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Our Resource Library contains materials and assistance for early childhood educators and those they serve. Explore our selection of podcasts, tip sheets, websites, documents, and self-study courses.
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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
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| Partnership for People with Disabilities | The Partnership for People with Disabilities, formerly known as the Virginia Institute for Developmental Disabilities (VIDD), is recognized by the federal Administration on Developmental Disabilities as a university center for excellence in developmental disabilities. Founded in 1985 under the leadership of Dr. Howard Garner with fewer than five staff at Virginia Commonwealth University, today the Partnership is proud to operate more than 20 federal and state programs, staffed by more than 100 professionals and students supporting individuals with disabilities and their families. The Partnership maintains an interdisciplinary approach to all of its activities, which allows it to explore a wide spectrum of professional services and community interests as it seeks to expand opportunities to individuals with disabilities. Among our most important partners in our efforts to create communities where all people live, work, and play together with choices and independence, are numerous disability service providers, K-12 schools and school divisions, universities and colleges, professional organizations, state and local agencies. Together, we are able to accomplish what no one agency or individual could ever hope to accomplish alone. No history of the Partnership would be complete without a special tribute to our advisory group members, advocacy groups, parents and parent organizations, individuals and families, who provide the basis and the energy for this exciting journey toward self-determination and community inclusion for persons with disabilities. | Website |
| Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets | These pamphlets are written by Dr. Jim Chandler, a pediatric psychiatrist in Nova Scotia, Canada. The pamphlets describe the diagnosis and common treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Social Phobia, Panic Disorder, Obsessive-compulsive Disorder, Tourette's and Tic Disorders, and Learning Disabilities. | Website |
| Pediatric Stroke Network | Welcome to PSN! The goal of this site is to bring together friends and families of infant or childhood stroke survivors from around the world. Because childhood stroke is relatively uncommon, but steadily on the rise, finding other parents to connect with can often be difficult. Especially when you are looking to find parents dealing with the same type of stroke or after effects and disabilities. Finding parents who have children that have experienced the same life long effects can also be frustrating. PSN is dedicated to helping parents and families cope and move forward in their lives. PSN is also the first support group for infant, pediatric and childhood stroke registered with the American Heart Association. I must stress that parent and family involvement is the key. | Website |
| People-First Language | "Everyone deserves dignity and respect. Yet historically, our words have contributed to negative attitudes and misrepresentations about the value of people with disabilities in our society. To end discrimination — at work, at school, and in our communities — it’s important to stop using language that denies a person's value, individuality, and capability. As its name implies, People-First Language puts the individual first and the disability second." This handout was created by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities. For more information, visit https://tcdd.texas.gov/. | Document |
| Percepciones y lenguaje sobre la discapacidad (Disability Perceptions and Language) | El lenguaje utilizado para hablar de las personas con discapacidad ha tenido una poderosa influencia en la configuración de las percepciones y actitudes de la sociedad. Cada uno tiene sus propias preferencias a la hora de hablar de su discapacidad. Esta hoja de consejos analiza las percepciones y los estereotipos de las discapacidades, así como el lenguaje que prioriza a la persona y la identidad. The language used to talk about people with disabilities has had a powerful influence in shaping society’s perceptions and attitudes. Everyone has their own preference in how they talk about their disability. This tip sheet discusses the perceptions and stereotypes of disabilities as well as person-first and indentity-first language. | Tipsheet |
| Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | This document from the United States Department of Education is a brief summary of Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Program and application. | Document |
| Picto Selector | PECS was developed in 1985 as a unique augmentative/alternative communication intervention package for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and related developmental disabilities. First used at the Delaware Autistic Program, PECS has received worldwide recognition for focusing on the initiation component of communication. PECS does not require complex or expensive materials. It was created with families, educators, and resident care providers in mind, so is readily used in a range of settings. Select from 11,000 pictos and combine them into picto sheets. Fast search options and categories to select from. Create you're own pictos from photos and text. Use drag and drop to combine picto in sheets that visualizes daily tasks. Available in Dutch, French, English, Spanish, Catalan, German and Italian. | Website |
| Play safe! Be safe! Multi-media Kit | Young children and people with developmental disabilities are among those at highest risk from fire. Young children have a great deal of experience with fire from family activities such as cooking and grilling, camping, and celebrations involving candles, yet can't really understand how dangerous fire can be. | Website |
| Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs | A new policy statement from the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services sets the expectation that all young children with disabilities should have access to inclusive high-quality early childhood programs, where they are provided with individualized and appropriate support in meeting high expectations. The statement highlights the legal and research base for inclusion; identifies challenges to adopting inclusive practices; provides recommendations to states, local programs and providers for increasing inclusive early learning opportunities; and links to free resources that have been developed to support inclusion of children with disabilities in high-quality early education programs. | Document |
| Preparing for Emergencies: Children with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs | Emergency situations may present unique dilemmas for some children and their early care and education professionals. It is important to consider the individual needs of children when planning and preparing for an emergency event. | Info Module |
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