Urban PRIDE is at a new location!
Our new address is:

Urban PRIDE
184 Dudley Street, Suite 104LL (lower level)
Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-989-3929
Fax: 617-989-3925
Charlotte "Dee" Spinkston ext. 301
Shannon Van de Riet ext. 302 

Urban PRIDE Presents The Dudley Library Workshop Series:

A series of monthly trainings for families living in Boston who have children in Special Education
 

Workshop Dates:

*May 17th, (Saturday) 1:30-4:00pm: Topic- Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities
 

Where:  The Dudley Library, 65 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA

How to Register:  call 617-989-3929 ext. 302
 

Registration is FREE!  Food and childcare will be provided, but you must register in advance!
 

How to get there…

Bus: Take any of these buses to Dudley Station:  Buses # 1, 8, 14, 15, 19, 23, 28, 41, 42, 44, or 45. The Library is across the street, next to Police Station.
 

If you have any questions, please call Shannon at 617-989-3929×302 or email Shannon@urbanpride.org

Click here for the flyer.

The Leadership Education in Neurdevelopmental Disabilities program, or the LEND program at the Institute for Community Inclusion at Children’s Hospital Boston is looking to recruit two family trainees to join the program this year.  This is a nine-month fellowship program that requires a full day of activities each Friday from Labor Day through mid-May, plus an additional ½ day each week.  This is wonderful opportunity for a family member who is looking to develop their leadership potential and improve their knowledge through advanced interdisciplinary training.  Please read the attached information sheet to learn all the details.  Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, a resume, and the name and contact information from three references to:

            Angela Lombardo

            Institute for Community Inclusion

            Children’s Hospital

            300 Longwood Ave.

            Boston, MA 02115. 
 

If you have question they may be sent via email to:

angela.lombardo@childrens.harvard.edu
 

Or, phone contact may be made to:  Angela Lombardo at 857-218-4329

We plan to make offers to family fellows by the end of June.  There are stipends available to qualified applicants.

Click here for a full description of the program.

AANE sponsors many informative workshops, events and discussion groups. Below only a few are listed, but there are many more on their website.

Parent to Parent Topic Discussion Groups

Come join other parents of children, from pre-school through middle school, for an evening of discussion of specific topics, strategies and resources. Come to one or as many as you like. The discussion groups will be held at the AANE office in Watertown, MA,  one evening per month, from March - June.

For more information, click here.

Social Skills Workshop

A limited number of seats are still available in Elsa Abele’s two-day workshop, "What Can I Say? What Did You Say?," on May 6 & 7 at the Espousal Retreat Center in Waltham, MA. The two-day workshop is appropriate for both parents and professionals wanting to further their knowledge to help their children, students, or clients increase their skills in social communication and pragmatic language. Advance registration with payment is required. Click the following links for information or to register online.

Upcoming Parent Workshops

* Understanding Asperger Syndrome: Interventions and Strategies for Parents

May 12, 2008   7-9:30 p.m.

* Advocating for Your Child with AS in the Public Schools

May 14, 2008   7-9 p.m.

Advance registration with payment is required at least one week before each workshop date. Both workshops will be held at the AANE Office, 85 Main Street, Suite 101, Watertown, MA.

Register soon! AANE reserves the right to cancel a workshop if the minimum enrollment is not met by the registration deadline. For information/registration, click here.

BlackExcel.org has published a list of summer programs for high school and college students. Click here for a link to the website, or scroll down to see them listed here.

These powerful links will direct you to hundreds of summer positions and internships across the United States. The Ventures Program link will direct you to colleges and universities across the country and their programs in "leadership," pre-college liberal arts, writing, math, and many other areas. Many of the other links will direct you to science, math, or engineering related possibilities. These are helpful, powerful gateways.
–Isaac Black, Founder, Black Excel

1. Ventures Scholars Program
Ventures Scholars Program and Gateways. Black Excel Founder has meet with Jessica Arkin National Director Ventures Scholars Program and highly recommends this program and its resources Summer Gateways featured:(with links)
http://www.venturescholar.org/hs/enrichment.html

2. Summer Opportunities for Minority Undergraduate Students
This is a powerful resource that Black Excel has pointed minority student to for a number of years. It goes 120+ pages and is filled with many excellent resources. It’s a comprehensive listing.. http://www.doorsofopportunityorg/

3. Over 250+ Summer Enrichment Summer Programs
This is a free summer and school year enrichment search listing recently created by a dedicated school counselor. It’s a very useful site. http://www.enrichmentalley.com

4. Math Gateways for High School Students

Summer Math Programs and Camps for High School Students
http://www.ams.org/employment/mathcamps.html

5. Summer Medical and Dental Programs & More
This is a major site with possibilities at elite schools. Free full tuition, housing, and meals for six-week summer medical and dental school preparatory program that offers eligible students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation
http://www.smdep.org/

6. Summer Programs/Camps
These Pre-college summer camps are offered throughout the country, often through Universities to provide high school students with experiences in science, mathematics, technology, engineering, or medicine http://www.careercornerstone.org/pcsumcamps.htm

7. Making Engineers "Cool"

Website Gateway to nationwide Resources and Programs. A strong info portal with many opportunities for learning and summer.
http://www.engineeringk12.org/educators/making_engineers_cool/search.cfm

8. Another Sciences Gateway for Summer GREAT
A substantial number of programs specifically target minorities, women, and other groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences. http://www.engineeringedu.com/summercamps.html

9. Summer Programs Gateway
http://www.studenteducationprograms.com

10: Peterson’s Summer Programs
http://www.petersons.com/summerop/code/ssector.asp

SCHOLARSHIPS:
The Minority Scholarships List is at
http://www.blackexcel.org/200-Scholarships.html

The Washington Post has published an article highlighting the struggles of youth transitioning out of special education.

Life After Special Ed Has Challenges

By NANCY ZUCKERBROD

WASHINGTON — Graduating from high school is typically a moment of great joy for young people and their parents, but for students with disabilities it is sometimes described in dark terms.

Click here to read the whole article.

A new book about autism has been published by Future Horizons publications:
 

Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z: Assessment, Diagnosis and More 
By Barbara T Doyle and Emily Doyle Iland
Published by Future Horizons, 2004.                       

Spanish Translation:
Los Trastornos Del Espectro De Autismo De la A a la Z: Toda la Informacion Que Quiere
By Barbara T Doyle and Emily Doyle Iland
2006 ASA Literary Work of the Year

Each chapter provides essential information, guidance and resources needed at different stages in the process of:

*Getting a diagnosis

*Dealing with the impact of it

*Understanding and obtaining in-depth, meaningful assessments

*Obtaining supports and services

*Developing individualized programs at any age or stage of life

*Working effectively as teams, assisting families

*Transitioning from one phase of life to another.

Click here to go to the website.

The following announcement is about an internship sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences specifically for students with disabilities:

ENTRY POINT! is a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) offering Outstanding Internship Opportunities for Students with Disabilities in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, and some fields of Business.  To meet the challenge of the competitive global economy in the new millennium, private industry and government research agencies must expand the pool of technical talent.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has developed unique partnerships with IBM, NASA, Merck, NOAA, Google, Lockheed Martin, CVS, NAVAIR and university science laboratories to meet their human resources needs. Working with its partners, AAAS identifies and screens undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities who are pursuing degrees in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business, and places them in paid summer internships.
The ENTRYPOINT! program includes opportunities in private industry and government agencies. Students with disabilities can apply their skills in a real-world setting in competitive summer internships.

The ENTRYPOINT! internships are particularly valuable because of the availability of mentoring and assistive technology, facilitating the entry and advancement of individuals with significant disabilities into competitive employment and research at all levels.

ACCESS, ENTRYPOINT! and AAAS

ACCESS (Achieving Competence in Computing, Engineering, and Space Science) is a summer internship program for students with disabilities sponsored by AAAS and NASA. ACCESS is managed by ENTRYPOINT! The application process is the same.

For more information or an application, go to the ENTRYPOINT! Website.