June 2013. Employment Supports for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders

DDA/MCDD SUPPORTING ADULTS WITH AUTISM TRAINING SERIES presents a FREE workshop:    Employment Supports for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders     with Dan Baker, Ph.D. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at each location ******************************** COLUMBIA Monday June 10, 2013  9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST    We're back at Owen Brown Interfaith Center!! Owen Brown Interfaith Center 7246 Cradlerock Way Columbia, MD 21045 ********************************  CAMBRIDGE Tuesday June 11, 2013 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Holiday Inn Express 2715 Ocean Gateway Cambridge, MD 21613    ********************************* HAGERSTOWN Wednesday June 12, 2013 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Ramada Plaza Hotel 1718 Underpass Way Hagerstown MD, 21740  ********************************* BOWIE Thursday June 13, 2013 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Bowie Comfort Inn Conference Center 4500 Crain Highway Bowie, MD 20716 ********************************* Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided at all locations. *********************************  REGISTRATION INFORMATION!! Columbia:  Monday, June 10, 2013 Click HERE to Register for COLUMBIA  Cambridge: Tuesday,June 11, 2013  Click HERE to Register for CAMBRIDGE Hagerstown: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Click HERE to Register for HAGERSTOWN Bowie: Thursday, June 13, 2013 Click HERE to Register for BOWIE    All people benefit from work; work makes people better and improves lives in every way. Unfortunately, many people with Autism Spectrum Disorders are excluded from work for a variety of reasons. This interactive and dynamic session will give attendees a number of strategies which can be used to help persons with ASDs find jobs that will work for everybody involved. Learning Objectives In this training participants will learn to: State the importance of work for all people Identify the barriers to employment experienced by many people with ASD Generate strategies to address barriers to employment Name the three stages of career development Explain strategies useful in developing jobs for persons with ASDs Match jobs for persons with ASDs and create onsite support strategies ABOUT the SPEAKER    Dan Baker, PhD is Director of Community Positive Behavior Support, Transition, and Supported Employment Projects, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Baker's focus at The Boggs Center is on positive behavior support, models of community and educational support, transition services, and mental health services for persons with disabilities. Dr. Baker earned his PhD in Educational Psychology in 1992 and a Teaching License in 1990 from the University of Minnesota. He has worked with people with a range of disabilities; his applied work includes efforts in schools, residential settings for people with disabilities, recreational programs, and employment supports. Dr. Baker is well published in both edited books and literary journals. Most of his published work addresses strategies for teaching direct care staff to work with persons who present challenges. His contributions earned him the 2010 Clinical Practice Award from NADD, an international professional association dedicated to advancing mental wellness for persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Baker is a reviewer for the journals Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Research in Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Baker is very involved with NADD: An association for persons with developmental disabilities and mental health needs, serving on the Board of Directors and co-editing The NADD Bulletin from 2006 - 2011. If you should need any special accommodations please contact Aisha Mason at mcdd@kennedykrieger.org. Hope to see you there!  Sincerely, Aisha Mason Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities mcdd@kennedykrieger.org 443-923-9555

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July 10, 2013. V-0011 - Virtual Tabletop Exercise Series (VTTX) – Fixed Facility - Hazardous Material (HAZMAT)

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V-0011 - Virtual Tabletop Exercise Series (VTTX) – Fixed Facility - Hazardous Material (HAZMAT)

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970 - Training Opportunity - V0011 VTTX Fixed Hazmat Incident Focus - July 10 2013

Exercise Description:

This exercise is the eleventh in a series of 12 Virtual Tabletop Exercises (VTTX) that will be offered monthly by the Emergency Management Institute (EMI). The VTTX involves key personnel discussing simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be used to assess plans, policies, training, and procedures. This VTTX differs from other Tabletop exercises in that it will be conducted using Video-Teleconference (VTC) technology (not web-based), and is intended to provide an opportunity for responders across the nation to simultaneously participate in a hazard-specific facilitated discussion. Lead facilitation for the exercise will be coordinated by EMI, with local facilitation provided by the participating agency. This format will allow the common delivery of exercise materials, scenarios, modules, and discussion questions among those participating in the exercise. New to the VTTX program is the addition of an After-Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP) template for completion by the participating organization. Read more...

*IMPORTANT DATA FOR ALL VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS*

*ALL VETS SHOULD COPY THIS*

*Comment:** Someone has gone to a lot of trouble. If this helps one
person, then it was worthwhile. Please pass this on to all Veterans on you
e-mail list.*
*Below are web-sites that provide information on Veterans benefits and how
to file/ask for them. Accordingly, there are many sites that explain how to
obtain books, military/medical records, information and how to appeal a
denied claim with the VA. Please pass this information on to every Veteran
you know. Nearly 100% of this information is free and available for all
veterans, the only catch is: you have to ask for it, because they won't
tell you about a specific benefit unless you ask for it. You need to know
what questions to ask so the right doors open for you and then be ready to
have an advocate who is willing to work with and for you, stay in the
process, and press for your rights and your best interests.*
*Appeals **http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch05.doc*
*
Board of Veteran's Appeals
**http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/*
*
CARES Commission **http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/* *

CARES Draft National Plan
**http://www1.va.gov/cares/page.cfm?pg=105*
*
Center for Minority Veterans **http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/
* *
Center for Veterans Enterprise
**http://www.vetbiz.gov/default2.htm*
*
Center for Women Veterans
**http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/*
*
Clarification on the changes in VA healthcare for Gulf War Veterans **
http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000016.html*
*
Classified Records - American Gulf War Veterans Assoc **
http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/000011.html*
*
**Compensation for Disabilities Associated with the Gulf War Service
*
*http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/part6%20/ch07.doc*
*
Compensation Rate Tables, 12-1-03 **
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm*
*
Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page
**http://www.va.gov/*
*
Directory of Veterans Service Organizations **
http://www1.va.gov/vso/index.cfm?template=view*
*
**Disability Examination Worksheets Index, Comp
*
*http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Benefits/exams/index.htm*

*Due Process **http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch02.doc*
*
Duty to Assist **http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch01.doc
* *
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
**http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/*
*
Emergency, Non-emergency, and Fee Basis Care **
http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf*
*
Environmental Agents
**http://www1.va.gov/environagents/*

*Environmental Agents M10 **
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1002*
*
Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility **
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=315*
*
EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR GULF WAR AND IRAQI FREEDOM VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL
EXPOSURE TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU)**
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHandbook1303122304.DOC*
* and **http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1158*
*
See also, Depleted Uranium Fact Sheet **
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DepletedUraniumFAQSheet.doc*
*
EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR NON-GULF WAR VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO
DEPLETED URANIUM (DU)**
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHANDBOOKNONGW130340304.DOC*
*
Fee Basis, PRIORITY FOR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INPATIENT HOSPITAL
CARE **http://www1.va..gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=206*
*Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependants 2005 **
http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf*
* OR, **http://www1.va..gov/opa/vadocs/current_benefits.htm*
*
Forms and Records Request
**http://www.va.gov/vaforms/*
*
General Compensation Provisions **
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter11_subchaptervi_.html
*
*
Geriatrics and Extended Care
**http://www1.va.gov/geriatricsshg/*
*
Guideline for Chronic Pain and Fatigue MUS-CPG **
http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/cpgn/mus/mus_base.htm*
*
Guide to Gulf War Veteran's Health **
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/VHIgulfwar.pdf*
*
Gulf War Subject Index **
http://www1.va.gov/GulfWar/page.cfm?pg=7&template=main&letter=A*
*
Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses Q&As **
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/GWIllnessesQandAsIB1041.pdf*
*
Hearings*
*http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch04.doc*
*
Homeless Veterans **http://www1.va.gov/homeless/*
*
HSR&D Home **http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/*
*
Index to Disability Examination Worksheets C&P exams **
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/benefits/exams/index.htm*
*
Ionizing Radiation **http://www1.va.gov/irad/* *

Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Veterans VBA
**http://www.vba.va.gov/EFIF/*
*
M 10 for spouses and children <**
*
*http://www1..va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1007*
*
M10 Part III Change 1 **
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1008*
*
M21-1 Table of Contents
**http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/M21_1.html*
*
Mental Disorders, Schedule of Ratings **
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38CFR/BOOKC/PART4/S4_130.DOC*
*
Mental Health Program Guidelin es **
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1094*
*
Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers **
http://www.mirecc.med.va.gov/* *
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Centers of Excellence **
http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp* *
My Health e Vet **http://www.myhealth.va.gov/*
*
NASDVA.COM **http://nasdva.com/* *

National Association of State Directors
**http://www.nasdva.com/*

*National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention **
http://www.nchpdp.med.va.gov/postdeploymentlinks.asp*

*Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Schedule of Ratings **
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38cfr/bookc/part4/s4%5F124a.doc*
*
OMI (Office of Medical Inspector)
**http://www.omi.cio.med.va.gov/*
*
Online VA Form 10-10EZ
**https://www.1010ez..med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez/*
*
Parkinson's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders **
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/funding/solicitations/docs/parkinsons.pdf*
*
and, **http://www1.va.gov/padrecc/* *
Peacetime Disability Compensation **
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+38USC1131
*
*
Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death **
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter15_subchapteri_.html*
* and,**
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter15_subchapterii_.html
*
*
and, **
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter15_subchapteriii_.html
*
*
Persian Gulf Registry **
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1003*
*
This program is now referred to as Gulf War Registry Program (to include
Operation Iraqi Freedom) as of March 7, 2005:**
http://www1..va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1232*
*
Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers **
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1006*
*
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999, Annual Report To Congress **
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/1999_Gulf_War_Veterans'_Illnesses_Appendices.doc*
* Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 2002, Annual Report To
Congress **http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/gulf_war_2002/GulfWarRpt02.pdf*
*
Phase I PGR **
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1004*
*
Phase II PGR **
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1005*
*
Policy Manual Index
**http://www.va.gov/publ/direc/eds/edsmps.htm*
*
Power of Attorney **
http://www.warms.vba..va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch03.doc*
* Project 112 (Including Project SHAD)
**http://www1.va.gov/shad/*
*
Prosthetics Eligibility **
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=337*
*
Public Health and Environmental Hazards Home Page **
http://www.vethealth.cio.med.va.gov/*
*
Public Health/SARS
**http://www..publichealth.va.gov/SARS/*
*
Publications Manuals **
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=4*
*
Publications and Reports **
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/pubs_individual.cfm?webpage=gulf_war.htm*
*
Records Center and Vault Homepage **http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/default.html
* *
Records Center and Vault Site Map **http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/sitemap.html
* *
REQUEST FOR AND CONSENT TO RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM CLAIMANT'S RECORDS **
http://www.forms.va.gov/va/Internet/VARF/getformharness.asp?formName=3288-form.xft
*
*
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses April 11, 2002 **
http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/Minutes_April112002.doc*
*
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses
**http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/ReportandRecommendations_2004.pdf*

*Research and Development **
http://www.appc1.va.gov/resdev/programs/all_programs.cfm*
*
Survivor's and Dependents' Educational Assistance **
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partiii_chapter35_.html*
*
Title 38 Index Parts 0-17
**
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfrv1_02.tpl
*
*
Part 18
**
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfrv2_02.tpl
*
*
Title 38 Part 3 Adjudication Subpart A"Pension,
Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation**
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfr3_main_02.tpl
*
*
Title 38 Pensions, Bonuses & Veterans Relief (also § 3.317
Compensation for certain disabilities due to undiagnosed illnesses found
here)**
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfr3_main_02.tpl
*
* Title 38 PART 4--SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart
B--DISABILITY RATINGS
**
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=ab7641afd195c84a49a2067dbbcf95c0&rgn=div6&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5.2&idno=38
*
*
Title 38 § 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation
based on unemployability of the individual. PART
4¬"SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart
A¬"General Policy in Rating **
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&rgn=div8&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5.1..96.11&idno=38
* *
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
**http://www.vetapp.gov/*
*
VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) **
http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf*
*
VA Fact Sheet **http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/gwfs.html*
*
VA Health Care Eligibility **
http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/home/hecmain.asp*
*
VA INSTITUTING GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTION (GAF) **
http://www.avapl.org/gaf/gaf.html* *

VA Life Insurance Handbook ¬" Chapter 3 **
http://www.insurance.va.gov/inForceGliSite/GLIhandbook/glibookletch3.htm#310
*
*
VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo Loans **
http://valoans.com/va_facts_limits.cfm*
*
VA MS Research **http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp*
*
VA National Hepatitis C Program
**http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/*
*
VA Office of Research and Development
**http://www1.va.gov/resdev/*
*
VA Trainee Pocket Card on Gulf War **
http://www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp*
*
VA WMD EMSHG **http://www1.va.gov/emshg/* *
VA WRIISC-DC **http://www.va.gov/WRIISC-DC/* *

VAOIG Hotline Telephone Number and Address **
http://www.va..gov/oig/hotline/hotline3*
* .**htm* *
Vet Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service **
http://www.va.gov/rcs/Eligibility.htm*
*
Veterans Benefits Administration Main Web Page
**http://www.vba.va.gov/*
*
Veterans Legal and Benefits Information **http://valaw.org/*
*
VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals
**http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/*
*
VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives **
http://www1.va.gov/health_benefits/page.cfm?pg=13*
* **http://webmaila.juno.com/webmail/new/UrlBlockedError.aspx*
*>
VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page http: // **
www.publichealth.va.gov/* *
VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans¬(tm) Health **
http://www1.va.gov/vhi_ind_study/gulfwar/istudy/index.asp*
*
Vocational Rehabilitation
**http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/*
*
Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence **
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/InterSubsistencefy04.doc*
*
VONAPP online **http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp*
*
WARMS - 38 CFR Book C
**http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/bookc.html*
*
Wartime Di sability Compensation **
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+38USC1110
*
*
War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center - New Jersey **
http://www.wri.med.va.gov/* *
Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site **http://www.gibill.va.gov/
*
*What VA Social Workers Do
**http://www1.va.gov/socialwork/page.cfm?pg=3*
*
WRIISC Patient Eligibility
**http://www.illegion.org/va1.html*
*

Webinar Opportunity : Wednesday, May 15th. NFPA 1600:2013, Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs – Report on Revisions

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