Please contact the office at 850. 249.9988 to arrange to check out items from the Lending Library.
BOOKS:
Wrights Law: IDEA 2004
No Child Left Behind
Early Communication Skills
for Child w/DS
Helping Children w/DS Communicate Better
Teaching Math to People w/DS (Books 1&2)
Teaching Children W/DS about Their Bodies, Boundaries, & Sexuality
DS Transition Handbook
Fine Motor Skills for Children w/DS
Gross Motor Skills for Children w/DS
Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook
Guide to Good Health for Teens/Adults w/DS
Managing My Money
Fasten Your Seatbelts: A crash course on DS for Brothers/Sisters
Gifts: Mothers reflect on how children w/DS Enrich their Lives
Gifts 2: How people w/DS
Enrich the World
Negotiating the Special Ed. Maze
The Power to Spring Up: Post
secondary ed. opportunities
for students w/disabilities
Thicker than Water: Essays by Adult Siblings of people w/disabilities
Babies w/DS: A New Parents Guide.
Teaching Individuals with Developmental Delays
Your Child at Play: 1-2 yrs.
Your Child at Play: 2-3 yrs
Your Child at Play: 3-5 yrs
Teaching Reading to Children w/DS
From Emotions to Advocacy
Count Us In
Another Season:
Author Coach Gene Stallings
The Everything Sign Lang. Book
Words Natural Sign Lang. Thesaurus
of Useful Signs
Baby Sign Lang.
Views from Our Shoes: Growing up w/a Brother/Sister w/Special Needs
Baby Signs
Complete Idiots Guide to Baby Sign Lang.
See It, Sign It (storybook)
KID'S BOOKS:
We Will Paint the Octopus Red
I Can, You Can
I Just Am
The Best Worst Brother
My Up and Down and All Around Book
Kids Like Me Learn... ABC's
Kids Like Me Learn... Colors
VIDEOS:
My Friend Isabelle: Teaching acceptance and inclusion grades K-1st and 4-6 grade, Plus a story book
Is My Baby OK?
DVDS:
What Did You Say? A Guide to Speech Intelligibility
D/S The First 18 Months
As A Parent What can I do To Improve my Childs Feeding Skills
Kids with DS: Staying Health and Making Friends
Signing Time: My First Signs
Playtime Signs
Everyday Signs
Sign 2 Me: Sign with Your Baby & Book
Dacota's Pride (shown on PBS -Informative/Inspiring)
Universal Design for Learning Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for designing curricula that enable all individuals to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning. UDL provides rich supports for learning and reduces barriers to the curriculum while maintaining high achievement standards for all.
http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html
Federal Student Aid website has posted the instructions on how to apply to be a Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program so that students will be eligible for financial aid.
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/
062110TitleIVEligibility.html
Application for Title IV Approval of a Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program
If an institution wishes to have a Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) program determined to be an eligible program for the Federal student aid programs, it must submit an updated Electronic Application for Approval to Participate in the Title IV Federal Student Aid Programs (E-App) to the Department (34 CFR 600.20). The E-App can be accessed at (http://eligcert.ed.gov/). After submitting the electronic application, the institution must mail the signed signature page to the Department and submit, via email, a detailed description of the program, as described below, along with any other requested supporting documentation.
New Website For Individuals with Disabilities & their Families
The new Family Support Center on Disabilities: Knowledge & Involvement Network (going by KIN) website offers an on-line centralized resource on a full range of information and resources for individuals with disabilities and their families.Physician & Professionals DS Information Packets Now Available
Acton Up with Downs’ Physician and Professional
Information Packets are available to provide doctors, obstetricians,
pediatricians, nurses, social workers, therapists and other professionals
with the most current information about Down syndrome. We are currently
compiling our distribution list and welcome healthcare professionals
to call and request these materials.
Also, The National Down Syndrome Congress has created a guide to assist
physicians facing the challenge of informing parents that a child has or
may have Down syndrome. http://ndsccenter.org/physiciansguide
Following is a letter written by Dr. William Cohen,
national leader in the Down syndrome movement who died on February 6,
2009 Dear Health Care Professional,
Today, people with Down syndrome are achieving more than ever thought possible.
People born with Down syndrome, who only twenty five years ago may have
been institutionalized, are now living independently and semi-independently,
obtaining paid employment, graduating from high school and attending post-secondary
schools. They are musicians, artists, actors and athletes. People with
Down syndrome have friendships and meaningful relationships and marry.
While it is important to avoid placing unrealistic expectations on children
with Down syndrome, they should be challenged to do their best and follow
their dreams-just like any child.
As health care professionals, we are in a unique position
to both shape parents’ first impression of their child and also
to guide that child’s health throughout his or her life. From the
moment of diagnosis, it is important to deal with each child as an individual
with unique strengths and challenges.
The world is changing for people with Down syndrome and the medical community
must also change. We must challenge ourselves to recognize and overcome
our stereotypes and to treat these children and their families with the
highest level of care. I believe we are up to the task.
William Cohen, MD
Director, Down Syndrome Center
Auxiliary Faculty, The "UCLID" Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine
Child Development Unit
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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