2008 Inclusive Schools
Art Contest
In recognition of National Inclusive Schools Week (December 1 - 5, 2008) you are invited to participate in a visual art/performance art contest reflecting the theme:
“Inclusion = Everyone”
The Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council will be accepting entries that illustrate or describe ideas related to the theme and accompanying definition of inclusion of persons with disabilities. Winners will be presented with trophies, certificates from the Governor’s Office, and their art work will be displayed publicly. Information regarding the awards ceremony, display of art and prizes will be announced later. Contestants are encouraged to use this as an opportunity to showcase their talents.
Entries must be received by 3:00pm on Wednesday, October 1, 2008. For more information, go to http://www.laddc.org/main/?page_id=32
New 2008 Summer
Calendar of Events
The new 2008 Summer Calendar of Events listing workshops presented by Families Helping Families of Jefferson is now available on the Calendar page of this website. You can also find this information in our Summer 2008 LaVignette newsletter which also is available on the Newsletter page of this website.
Don't miss these wonderful opportunities to learn about
- the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
- preparing your teenager to become an active participant in his or her health care,
- the basics you need to become a full participant in your child's educational planning,
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and IDEA,
- protecting your child from restraints, aversive interventions, and seclusion at school,
- working with a disability, and
- Louisiana's Literacy Program.
All workshops are free. To register, call 504-888-9111 or e-mail info@fhfjefferson.org.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans
is now doing business as
Families Helping Families of Jefferson
Serving Jefferson Parish (Region X) and the State of Louisiana
The Board of Directors for Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans recently voted to begin doing business under the trade name of Families Helping Families of Jefferson. Our address and phone numbers remain the same. Only our web site address and e-mail addresses have changed.
Our new website address is: www.fhfjefferson.org
Our new e-mail address extension is: …@fhfjefferson.org
Families Helping Families of Jefferson staff can answer questions and provide technical assistance for any disability at any age. We will continue to offer the same services offered as Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans. Those services include:
• Information and Referral
• Education and Training
• Parent-to-Parent Support
Also Project PROMPT has changed its name to:
Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center
Promoting the appropriate education of children with disabilities
Go to www.laptic.org for more information about Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center.
