Down Syndrome Awareness Month

This October marks the 30th year of Down Syndrome Awareness Month!  This is the time to celebrate the achievements and abilities of people with Down Syndrome!  Visit http://www.ndss.org/ to learn more.

In addition, check out the Time Square video which aired on Saturday, September 24th, in Times Square on the morning of the New York City Buddy Walk.  People from all over the world gathered to watch the video presentation.  The version posted here includes music composed especially for the 2011 Times Square Video.  Follow this link:  http://ndss.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=275:ndss-times-square-video-2011&catid=74:video&Itemid=120

Welcome to Connecticut CEC DCDT Conference Attendees

Welcome to Connecticut - we hope you enjoy your stay!

In honor of your conference down in Mystic, our blog post is featuring transition and school to work sites you might like to check out or revisit! There are lots of listings on the web, however, we decide on a few we like or visit. Some have resources (some you can download), links, info for parents, students, professionals and lots of other stuff.

Here goes:

DCDT's own site (big surprise here!) www.dcdt.org/transitionresources.cfm
NICHCY's site: www.nichcy.org/educatechildren/transition_adulthood/pages/basics.aspx
ILI (Independent Living Institute): www.independentliving.org/
LifeSkills4kids.com: www.lifeskills4kids.com/acorn.php
NCSET (National Center on Secondary Education and Transition): http://ncset.org/
JAN (Job Accommodation Network): http://askjan.org/
AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability): www.ahead.org/students-parents/transitions
PACER Center Champions for Children with Disabilities: www.pacer.org/publications/transition.asp
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities: www.supportforfamilies.org/internetguide/transition.html
NCWD (National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability): http://www.ncwd-youth.info/
LDonline: www.ldonline.org/indepth/transition
AccessCAREERS: www.washington.edu/doit/Careers/k12.html
Disability.gov: www.disability.gov/home/i_want_to/learn_about_transition_services_for_youth
Think College! College Options for People with Intellectual Disabilities: http://thinkcollege.net/


You might also want to check out this series of article recently from Edutopia:
How Career Tech is Merging with College Prep: www.edutopia.or/stw-career-techincal-education-resources

In addition, check out the previous posting. We listed some of the newer resources in the SERC Library.

Enjoy your conference and we hope you get to see some of the uniqueness of Mystic and Connecticut!