 Ulster County SYSTEM OF CARE Workshop/Conference for Parents and Professionals who have or work with kids in schools and/or agencies. Keynote Speaker: Carol Hardesty, from Westchester County Family Ties, will speak about parent empowerment with a focus on leadership and communication skills. FREE Dinner! FREE Raffle! Childcare Provided. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 4:00 - 7:30 PM. George Washington Elementary School, 67 Wall Street, Kingston, NY. Shared by: Lydia Diaz, LMSW, Mental Health Systems Specialist, Ulster County Mental Health Department Click "read more" for registration information . . . Sunny Corey, acor@co.ulster.ny.us  "If you do not drive, you may qualify for a Non-Driver Photo Identification Card from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The DMV Non-Driver ID Card has the same personal identification information, photo, signature and special safeguards against alterations as a photo driver license. You cannot hold a New York State driver license or learner permit while also holding a non-driver ID card. Non-driver ID cards are available to any person, regardless of age, who can provide acceptable proof of name and age. Parental consent is required for applicants under 16 years old. . . ." From the NY DMV website. http://www.dmv.ny.gov/broch/c-33.htm Click here for more info: Add Comment Duck Pond Gallery at Town of Esopus Library Andrew Potolsky, "Cartoon Frolics" Outsider Art Solo Show January 7 - 29 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen, NY 12466 (845) 338-5580 Hours: M,Tu&Th 10 am - 5:30 pm, Wed 10 am - 8 pm, Fri 10 am - 7 pm , Sat 10 am - 4 pm , Sun 1 am - 4 pm  Posted by Ann Hutton on January 6, 2012 in Artists, Exhibits. Hudson Valley Almanac Weekly © 2012 A unique exhibit will be mounted at Duck Pond Gallery in Port Ewen this weekend in the colorful work of Andrew Potolsky, which includes mounted and framed freehand drawings, augmented with computer graphic applications and featuring the evolution of his signature character Comet. And if “Outsider art” is defined as being work produced by people who have not been culturally indoctrinated or socially conditioned, operating outside the fine-art system of things and often as a sort of private theater for personal self-expression, then the term might apply to the artwork of 21-year-old Potolsky. Deaf at birth and later diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome – each a condition that could challenge one’s social ability – Potolsky has been drawing pictures since he was a toddler. http://www.hudsonvalleyalmanacweekly.com/2012/01/06/pictures-worth-a-thousand-words-the-work-of-andrew-potolsky/  Think College! Doors to colleges are opening for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities in many different ways all over the country. This website is designed to share what is currently going on, provide resources and strategies, let you know about training events, and give you ways to talk to others. The information is for transition aged students as well as adults attending or planning for college. read more for Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST Webinar Info:  Teens with an interest in animals and veterinary science can now sign up for the 4-H Veterinary Science Series, which will be held at SUNY Ulster. There are two units in the series with each being a five-week commitment. The program is sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County 4-H Youth Development and the SUNY Ulster Vet Tech Program. This program can accomodate teens with special needs. Thursdays, 6:30-8:30. Too Old For the School Bus? Now What? 12/20/2011
 Good transportation is an important part of a successful outcome for students as they transition into adult life and stop riding the school bus. Ulster County Transportation Council, in cooperation with UCAT and Citibus, seeks your input as part of the Transit System Coordination and Development Study. This study is currently underway to provide better service and integration between transit systems and to provide public transportation that is more responsive and accessible to residents and visitors of the County at a lower cost. Forwarded by Joyce Hawk (Hudson Valley Special Education Parent Center at Westchester Institute for Human Development) from Cheryl Qamar, LCSWR Deputy Commissioner, Ulster County Department of Mental Health Go to www.ulstertransit.info to fill it out there. The Inclusive Schools Network 12/05/2011
 Inclusive Schools Week (ISW) highlights the progress schools have made in providing a supportive and quality education to students of diverse backgrounds and abilities. It provides an opportunity for educators, students, and families to ensure that schools continue to improve their ability to successfully educate all children. Learn more at www.inclusiveschools.org.  From National Public Radio: "For as long as there's been an IQ test, there's been controversy over what it measures. Do IQ scores capture a person's intellectual capacity, which supposedly remains stable over time? Or is the Intelligent Quotient exam really an achievement test — similar to the S.A.T. — that's subject to fluctuations in scores? The findings of a new study add evidence to the latter theory: IQ seems to be a gauge of acquired knowledge that progresses in fits and starts." http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/10/20/141511314/iq-isnt-set-in-stone-suggests-study-that-finds-big-jumps-dips-in-teens  Shared by Lydia Diaz: JobTIPS is a free program designed to help individuals with communication, socialization, and learning differences explore career interests, seek and obtain employment, and successfully maintain employment. Individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may find this site particularly helpful, as would individuals with learning differences, ADD, speech or language disorders, and other areas of exceptionality. JobTIPS addresses the social and communication differences that might make identifying, obtaining, and keeping a job more difficult for you. http://www.do2learn.com/JobTIPS/index.html  Center for Spectrum Services presents: Supporting Teens and Young Adults with Asperger's. Twenty years ago it was a new and little-understood term, while today almost every educational setting has students identified as having AS. This workshop will discuss how the clinical features of Asperger's impact teens and young adults as they navigate the social world. Click here for info re: The Aspergers Difference | Collected by:Bruce Mardiney  
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