Issue 4.3

Issue: 4.3

Date: May, 2009

Apologies for the delay in publishing - although we try our best to be timely some of the events may have passed.

Homepage è Front Page NSTTAC Updates Announcements Indicator 13 Events Resources Funding State Focus Websites Other Info.	Announcements			Announcements "Be My Brother" Australian Short Movie Wins Award Advising High School Students with Disabilities on Postsecondary Options Employing People with Disabilities Update: Able & Willing
	Making Workplace Accommodations: Reasonable Costs, Big Benefits The U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has released a a full color, downloadable fact sheet that summarizes a recent survey conducted by the Job Accommodation Network on the costs of providing accommodations to employees with disabilities.
	Resources New Resource on Disability Disclosure This curriculum has been adapted for youth ages 14-24 to train them to talk about their disability in an informed manner should they choose to disclose their disability in a work, school, and/or community setting. It is to be used as a supplement to the original 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities (2005).			Resources Younger Experts Talk about Self-Determination Web Accessibility for Users with Intellectual Disabilities ODEP Fact Sheet on Disability History
	NSTTAC Notes Highlights
	Grantsalert.com School grants and teacher grants are their specialty. Their work involves finding and sharing information on education funding opportunities that will help teachers and schools.	Data Maps The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems and the National Institute for Urban School Improvement have developed this interactive data website to help states and school districts examine their special education data.		Exhibition of Young Emerging Artists with Disabilities Very Special Arts (VSA) is now accepting entries for Accelerate, a national juried exhibition of young emerging artists with disabilities. Deadline: June 19, 2009.
	Recovery.gov This website, Recovery.gov, will be the main vehicle to provide each and every citizen with the ability to monitor the progress of the recovery and where your tax dollars are being spent.	The Joshua O’Neill and Zeshan Tabani Enrichment Fund The Joshua O'Neill and Zeshan Tabani Enrichment Fund offers financial assistance to young adults with Down syndrome who wish to enrich their lives by enrolling in postsecondary programs or taking classes. Deadline: July 17, 2009.		Going to College Going to College is a new web site with information about living college life with a disability. It is designed for teens with disabilities and provides video clips, activities, information, and additional resources that can help students get a head start in planning for college.
	PA’s Community on Transition Conference July 22 - 24, 2009	Transition Forum May 15, 2009		Events May June July - September October
	Secondary Transition State Planning Institute May 12-14, 2009	2010 National Summit on Disability Policy July 26 - 27, 2010
Additional info.	Oregon tracks students with disabilities after high school Marketers Lend Voices to Show Support for People with Disabilities Special education integration fails expectations		Some say video games teach math, other skills Microsoft Helping Schools Attract Stimulus Funding Teaching Autistic Teens To Make Friends Science

Notes Disclaimer:	This document was produced under U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs Grant No. H326J050004. Marlene Simon-Burroughs served as the project officer. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or polices of the Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred. This product is public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the citation should be: National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (2008). "NSTTAC Notes, Charlotte, NC, NSTTAC."

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