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National Latino Children's Literature Conference 2012!

The next National Latino Children's Literature Conference will be held on March 29-30, 2012 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. The conference will include workshops, keynote speeches, and a special event at the Tuscaloosa Public Library on the evening of March 29th. Organizers have confirmed Latino authors & illustrators: Joe Cepeda, René Colato Laínez, Meg Medina, F. Isabel Campoy, Alma Flor Ada, John Parra, & Monica Brown. Proposals are still being accepted & registration is now open! We have attended this conference in the past & highly recommend it to teachers, librarians, & reading specialists.
http://support.weta.org/site/R?i=cY7ySDT6xm4h25WgK4HpCg

Guideposts for Success in Spanish

The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth (NCWD/Youth) has published Spanish versions of its Guideposts publications: "Guia para el Exito", "Empleador Guia--Estandard para el Exito", "Consultas sobre Discapacidades en el Systema de Desarrollo de la Fuerza" and "El Sistema de Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral y el Desarrollo Profesional de los Practicantes de Servicios para Jóvenes: ¿Porqué el Desarrollo Profesional?" The Guideposts can be found at http://www.ncwd-youth.info/guideposts

International Exposure

For some reason recently 36 countries beyond this country have viewed this blog. There is a huge variety of countries. Many are from Latin America & Mexico, but there are people from many other places.

It appears that there is a huge interest in the topic of disabilities. I am asking you post information or websites that can assist people from other countries & speaking a variety of languages. You can post information in other languages, but it would help if you can also post in English, so I can read it.

Since there are many Spanish speaking readers, here is a list of sites that I am aware of that post information in Spanish: http://www.taalliance.org/resources/spanish.asp
http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/spanishresources.aspx
Website on bipolar disorder & depression. http://www.dbsalianza.org/
The Federation for Children with Special Needs website is available in Spanish & Portuguese @ http://fcsn.org/index.php
LDonline website at: http://www.ldonline.org/features/espanol

International Resources

Looking for resources in multiple languages on developmental conditions? If you're interested, the CDRC Multilingual Web Resource will welcome your visit. The link below will connect you with websites in a variety of languages, to provide information regarding developmental conditions, as well as local, national, & international resources for families. Multilingual info on many different disabilities is available (e.g., ataxia, ADD, autism, & those are just the As) as well as info on issues (e.g., child behavior, education and intervention, law & policy). It is CDRC's hope that this tool will also provide some means for clinicians to provide "take-home" information to the families they serve. Have a look-see at:http://www.ohsu.edu/oidd/LEND/multilingual_resources/index.html

Bilingual Employment Resource

Proyecto Visión is a project to connect Latinos with disabilities to employment opportunities. Its bilingual web site provides information on education, employment, & independent living resources & lists hundreds of job, scholarship, internship, grant, award, & other educational opportunities of interest to Latinos & students with disabilities. The website is frequently updated with information about new opportunities, http://www.proyectovision.net/english/opportunities/index.html



To review those with application deadlines in the coming month go to http://proyectovision.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2ff2f4610984b181eead8b0d6&id=ae6318dd28&e=10a0d3d52a The latest issue of the Proyecto Visión newsletter is also available its web site.