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Articles include: SPIN is co-sponsored by the Disability & Communication Access Board and the Special Education Section of the Department of Education. Services include a phone line for information referral and support, a quarterly newsletter, an annual conference and community workshops. Guiding SPIN is our Advisory Committee: Ruth Akiona, Maggie Baxter, Mike Fahey, Amy Hogan, Laura Kealaiki, Steve Laracuente, Thalia Lehano, Donna McLanahan, Scott O'Brien, Christina Pilkington, Millie Rogers, Gurbachan Singh, Richele Thornburg & Lori Tokuhama. SPIN PHONE FAX E-MAIL WEB Special Olympics Hawaii will hold its 2001 Leadership Conference for the athletes, coaches and families of Hawaii on September 8th & 9th at the Ala Moana Hotel. There will be fantastic presenters for the four tracks: 1. Athlete Congress. Twenty athletes from around the State will come together to vote on issues that concern them and the Special Olympics movement. 2. Athlete Technology. Five athletes representing Hawaii and trained in developing PowerPoint presentations will work with the Athlete Congress in developing a final Congress presentation. 3. Families. Dr. Bill Sharkey will train on techniques to deal with conflict and Jim Santos will talk with families about motivation. 4. Coaches. The American
Red Cross will train in "Coaches Sports Safety Training
& CPR" and athletes will join in a session on Unified
Sports. Our
Focus is on Abilities: Girl Scouting provides dynamic, educational and recreational programs for girls, ages 5 through 17. Girls discover the fun, friendship and power of girls together! Interested girls are invited to the Girl Scouts Open House. When: Friday, Sept. 21st Where: Hale Kuhao, Contact: Nalini Blumer-Buell CHECK
OUT YOUR CCC ALOHA STAC, Easter Seals and
Dr. Radtke's Oceans of Potentiality are offering a FREE computer
training workshop to students in Leeward Oahu. The workshop
is planned for Saturday, September 29th, 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. at the Easter Seal Ewa location on Renton Road. New Family Support Projects Take Shape Po'ohala means to carry on the skills
and virtues of the family. The State Planning Council on Developmental
Disabilities created Project Po'ohala last year to help
expand family support services in Hawaii. A major focus of the
project has been to enable small groups of families to come up
with new and unique ways of providing family support. By demonstrating
these new approaches, Po'ohala hopes to influence policymakers
to change systems, so they better support families and community
living. Hawai'i Down Syndrome Congress (HDSC) will create a web site linking with State departments, parent support groups, information and referral agencies and national resources. It will provide information on health and educational issues, special social events and a direct connection between families with similar issues. HDSC will also update and continue distributing New Parent Packets for parents of newborns with Down Syndrome. Summer Fun for Everyone on Kaua'i will provide a therapeutic recreation program for children with disabilities and their brothers and sisters. The project consists of three mobile summer camps using Kaua'i's community resources by providing horseback riding, boating, hiking and swimming while enhancing social skills, confidence and cooperation. The first camp is scheduled for October with the two remaining camps to follow. Olomana Family Support Project located on the windward side of Oahu will conduct a barter family co-op system of supports. A core group of families will each begin by identifying specific support needs (i.e. respite, community integration, resource information, and educational planning supports). They will then set up a barter system within the group to meet these needs. Friends of the Rec Center is a project on Oahu that will serve as a drop-in recreation center for young adults with and without disabilities to be able to participate together in recreational, educational and service activities. Located in Kaimuki on Oahu, this center will also provide training/volunteer opportunities for students from local high schools and universities to act as "buddies". Ke Ala Hou No Kaua'i, meaning "new pathways for Kaua'i," will demonstrate a flexible and more responsive means to meet the needs of families and individuals with developmental disabilities by creating an Intermediary Support Organization (ISO) as part of the ARC of Kauai. The ISO will review, manage and serve as the "employer of record" for each family. This information was provided
by Noe Dela Vega, Project Coordinator. To contact her
e-mail: poohalaproject@netscape.net or call 586-8100. Sept. 8 Special Olympics 2001
Sept. 15 Annual Foster Care
Conference Sept. 27 Disability Awareness
Fair Sept. 29 Computer Training
Workshop Oct. 6 Mental Health Association Oct. 14 Hawaii Down Syndrome
Congress Oct. 23 DOH Best Practices
Conference Nov. 29 Autism 2001 Conference |