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Local Resources: Training, Events, & Services in Our Area

For Home Modifications and Accessible Housing Construction

Steve Tull of Tull & Tull Construction Consultants offers project management and progressive designs for accessible homes. Contact him at 302-629-3448.

For Training in AAC

Working with Kinesthetic & Perceptual Development: New Findings for Communication with People on the Autistic Spectrum

Friday, March 30, 2001, 8:00 am­4:30 pm
duPont Hospital for Children
Presented by: Lynn Sweeny, M.A., CCC-SLP
For more information, contact Dick Lytton at 302-651-5621 or rlytton@nemours.org.

CAMA Training

Monday, October 1, 2001 in Philadelphia. CAMA (Communication Aid Manufacturers Association) offers a local, one-day training in the latest AAC technology. Demonstrations from new companies as well as a Medicare funding presentation are included in this workshop. Contact CAMA at 800-441-CAMA or www.aacproducts.org for more information.

Communication & Swallowing Workshop

Friday, March 30, 2001, 10:00 am ­3:00 pm
C. Ted Lick Wildwood Conference Center, Harrisburg Area Community College

$15 to health care professionals, free to ALS patients and families. For more information, contact The ALS Association, Greater Philadelphia Chapter at 215-631-1877.

For Training in ADA Issues:

The State Coalition on the ADA (SCADA) is offering a series of teleconference trainings FREE to interested parties. Trainings will be held at Independent Resources Inc. sites in Wilmington, Georgetown, and Dover.

April 17: To Complain or Not to Complain? Mediate? or File Suit?: Unraveling ADA Resolution Options

May 15: Surfing for Electronic Access

June 19: Documentation of Disability

July 17: ADA Status Report

August 21: Two Tickets Please

To register for any of these sessions, contact Independent Resources Inc. at 302-765-0191.

For Training in AT

Center on Disabilities California State University, Northridge is offering a new Symposium Series on Assistive Technology in Philadelphia. Sessions offered are AT Assessment, AT for the Blind and Visually Impaired, AT for Students with Learning Disabilities, Computer Access for Persons with Disabilities: More than a Trackball, IDEA, and Section 508. The series runs from August 13-17, 2001 at the Embassy Suites­Philadelphia Airport. For more information, contact CSUN at 818-677-2578 or www.csun.edu/codtraining.

Access to the Arts for People with Disabilities

Begun under the name "Very Special Arts­Delaware," VSA of Delaware now represents "Vision of an inclusive community, Strength in shared resources, and Artistic Expression that unites us all." VSA arts of Delaware seeks to provide arts opportuntites for people with disabilities through many programs. For information, contact VSA arts of Delaware, Delaware State University, 1200 North Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, 302-857-6699. Upcoming events include

Borders Books Benefit Days: March 25­31. Borders has agreed to donate 15% of certain sales to VSA arts of Delaware. You will need to present a coupon to make a donation.

Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) Benefit Performance: The Smell of the Kill, an evening of "laughs, lingerie, and a body count." For reservations, contact DTC at 302-594-1100.

More Local Resources (Telephone Numbers)

• Delaware­Maryland Paralyzed Veterans Association, 800-786-2039
• Fairlee Manor Recreation and Education Center, 410-778-0566
• Delaware Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, 800-282-8676
• Mental Health Association in Delaware,
  302-765-9740 in New Castle County
  800-287-6423 in Kent and Sussex Counties.
• Autism Society of Delaware, 302-366-0152
• Parent Information Center (PIC) of Delaware,
  302-366-0152 in New Castle Co.
  302-856-9880 in Sussex Co.
  888-547-4412 in Kent Co.