INFORMATION EXCHANGE Published monthly by the Developmental Disabilities Program of the Metropolitan Health Planning Board Metropolitan Council 300 Metro Square Building St. Paul, Minnesota 53101 Toni Lippert: 291-6364 Tom Chapel: 291-6357 METRO DD PROGRAM NOTES Training Workshops Begin The State Developmental Disabilities DD Program will hold its first set of training workshops in the Metropo itan Area on Jan. 31, Feb. 1, and March 10, 1983. The management training series is made possible through a grant from the McKnight Foundation. See the December issue of this newsletter for more information.Participation is limited to 30 people.For registration information, call Kay Zwernik (012) 292-7409. McKnight Foundation Announces Changes in Developmental Disabilities Grant Program At the December meeting of the state 00 task force, there was a presentation on the current status of the three developmental disabilities projects funded by the McKnight Foundation. Changes in the projects are described below in the following "article prepared by the state developmental disabilities program office. On Dec. 6, 1982, the directors of the McKnignt Foundation announced changes in the funding and implementation of the foundation's comprehensive program in developmental disabilities. As originally established in December 1981 (see Information Exchange, state supplement, January 1982), the four-year program totaled $3.5 rnillion to support a wide range of activities designed to meet needs of Minnesota residents with developmental disabilities. The revised program will total 52,957,872 and include changes in two of four program components described below: Vol. 8. No. 1. January 1983 McKnight (Continued) Systems Change Program. The purpose of tnis program is to develop more effective ways of meeting needs of clients who live in community-based residences and those who are participating in day and employment programs. In May, 1982, the foundation awarded planning grants of $25,000 each to three organizations to change the system in activities regarding residential, day and employment services. The grants were awarded to the Association of Residences for the Retarded in Minnesota (ARRM), the Minnesota Developmental Achievement Center Association (tvINOACA), and the Association for Retarded Citizens Minneapolis (MARC). The foundation had intended to award three year implementation grants of $600,000 to each organization if its plan warranted continued support. Because of unanticipated difficulties in developing plans for change in the system, two revisions have been made in the original program design. First, MARC withdrew from further participation in the t project.The foundation regretfully accepted the withdrawal and decided to continue to work in the employment area on a reduced scale through two projects to De operated by the Minnesota Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (MARF). The foundation has awarded $32,130 to MARF for the months of December 1982 through February 1983, to conduct detailed planning for two projects. One project is the redesign of existing services, and the other is business development in rehabilitation facilities. If plans submitted at the conclusion of the three months are satisfactory, the foundation will award IvIARF up to $2b8,870 for 33 months of implementation activities. The foundation has also awarded three month grants of $52,126 to NINOACA and $51,321 to ARRM to enable them to carry out additional detailed planning McKnight (Continued) Curriculum activities relating to projects each organization had proposed in the initial planning period. If plans submitted at the conclusion of this period are satisfactory, the foundation will award each organization up to $547,874 for MNDACA and $548,679 for ARRM for 33 months of implementation activities. Support to the Office of the Court Monitor. The foundation offered a three year grant of $150,000 to support the work of the office of the court monitor in the Welsch vs. Noot Consent decree. This grant was contingent on securing a determination from the Federal District Court that the court monitor's office was able to receive outside private funding under the decree. The court subsequently ruled that outside funding could not be granted. Consequently, the foundation has withdrawn this portion of its program. The directors of the PlcKnight Foundation noted with satisfaction the work done in 1982 by the two other organizations funded under the blcKnight developmental disabilities program. They are the Minnesota Developmental Disabilities Planning Program, which has contracted with Government Training Services to conduct personnel training throughout the state and Legal Advocacy for the Developmentally Disabled in Minnesota, a project of the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis. The foundation intends to continue the planned activities and fundings for these components of the program. Addition to Curriculum Library The Metropolitan Developmental Disabilities program has added a new book to its curriculum library. It may be borrowed by bletropolitan Area residents for three weeks. Communication Programing for the Severely Handicapped Caroline R. Musselwhite and Karen W. St. Louis, Colleae Hill Press. San Dieqo. 1982.$29.50 plus $3 for postage and handling. This book covers both vocal and non-vocal communication strategies as well as related topics such as preliminary skills and support systems. It provides information on principles covering all types of communication programs, an overview of selected vocal and non-vocal programs and issues in language training. The authors have provided detailed descriptions of each support system and the inherent skills needed for readers to make informed decisions about which program is best suited for a particular individual. The book also focuses on a variety of impairments that lead to communication disorders. It recognizes that a primary impairment may often be accompanied by secondary conditions such as autism or cerebral palsy plus mental retardation, or mental retardation plus deafness or blindness.While the book is intended primarily for conmnication professionals, other major direct-care professionals, (occupational, physical and developmental therapists) may find this material useful in individual program planning. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES The Phoenix Residence seeks a part-time registered occupational therapist to oversee implementation of an cc:d: :tional therapy program for 48 develop% :.lly disabled adults residing in an intermediate care facility. Duties include supervising two full-time certified occupational therapy assistants, developing adaptive equipment and working with wheelchair positioning aids and splinting. A basic knowledge of sewing is also required. For further information, contact the personnel coordinator at the Phoenix Residence, 135 E. Colorado St., St. Paul, Minn. 55107. Tel. (612) 227-7655. PUBLICATIONS --Employment Services Concept is a new publication from United Cerebral Palsy Association that describes programs that may lead to employment opportunities for disabled persons. Programs range from a food production and distribution operation employing disabledworkers to a program that starts with the initial evaluation of capability for work and goes through the training process to employment. The 75 page book costs $2.25 and may be ordered from:Professional Services Program Department, UCPA, Inc., 66 E. 34th St., New York, NY 10016. -- The Directory of Living Aids for the Disabled is a 304-page catalog that lists living aids by type such as alarm clocks for people who are blind and typewriter control systems that can be activated by suck, blow, or sensitive microswitches. Catalog information includes a brand name of a product, a description of its function and name and address of the manufacturer.It is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.Stock number is 051-000-00158 3. The cost is $7.50. -- Fire Safety and You: A Guide for Handicapped People is a booklet including information for disabled persons on how to escape from fires, home fire prevention, fire-fighting, and burns. Available for $.35 from: National Fire Protection Assoc., Publications Dept., Battery March Park, Quincy, Mass. 02269. Order stock number G-121. -- The Handbook of Job Analysis for Reasonable Accommodation focuses on a job analysis process that can be used to plan easier and more convenient working conditions for people who are handicapped. It also includes a sample job analysis form and suggestions for accomnv?dating people with specific handicaps. The booklet is available for $3 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Stock number: Oob000-1285-0. FOR YOUR INFORMATION New Proqram for Deaf, Retarded Children The HELP Deaf Program for Retarded Children will soon be formed. It will be funded by a local foundation in Ohio and will focus on evaluation and training. HELP will initially explore techniques for evaluating previously undiagnosed hearing loss. The project will also develop a variety of training instruments to assist individuals to acquire communication skills.Goals will include research to confirm tnat 15 to 20 percent of people who are mentally retarded have a significant hearing loss and are misdiagnosed as autistic; and to demonstrate that stimulation of other senses,using sensory and electric equipment, will assist in learning new skills. For further information, contact: Walter Zborowsky, Executive Director HELP, 13032 Euclid Av., East Cleveland, Ohio 44112. Pen Pal Program The publishers of Exceptional Parent magazine are developing a pen pal program for parents who wish to correspond with parents with similar experiences and to enable children with disabilities to exchange letters.Parents who wish to participate or whose children would' like a pen pal, should send a letter giving aqe, sex and disability of their child to: Pen-Pals, The Exceptional Parent, 296 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. O2211O. Study Documents Shift in Residential Care A substantial increase in the number of community-based residential facilities serving persons who are severely disabled, together with a dramatic drop in the disabled population of large puDlic institutions, are among the recent changes in residential care for developmentally disabled people documented in a five-year research project by the Center for Residential and Conxnunity Services (CRCS), University of Minnesota. Residential Care Study (Continued) The CRCS Developmental Disabilities Project on Residential Services and Comnunity Adjustment, conducted under a grant from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, involved 13 separate surveys of conmnity and public residential facilities and residents. One of the findings shows that a significant number of severely handicapped persons are being served in conmwnity-based facilities, and newly admitted residents are as likely to come from their natural homes as from a state institution. The overall implication of these findings, center researchers conclude, is that there will have to be a reallocation of funds to comnunity-based alternatives. "Conmnity-based facilities must accommodate the release from public facilities of an ever more seriously handicapped population and provide the required level of staffing and services necessary to meet individual needs," they state. Additional information may be obtained from the Center for Residential and Comnunity Services,Pattee Hall, 150 SE. Pillsbury Dr., Minneapolis, Minn. 55455. Arts Programs for the Handicapped to be Coordinated The National Cormnictee, Arts for the Handicapped (NCAH), an educational affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. has announced that Minnesota Alliance for Arts in Education (MA/K) will receive funding to coordinate arts programs in Minnesota involving disabled persons. The Very Special Arts Festival (VSAF) program provides handicapped children youth ana adults with opportunities to increase learning and enhance their quality of life through participation in visual arts, drama, dance and music. Arts Program (Continued) All VSAF programs depend upon the assistance of volunteers. For more information, contact: Lori Ann Lee, Program Coordinator,MAAE, P.O. 60X 13039, Minneapolis, Minn. 55414. Tel. (612) 376-1197. Courage Center Classes Courage Center is offering daytime and evening courses to physically disabled adults from Jan. 17 to March 24. Classes include clay works, ceramics, art, trichem embroidery, painting, photography, radio drama, chorus, music and literary writing. Class schedules, fees and requirements vary, and students are urged to register early. For more information, contact: Cindy Raynor, Life Enrichment Program, Courage Center, 3915 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley, Minn. 55422. Tel. (612) 588-0811. FUTURE EVENTS March 10-12 The Council for Exceptional Children will sponsor a National Topical Conference on the Use of Microcomputers in Speclal Education in Hartford, Corm. The conference will focus on the use of microcomputers in special education programs and on adaptations and creation of software programs for specific disabilities. More information may be ootained from John Grossi, Conference Manager, The Council for Exceptional Children, Department of Field Services, 1920 Association Dr., Reston, Va. 22091-1589. Tel. (703) b20-3660. INFORMATION EXCHANGE State Supplement Developmental Disabilities ProgramMinnesota Department of Energy, 201 Capitol Square BuildingPlanning and Development 550 Cedar StreetUlocl.om St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Roger Strand612/296-4018 Editor REVIEW FOR POLICYMAKERS PUBLISHED The Minnesota Developmental Disabilities (DD) Program Office and the Governor is Planning Council on DD will release a new publication this month. entitled Developmental Disabili~ies and Public Policy: A Review for Policymakers.This publication was written in cooperation with the Center for Educational Policy Studies, College of Education, University of Minnesota. It provides current information about persons with developmental disabilities, illustrates trends in community services and identifies policy issues and alternatives for the 1980s. Conclusions and reconunendations are based on evidence presented in public forums, data and policy analysis studies and literature review. "Much is right about Minnesota's services to people with disabilities," the publication states. However, it says the challenge for the 1980s is to preserve gains made during the last decade by reshaping and providing services in an efficient and coordinated way. Premised on the broad policy goal that home life and day activity of people with handicaps be as close to normal patterns as their disabilities allow, the report recommends an alternative approach in addressing this goal. Rather than fitting the person into the services available, a flexible array of services should be designed to meet the identified needs of the person with a disability. This is referred to as a support model, which is a consumer powered system that starts with the client's needs and strengths, identifies the resources needed, and evaluates the system according to the client's progress. Funds could be directed toward services rather than facilities and clients would not be forced to move as they become more independent and as their needs change. January 1983 Review for Policymakers (Continued) Current practice is based upon a resourcepowered system where clients choose from among services available and spend time on waiting lists. Policy is contradicted by disincentives that encourage counties to place people in more restrictive settings. Reallocation of funds could solve such disincentives.Two side effects arehig dollar investments in bricks and mortar and difficult evaluations because of inappropriate placements. Future policy choices depend on how basic issues are viewed and responded to. For example: - A trend exists toward decentralization of governmental responsibilities, putting greater pressure on state and local governments to continue services viewed as necessary. - Issues exist concerning funding disincentives and deficits in open entitlement programs, reexamining the use of the Title XIX waiver to allow Medicaid payments for home and conununity care, and exploring more cost effective alternatives to long-term care. - What is the value of placing greater emphasis on prevention and early intervention for long-term cost ,savings? - What is the practicality of funding two service systems--a network of state hospitals and one of community services? Copies of this publication will be sent to those on the Policy Analysis Series mailing list. Others may request a copy by contacting the Developmental Disabilities Program Office, 201 Capitol Sq. Bldg., 550 Cedar St., St. Paul, Minn. 55101. Tel. (612) 296-4018.    McKNIGHT FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $3.35 MILLION PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN MINNESOTA The McKnight Foundation has announced the establishment of a four-year, $3.35 million comprehensive program to make certain types of mental health services more widely available throughout Minnesota. The program is the result of an eight-month review of the needs of people who are mentally ill and their families. Approximately 15 percent of the state's population, about 600,000 Minnesotans, experience mental health problems at any giwen time. The foundation's program is intended to encourage provision of needed services by concentrating efforts in the following areas: - Community Support Programs. A Comnunity Support Program (CSP) is a comnunity-based, syst&natic approach to providing services for people who have experienced mental illness and have recurring life adjustment problems. The foundation will offer financial aid totalling $2 million between 1983 and 1986 to encourage the establishment of new CSPS and further development of existing CSPs. - Community Coalition Building Project. The foundation will provide $244,200 between 1983 and 1986 to the Mental Health Advocate's Coalition, Inc., to establish consumer-dominated, communitybased coalitions of mental health advocates across the state. Advocacy Programs. The foundation will irovide S1,008,776 between 1983 and 1986 to the Mental Health Association Minnesota, Inc., to operate three advocacy programs: - Support for families of mentally ill persons; - Legal representation to clients (through a subcontract with Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis); and - Trained lay advocates to assist individual consumers of mental health services, McKnight Foundation (Continued) American Indian Mental Health Programs. The foundation will provide $83,000 in 1983 and 1984 to match a state-mandated set-aside of federal block grant funds to assist the development and expansion of mental health services for American Indian clients living on a reservation or in urban communities. An additional $20,000 will be provided for the twoyear period to continue the activities of the American Indian Mental Health Advisory Committee, an official unit of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Intertribal Board. For more information, contact: Russell V. Ewald, Executive Vice-President, The McKnight Foundation, Suite 410 Peavey Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. 55402. Tel. (612) 333-4220. VINLAND NATIONAL CENTER RECEIVES FEDERAL DD SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE GRANT The Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., recently announced its discretionary grant awards-"Projects of Special Significance"--for fiscal year 1982. lknong 17 projects funded throughout the nation was the Vinland National Center in Loretto, Minn. The purpose of the one-year grant of $125,000 to Vinland is to develop and provide a national resource for rehabilitation organizations interested in providing health sports and recreation services as part of the rehabilitation process. Vinland will prepare and disseminate materials nationally and, train disabled persons and professionals in the field of health sports. For additional information, contact: Joan Saari, Vinland National Center, 3675 Ihduhapi Rd.,Loretto, Minn. 55357. Tel. (612) 479-3555. NEW FILM ASKS "WHAT'S YOUR HANDICAP?" Produced by a North St. Paul family physician, Dr. Joe Norquist, a new film "What's your Handicap?" takes a fresh look at how people with handicaps are living as normally as possible. The film reminds its viewers that all people have handicaps of one sort or another. The film captures the meaning of disability as seen from the eyes of people with primarily physical , handicaps. For information on purchase or rental, call (612) 777-8393. PUBLICATIONS Guide to Minnesota Foundations and Corporate Givinq Programs (1583 Update). This directory will be published this winter from the University of Minnesota Press. It has been expanded to include information on corporate giving programs as well as foundations. Introductory chapters provide, information about grant making in Minnesota, types of grant makers and where to seek additional resource materials. The directory may be ordered from the University of Minnesota Press, 2037 University Avenue, SE., Minneapolis, Minn. 55414, for $14.95 per copy (plus tax or tax-exempt number). 8166-1219-6. 1983 Minnesota Pocket Pata Book. Packed with statistics. ma~hs and charts. this is a helpful reference for planner-s, executives, government officials, students and others who need current data about Minnesota. It includes data on manufacturing, marketing, population trends, human and natural resources, government revenues and expenditures, education and transportation.For price and more information, contact: Blue Sky Marketing, Inc., Publications Division, 2935 Humboldt Av. N., Minneapolis, Minn. 55411.Tel. (612) 774-2920. Publications (Continued) Minnesota Guidebook to State Aqency Services is a 750-page resource book that details grants, licenses, materials and services from every state agency, including history, vital statistics and facts about Minnesota. Cost is $9 plus $1.45 for tax, postage and handling. Order from: Minnesota State Documents Center, 117 University Av., St. Paul, Minn. 55159.Tel. (612) 297-3000 or, toll free, 1-(800) 652-9747. NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WITH HANDICAPS Closing the Gap: Computers for the Handicapped is a publication that pays specialized attention to the growing industry of computer hardware and software technology for people with handicaps. A one-year subscription for this bimonthly publication costs $15. Contact, Closing the Gap, Route 2, Box 39, Henderson, Minn. 56044. EVENTS Jan. 20, 1983 "Treatment of Traumas for Male Victims of Sexual Abuse" is a one-day seminar to be held at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. This seminar will explore clinical issues involving male victims, abusive parents, family reconstruction and handicapped victims. Fee: S22. Handicapped participants should alert seminar staff of about special needs. For registration, contact: Treatment Program for Male Victims of Sexual Abuse Inc., 1111 W. 2nd St. Minneapolis, Minn 55405 Tel . (b12) 888-3324. Jan. 23 The Nationwide Telethon for Cerebral Palsy will be aired by the ABC network (WTCN-TV Channel 11 in the Metropolitan Area) from midnight to 6 p.m. Volunteers are needed. Call Mary Kaszynski, United Cerebral Palsy of Minnesota (612) 646-7568). YEARNING FOR LEARNING The state Developmental Disabilities Program Office has acquired several education, training and resource materials. They may be borrowed from each of the regional Developmental Disabilities offices and from the state program office in St. Paul. Each month, this section of DD Information Exchanqe highlights selections from these resources to provide information to potential buyers. The following selections may be borrowed from the State DD Program Office only. Attitudes and Disability: An Annotated Bibliography, 1975-1982, E. Makas. This is a comprehensive coverage of articles and books that address at~itudes related to disability. It is organized by categories that include: specific disabilities (e.g. mental retardation, hearing impairment, etc.); attitudes of employers, law enforcement, medical and mental health professionals; and intervention strategies and theories related to attitudinal development and change. It also includes a section on instrumentation for measuring attitudes. Prevocational and Vocational Education for Special Needs Youth: A Blueprint for the 1980's. K.P. Lynch, W.E. Kiernan and J.A. Stark (eds.).Besides providing strong policy stathents on the overall design of vocational training programs, this book offers detailed reconnendations for curriculum development and instructional methods based on careful evaluation. Strongly emphasized by the 21 contributing authors is the belief that if students fail entire programs, it is necessary to review and improve the procedures used rather than to draw premature conclusions about their limitations. Metropolitan Council DD Program 300 Metro Square Building 7th and Robert Sts. St. Paul, MN 55101 Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Mpls. Minn. permit NO. 1610 INFORMATION EXCHANGE Published monthly by the Developmentai Disabilities Program of the Metropolitan Health Planning Board Metropolitan Council 300 Metro Square Building St. PauI, Minnesota 55101 Toni Lippert: 291-4364 Tom Chapel: 291-6357 METRO DD PROGRAM NOTES Book on DD Public Policy Needs Distribution. The Governor's Planning Office on Developmental Disabilities has published an informative guide titled Developmental Disabilities and Public Policy: A Review for Policymakers. The book is intended to provide elected officials with basic information on developmental disabilities and service system trends in community services. It also identifies policy issues for the 1980s .The Metropolitan Developmental Disabilities Program is assisting the Governor's Council in distributing the book to Metropolitan Area state and county legislators. Volunteers are needed who are willing to personally deliver copies to their state senators, representatives and county commissioners. A brief orientation on how to present the book will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the Metropolitan Council. If you would like to attend the meeting and receive copies for your legislators, please call (612) 291-6363 for information. Legislative maps will be available to help you identify your legislators. Traininq Workshop Set for March 10 I For information on the organization and management training workshop sponsored by the State Developmental Disabilities Program, contact Kay Zwernik at (612) 222-7409. See the December issue of this newsletter for more information. Vol. 8. No. 2. February 1983 Proposal Funding Workshop Set for March 25 The Metropolitan Developmental Disabilities Program will sponsor a workshop, 'The Art of Getting Proposals: Trade Information You Should Know.m It will be held at Inver Grove Comnunity College, Friday; March 25, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registration will be limited to 60 participants, with a maximum registration fee of $15 each. The workshop is a follow-up to a 1982 proposal-writing workshop. "Evaluation forms from the earlier workshop indicate a keen interest in influencing strategies applicants might pursue, both during the proposal development phase and after the proposal is submitted. Presenters will represent both corporate and foundation grantors. A brochure and registration form will be sent to all Metropolitan Area recipients of the DD Information Exchange in the next few weeks. Additions to Curriculum Library --The Directory of Living Aids for the Disabled is a 304-page catalog that lists adaptive equipment and devices for use by people with various handicaps. Aids include scissors, alarm clocks, clothing, kitchen utensils, conmmnication aids, switches using many types of controls, typewriter aids and many other aids.Listed in alphabetical order,aid descriptions include the type of . limitation the aid isdesigned to assist and include the manufacturers' names and addresses.No prices are listed. . Books (Continued) -Quallty Education for the Severely Handicapped. This collection of information is the work of many professionals affiliated with The Association for the Severely Handicapped. Topics include a critique of special education technology, service delivery issues, assessment, evaluation support services and training of professionals. The chapter on family involvement in the education process should be read by parents as well as professionals. While the book has a heavy educational orientation, professionals who work with severely handicapped persons will find useful information in many chapters. These new books are now available in the Metro DD curriculum library and may be borrowed for a period of three weeks. To obtain a book, please apply in person to the developmental dlsabllitles secretary at the Metropolitm Council, (612) 291-6363. l NcKnight Applications . Please be sure to read the news item on the availability of DD-McKnlght Regional Problem-Solving grants from the State DD Program Office. See the first page of the state supplement (blue section) to this newsletter. Maps Available The Metropolitan Council has maps of the 1983 Twin Ctties Metropolitan Area legislative districts available free of charge. For a copy, call the Council P&ic Information Office at (612) 291 . MISCELLANEOUS Supreme Court Rules on DAC Services .- The Minnesota Supreme Court has made a decision in the Kitlxon County Developmental Achievement Center (DAC) appeal. The appeal was brought on behalf Supreme Court (Continued) of seven mentally retarded adults from Kittson County whose 5AC services had been cut from five to three days because of fiscal constraints on the county's budget. The court found that county boards do not have the authority to reduce funding for welfare programs mandated by state rule. The high court said such funding can be reduced only by changing the rule mandating the program. The Supreme Court reversed earlier decisions made by the Consnissioner of Public Welfare and a three-judge district court panel. The Supreme Court said the county had received adequate funds to make the mandated services available but chose to reallocate those funds to other non-mandated programs. The Department of Public Welfare is sending a directive to the counties on how to proceed. New Jobs Bill Offers Greater Opportunity for Handicamad Persons The new Job Trafning Partnership Act (JTPA) signed" into law by President Reagan on Oct. 14, includes the eligibility of handicapped persons. It also offers more opportunity for their participation in job training programs than the CanPrehensive ~loyment and Training Act (C~A) it replaces. The new program-is designed to encourage businesses and state and local governments to work together to train and place dislocated and economically disadvantaged workers in permanent private sector jobs. ~A provides for basic job training and related training and supPort services. Unlike CE'TA, the new law does not provide for wages, stipends or public service jobs. Of particular interest to handicapped persons, JTPA specifically defines eligibility as "any individual who has a physical or mental disability which for such individual constitutes or results in a substantial handicap to employment." Job Training(Continued ) Persons who are handicapped are also included in the definition of "economically disadvantaged" meet income requirements. Requirements are based on the income of the individual rather than family income, as was the case under CETA. This prov~sion opens the door to greater participation by handicapped persons. 'Waiver' Program for Medicaid Coverage Becomes Permanent Former Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Richard S. Schweiker recently urged the nation's governors to act quickly to let disabled persons leave medical institutions and be treated at home while still retaining Medicaid coverage. At the same time, Schweiker unveiled a streamlined 'waiver" program that will make it easier for the states to take action. The new waiver procedures are meant to permanently replace interim arrangement instituted by Schweiker in 1982. Acting on a request by President Reagan, Schweiker then issued a novel regulation allowing Medicaid eligibility for less expensive home care. The regulation allows disabled persons to go home from an institution without losing Medicaid eligibility. The states must apply to HHS for authority to cover disabled persons. The new procedures make it easier for HHS to grant the authority quickly. Schweiker said, "The new procedure means more home care and less red tape with savings for the Medicaid program as well. I urge governors to move quickly and take advantage of this new flexibility.They can benefit disabled patients as well as their own state taxpayers and the Medicaid program, too." Disabled Student Network Project Begun A disabled student leadership network project has been initiated as a joint effort of the National Student Education Fund and the United States Student Association. The goal of the project is to build organizations for disabled students on campuses around the country. This will include disabled students in the higher education decision-making process through involvement in student government associations as well as state and national student organizations. The project produces a bimonthly newsletter, News Aids. that focuses on events and issues affecting students with disabilities, with emphasis on legislative and regulatory developments in Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. Disabled students may contact: National Student Educational NH. P St., Suite 305, Washington, D.C. 20036. SERVICES Modal Residential Application Form Available The Iowa Private Residential Facilities for the Mentally Retarded have developed a uniform residential application form based on one developed by Developmental Services Organization Inc. (DS0). If you know residents of other states interested in using DSO'S admission and application form as a model, or of Minnesota residential facilities that do not have a copy of this form, please contact Jane Birks, 0S0 Inc., 666 Pelham Blvd., St. Paul, Minn. 55114. Tel. (612) 646-2711. Behavior Management Proqram Offered Gillette Children's Hospital is offering a new behavior management program that focuses attention on behavior problems of young people with disabilities. The program is designed to assist families, physicians, school personnel, human service providers and others who provide ongoing care in the child's home conmwnity.  Gillette Program (Continued) The program offers a one-day behavioral, medical and learning assessment. Problem behaviorsare identified, causes identified, recommendations for treatment made and follow-up management provided if requested. The cost varies according to the extent of professional services required. For more information, contact: Katy knundson, Behavior Management Program, Gillette Chlldrenis Hospital, 200 E. University Av., St. Pault Minn. 55101. Tel. (612) 291-2848. . Information on Aids and Equipment Available ABLEDATA a data bank containing information on rehabilitation products, has been expanded to include descriptions of 5,000 cannercially available aids and equipment. It includes information In the following areas: personal care, home maria ement (food preparation, furniture, etc.), vocational and educational aids, mobility, cushions and other types of seats, transportation, ConanJnication (including environnmntal control systems), recreat~on, orthot~cs, prosthetics and therapeutic aids. ABLEDATA system may be used by anyone. Information brokers throughout the country perform searches of the file to meet users' specific information needs. A list of brokers may be obtained from MarIan Hall, ABLEDATA System Manager, National Rehabilitation Information Center, 4407 NE. 8th St., The Catholic University of Iknerlca, Washington, D.C. 20017-2299. Tel. (202) 635-6090. BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS Catalog of Aids for the Disabled omers fJescrlptlons of aids In the areas of personal care, meal preparation and other household activities, mobility, ctxununication and recreation, with photographs or illustrations of many items. The catalog is available from local"bookstores, or from: Mc6raw-Hill, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 1002O. The price is $24.95. Publications (Continued) Sometimes I'm Mad, Sometimes I'm Glad- On Being a Prader-Willi Family, by Janalee, is a children's book written in simple language for brothers and sisters of Prader-Willi children. It describes conflicting emotions a sister has about her brother who has Prader-Willi Syndrome. The book is available for $2.50, including postage and handling, from: Prader-Willi Syndrome Association 5515 Malibu Dr., Edina, Minn. 55436. Tel. (612) 933-0113. Responding to Disability: A Question of Attitude is a questionnaire designed to stimulate thinking and dialogue about persons who are disabled. Writien in question-and-answer form, the booklet illustrates sltuatfons that could be uncomfortable or awkward. It allows the reader an opportunity to think about the situation, to respond and then to consider the various responses more carefully. The first five copies are free. A donation of $2 each to cover printing and postage is requested for each additional copy. Order from: The Minnesota State Council for the Handicapped, Metro Square Bldg., Suite 208, 7th and Robert Sts., St. Paul, Minn. 55101. Tel. (612) 296-67B5 or, toll-free 1 (800) 6552-9747. Handbook for the Disabled: Ideas and Inventions for Easier Living presents hundreds of devices and ideas to make life easier for persons who are disabled. Instructions are given on how to make simple aids such as lapboards. Sources of commercial equipment are also included. The handbook is available from local bookstores or from: Scribners, 597 5th Ave., New York, NY 10017. The price is $17.95. For the Disabled Traveler-- The following five booklets may be helpful to travelers who are disabled: --Access Amtrak, a guide to Amtrak services, includes information on discount fares, boarding ac~:s:;bility and railcar arrangements. " available at no cost from:National Railroad Passenger Corp. 400 N. Capitol St. NH.,Washington, D.C. 20001. --Access Travel: Airports lists design features, facilities and services at 472 airport terminals in 46 countries. It includes information on walkway widths, ramp slopes and location of elevators. A single copy is available free from the Consumer Information Center, Dept. 632K, Pueblo, Colo. 81009. --Highway Rest Areas for Handicapped Travelers lists over BUO ccessible rest areas along major highways in 48 states. It is available at nii cost from The Presidentts Comnittee on Employment of the Handicapped, 1111 NH. 20th St. NW., Washington, D.C. 20036.. -1981/1982 International Directory of Access Guides lists guides to information on accesslbifity in cities, towns, parks and transportation systems around the world. Individual copies are free, with additional copies $1 each. Available from Rehabilitation International U.S.A., 1123 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10010. --Access National Parks: A Guide for Handicapped Visitors is a 100-page guide that gives detailed information about acces~ibility of facilities, services and interpretive programs in almost 300 historic sites, monuments and parks. It includes trail surface and length, -door widths and rest room accessibility. Also included are addresses, telephone numbers and brief descriptions of each park area. The cost is $6.50. Order by number SN 024-005-00591-5 from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, O.c. 20402. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Camp Friendship, serving mentally retarded persons of all ages, is now accepting staff applications for the 1983 camping season. A total of 125-150 persons are hired for the 15 weeks camp is in session. Depending on each employee's surmner schedule, contracts are written for each individual staff member. Term of employment ran es from 2 to 15 weeks. Positions available are: counselors, nurses, nutritionist, dining hall workers, store keeper, camp crafter, receptionist, boat mechanic and other maintenance. Also needed are persons skilled in arts and crafts, nature, recreation, music and water safety. For more information, contact: Camp Friendship, Rt. 3, Box 162, Annandale, Minn. 55302. (612) 274-8376. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES For Sumner Camp Information...The Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) of St. Paul is holding a free, informational forum at which representatives from residential and day sutuner programs will present information on servtces for children and adults who are mentally retarded, learning disabled or autistic. Groups represented will include Camp Friendship, Camp Confidence, Camp New Hope, Camp Indian Chief, St. Paul Adaptive Recreation Dept., Wilder Forest, Camp Hand-in-Hand, Camp Courage, Camp Buckskin, Camp Winnebago, Search Beyond Adventures and Day Camp for the National Society for Autistic People. The forum will be held in the auditorium of the St. Paul Schools administration building at 360 Colborne St. (near W. 7th and Jefferson Sts.) on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. Information on financial assistance for sunmer camp will also be available.For more information call, (612) 224-3301. Recreational Programs (Continued) Dakota County Programs The Association for Retarded Citizens in Dakota County has many recreational programs planned from January through May.For information, call Gail Colton at (612) 457-2588. CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS March 9 and 12 Two identical workshops sponsored by Parent Advocacy Coalitlon for Educational Rights (PACER) wIII be held at the Park Bldg., McRae Park, E. 47th St. and Elliot Av. S., Minneapolis. Tha March 9 workshop will be from 7-10 p.m. and the March 12 workshop will be from 9:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registration will take place 15mlnutes prior to each workshop. Topics will include an overview of special education laws and regulations, and an update on what's happening on the . federal and state leveTs with funding for special education programs. The workshops are free, but preregistration is encouraged. For more information, call Betty Binkard at (612) 827-2966. March 23 The Minnesota Interreligious Comnittee for Bio-Nedical Ethics will present a workshop, "To Save or Let Die: Dileasnas Concerning Defective Newborns,m at the Beth El Synagogue, 5224 H. 26th St., Minneapolis, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Registration is $18 and must be ptipaid. It includes the workshop, lunch, bibliography, position papers, contin;;;g education accreditation and coffee. For more information or for a registration blank, contact: Trudy Rogness Jensen, Chairperson, 4420 Philbrook Lane, Minneapolis, Minn. 55424. Tel. (612) 922-3537 . FUTURE EVENTS April 29 and 30 A Developmental Achievement Center (DAC) information fair will be held at the Louise Whitbeck Fraser School, 2400 U. 64th .St., Richfield, Minn. The event takes place from 7 to 9 p.m., April 29 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30. It will feature entertainment, refreshments, information booths, panel discussions and slide/tape presentations explaining the work of DACS and exploring the challenges of today's uncertain economy. For more information, contact: Diane Cross at Courage Center. Tel. (612)588-0811 May 15-20 Camnunication Training for the Nonverbal or Seriously Language-Deficient Child: A Transactional Approachn is an intensive, six-day in-service workshop that will take place in Kansas City, Mo. The training is funded through Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. The workshop is designed for special education and speech and language clinicians at the leadership level. It is aimed at clinicians who serve severely handicapped children and youth who are nonverbal or who exhibit serious language and communication difficulties.The application deadline is March 1.FW more information, contact: Language Intervention: Leadership Training Program, University of Kansas, Bureau of Child Research, Parsons Research Center, Parsons, Kan. 67357. Tel. (317) 421-6550, ext. 395. The Department of Educational Psychology at New York University is sponsoring a special education sumner abroad program in Denmark. Participants can work toward a M.A. degree in special education or study as nonmatriculated students in July and August. Twelve credits at $116 per credit are required. Inexpensive accommodations are available. For information, contact: Helen Kelly, New York University, 64 Press Annex, New York, N.Y. 10003. Tel. (212) 598-2126 or 2153. INFORMATION EXCHANGE STATE SUPPLEMENT Developmental Disability Program 201 Capitol Square Building 550 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Minneaota Department of Energy, Planning and Development Roger Strand612/296-4018 Editor REGIONAL DD PROBLEM-SOLVING APPLICATIONS REQUESTED The developmental disabilities program of Minnesota Department of Energy, Planning and Development recently annouced that application for regional problem-solving grants will be accepted until April 15, 1983.This is the second year that funds up to $1OO,OOO are being made available under a grant from the McKnight Foundation. The grant program is designed to offer Fications or solutions to problems affect the quality and quantity of ices to persons with developmental bilities.Grants are for a period of year and are generally less than 10,000.Purchase of equipment, land or dings is not permitted. Local match 25 percent of the total project cost required. Grant information and application forms may be obtained from: Ron Kaliszewski, Devolopmental Disabilities Program, Room 201 Capitol Square Bldg., 550 Cedar St., ' St. Paul, Minn. 55101. Tel. (612) 296 . COURAGE CENTER OFFERS SIX-WEEK COURSE PARENTS A six-week course on how parents can become more effective in helping their children reach their potential learning skill, will be held on Mondays, from 7-9 p.m., starting Feb. 28. The course title is "Managing Your Child's Behavior: Improving Learning Skills." Fee is $2 per session or $12 total. Make check payable to Margot Laird, instructor, and send with name, address and phone number. Annette Pantel, Courgage Center, 3915 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley, Minn. 55433. SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS REINSTATED Last December, Federal District Court Judge Earl Larson ordered the Social Security Administration (SSA) to restore supplemental security and disability insurance benefits to over 800 t!innesotans whose benefits had been denied or terminated. The precedent setting decision was the result of a class action suit filed against the Department of Health and Human Serv" by the Mental Health Association of Minnesota (MHAM) and four individua" with mental illness. The suit charged the SSA with changing its evaluation processes for determining an applicant's eligibility for benefits based on medical criteria without consideration of the person's ability to perform work or hold a job. According to Judge Larson's decision, the new process is illegal, and "arbitrary, capricious, irrational and an abuse of discretion. " The decision has far-reaching implications.It affects all six states in the SSA'S Region 5 (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana) and means restoration of monthly benefits ranging from $289 to $439 to over 15,000 people with mental illness in these states. Because of terminations and denials of benefits, many people have been forced to subsist on general assistance funds or have been faced with return to state hospitals. ACTION ALERT TEAMS: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT The Minnesota Comnittee for the Handicapped (MCH) is establishing action alert teams throughout the state. MCH is seeking individuals who will write or call their state and national legislators before key votes. No attendance at meetings is required.As stated bv Molly Woehrlin, MCH coordinator, "Our ability to influence legislators is in direct proportion to the number of conmmications from constituents. We must mobilize the large number of people who support handicapped citizens so their voices may be heard."Please send the following information to Molly Woehrlin, Minnesota Committee for the Handicapped, Action Alert Team, 302 Maple St., Northfit?ld, hiinn. 55057: Name, address, phone, legislative district number, whether professional or parent, and interest area (e.g., special education, rehabilitation, residential, etc.). EARLY INTERVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE STABLISHED AT UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY The Exceptional Child Center at Utah State University was recently awarded a $1.8 million, five-year contract to establish the Early Childhood Research Institute (ECRI). The grant was awarded by the Special Education Rehabilitation Services Office of the U.S. Department of Education. ECRI will focus its research on efficacy and cost-effectiveness. The research staff is requesting information about other similar research efforts and also desires information on populations of children that could possibly be utilized in their research. To share information, please contact: Glenda Caste, Ph.D., project Director, ECRI, Exceptional Child Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322. Tel. (801) 759-2029. WINTER WOODS NOW ACCESSIBLE Wilderness Inquiry 11 is offering a series of four-day winter trips and one three-day workshop near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for people with physical disabilities and nondisabled persons. No experience is necessary and most gear is provided. The cost is $100 for trips and $35 for the workshop. Financial assistance is available for those who need it and no one is turned away for lack of funds. Trip dates are Feb. 23-27 and March 2-6. The workshop will be held March 11-13 at the Environmental Learning Center near Isabella, Minn. For further information and application forms, contact: Wilderness Inquiry II, 2929 4th Av. S., Suite O, Minneapolis, Minn. 55408. Tel. (612) 827-4001. SLIDE/TAPE PROGRAM FOR TEENAGERS' AVAILABLE The Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) of St. Paul has produced a slide/tape presentation entitled 'I Never Thought About It.U This is a straighforward, nontechnical look at how careful choices made by teenagers can help to reduce the incidence of mental retardation and other handicapping conditions. Why a teenage audience? Because they are tomorrow's parents--and too often today's. Children born to young teenage parents run a much higher risk of physical and mental defects than the general population. Ahmad Rashad, former Minnesota Viking, narrates the program.Interviews with teenagers reveal what it is like to be with a retarded child. Purchase price of the tape is $59.50. To preview, or for more information, contact:ARC St. Paul, 65 E. Kellogg, Suite 437, St. Paul, Minn. 55101. (612) 224-3301. AUTISM LIBRARY PRESENTED TO GILLETTE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL The Twin Cities Society for Autistic ' Children has selected Gillette Children"s Hospital, St. Paul to receive a f~e;;al research collection on autism. part of the National Football League Charities' $15,000 grant awarded to the National Association for Children and Adults with Autism.The library replicates the reference collection at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, covering the fields of medicine, education, nutrition and psychology. Parents, teachers, students and professionals may use the library located at University Av. and Jackson St. in St. Paul Tel. (612) 291-2848, ext. 105. PUBLICATIONS Citizens in Action is a booklet published by the League of Women Voters of Minnesota that serves as a guide to citizen participation in government at all levels.It is full of specific information, from how to find parking, to how to prepare testimony or register as a lobbyist. The price is S4 plus $1.50 for postage. Contact:Leaque of Women Voters of Minnesota, 555 Wabasha St., St. Paul, Minn. 55102. Tel. (612) 224-5445 A Guidebook for Managing Speech and SwallowingProblems by Douglas E. Fox. This newly published and informative 61 page guide is intended to help understand and manage speech and swallowing changes experienced by persons with hereditary ataxia or related disorders. The price is $6.50 for members of the National Ataxia Foundation and $14.50 for nonmembers. Mail request with check to: National Ataxia Foundation, 6681 Country Club Drive, Minneapolis, Minn. 55427. EVENTS Feb. 7-8 "Sexuality and the Mentally Handicappedti is a workshop for professionals to be held at Planned Parenthood of Minnesota in St. Paul. Registration fee: $50, not including lunch. For more information, contact: Department of Education and Training, Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, 1965 Ford Pkwy., St. Paul, Minn.Tel. (612) 698-2401. March 4 'The Perfect Fit" workshop will address postinstitutional planning for patients and families. It is designed for social workers, nurses and discharge coordinators in rehabilitation, home care and acute and long-term care.The fee is $50.Contact: Registrar, Sister Kenny Insitute. 800 E. 28th St., Minneapolis, Minn. 55407.Tel. (612) 874-4300. March 28-29 "Student-Use Media For Severely Handicapped Learners: Microcomputers and You" is the theme of the Sixth Annual Symposium to be held at the Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. Emphasis is on how teachers can use new media and methods. Registration is $70. Contact: Instructional Media Production Project, Box 318, George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. . YEARNING FOR LEARNING The state Developmental Disabilities Program Office has acquired several education, training and resource materials. They may be borrowed from each of the regional Developmental Disabilities offices and from the state program office in St. Paul. Each month, this section of DD Information Exchange highlights selections from these resources to provide information to potential buyers.The following selections are available from the state DD program office only. Behavior Modification Skills: A Complete Training Program, P. L. Brown and R.J.Presble, Research Media, Inc., 1974. This is a-self-contained, multimedia program about the basics in behavior modification. The materials (including slide/tapes) are not Instructor-dependent, and no special background or training is required either to administer or take the program. The training package consists of five independent but interrelated units: Unit 1, Observing Behavior; Unit 2, Increasing 13ehavior; Unit .3, Decreasing Behavior; Unit 4, Crsatlng !Iew 3ehavior; and Unit 5, Implementing the System. Communicatinq with the handicapped: The Bottom Line, National Media Materials Center for Severely Handicapped persons, Vanderbilt University, 1981. This is an in-service training package for those who work with nonverbal handicapped children. The program addresses three questions: How can I get the children's attention? What are they saying? How can I tell? Sound/slide presentations reinforce the idea that all children, even the most profoundly retarded, do have some nonverbal communication. The more receptive teachers and caregivers are to this communication, the easier the daily tasks of care and education can become. INFORMATION EXCHANGE Published monthly by the Developmental Disabilities Program of the Metropolitan Health Planning Board Metropolitan Council 300 Metro Square Building St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Toni Lippert: 291-6364 Tom Chapel: 291-6357 METRO DD PROGRAM NOTES The Developmental Disabilities Task Force announces the following informational forums as part of its CAPACITY-BUILDING SERIES: May 20 The Relationship of Evaluation and the Individual Prociram Plan (IPP) 1-3 p.m. June 14 Medical Issues 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 9 Communication Disorders 2-3:30 p.m. Sept. 9 Issues and Options Related to Elderly Mentally Retarded People 1-3 p.m. The forums will focus on people with developmental disabilities,--those who have severe, chronic handicaps and are in need of specialized or adapted services. A special notice giving information on the speakers will be sent to readers prior to each event, The forums are open to the public. They will be held at the Metropolitan Council, 300 Metro Square Building, 7th and Robert Sts.,St. Paul, Minn. Admission is free and no registration is necessary. For more information, call Toni Lippert at (612) 291-6364. Vol. 8. NO. 4. April 1983 SERVICES Hearing Aid Loan Program Metropolitan Area residents with hearing impairments may be eligible to participate in Courage Center's hearing aid loan program. The program lends reconditioned hearing aids to people who can't afford to buy them. To be eligible for the program, a person must be reconrnended for a hearing aid by a Courage Center audiologist, financially unable to purchase a hearing aid and ineligible to receive funds for this purpose from public assistance programs or insurance companies. For more information, contact the audiology department at Courage Center. Tel (612) 588-0811. Speech Therapy Sessions St. Paul Rehabilitation Center offers clinical speech and language therapy services on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 4 to 8 p.m. Services offered include speech and language screenings, evaluations, consultations, therapy and inservice training for people with communication disorders. For information, call the center at (612) 227-8471 or 227-3779 (TTY). Janitorial Service Available community Employment, a county subsidized janitorial service, employs mentally retarded adults graduating from residential facilities who are living independently in the community. Construction firms or building managers in need of janitorial services are urged to contact this employment program, which is operated by AID Homes. Current service area includes southern Ramsey and Hennepin Counties and northern Dakota County. For further information, or for free service estimates, contact Karl Forsberg, AID Homes, Inc. at (612) 452-4264. Vocational Skill Training Expands Program Rise, Inc., a vocational skill training service, is offering a specialized program for assistants in auto body repair work. The program is conducted at two training sites: Blaine Auto Body and Spring Lake Bus Company. To be accepted in the auto body repair assistant program, an individual must complete a cocational evaluation at Rice, Inc., and demonstrate good work behavior. For information on admission, or to use this service, call Barb Byars at (612) 786-8334. Consulting Firms Offers Services Life Resources, Inc. is a consulting firm that offers services to developmentally delayed or multi-handicapped people as well as to parents and staff who work with them. Services include individual assessment with follow-up, inservice training and workshops, and program consultation by qualified mental retardation professionals. For more information, contact Linda Motoyoshi, OTR, Life Resources Inc., 17950 Jacquard Path, Lakeville, Minn. 55044. Tel. (612) 435-7551. Speech Therapy Sessions. Travel Information Available There are approximately 20 agencies and organizations ?n the United States that serve disabled travelers.. The central source for information about these groups is Mobility International USA (MIUSA). MIUSA is a nonprofit association offering information about travel opportunities, international conferences, a travel attendant network and student internships.Emphasis is placed on low-cost opportunities. For further details, contact Mobility International, P.O. Box 3551, Eugene, Ore. 97407. FOR YOUR INFORMATION United Nations Proclaims Decade of Disabled On Dec. 3, 1982, the United Nations proclaimed the period 1983-92 as the "Decade of Disabled Persons." The General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution adopting a World Program of Action for Disabled Persons and companion resolutions on the Decade of Disabled Persons. Both urge the world conmwnity to intensify effort on behalf of the world's one-half billion people with disabilities. In support of this program, the National Office on Disability, successor to the United States Council for the International Year of Disabled Persons, will inaugurate the Decade of Disabled Persons in the United States with a national disability awareness campaign. The campaign will include a national poster program sponsored by Eastman Kodak co*,a national Advertising Council television campaign sponsored by Westinghouse Corp. and a $25,000 comnunity awards program sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation. For further details, contact Linda Schultz, National Office on Disability, 1575 NW. Eye St., Washington, D.C. 20005. Tel. (612) 435-7551.Speech Therapy Sessions "Handicapped Parking" Bill Passed by Legislature Because of a bill passed by the State Legislature recently, people who park illegally in parking spaces for the handicapped will have to pay a minimum fine of $25, an increase of $10 from the previous fine levied. Stricter enforcement of the law is also incorporated into the bill. The law also adds protection for disabled and nondisabled drivers by requiring that 'handicapped parking' signs be permanently fixed.Previously, cases have been cited where an able-bodied driver parked in a'handicapped parking' spot after moving the pedestal-style sign to another space, whereupon the driver in that space received a ticket. Governor Perpich is expected to sign the newly-passed bill shortly. News from Value Village People making a donation of used furniture in good condition to Value Village thrift stores in Minneapolis by May 15, are eligible to participate in a drawing for a weekend for two at the Sheraton Inn Northwest in Brooklyn Park. Value Village is operated by the Minneapolis Association for Retarded Citizens (MARC).Its proceeds support their programs for the benefit of retarded people and their families. The winning name will be drawn on May 26 during the association's annual meeting at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church. Donors don't have to be present to win. For more information, call Mary Forberg at (612) 866-3633. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES Metropolitan Opera Performance The Metropolitan Opera Co. of New York is offering a free benefit performance on May 17, 11 a.m. to noon, for children and adults who are mentally retarded. Opera Performance (Continued) The performance will be in the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul. It is an informal presentation of instrumental and vocal music by several members of the opera and has been well-received in past years. Reservations are required because of limited seating capacity; chaperone and transportation must be provided. For more information, or for a sign-up sheet, contact Pat Schenk, Association for Retarded Citizens St. Paul, 65 E. Kellogg Blvd.. St. Paul, Minn. 55101. Tel. (612) 224-3301. Benefit Performance A benefit Performance of the play. "Of Feathers, Bells and Seashells;" will be presented by members of the Exceptional Theater April 22, 7:30 p.m. at the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, 270 Kent St., St. Paul. Proceeds from the performance will be used for Camp New Hope's camper scholarship program. Exceptional Theater gives mentally retarded people an opportunity to apply their creative skills and talents in a theatrical setting.Performing with the group will be the Flying Carpet Theater Company of Minneapolis and Adam Granger, formerly with the Powdermilk Biscuit Band. Tickets cost $5 ($2.50 for low-income people). They will be sold at the door, but may be obtained in. advance by calling Greg Lais at (612) 827-4001. Parking is available and the building is accessible. CAMPING INFORMATION Campinq Program at Camp Courage Children and adults with physical disabilities or speech, hearing and vision impairments are encouraged to register for sumner sessions at Camp Courage, which is near Maple Lake, and Courage North, which is on Lake George in northern Minnesota. Camping Continued In an accessible setting and under medical supervision, campers can enjoy traditional summer activities such as fishing, swimming, boating and horseback riding. More information about the camping program is available from Capm Courage, 3915 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley, Minn. 55422. Tel. (612) 588-0811. Camp Schedule Available The summer schedule of Indi8an Chief Camp, a program of the Minneapolis Association for Retarded Cititzens (MARC), has been prepared. To obtain a copy, contact MARC, 2344 Nicollet Av. S., Minneapolis, Minn. 55404. Tel. (612) 5650. New Camp for Children The YMCA Camp Ihduhapi at Lake Independence west of Minneapolis is the site of Minnesota's first camp for children with epilepsy. The camp is for girls and boys, age 7 to 12. The YMCA counselors will receive special training in the care and treatment of seizures. A pediatiric neurologist, nurses and other trained professionals will assist the camp staff. This new camp is the result of the combined efforts of the Minnesota Epilepsy League, Gillette children's Hospital and the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program. For more information, call toll-free (800) 292-7932 or, in the Metropolitan Area, 340-7630. WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES April 22 "Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures for Working with Individuals Who are Mentally Retarded" is a conference that will focus on developing expertise needed to teach mentally retarded clients the more complex problem solving skills. Conference (Continued) The conference will be held at the Earle Brown Continuing Education Center on the St. Paul campus of the Universit of Minnesota.Registration fee is 52 which includes tuition, materials, lunch and refreshment breaks. For more information, contact Mary Kay Wood, Continuing Education in Social Work, 197 Armory, 15 SE. Church St., M&eapolis, Minn. 55455. Tel. (612) 373 . April 30 The Minnesota chapter of the American Association on Mental Deficiency will sponsor a workshop on the use and monitoring of psychotropic drug use with people who are mentally retarded. The workshop will be held at the Plynouth Radisson from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Speakers and their topics include: Dr. Marilyn Jensen, St. Cloud State University, psychotropic drug action, side effects and research from experimental applied settings; Dr. Eric Errickson, St. Cloud State University, psychotropic drug use in state hospitals and comnunity facilities, and requirements for monitoring applied to the Welsch vs. Noot case; Dr. Ron Landblom, Ramsey County Mental Health Center, clinical uses of pyschotropic drugs; and John Kalachik, Cambridge State Hospital, monitoring of drug side effects and documentation of drug efficacy. Cost of the workshop will be $35, which includes lunch. For registration materials contact Mary Tjosvold at Camilia Rose Group Home, 11800 Xeon Blvd., Coon Rapids, Minn. Tel. (612) 755-8489. Another workshop on this subject will be held in Willmar on May 14. For information on that workshop, contact Bev Hegleson, Presbyterian Family Foundation, 901 Memorial Pkwy., Willmar, Minn. 56201. Tel. (612) 235-5898. May 13 See the state supplement for details on the conference, "Preventing Sexual Abuse of Adolescents with Disabilities."   INFORMATION EXCHANGE Developmental Disability Program 201 Capitol Square Building 550 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Minneaota Department of Energy, Planning and Development Roger Strand612/296-4018 Editor STUDY CONFIRMS EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY SUBSIDY The Mental Retardation Family Subsidy progrm greatly enables families to care For their mentally handicapped child at home. This is a major conclusion of a study scheduled for publication this month. The survey will be a part of the Policy Analysis Series: Issues Related to Welsch vs. Levine. It is cooperative effort between the Department of Family social Science at the University of Minnesota, the Department of Public Welfare and the Minnesota Developmental Disabilities Program Office. Launched in 1976, the mental retardation family subsidy program has been an experimental attempt to provide financial incentives and home-based services to families with handicapped children in their own homes. The intent has been to prevent or forestall out-of-home placement in foster care homes or institutions. Currently, 187 Minnesota families receive subsidies averaging $245 a month to cover the additional expenses incurred because of their child's disability. For example, a family can purchase respite care, special equipment, clothing, family counseling, camping, medical and dental care. The program is designed to complement and not duplicate other human services. Telephone interviews were conducted with 37 families who have participated in the family subsidy program. The families were asked how the program enables them to cope with everyday life. Family functioning on which the subsidy has had the greatest effect include: purchase of special items needed by the child, purchase of respite care and an enhanced ability to attend to the child's needs. April 1983 Family Subsidy Study(Continued) . . The study will be sent to those on the Series mailing list.Others may request copies by contacting: Developmental Disabilities Program Office, 201 Capitol Square Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. 55101., Tel. (612) 296-4018 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS FOR . PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SET The first interdisciplinary national conference addressing microcomputer; technology for disabled persons will be held at the Leamington Hotel in ' Minneapolis, Sept. 12-14, 1983. It will be cosponsored by the University of WisconsinStout and the publishers of Closing" the Gap - (GTG), a special newspaper about computer% . for people with handicaps. Budd and = " Delores Haqen of Henderson. Minnesota. are the publishers of CTG. " According to Delores Hagen, "This conference is designed to encourage crosspollination of microcomputer technology information from several disciplines. So many of the hardware modifications are coming from the vocational rehabilitation side and so much of the control-software is coming from education, it's necessary to bring the two disciplines together to share information and learn what is new in both fields." The conference will feature over 75 onehour sessions and 6 three-hour workshops. For more information, contact: Office of Continuing Education, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wis. 54751, or Closing the Gap, P.O. Box 68, Henderson, Minn. 56044. Tel. (612) 665-6573 TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Continuing Education in Social Work offers inner Seminars at University of Minnesota. A number of seminars are scheduled between me 6 and June 28, 1983 at the Nolte Center on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota.Some of the topics that may be of interest to persons t the field of developmental disabilities are: Marital and Family Counseling: Systems Approach; Overcoming Anger and Resistance in Clients; Supervision:The Interplay of Clinical and Administrative Roles; Financial Distress as a Counseling Issue; and Appearing in Court: Strategies and Techniques. For more information, contact: "Joyce Portner, Program Coordinator, Continuing Iucation in Social Work, University of nnesota, 107 Armory, 15 SE. Church St., nneapolis, Minn. 55455. Tel. (612) 373-5831. Management Continuing Education Courses Offered at Rochester Center The following courses will be offered in Rochester, Minnesota, for people in Business and human services: April 12, Long-Range Planning; May 5, Effective Decision Making; and May 18, Time Management. Dr. Nelson Otto, president of Anticipatory Sciences, Inc. will serve as instructor. Ir further information, contact:Beryl man, University of Minnesota, Rochester !nter, 1200 S. Broadway, Rochester, Minn. i901.Tel. (507) 288-4584 or (612) 224 06. PUBLICATIONS Materials List 1982-83. compiled by the' United Cerebral Palsy Association. Provides a number of resource; available through' this national organization, such as: publications,audio-visuals, reprints and displays.For a free copy of the list, contact:United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc., 666 E. 34th St.; New York, NY 10016 New Catalog:937 Bestsellers.The Government Printing Office in Washington D.C. has published-a free catalog of-nearly a thousand of the most popular books published by the U.S. Government. Contact; New Catalog, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402., State Family Support/Cash Subsidy programs, by Marion V. Bates, is a report that summarizes laws, policies and programs in various states that-provide special support to families with a disabled member. It points out that in 1975 Minnesota became the first state to provide direct cash assistance to families;"(See feature article on page one of this statg. supplement.) For copies of this report contact: Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities, P.O.Box 7851, Madison, Wis. 53707. Tel. (608) 266-7826. Centsitivity: A Self-Help Guide to Presenting Awareness Workshops was developedby the Center for education for Non-Traditional Students (CENTS) to teach postsecondary educators how to present workshops on physical disability. Available for $22 from: Jerry Bergdahl, 731 Minneapolis, Minn.Tel. (612) 330-1139 or (612) 330-1139 (TTY). Sexual Abuse Pamphlets for Parents and Adolescents Minnesota Program for Victims Of Sexual Assault (MPVSA) has developed two pamphlets on preventing sexual abuse of adolescents-with disabilities: Are Children with Disabiiities-Vulnerable-to-Sexial Abuse? for parents, and Say "No Get Away Tell Someone"  MINNESOTA VOLUNTEER HONORED Volunteer recognition award was recently presented to Gene Deterling of Orono, Minnesota, who founded the National Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (NPWSA).The award yas presented by Jean Elder, commissioner of the Developmental Disabilities Administration in Washington, D.C. Deterling helped to form NPWSA in 1975 while living in Harvard,Massachusetts, prior to moving to Minnesota.Membership of the organization has grown to 900 individuals and families from all 50 states' and eight other countries. The organization has maintained the volunteer spirit of its founder by not relying on outside funding sources and is run completely by volunteers. Prader-Willi Syndrome is an uncorrmlon condition resulting from a birth defect that occurs Sporadically with no known cause: It is characterized by lack of muscle tone, lack of sexual development, dysfunction of the central nervous system and symptoms such as insatiable appetite, mental retardation and behavior problems. For more information, contact the National Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, 5515 Malibu Dr. Edina, MN 55436. Tel. (612) 933-0113. EVENTS April 9 The Deafness Education and Advocacy Foundation )D.E.A.F) will hold its third annual meeting and banquet at the Fox and Hounds restaurant, Interstate Hwy. 35E and E. Larpenteur St., St. Paul, Minn. The guest speaker will be Dr. Robert G. Sanderson, Utah Department of Vocal Rehabilitation. The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the banquet at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $14. For more information contact: D.E.A.F., 47 SE, Bedford St., Minneapolis, Minn, 55414 Events (Continued) May 13 "Preventing Sexual Abuse of Adolescents with Disabilities,"Holiday Inn, Nicollet Av.,Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a one-day conference to present innovative materials for education of disabled adolescents and their parents about preventing sexual abuse.The conference is designedfor those who work closely with disabled adolescents.The.$20 registration fee includes conference materials, lunch and coffee. Contact:Bonnie O'Day, Coordinator, Sexual Abuse Education for Disabled Adolescents Project, Minnesota Program for Victims of Sexual Assault, 430 Metro Square Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. 5510"1. Tel. (612) 296-7084. May 23-27 "PASS Introductory Workshop," Holiday" Inn, Stevens Point, Wis. The methodology of using Program Analysis of Servicti:Systems (PASS) will be presented at this " intensive workshop.For information contact:Terri Johnson, Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, 30 W. Mifflin St., Suite 508, Madison, Wis. '53703: Tel. (608) 251-9600.. July 19 "Workshop on Physical and Medical Complications of Educating the Handicapped" will be held at St. Cloud State University.This workshop is designed to train individuals in an integrative educational treatment approach with a total child focus.Dr. Eva Gadberry will be the instructor.For more information, contact: Department of Special Education, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minn. 56301.  YEARNING FOR LEARNING The state Developmental Disabilities Program Office has acquired several education, training and resource materials.They may be borrowed from each of the regional Developmental Disabilities offices and from the state program office in St. Paul.Each month, this section of DD Information Exchange highlights selections from these resources to provide information to potential buyers. -1 Methods of Instruction for Severely handicapped Students, W. Sailor, B. Wilcox, and L. Browrids.), Paul H. Brooks, Publisher, 1980.Trends "and implications for the 1980s in serving persons with severe handicaps are explored. This book reveals newt echnologies developed during the east decade. The book is intended to equip teachers with a new set of tactics for the delivery of educational programs in public schools and the comnunity. The 10 chapters by contributing authors address assessment, instruction, measurement and research. This selection may be obtained from the regional developmental disabilities offices as well as from the state 00 program office. Metropolitan Council DD Program 30d 'Metro Square Buildfng 7th and Robert Sts. St. Paul, MN 55101 \ PsYcINFO RETROSPECTIVE: Abstracted" '. Bibliographies,American Psychological Association,1982. Vol. I., Mental Retardation<1971-1980. Vo~ Learnin dand Communication Disordersl 1970-19 The significance of theoretical and . empiri~al research often becomes apparent '. only with" time.An historical perspective is required to detect trends and developing areas of study.For this reason, a 10-year retrospective bibliography is an . appropriate method for revealing. developments in the literature and the ' , current understanding in a specific area; F Each volume contains 3,000 abstracts, arranged in three major areas: 1) ~heories.; research and assessment; 2) treatment arid rehabilitation; and 3) educational issues. Available from the state DD program office only. Tel. (612) 2-18. -:. Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Mpls. Minn. Permit No. 1610 "....-., --- -:. . . ,       Published monthly May 1983 Vol. 8. No. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 5. INFORMATION EXCHANGE Metropolitan Council 300 hletro Square Building St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Toni Lippert: 291-6364 Tom Clliipd: 2'31-6357 by the Developmental Disabilities Program of the Metropolitan Health Planning Board * ******************************** The Metro Region Developmental Disabilities Task Force of the Metqgpolitan Health council i.nvitai you ZO a Public Fom.un & ti CAPACITY-FMILVING SEUIES. . . ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUALS; DOES NEED = ISP/IW*? *lSP- Individual Service Plan;IPP Individual Plan p$~j-s~ : * * * Gordon Krantz Technical. Consultant, MR Progmm Division Department of Public Welfare "(tihat CovwX.tutti App&o@z.tc Wwmwt?" Mzry Kudla Technical Consultant, MR Progam Division Deparhnent of PublLc Welfare "The VL6~~wce batwun ISP'A and 7PP'4 The.Lt Raktiotitipb to A&5udmwt" James Nelson School Psychologist, District #916 and Administrator of ACR Hcmes, Arden Hills, .Minnescta "HOW to bhtit cOOh-OtI bdwwn IPP'A: TRO DD PROGRAM NOTES ditions to Curriculum Library e Metropolitan Developmental Disabilities ogram has added two new books to its rriculum library.They are: Guide to Minnesota Foundations and Corporate Giving Proqrams, University of Minnesota Press; and The Handicapped Source, A Cataloq of Computer Products and Services, Intelligent Consumerlectronics. e books may be borrowed by Metropolitan ea residents for three weeks. IR YOUR INFORMATION minations Souqht for Award lurage Center is seeking nominations for e Rose and Jay Phillips awards, granted nually to five men and women who have hieved outstanding success in their cations despite severe disabilities. mination forms may be obtained from urage Center,3915 Golden Valley Rd., Iden Valley, Minn. 55422. Tel. (612) 8-0811, Ext. 217.Nominations must be ceived by June 1. formation Needed member of the National Association for Ie Severely Handicapped is looking for terials on child rearing geared toward rents who are mentally handicapped. Ioks, other publications, slide programs I movies to help with training are !eded. ease send information to Terri Bennett, larillo State Center for Human !velopment, P.O. Box 3070, Amarillo, Tex. 1116. *ansit Policy le Urban Mass Transportation Iministration announces that transit !rvices for handicapped people such as ial-a-ride, shared ride taxi, subscription 1s, van pools and other shared transit Transit Policy (Continued) arrangements are eligible for federal financial assistance. The administration states that this type of transportation is more cost effective and better suited to specialized needs, especially in rural and low-population areas where mass transit is often not available.Federal funds are available for nonprofit agencis to plan and operate transit services, if it is decided locally that the agencies'services are best served by shared transit services. For more information, contact Kenneth E. Bolton, Office of Budget and Policy, Rm. 9311, 400 SW. 7th St., Washington, D.C. 20590. State Hospital Advocates Will Report to Bfl Public Welfare Commissioner Leonard Levine announced that patient advocates in Minnesotats eight state hospitals and two state nursing homes will report to his office instead of hospital administrators. Internal accountability of advocates in state hospitals has been questioned by consumer groups such as the Mental Health Association of Minnesota and the Association for Retarded Citizens Minnesota. Advocates have been reporting to hospital administrators since the positions were established in 1972. According to Mental Health Association's newsletter, advocates were hired and evaluated in job reviews by the same official they often dealt with over treatment issues for a particular patient.Projected benefits of the reporting change are:increased credibility of the advocates, better supervision and trainihg, and less pressure to succumb to institutional pressures. Epilepsy Leaque Seeks Research Volunteers The Minnesota Epilepsy League needs volunteers to participate in an anticonvulsant drug study at the Epilepsy Treatment Center, Veterans Administration Medical Center, in Minneapolis. nil epsy Study(Continued ) lie study concerns the effects of antionvulsant drugs on human chromosomes and eproduction mechanisms of the blood ells. nvestigators are seeking male volunteers, ged 20 to 45, who have been using phenobarbital, Mysoline,Tegretol, Dilantin, or ny combination for these drugs for at east two years. ISO needed are men in this age group who ave had seizures, but have never been on ny medication to control them. he study requires an interview and one mall blood sample from the volunteers. esults of the chromosomal analysis will be vailable, free of charge, to each articipant. or further information, call Karen Moore at 612) 725-6767. *OUP Home Tours 11 interested people, especially parents f mentally retarded adolescents and young dults, are invited to tour group homes nd apartments for mentally retarded dults.The tour, which will be conducted y the parent support and consumer omnittees of the Dakota County Association or Retarded Citizens (ARC), will begin at p.m. at the ARC office, 33 E. entworth, Suite 105, W. St. Paul. articipants will car pool to group homes. he following homes are included in the our: hompson Avenue Group Home, West St. paul; -serves moderately retarded residents who learn basic domestic skills; ummit Residence, South St. Paul; -15 residents who are mi idly or moderately retarded live in apartments and learn independent living skills; and orfzon Apartments, !dest St. Paul; -15 residents who are mildly or moderately retarded learn independent living skills. Group Home Tour (Continued) After the tour, a representative from AID Community Living Services will talk to tour participants at the ARC office. Community Living Services is a counseling service for adults living in the comnunity in their own \ apartments. To sign up for the tour, call the ARC office at (612) 457-2588. Deadline for registration is May 13. Civil Rights Bill Introduced Disabled people would get more state civil rights protection against discrimination, according to a bill introduced in the Legislature.Evidence has shown that protection can be provided at little or no cost.The bill was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Spear and in the House by Rep. Greenfield. Its first hearing was March 16. The bill, drafted by the Minnesota State Council for the Handicapped, amends the state Human Rights Act to incorporate many concepts from a federal civil rights law, Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act.The major concept to be added to state law, deals with provision of reasonable accommodations.Basically, this means changes that allow a disabled person to perform equally on the job. In the proposed amendment,employers are required to talk to the disabled employee to decide what reasonable accommodations are needed. No acconrnodation need be provided if it poses an 'undue hardshipn on the employer. Specific steps to determine undue hardship are incorporated into the amendments. Examples of reasonable accotnnodations are: --provision of ramps, brained materials, flexible work hours, restructuring of tasks and job sharing. A recently published study by the Department of Labor reported that 51 percent of accommodations cost nothing and 30 percent cost between $1 and $500. Most of the employers surveyed said the accormnodations were not burdensome. . . ':1 Rights Bill (Continued) sr amendments in the bill include tectton to ensure nondlscrirrtlnation in )lic services and public transportation. ?cifically, services must be provided in ;imilar geographic area, with equivalent Jrs, fares, trip restrictions and reponse les as is provided for non-disabled ~ple in the ccmnunity. l further information, contact Patti jue, Minnesota State Council for the ~dicapped, 208 Metro Square, 7th and ~ert $ts.,St. Paul, Minn. 55101. Tel. ~2) 297-2029, or toll-free, (800) 652-9747 ice and TDO. )KS, PUBLICATIONS Iletins on Home Accessibility Available ? Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) ; prepared two publications on making lgle-family homes more accessible for *sons who are physically disabled. ? Home Accessibility Information Series a set of nine bulletlns explaining how modify an existing single-family ~ome to :rease accessibility. Each bulletin mtifies the basic design principles tolved, general construction details to 11ow, and estimated costs. Charge for the *ies is $4.50, plus $1 for postage and Idling. ? Cost of Access~bility in New Single nilyHomes is a30-page report that sluates how a new construction design can modified to provide accessibility for a rson with a physical disability. The port also discusses costs, and nstruction elements including unit size, terior features and interior space, rdware and fixtures.The report costs Yplus $1 for postage and handling. rther information may obtained from the FA Home Improvement Division, 333 Sibley St. Paul, Minn. 55101. Tel. (612) 29666. WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES A conference on "Genetics of Developmental Disabilities--Factors Influencing Child Development,M will be held at the Atwood Center at St. Cloud State University. It will provide an overview and update of genetics and developmental disabilities for educators, parents and health professionals. Key speakers include Dr. Richard King, director of Minnesota Genetic Services program, and Dr. Richard Nelson, director of the Comprehensive Developmental Disabilities program at Gillette Children's Hospital in St. Paul. The registration fee, ($10 for educators " and health professionals, $5 for parents and students), covers all program materials, refreshments and lunch. Preregistration is required. For further information, contact Ed $ootsman, Central Minnesota Health Systems Agency, 113 Division St., Sauk Rapids, Minn. 56379, tel. (612) 253-2930. May 21 The Special Education Advisory Council (SPEAC) of the Minneapolis Public Schools will sponsor a conference exploring current and possible future use of computers in the education of students with handicaps. The conference will be held at Michael Dowling School, 3900 W. River Pkwy., Minneapolis, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. No preregistration is required and there is no charge.For more information, call Poll Edmunds at (612) 827-2966 (days), or (612~ 823-9482 (evemin s), or Dennis fAhlburg at (612) 373-422 (days), or (612) 734-3002 (evenings). May 22-27 A five-day 'PASS Introductory Workshop,U assessicg service quality from a normalization perspective using Program Analysis of Service Systems (PASS), will be held at the Holiday Inn, Stevens Point, Wis. For more information, contact Barb Billings, Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, 30 N. Mifflin St., Suite 508. Madison, Wis.Tel, (608) 249-5747 or (608) 251-9600.         SUMMER CAMPS AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES REPRINTED FROM PARENTTALK, COURTESY OF *T?~T-I?XTWITA. ,-A-CST. PAUL ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITZENS- Cilfllp Friclldslii[> - AlllIillldLll Gs W Ages 5 and up, iIl] levels of MR Sessions of 5+ days and one 11 day scsslull cost:$170 per stissiun contact:Bev Robcrcsun Rt. 3 BOX 162 Annandale, MN 55302 (612) 274-8376 Indian ,Chlef CamR- Eden Prairie, MN Ages 5 and up, all levels of MR Sessions of 6 days Offerings include Theatre in che Woods, sports & Health Camp, Boundary Waters Canoe Lhst: trips and Diiy"Camp S160 for residential camp session $85 for 1 week day camp Kim Keprios ARC Millncupolls 2344 Nicullcc AVC. S. MpLs. , MN55404 (612) 874-6650 Camp New Hope- McGregor, MN Ages 6 and UP, all levels of ~ Sessions of 5-6 days Offerings include regular camp and Excepclonal Theatre Workshop cast:$165 for regular camp session Contacc: Greg Lais 2929 4th Ave. S. (612) 827-4001 (218) 426-3560 (Camp) camp Winnebago- Caledonia, MN Ages 6 and up,all levels of MR Sessions of 6 days cost:$175 per session Contact: Karen Hurray Rt.1, Box 44 Caledonia, MN 55921 (507) 724-~351 Camo Hmd In Hand - Marine-on-St. Croix Ages 7-21, aUCiSCiC & similar di~tibilities Two one-w~ek sessions Contact: Julie Br~wn Twin Cities Sociecy for .iutiscic Children 17z9 C~rroLl Ave. St. Paul, N.N55104 (612) 64~-9(_)&2 AECS 8-12 Mild rutil~dilLLUll u]d SI>CCC!I/1.LII}:UIIMC/lIC~ rlil~ impairment OIIe week - Aug. 7-12 Speech/language services provided @0 Cosc:$200 pkd Contact: Bob Polland Courage Cencer 3915 Golden Valley Rd. Golden Valley, MN 55422 (612) 588-0811 Camp Courage also offers u full uww program for physically disabled and specc-!l/ Lmguagei'hearing impaired people who are not mentally handicapped. Camp Buckskin Ely, MN Ages 6-17, learning disabled, mild MR Two sessions of 5 weeks each Intensive rcildillg tind self-dcvelop~llt prugrams Contuct: Ralscoti "Duffy" Bucr 3811 W, Broadway . Robblnsriale, MN 55422 (612) 536-9749 (218) 365-2121 (c~mP) Camp Confidence - Brainerd, ,MN For groups of all ages and ability levels. Muse-bring own stuff and food cost: Contact: None Dick Endres Box 349 Brainerd, MN 56401 (218) 828-2343 (218) 829-7830 (camp) " camp Knutson - .Brainerd, MN For handicapped children, adults and their families Sessions of one week, one for families too contact: Mike Muehlbach Lutheran Social Service 2414 Park Ave. S. Mpls., MN55404 (612) 871-0221 (218) 543-4232 (camp) [;amo for children wich Epilepsy- Lake Independence Ages 7-12,primary diagnOsiS of epiltipsy One week session - June 20-25\ ~~dd Cosc:$125 Contact: Tish ?l~rtinez Comprehensive Epilepsy Pro!+ram 2S29 Uuivecsity Ave. SL )lpls. , :~~55414 (012) 37b-503L      L(3CAL DAY CAMPS RL)stivil Ic Dny CLIIIIP Ages 16 and up, ambu I ;IL ,Jry Located at Central Park Stw 1 cur, Rosev 11 lc August 1-26 cost :$35 resident, $75 non-rusldcnt Contact: Cloria Johnson (738-7894) Dilk~t;l County ARC- Rccrcatiun UIIL Iml ted Various programs of ferccl during the sunmw r dnd year-round for muncal ly retarded individuals. Contact: Gail Colton (457-2588) Dakota County ARC Sunsll Inc Cunncct ion D:ty C~un~ Ages 4 and up, autistic and similar disabilities Located at Armatage Neighborhood Center, Mp Is. One month (August) Transportation provided Contact: Mary Kay Carney (560-5330) Alternatives for Autistic People Maplcwood Day Camp Ages 8-20, moderately rct~rded Four weeks (during August) Contact: Pauline Adams (770-4574) Maplewood Parks & Recreation St. Paul Adaptive Recreation Physically and mentally handicapped children and adults Variecy of weekly recreation and social programs Contact: Ev Senty or Marc Toupiil 771-6336 CAMP FIREDAYCAPP- Chisago City Mildly to moderately retarded girls and boys mainstreamed with other campers Grades 1 through 6 TtJo four-day sessions: June 21-25 and 26-30 cost:$75 per session Contact: Camp Fire (771-0313) Wilder Forest- Marine-Ou-St. Croix, NN Outdoor program rcsourccs for group cilmping and cnvironmuntal education.Includes a working farm, hiking truils, group campground, cabins and a central meeting and food building. Families and groups welcome for day visits, weekend trips or weekly programs. Fees are minimal Contact: Wilder Forest 14189 Osclund Trail N. Marine-On-St. Croix, MN 55047 433-5198 C:uup du Nerd Ely, MN YMCA camp open to all families md groups. Contact: YMCA (292-4120) Camp Northlnnd Ely, MN >"MCA camp serv~ng families and gruups. Pusslbly some programs designed fur people and families with special needs. Contact: YMCA (292-4100) Tours Exceptionable "Travel tours in a motor home for mentally retarded people. Destinations include Grand Ole Opry, Wisconsin Dells, Michigan and more. From 3 days to 8 days. cost:variable Contact: Mel and Fluy Christianson P.O. Box 1 Chaska, NN 55318 448-5503 448-5538 Search Beyond Adventures Wilderness crlps for gKoupa.Special programs for mentally retarded people including BWCA canoeing, Lake Superior Sailing, backpacking and winter trips. cost:variable Contact: Steve Anderson 1934 Haves St. NE Mpls. , MN55418 778-7634 vINFORMATION EXCHANGE %%= eA Developmental Disabilities ProgramMinnesota Department of Energy,MfM,Ieor 201 Capitol Square BuildingPlanning and DevelopmentT,".,,O*N 550 Cedar StreetIllk " %::!. St. Paul, Minnesota 55101Roger Strand612/296-40181A :'%%!: Editor SPECIAL EDUCATION FINDINGS SUGGEST SHIFT TOWARD MORE RESTRICTIVE PLACEMENTS A shift toward more restrictive educational placements of handicapped children by Minnesota public schools appears to have occurred in the past year.The special education section of the Department of Education has obtained this information from preliminary data received from the annual unduplicated child count.This shift reverses a trend begun about six years ago when Public Law 94-142 ( the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) required that handicapped children be educated in the least restrictive environment. In 1982 there were 62,189 special education students placed in regular classes.That figure dropped one year later to 60,512, a decrease of 1,677 students.At the same time, the number of children placed in schools for handicapped children only increased from 2,011 in 1981 to 4,129 in 1982, an increase of 2,118 students. For more more information, contact: Special Education Section, Minnesota Department of Education, Capitol Square Bldg., 550 Cedar St., St. Paul, Minn. 55101.Tel. (612) 296-4163. ADDITIONAL COPIES OF 'REVIEW FOR POLICYMAKERS' AVAILABLE The executive director of the Developmental Disabilities, Colleen Wieck, recently announced that another 2,000 copies of the following publication will be available this month: Developmental Disabilities and Public Policy: A Review for Policymakers. 'I would stronql.y encouraqe parents to obtain and ;x~mine thi~ publication," Wieck said.Free copies may be obtained by writinq to:Developmental Disabilities Program, 201 Capitol Square Bldg., 550 Cedar St.,St. Paul, Minn. 55101. May 1983 STUDY DOCUMENTS PERCEIVED TRAINING NEEDS OF PERSONNEL IN RESIDENTIAL AND DAY PROGRAMS Preventing behavior problems topped a recent survey of needs listed by Minnesota residential and day program administrators and staff. From a statewide random sample of 312 direct care staff members, the following topics were selected by the highest number of respondents, indicating areas of greatest need for in-service training: --Preventing behavior problems (79 percent); --Designing and developing behavior management programs (64 percent); --Current information on variety of handicapping conditions (63 percent); --Handling client self-abuse (61 percent); --Resources and services available (60 percent); and --Handling aggression, (59 percent). The survey results of Minnesota comnunity residential facilities and development achievement centers (DACS) will soon be published as number 14 in the Policy Analysis Series: Issues Related to Welsch vs. Levine.The report is entitled "Training Needs as Perceived by Residential and Day Program Administrators and Staff." The study will be sent to those on the Series mailing list. Others may request copies by contacting:Developmental Disabilities Program Office, 201 Capitol Square Bldg.,St. Paul, Minn. 55101. Tel. (612) 296-4018. , . . ECONOMY CONSTRAINS DAY AND SHELTERED EMPLOYMENTPROGRAMS "Day and work programs for developmentally disabled people are among comnunity services that have felt the impact of poor economic conditions and budgetary cuts during the last two years. Lack of movement to less restrictive settings and insufficient amounts of appropriate work for developmentally disabled adults are system-wide problems that appear to have been exacerbated recently by budgetary constraints and difficult economic conditions.ti These findings come from two recent studies conducted by the Developmental Disabilities Program Office. The studies are:Policy Anaiysis Papers No. 16, regarding sheltered workshops; and No. &.an updated study of development~ achievement centers (DACS). Nearly one-third of the DACS reported operating deficits for 1982. Total statewide enrollment of 5,399 individuals in DACS indicated an increase of 245, or 4.7 percent over the 1981 figure. Despite the increased enrollment, the number of individuals on waiting lists to receive DAC services did not decrease appreciably from 1981. A total of 402 persons (82 children and 320 adults) were on waiting lists at 28 DACS. (Metropolitan Area DACS accounted for 89 percent of people on waiting lists.) Among those currently served, 528 adults in OACS are ready for placement in either sheltered or competitive employment. The 25 sheltered workshops surveyed indicated similar operational deficits, projecting an overall loss of over $200,000 in 1983.Several agencies cited a lack of work as a primary reason for staffing and program changes.Individual work program hours declined but the total number of clients served increased. A total of 637 clients currently participating in 25 sheltered work programs" are ready to move to another work setting.At the same time, 87 clients are awaiting entry into sheltered work settings. Day and Sheltered Emplowent Programs IContinued) These findings also point out the interconnections between components of the comnunity service system. The studies will be sent to those on the Series mailing list. Others may request X by writin : .+Developmental Disabilities rogram Office, 201 Capitol Square Bldg.,St. Paul, Minn. 55101. NEW AGENCY TO SERVE PEOPLE WITH DUAL DISABILITY ES In Touch, Inc., is a private, nonprofit agency that will address the needs, problems, issues and concerns of people who are both deaf and blind.The goal of In Touch is reduce the extreme isolation that this segment of the population experiences.Besides providing information and referral services, In Touch plans to help develop services that will increase opportunities for people with both disabilities to become more independent. The agency will also offer specialized instruction and counseling in the areas of: --Adjustment to deaf-blindness; --Communication skills; --Use of adaptive equipment and aids; --Leisure and activities of daily living; and --Orientation and mobility. For more information, contact: In Touch, Inc.,310 4th Av. S., Suite 310, Minneapolis, Minn. 55415. Tel. (612) 332-2575 (TDD/Voice). BENEFITS TO PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES ORDERED RESTORED Last December, Federal District Judge Earl Larson ordered the Social Security Administration to restore supplemental security and disability insurance benefits to people with mental disabilities whose benefits had been wrongfully denied or terminated. The order affects all mentally disabled persons under social security programs in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. (Persons with mental retardation are probably not included in this action suit. The Mental Health Law Project in Washington, D.C. is publishing a series of memoranda designed to inform people about this class action. In order to receive this memorandum series, contact: Mental Health Law Project, 2021 NW. L. St., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20036. Tel. (202) 467-5730. TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer for Minnesota Project Schedules Reqional Workshops "Solving Corrrnunity Problems by Building Community Partnerships" is the theme of nine regional workshops to be sponsored by the Minnesota Office of Volunteer Services and the Volunteer for Minnesota Project.These one-day workshops will provide conmwnity leaders with tools and skills to build community coalitions, to cooperatively identify needs and resources and to plan for organized connunity change.Dates and locations are scheduled as follows: --May 3, Brainerd --May 10, Marshall --May 12, Rochester --May 17, Crookston --May 18, Willmar --May 24, Eveleth --May 26, Fergus Falls --June 2, Mankato --June 7, Bloomington Minnesota Project Workshops (Continued) For more information, contact: Minnesota Office of Volunteer Services, 200 Administration Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. 55155. Tel. (612) 296-4731 or, tollfree, (800) 652-9747. University of Minnesota Management Seminars Set for May and June A total of 16 seminars will be offered by the continuing management education division at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.A sample of the one- and two-day seminars of interest to people in the field of developmental disabilities include: --May 4, "Effective Delegation: The Art of Holding on While You Let GoU; --May 6, "Time Management for Managers"; --May 11," Females, Management, Middle Agen; --May 24, "How Computers Work"; --June 8,"Assertiveness Training for Managersn; and --June 28,"The Manager as Coach: Correcting Performance Problems." For additional information, contact: Terry J. Henry, Program Director, Continuing Management Education, 338 Nolte Center, 315 SE. Pillsbury Dr., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455.Tel. (612) 373-3680. CONFERENCES May 12-13 A workshop entitled "Serving the Handicapped in the Community," sponsored by the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) and Duluth Regional Care Center, will be held at the Holiday Inn-Duluth. It will focus on the importance of community-based service development for persons with special needs. For registration or program information, contact: ARDC Developmental Disabilities Program at (218) 722-5545 or, toll-free, (800) 232-0707.   , YEARNING FOR LEARNING . I ;The state Developmental Disabilities Program Office has acquired several ~ education, training and resource materials. They may be borrowed from each ~ ~ of the regional Developmental Disabilities offices and from the state program ! ~ office in St. Paul.Each month, this section of DD Information Exchange !highllghts selections from these resources to provide information to ; potential buyers. I Manaqing and Employing the Handicapped: The Untapped Potential, G. Pati, J. Adkins, Jr.,and G. Morrison. Brace-Park Press, 1981. This book offers a good business sense approach to the employment of qualified handicapped persons. It is directed toward employers, rehabilitation professionals, and other interested persons. A basic premise is that handicapped people constitute an underutilized human resource of great potential to an employer and to society. For every dollar spent on rehabilitation, employed handicapped people return between eight and ten dollars in the form of taxes. Once they are an integral part of a productive labor force, working handicapped people bring about savings in welfare and social security payments. Available from the state DD p~ogr~m office only. Tel, ( 612)~-4018. Metropolitan Council DD Program " 300 7th St. Metro Square Building and Robert Sts. Paul, MN 55101 Succesful Management by Objectives: An Action Manual, K.brecht,Prentice Hall, lThe reader who is looking for another cookbook on 'how to install an MBO system" will not find it in this book. However, the reader who wants to know how to manaqe by objectives will indeed find a thorough treatment of that subject. The author stongly encourages focus on people~ not on systems:"If we can develop a fundamental approach to organizational life that promotes payoff-oriented thinking, rewarding human environments in our organizations,and honest respect for the needs and potentials of American workers, then we will be free to use our systems and methods, rather than be ~d by them." Available from the regional DD offices as well as from the state DD program office. . . 1Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Mpls. Minn. Permit No. 1610   D,-"--f..q ~NFoRNIAT1oN ::... d EXCHANGE +..s...Ti Published monthly by the Developmental Disabilities Program of the N1etropolitan Health Planning Board N1etropolitan Council 300 Metro Square Building St. Paul, Nlinnesota 55101 Toni Lippert: 291-6364 Tom ChapeI: 291-6357 ETR() DD PROGRAM NOTES rivate Sector Assistance W&kshop Set or March he Metropolitan Developmental isabi 1 i ties Program is sponsoring "The rt of Getting Resources --A Workshop on rivate Sector Assistance JO on Friday, arch 25, 1983, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at river Hi 11s Cornnunity College. egistration forms have been mailed to 11 Metropolitan Area recipients of this sletter.Participation is limited to u people in the DD field. Deadline or registration is March 17. he workshop title was changed to reflect ne addition of information about other ongrant resources available from the rivate sector. Workshop speakers are: artha Butt, Northwest Area Foundation; ohn Kostishac~, Otto Bremer Foundation; an Schwarz, Medtronic Foundation and olleen Naughton, Management Assistance reject.The workshop schedule wi 11 rovide time for questions and discussion ith the speakers.For more information, all 291-6363. Copies of DD Regional Problem-Solving Proposals from the Seven-County Metropolitan Area must be submitted to the Metro DD Regional Program, Metropolitan Council for an A-95 review by April 15, 1983. Send to: Metro DD rogram, 7th and Robert Sts., St. Paul? Minn. 55101. Vol. 8 No. 3. March 1983" Panel to Discuss Extension of Medicaid Services The Metropolitan Region Developmental Disabilities (DD) Task Force invites the public to attend a panel discussion on "Extendin the Use of Title XIX 7(Medicaid for Additional Comnunity-based DD Services."Speakers include Sue , Abderholden, Association for.Retarded Citizens Minnesota; Bev Driscoll, Association of Minnesota Counties and Frank Giberson, deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Welfare. Panel members will address the issues of whether to extend the use of Title X1X funds, or whether the funds should cover a broad array or only a few services. The panel will begin at 2 p.m. on April 12 in the Council Chambers of the Metropolitan Council, 300 Metro Square Bldg., 7th and Roberts Sts., St. Paul, Minn.For more information, cal 1 291 6363. NEW RESOURCES Lending Library Established The Conununity Health Education Network (CHEN), a program of the Association for Retarded Citizens Minnesota, has established a resource lending library. Materials may be used by staff working with residents in Semi-Independent Living .endinq Library(Cent inued ) services (SILS) or in Intermediate Care 'acilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICFfRs) that provide supervised apartment:raining programs. Other materials for lse by residents of these programs include workbooks and easy-to-read ~iction. ropics include living skills, socialization, sexuality, health care, :ooking, nutrition and employment. iesource materials may be borrowed for :hree weeks from the CtiEN office. Write r call Sally Swallen or Judy Crawford at 1225 Lyndale Av. S., Minneapolis, Minn. j5408.Tel. (612) 827-5641 or, toll 'ree, (800) 582-5256. ;onsortium Institute to Provide Two ~orkshops ~he U.S. Department of Education has movided funds for the University of !innesota Consortium Institute for the [ducation of the Severely Handicapped. ~he funds are for a five-year period to :onduct research on educational interventions for severely handicapped ;tudents. The institute will identify tays that provide opportunities for jptimal integration with nonhandicapped ~eers in school activities and in l ecreation and employment situations. )r. Luanne Voeltz, director of the ]roject, plans to work with parents and ;ervice providers.Among the institute's 'irst act+'ties will be a program on 'Component. ~f Vocational Education )rogrms~ presented by Dr. LOU Brown> ? lational authority in vocational training 'or severely handicapped people. This ;ession will be held on Friday, March 18, 'rem 7 to 9 p.m. at the Earle Brown ;enter, University of Minnesota St. Paul :ampus.Staff from developmental ~chievement centers, work activity :enters, sheltered workshops. residential 'acilities and parents of retarded ]ersons are welcome to attend. Admission is free. Consortium Institute (Continued) The second event on Saturday, March 19, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Earle Brown Center, is open onl to. parents, foster +parents, or guar ians of severely handicapped persons. Dr. Ann Turnbull, University of Kansas, will discuss flexible models of parental involvement in the education process.Dr. Lou Brown, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss integration in domestic, leisure, comnunity and vocational settings. Participants will receive information on how to evaluate the quality of educational programs. The parent workshop is cosponsored by the Association for Retarded Citizens Minneapolis.Admission is free. To register,or for more information, call (612) 373-5608 or 373-5609. NEW SERVICES Minnesota Epilepsy Leaque Offers New 3ervice The Minnesota Epilepsy League now provides a coat check service for visitors to the Minnesota State Capitol. The coat check area is located on the ground floor, one floor directly below the main entrance at the carriage entrance on the south side of the building.The service is available Monday through Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. during the legislative session. Charge for the service is 50 cents. The League also offers two items printed in braille.One is a pamphlet, 'Questions and Answers about Epilepsy" and the other, a wallet-sized first aid card. To obtain either of the above items, call the Minnesota Epilepsy League.Tel. (612) 340-7630, or toll free, (800) 292-7932. Housing for Handicapped People Now Under Construction * Nati_onal Ataxia Foundation has hired Do~inium Management Service to market and manage 20 units of housing for people who are handicapped. The two housing complexes, now under construction in St. Paul and Bloomington, are scheduled for occupancy in early spring. The units are designed for handicapped )ersons who are capable of independent living, or who have personal aides. 'or more information, call oominium ~anagement Service Inc. at (612) 5591495. 'OR YOUR INFORMATION \utism Library Donated "he Twin Cities Society for Autistic ;hildren, Inc.,recently presented a ;pecial research collection on autism to ' lette Children Hospital. The autism ,~rary duplicates a reference collection ,t the University of Pittsburgh graduate chool of public health. Publications nclude the fields of medicine, ducation, nutrition and psychology. arents, teachers, students and rofessionals may use the collection at illette Children's Hospital, University v. and Jackson St. in St. Paul. rts Festival for Mentally Retarded eople Set he Minnesota Alliance for Arts has warded the Association for Retarded itizens (ARC) in Anoka County a grant to ponsor an arts festival for mentally starded people.Titled "Arts Alive," he project will consist of a series of Our classes in aerobic dancing, mime and :rylic painting.The classes will start ~ April and will culminate in a one-day ~stival in mid-June.During the xtival, class participants will display ir achievement and demonstrate their .~ly acquired skills. Arts Festival (Continued) Registration is limited to teenagers and adults.For information on fees, contact ;~~ N&in Anoka County office at (612) . Program for Parents of Retarded Children Set "A Family Approach to Child ManagementU is the title of a course starting this month for parents of retarded children. Joann Sorem, family counselor with the Association for Retarded Citizens Minneapolis, will be the group leader. The course will assist parents to develop new skills for teaching appropriate behavior, or to change inappropriate behavior using positive management techniques. All programs will be held on Friday evenings, 7-9 p.m., at Arlington Hills Presbyterian Church, 1275 E. Magnolia St.,St. Paul. The program schedule is as follows: - March 18--What is problem behavior?; - March 25--Identify the ABC pattern; - April I--(Good Friday, no program); - April 8--Mhat is reinforcement, punishment, ignoring?; - April 15--Effective use of time out; and - April 22-When is discipline necessary? A manual entitled Behavior Problems will be used in the course. The course is free but there is a charge for the manual for those who wish to purchase it. Preregistration is requested by calling the ARC office at (612) 224-3301. 911 Emerqency System Accessible to TDO/TTY Users The new 911 telephone emergency system is accessible to persons who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDO/lTY). TOO/llY users who have a medical, police or fire emergency can . . dial 911, or an alternative number (4221212), and receive assistance. . wncil for Exceptional Children to resider Starting New Division le Minnesota chapter of the Council for :ceptional Children (CEC) will hold a !eting for persons interested in :arting a special division for children IO are mentally retarded. The council ; a professional organization for people rking with handicapped-persons. The w division would be specifically rgeted to those who work with mentally !tarded individuals. ~e meeting will take place on Friday, lrch 18, 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Ritz kel in downtown Minneapolis. !mbership is open to all CEC members. ;her interested persons may join CEC at le meeting.For more information, call UICy Hall at (612) 429-5391, ext. 292, h (612) 777-9224. !sidential Project for Mentally !tardedPeople Explored ltholic Ministry to Persons with mdicaps is exploring the need for !sidential services for people who are :ntally retarded.The first step will ! to develop a mailing list of families tat would need a residential program for ]eir children. Families that respond ill be asked to complete a more detailed testionnaire., The information wil 1 be ;ed to document the need and desire, of itholics to develop residential .ograms.To be included in this 'eject, call or write Mary Hinze, $sociation for Retarded Citizens, 65 E, !11O g Blvd., ?)St. Paul, Minn. 55101. }1 . 612 224-3301. leater Workshop Offered to Physically isabledAdults wer Hills Ccmmmnity College and COMPAS, local arts organization, will offer a wee-credit theater workshop for lysically disabled adults spring Jarter. The class wil 1 be held at the ittle Sisters of the Poor, 330 S. (change St., St. Paul, Minn. Classes ~gin March 30. Theater Workshop(Cent inued ) For more information, call: Gini Spurr, (612) 455-9621, ext. 211 or Oneida/St. Paul Learning Center at (612) 227-8704. Transportation will be available. Shrine Circus Tickets Available Service providers for persons who are mentally retarded are invited to contact Russell Colberg, chairman of the 60th Annual Shrine Circus, for free tickets. Circus times are as follows: March 17, two shows, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. March 18, three shows, 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. March 19, three shows, 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. March 20, two shows, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Please indicate the number of tickets needed and date of attendance.Send the information to Russell Colberg, 5035 217th St. N.,Forest Lake, Minn. 55025. WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES April 14-16 'Perspectives in Communication Disorders" will be the theme of the Minnesota Speech, Language and Hearing Association convention at the Radisson Hotel in St. Paul.Keynote speaker will be Or. Fred f'4inifie, president of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association. Other nationally known featured speakers wil 1 include Dr. Mabel Rice, who will speak on language and cognition, Dr. Norma Rees, on auditory processing, Dr. David Buekelman, on dysarthria and Dr. Alan Rubens, on neurology of aphasia. Registration fee for members is $40 and $55 for nonmembers, with a late registration fee for nonmembers of an additional $5.  INFORIMATION EXCHANGE %%ENIEFJT Developmental Disabilities ProgramMinnesota Department of Energy,IMM1190f 201 Capitol Square BuildingPlanning and Development 1P-k I;. :;~~:m , 5S0 Cedar street:, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101:1.1,0-MIM Roger Strand612/296-4018Q& %$2X Editor . AUDIT COMMISSION EVALUATES COMMUNITY " RESIDENI IAL PROGRAMS - DPW aid-the "Although the population of statedevelopment hospitals continues to decline, the totaldevelo~ment March 1983 Legislature should limit of new facilities. New should be allowed only to number of mentally retarded persons in long term care settings--state hospital and community.-has increased steadily in recent years."This is according to a new study, Evaluation of Comnunity Residential Programs for Mentally Retarded Persons February by th[ ;. 1twas released in F_l%oqram Evaluation Divisio~ o? the Office of t~ Legislative Auditor~,The study concludes that "the meet very specific targeted priorities and where those needs cannot be served within .existing facilities or through alternative services. The study discussed several findings and recommendations relating to DPW Rule 52, which establishes and' administers reimbursement rates.Some of the recommendations include: state relies too-+eavily on Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF-MR) for residential care. "Iternatives less expensive and less ~ð estrictive have been largely neglected." The study examined these questions: Has the Department of Public klelfar'6 (D~w) effectively planned an& encouraged a mix of resi~ential services for retarded persons? Do recently opened facilities meet identified needs? Are the mechanisms used to set reimbursement rates for cormnunity residential facilities effective in containing costs? In light of the report's findings, several policy changes were recotnnended to the Legislature: - Increase the availability and use of alternatives to ICF+YR care, including Semi-Independent Living Services (S11S), professional foster care, and family assistance programs. - The Legislature and DPW should encourage existing facilities to serve more dependent clients. OPW should revise Rule 52 to establish effective limits on reimbursable interest rates. DPhl should revise Rule 52 to pay an earnings allowance that is based on actual capital investment, and that encourages and rewards investment. me Legislature and DPW should impose a cap on rate increases of no more than 10 percent, based on anticipated inflation rates. The Legislature and DPW should consider the use of caps on reimbursement for specific cost categories, such as administration. The report also stated, "The DP'A has not effectively limited new admissions to state hospitals."It said 'the process by which state agencies plan and regulate new facilities is not effective in meeting state needs." To obtain a copy of this report, contact: Program Evaluation Division, Office of the Legislative Auditor at (612) 2964721. & ~OLICY ANALYSIS PAPERS ADDRESS STATE 'RAINING t4Em tie State Developmental Disabilities (DD) 'rogram Office recently published the 'irst two of three studies on personnel :raining. The papers are numbers 12 and 3 in the Policy Analysis Series: Issues elated to Welsch vs. Levine. olicy Analysis Paper No. 12 is ntitled"Analysis of Nonformal Training or Personnel Working in the Field of evelopmental Disabilities in Minnesota: 981-82." Nonformal training refers to dult education outside of formal ducation.Nonformal training includes onferences, workshops, seminars, inervice training or courses.The DD rogram interviewed 19 agencies and rganizations in the fall of 1981 to ocument the scope of nonformal training ctivities, identify problem areas and elicit ideas for improving interagency ordination. he study said,"People are generally otivated to continue their education hroughout their adult lives. Literally housands of people reguarly, participate n hundreds of training events taking lace throughout the state each year, ust in the specialized area of evelopmental disabilities alone." he study said that, historically, Nonformal training efforts have been ragmented, tincoord-inated, piecemeal and eactive to crises and events as opposed o being pr;active,thoughtfully planned, rganized ~1~ sequenced in scale with urrent de lopmental and behavioral ethnology." 11 19 agencies and organizations ontacted agreed on the need for improved ~ordination and collaboration.Some ~lutions they suggested were:establish n information clearinghouse; encourage ult!disciplinary interaction and earning opportunities; and provide a entral office that would conduct raining needs assessments, staff valuations and provide technical ssistance. Policy Analysis Papers (Continued) Policy Analysis Paper No. 13 is entitled 'A Survey of Formal Training Programs in Developmental Disabilities in Postsecondary Schools in Minnesota and Adjacent States."This study documents availability of training in colleges, universities and vocational-technical schools. These schools traditionally have provided preservice training for professionals and paraprofessionals working with people with developmental disabilities.The study examines course bulletins for 1981 and 1982 from 89 postsecondary schools in Minnesota and eight selected schools in Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota. The study suggests two areas for improvement:'changes in statewide distribution of education resources," and 'changes in the course work offered by individual institutions and the system as a whole.~Course work changes appear to be needed in at least three areas: - Relatively few courses addressed the unique needs of adults with developmental di~ties; - Comparatively few courses addressed the needs of severely and profoundly handicapped individuals; and - Amost no courses dealt with nonmentally retarded developmentally disabled persons. The third paper, Policy Analysis Paper No. 14, will present findings on perceived training needs of administrators and line staff in community residential facilities and developmental achievement centers. These documents will be sent to those on the Series mailing list. Others may requefiies by contacting: Developmental DisabilitiesP rogram Office, 201 Capitol Square Bldg., 550 Cedar St.$St. Paul, Minn. 55101. Tel. (612) 296-4018. SPECIAL EDUCATION RULES SCHEDULED FOR "IBLIC HEARING A public hearing on proposed rules governing special education wil 1 be held at the Sheraton Midway St. Paul, Interstate Hwy. 94 and Hamline Av. on Apri 1 13.The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until all interested persons have had an opportunity to be heard.The proposed rules may be modified as a result of the hearing process. Written statements or material may be submitted to Jon Lunde, Hearing Examiner, Office of Administrative Hearings, 400 Summit Bank Bldg., 310 S. 4th Av., Minneapolis, Minn. 55415. Tel. (612) 3417645. A free copy of the proposed rules may be obtained from:Wayne A. Erickson, Capitol Square Bldg., 550 Cedar St., St. Paul, Minn. 55101.Questions on content of the proposed rules should be directed 'o Norena Hale at (612) 296-1793. MINNESOTA JAYCEE WOMEN SUPPORT BRITTLE BONE SO~~ETY The Minnesota Jaycee Women have chosen the American Brittle Bone Society (ABBS) as their two-year priority project for statewide fund raising. The ABBS is planning to generate funds for research, educational materials and counseling services. Brittle bone disease, known as osteogenenis imperfect, is characterized by bones that break easily, often from no apparent cause or trauma.A hereditary, connective tissue disorder, it affects about 20,000 people in this country. The American Brittle Bone Society and Film in the Cities have recently produced a 20minute film on this disabling condition. For more information, contact: Jean Mandeville, Brittle Bone Society, 1800 nouglas Av. S., Minneapolis, Minn. 403.Tel. (612) 377-0035. U OF M CONSORTIUM WILL STUDY WAYS TO INTEGRATE SEVERELY HANDICAPPED LEARNERS The formation of the University of Minnesota Consortium Institute for the Education of Severely Handicapped Learners was recently announced. The consortium will produce 11 research studies focused on the issue of moving severely handicapped children to least restrictive, integrated school and community environments.Consortium faculty and staff will present programs at the university in special education, communication disorders and therapeutic recreation.Four major school district cooperatives in the Twin Cities are also involved.Fgr more information, contact: Luanna M. Vol~tz,Director, or Bonnie B. Wuerch, Assistant Director, 144 Burton Hall, University of Minnesota, 178 SE. Pillsbury Dr., Minneapolis, Minn. 55455. Tel. (612) 373-5608 or 373-5609. ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS OF MINNESOTA SEEKS AWARD NOMINATIONS The Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) of Minnesota is offering an opportunity to recognize individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to citizens who are mentally retarded. Awards will be presented Aug.22 at an awards and recognition banquet during the ARC state convention held on the St. Cloud State University campus.Nominations in the following categories must be submitted to the ARC Minnesota office by May 1: Outstanding Service by a Professional, Franklin C. Smith Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service, Andrew R. Richardson Advocacy Award, Hubert H. Humphrey Consumer Award, - Media Award, Best Mental Retardation Month Project (to local ARC unit), and Outstanding Achievement by an ARC Local Chapter. Nomination forms may be obtained from the ARC Minnesota office by calling (612) 8275641, or tol l-free, 1 (800) 582-5256.   YEARNING FOR LEARNING b . t The state Developmental Disabilities (DD) Program Office has acquired several education, training and resource materials.They may be borrowed from each of the regional DD offices and from the state program office in St. Paul. Each month, this section of DD Information Exchanqehighlights selections from these resources to provide information to potential buyers. The following selections are available from the state DD program office only. low to Improve Performance throuqh ~pralsal andCoaching,DL Kirkpatrick, AMACOM, 19821 iis book Irovides a manager with tools to conduct Performance appraisals.The goal is to reprove subordinates' performance through lroper coaching and guidance.The book ;ontains sample forms, case studies and 'esearch from three multinational corporations.The author maintains that if proposed guidelines are followed, )either the manager nor subordinates ihould have to consider the performance lppraisal as an annual ritual to be ireaded.Rather, it should be welcomed is an opportunity to improve performance 'or the good of the individual, the department and the organization. Me$ro Square Building and Robert Sts. Paul, MN 55101 Metropolitan Council DD Program ' 300 7th St. Teacher Supervision through Behavioral Objectives:An Operationaly Described Systemx T. J. Piper and D. B. Elgart, ?aul H. Brookes Publishing Co.. 1979. The authors believe that ~he p~ocess of teacher supervision can be the greatest contributing factor in improving the quality of education. This text defines the qualities that good teachers display and then provides the forms and means for measuring those qualities. Accurate, meaningful supervision, when conducted in a systematic, quantifiable manner, offers the best indicator of whether skills being used are successful and appropriate.This document shows teachers how to do their own classroom research. It also shows teachers how to develop new ideas about educational programming, curriculum and a successf~ arrangement of the learning environment. . EBulk Rate. U.S. Postage PAID Mpls. Minn. Permit No. 161