Center on Disabilities and Human Development

The proposed rules on the Children’s Redesign are now posted. Check out the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare website for the lasted Redesign information.

The Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities announces the availability of of funds to assist local groups in developing and sponsoring activities associated with Disability Mentoring Day in October. Disability Mentoring Day - North Central Idaho also can also be found on Facebook.

The Center on Disabilities and Human Development has been awarded a professional development partnership grant through the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders (NPDC on ASD). Through the Autism Support Project, CDHD will increase the number of highly qualified personnel serving children and youth with ASD. Idaho was one of three states (Idaho, Rhode Island, and Vermont) chosen to receive the grant award. For more information on the partnership grant, contact Mary Bostick, Project Director at 885-6141, mbostick@uidaho.edu or Barbara Broyles, Project Coordinator at 885-6143, bbroyles@uidaho.edu.

The Community Partnerships of Idaho, Inc., in partnership with the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities are pleased to offer an informative full day workshop designed to assist parents and family members interested in information that will help their child transition to living in the community. The workshop, to be held in Boise on September 10, 2010 will provide information on public benefits, wills, trusts, and planning for their child's desired future.

IdahoSTARS defines a Specialization as a formal recognition of individuals who work with young children and families in child care. These new certificates combine training, reflection and practical experiences. The first two Specializations offered through the project are Strengthening Families through Early Care and Education and Child Care Director/Adminiatrator. For more information on these new certificates, check out the IdahoSTARS website.

The Idaho Partnerships Conference on Human Services welcomes you to their annual conference, "In times such as these, The hour of innovation is NOW." The conference will be held in Boise on October 21 and 22, 2010. The conference is for open-minded, "out of the box" thinking human service professionals, parents and community. For information on sessions and speakers visit the Community Partnerships website.

The UI CDHD participates in the City of Moscow Artwalk each year. This year the gallery will be available for veiwing through July 9.  There are 40 pieces of art created by 27 community artists including school age children and adults. View the current artwork as well as art from from past Artwalks.

Tips and Resources for Successful Grant Writing

"Show Me the Money" is a 7-part webinar series being developed by the CDHD Research Team to provide training on successful grant writing. The series began March 2010 and will run monthly through September 2010. Topics in the series include:

• finding funding
• working with OSP
• reviewing an announcement and program planning
• writing competitive proposals
• budget development
• post-award grant administration

Contact Cari Murphy for more information about the webinar series and viewing the available archived webinars.

Idaho Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness's presents their Summer Training 'Communication Strategies for Children with Significant Disabilities' held June 28-29th in Boise, Idaho. The training is designed to enhance communication instruction for students with multiple and severe disabilities including sensory impairments, deaf-blindness and autism. More information about the training and registration information is available on the Idaho Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness website.

Would you like to earn a graduate-level area of emphasis in teaching students with low-incidence or severe disabilities who have intensive instructional needs? Or, do you already work with students with low-incidnece or severe disabilities but would like to enhance your skills and increase your teaching options.
The University of Idaho offers 5 new Master’s level courses leading to an area of emphasis in teaching students with low-incidence or 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 low-incidence or severe disabilities in a variety of educational settings. For more information, visit the Distance Education website.