In This Issue

Fall/Winter 2005
Volume 1 • Issue 2

Professors Receive
Allan Meyers Award

Director’s Corner

UM Students Receive
National Award

Center Updates Acronym

Prevention Center
of Excellence

$2.9M Reading Program Grant

Director Named
AUCD President

New Leadership for CAC

Search Tool Facilitates
Access to MEC Training

Grant to Increase Access
to Volunteer Opportunities

Intervention Methods
Subject of Conference

Screening Instrument
Under Development

Co-Instructional Model
Developed by CCIDS

Center Staff Star in
New Video

Guest Column:
CAC Member Tours
South Africa

Brain Research Informs
Best Practice

Partnership for EC
Health Formed

Presentations & Publications

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Liz DePoy, coordinator of Interdisciplinary Education and Stephen Gilson, professor, presented: “Designing Universal Web Access through Problem-Based Learning,” 12th International Conference on Learning, University of Granada, Spain, July 2005.

Kathy Son, research associate, presented: “Teambuilding for Effective Parent Advocacy—A Roundtable Discussion,” Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, Old Town, August 2005.

Liz DePoy and Stephen Gilson, presented: “Reinventing the Atypical Body through Arts, Literature, and Technology,” 3rd Annual Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, August 2005.

Alan Parks, coordinator of Dissemination & Technology and Steve Visco, manager of technology, Maine Educational Opportunity Center/Maine Educational Talent Search/Downeast Maine Talent Search, presented: “Web Design: Is Your Website Accessible to People with Disabilities?” 24th Annual Conference, Council for Opportunity in Education, 40th Anniversary Higher Education Act of 1965 & Federal Trio Programs Continuing American’s Commitment to Low-Income and Disabled Students, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

Lu Zeph, director, Alan Parks, and Clare Collins attended the Annual Board Meeting, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), Washington, D.C., September 2005.

Clare Collins, COCA representative, Gail Fanjoy and Maryann Preble, CAC co-chairs, and Lu Zeph, who also serves as a member of the Post-Summit Leadership Team, attended the Alliance for Full Participation Disability Summit, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

Janet May, coordinator of Transition & Adults, presented: “Under Tapped Talent: Volunteers Who Have Disabilities,” Blaine House Conference on Volunteerism, Reaching Higher: Valuing the Profession, Augusta, ME, October 2005.

Kathy Son, Kate Laidman, research associate, and Gretchen Greenburg, accreditation facilitator, Maine Roads to Quality, presented: “ADA & Child Care,” Child Care Health Consultant Training Promoting Quality and Developing Policies in Child Care, Healthy Child Care Maine Campaign, Augusta, ME, October 2005.

Bonnie Blagojevic, research associate, presented: “Observing Young Children and Writing Up Documentation,” Early Childhood Learning Guidelines in Action, Rockport, ME, November 2005.

Sandy Doctoroff, assistant research professor, presented: “Incorporating Content Standards into an Early Childhood Curriculum Course,” 28th Annual Teacher Education Division Conference, Portland, ME, November 2005.

Betsy Enright, coordinator of Children & Youth presented: “Literacy by Design: A Universally Designed Reading Environment for Students with Severe Cognitive Disabilities,” 2005 International TASH conference, Milwaukee, WI, November 2005.

Jennifer Maeverde, research associate presented: “Children’s Emotional Heath,” Child Care Health Consultant Training Promoting Children’s Health, Safety and Well-Being, Healthy Child Care Maine Campaign, Augusta, ME, November 2005.

Maria Timberlake, research associate, presented: “Insights into Challenging Behavior: Positive Response & Support,” 2005 International TASH conference, Milwaukee, WI, November 2005.

Bonnie Blagojevic; Mark Bailey, associate professor, College of Education, Pacific University; Dara Feldman, early childhood instructional technology specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland; Sue Griebling, visting assistant professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Cincinnati; Thaddeus Janicki, assistant professor of Computer Information Systems, Mount Olive College; and Linda Robinson, assistant director, Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education, presented: “Digital Photography: Taking a Closer Look,” National Association for the Education for Young Children Conference, Washington D.C., December 2005.

Lu Zeph, has been invited to serve as a member of the Institute on Rehabilitation Issues (IRI) Study Group on the topic, “Rehabilitation of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.” This national study group is composed of 12 individuals with expertise in autism who will serve as a think tank for one year and develop a publication for vocational rehabilitation professionals.