at the University of Idaho. Click here to read Matt’s blog.

Would you like to earn a graduate-level area of emphasis in teaching students with severe disabilities who have intensive instructional needs? Or, do you already work with students with severe or multiple disabilities but would like to enhance your skills and increase your teaching options.
The University of Idaho offers 4 new Master’s level courses leading to an area of emphasis in teaching students with severe disabilities. All courses are delivered by University of Idaho Special Education faculty via online distance education. This program will prepare you to become a professional educator who can provide quality educational programs to children, adolescents, and adults with severe or multiple disabilities in a variety of educational settings. For more information, visit the Distance Education website.

Autism Supports launched their online course, Educational Supports for Children with Autism. The course is available as a resource or as a class for credit. Congratulations to the Autism Supports staff on all their hard work putting this project together.