November 2010 ISRC Digital Update

Illinois Service Resource Center Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing student behavioral needs A Technical Assistance Center of the Illinois State Board of Education

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Digital Update Contents: 1. Upcoming events 2. Reader Recommended Resource: Weebly, create your own website 3. Deaf Resource Library 4. Social Skills Activities 5. Raising a deaf or hard-of-hearing child 6. In Our Library: Ready, Set, Potty!: Toilet Training for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disorders by Brenda Batts (Book)

1. Upcoming Events:

~ 18th Annual Chicago DeaFest November 5 – 6, 2010 at Harper College Deaf Program Check www.harperevents.com for schedule!

~ FREE Sign Language Classes offered in Spanish: Clases de Lenguaje de Señas en Español! Estas clases son para padres y adultos que quieren aprender el Lenguaje de Señas y hablan español Cuando: Todos los miércoles de 5:00 a 7:00 PM Del 27 de Octubre al 24 de Noviembre del 2010. Donde: FITE CIL, 1230 Larkin, Elgin, IL 60123 Costo: Gratis Para reservar su espacio, o cualquier pregunta, favor de llamar a: Karen Aguilar al 866.733.8729 o por correo electrónico a [email protected]

~ PEPNet-Midwest in collaboration with Governors State University is planning a regional roundtable for Indiana and northeastern Illinois. This free, all-day event offers an opportunity for rehabilitation and education professionals to come together to get up-to-date information, to network, and to discuss issues for those working with D/deaf and hard of hearing individuals in post-secondary settings. You can find more information about PEPNet at http://www.pepnet.org This Regional Roundtable will be held at Governors State University in University Park, IL on November 5, 2010, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

~ Three conferences are planned around the state for parents of children with hearing loss. Please plan to attend the conference near you and spread the word to other parents and service providers that you know. The conferences are FREE and financial assistance may be available to help with travel, lodging, or childcare costs. CPDUs and EI credits are available for professionals. Conference dates and locations are: South of Eighty in Jacksonville on Nov. 6, 2010, North of Eighty in Rockford on Feb. 26, 2011 and South of Seventy in Mt. Vernon on March 19, 2011. To register or for more information…call toll-free: 1- 877-339-2686 (V/TTY), by fax, 1-217-479-4328, go to: http://morgan.k12.il.us/isd/outreach_events.html, or by mail to ISD/HVC, 125 Webster Avenue, Jacksonville, IL 62650.

~ Supporting Siblings of People with Disabilities: The Forgotten Family Members

November 15th, 2010 - 9:30 - 4:00 Arc of Illinois in partnership with the Institute on Disability and Human Development at UIC and Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters is sponsoring a conference at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. http://www.nads.org/docs/Sibling_Conference_Brochure.pdf

~ Workshop for Spanish speaking parents of deaf and hard of hearing children. Friday, November 19th in Spanish only. Three presenters from Mexico will be giving the workshop. Doors open 5pm with food for sale. The presentation starts at 7pm and is free. The presentation will be held at the Catholic Office of the Deaf, 3525 S. Lake Park, Chicago, IL. For more information [email protected] 312.751.8368 tty, 312.957-4766 VP, 312.534.7899 v

~ THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WORLD OF DEAF PEOPLE A Community Workshop Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 8:30am to 3:30pm. $50/person; limit 50 people. CEUs available. Voice and Sign. The presentation will be held at the Catholic Office of the Deaf, 3525 S. Lake Park, Chicago, IL. PLEASE CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS: [email protected] 312.751.8368 tty, 312.957-4766 VP, 312.534.7899 v

~ March 5-6, 2011 Mom’s Night Inn; Northern Illinois. Details coming soon.

~ March 26-27, 2011 Mom’s Night Inn; Central Illinois. Details coming soon.

~ March 2011 The Call for Speakers form for the 47th Annual ITHI Conference- "Leave Your Footprint" is now available! If you are interested in presenting at a breakout session at the conference, please download the attached form or visit the conference page under "Events" at www.ithi.org. Forms are due soon!

2. Reader Recommended Resource: Create your own website and blog for FREE Thanks to Jenny P, parent of a deaf/hard of hearing child

What can I do with Weebly? Create a free website & blog, Easy drag and drop interface, No technical skills required, Dozens of professional designs, and Free domain hosting. http://www.weebly.com/

What can I do with Weebly for Education? Easily create a classroom website & blog, Manage your students' accounts, Accept homework assignments online, and Keep your parents up to date. http://education.weebly.com/ The free site doesn't have any ads which is nice and hint if you are thinking of upgrading to the pro, sign up as a free account first and they usually send a discount coupon a week later for the pro version.

3. The Deaf Resource Library is a virtual library -- an online collection of reference material and links intended to educate and inform people about Deaf cultures in Japan and the United States; as well as deaf and hard of hearing related topics. http://www.deaflibrary.org/ Resources about: Networks, Organizations, Deaf Culture, Universities and Schools, Scholarships, Clubs, Websites, Linguistics, Kids, Sexuality, Religious, Interpreting, Relay, Captioning, ADA, Technology, News, Businesses, and more.

4. Here are some activities that may help kids learn specific social skills, from staying in line to negotiating a compromise with peers. In addition, these activities may give kids the opportunity to practice perspective-taking, mind- reading, and emotional self-control. The list is divided into two parts. The first part features games and activities appropriate for preschoolers and school-aged children. The second part describes social skills activities for teenagers. Do these activities work? In most cases, it’s hard to say: There just aren’t any experimental studies testing their effectiveness. But the activities are inspired by research, and many are adapted from techniques used by therapists and conflict resolution specialists. Check them out here: http://www.parentingscience.com/social-skills- activities.html

5. Here you'll find lots of information on raising a deaf or hard-of-hearing child. The information is relative to parents of newborns, children, and teens. Find out what other parents, families, and kids say about having or being a child with hearing loss. There are also sections about self-esteem ,safety, maturational changes, sexuality, learning, and playing. All of the site’s information can be viewed in English and Spanish. http://www.raisingdeafkids.org/index.php

6. In our Library: Ready, Set, Potty!: Toilet Training for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disorders by Brenda Batts (Book)

Link to Catalog: http://opac.libraryworld.com/cgi-bin/opac.pl? command=catalog_edit_record&cat_id=4262&view=R&modified=0&search_type =search&library_type=home¤trecord=1&totalrecords=1&pagenumber=1

Summary: Provides tried and tested methods that really work, tailored to each individual child. Bursting with ideas on how to see past conventional strategies and adapt toilet training to suit your child, this book outlines methods that have helped even the most despairing of parents and caregivers.

**Remember our materials are free to borrow and will be mailed to you directly with return postage included. You are invited to take advantage of this extremely valuable resource. The library consists of an expanding collection of over 1200 items, including books, videotapes, audiotapes, test kits, and games related to deafness, deaf culture, sign language, audiology, mental health, behavior management, parenting, and administration. To request a bibliography of materials, or to request a specific item, please call the ISRC at (847)559-8195 or (800)550-4772, e-mail us at [email protected], or visit www.isrc.us **

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