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April "Time To Sign Train the Trainer" This program is an all inclusive workshop providing materials and training on how to assist agency's teacher, families and children in using American Sign Lanuage (ASL) to enhance. Call (321)726-9466 WHERE:TX, NY, NM, WVA, PA, FL, and WDC For more information, visit www.timetosign.com May "17th Annual Birth to Three Institute" This online professional development experience will encompass five topic tracks over as many weeks. The subject matters to be covered are inclusive child development, child health and prenatal services, family and community partnerships, management and professional development, and home-visiting services. The Birth to Three Institute is intended for Early Head Start staff, child care program staff, infant/toddler specialists, child care resource and referral staff, social workers, state policymakers, technical assistance providers, and maternal and child health specialists. WHERE: Chapel Hill, NC For more information, visit bttinfo@zerotothree.org "Outreach Services for the Blind/Visually Impaired and Deaf/Hard of Hearing" The BACES coference will happen July 18-22, 2013 WHERE: Orland, FL. Contact www.bacescentral.com The Florida Association of the Deaf will have the Wet and Wild event on July 20. Contact www.fadcentral.org July "iReadGraphic Novels Summer 2013" This is a summer camp designed to bring literature to life and motivate students who are deaf and struggling readers. This camp will also strenghten the teaching skills of preservice teachers enrolled in either Childhood/Literacy or Deaf Education. Email Dr. Guardino at caroline.guardino@unf.edu For more information, visit www.uf.edu/coehs/edi/deaf/iRead "PECS Level 1 Training: Basic" Attend this PECS Training and you will learn strategies to create an abundance of opportunities for communication by using the PECS protocol. WHERE: Ft. Lauderdale contact David Battista, Marketing Coordinator (888)732-7462 or marketing@pecs.com For more information, visit www.pecsusa.com August "San Jose Abilities Expo" The Community has spoken! Abilities Expo is the trusted source where people with disabilities, their families, seniors, vets, caregivers and healthcare professionals gain knowledge and empowerment (and have a little fun!). For more than 30 years, Abilities Expo has also provided an excellent forum for companies with disability products and services to reach out and enhance the lives of this Community. WHERE: Houston contact David Korse (310)450-8831 For more information, visit www.abilitiesexpo.com "43rd Annual conference of the National Black Child Development Institute" This even will take place in New Orleans. This year's conference theme is "One Voice: Standing Strong for Our Children." Call (202)833-2220 September "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 40 years" A Professional Summit to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the 1973 article which first described Fetal Alchol Syndrome WHERE: Atlantic City, NJ "40 Years Back ( and) To The Future 1973-2013 : 40 Years of Prenatal Alcholo Exposure and FASD" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Team awarded the National Indian Justice Center (NIJC) a cooperative agreement. Pursuant to that cooperative agreement, NIJC developed a fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) awareness curriculum which promotes a tribal multi-disciplinary team approach for responding to persons with FAS and alcohol related neuro-developmental disorder (ARND) who are involved in the tribal justice system as defendants, witnesses and/or victims. WHERE Atlantic City convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ contact Jersia Maseko at jmaseko@arcnj.org For more information, visit www.nijc.org/fas October "31st Annual Conference Closing The Gap" This year workshop offerings include an official two-day PODD workshop, accessible assessments workshop,Rett Syndrome,Autism, Birth to Threeacess and iPad intergration to name a few.
Save The Date! "The 27th Annual Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference" The conference is hosted by the Department of Child & Family Studies (CFS). Handouts from the 2013 conference are now online. More details will follow soon, but we anticipate the Call for Papers will be out in September and registration will open in November. WHERE: Hilton Tampa Downtown,
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