Announcements

Parents Guide to New State Rules: Restraint and Seclusion

To provide parents with information regarding Tennessee's state rules on restraint and seclusion in schools, the Disability Coalition on Education has developed a fact sheet. This fact sheet is available from the DCE at no cost. For additional copies or information regarding this topic contact Holly Lu Conant Rees at hlu1055@comcast.net. Click to view a fact sheet in spanish.

Tennessee Justice Center Family Stories

The Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) is a non-profit public interest law and advocacy firm serving Tennessee’s families.  It gives priority to policy issues and civil cases in which the most basic necessities of life are at stake and where advocacy can benefit needy families statewide.  Currently, TJC has posted stories from families that they have served on their website and are looking for more. TJC was established in 1996 and is located at 301 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN.  For additional information about the Tennessee Justice Center and its services, visit www.tnjustice.org or call 615-255-0331.

Flood Relief Website Created

Vanderbilt's Kennedy Center has put up a special Flood Relief Information Page with information for Tennessee residents with disabilities and their families. Additional information on preparedness resources for people with disabilities can be found at FEMA's Preparedness Resources site and at ready.gov.

Emergency Management Update

Accessible Emergency Information can be found at accessibleemergencyinfo.com.

This website has information for people with disabilities about how to deal with different types of emergencies.

In response to the overwhelming popularity of NCD's 2009 emergency management report, NCD has created a new page Effective Emergency Management: Making Improvements for Communities and People with Disabilities to highlight some of the report's impact.

New "Act Early" CDC Website

The Centers for Disease Control's new website on Learn the Signs, Act Early Campaign is now available with information about childhood developmental milestones and delays, helping you track the developmental of your your child should be from the age of 3 months to 5 years old.

New Disability Website

The U.S. Department of Labor has launched Disability.gov, a redesigned federal Web site that connects the more than 50 million Americans with disabilities to thousands of disability-related resources.

The site is also for parents of children with disabilities, employers, workforce and human resource professionals, veterans, educators, caregivers, and many others.