NTAC e.News — April 1, 2007

Asian/Pacific Islander Words of Wisdom

Kulia i ka nu‘u—Strive for the summit.
Hawaiian Proverb: strive for the very top of the mountain, strive for excellence. The motto of Hawai‘i’s Queen Kapi‘olani, who did so much for her people.
Source: http://www.k12.hi.us/~waianaeh/waianhi/olelo.html

Announcements: Local

NEW! Brightman and Baker Presenting Again

James D. Brightman, Vocational Rehabilitation Coordinator, and David Baker, Graduate Assistant, will be presenting information and distributing products at the first-ever Work Works! Job Fair at the Hawai‘i Convention Center in Waikiki, Thursday, April 5, from 8 a.m. to noon. The event is free and open to the public. Offered in conjunction with the Department of Health Supported Employment Conference, the Work Works! Job Fair is an important opportunity for Hawai‘i’s employers to contact qualified candidates who help expand diversity in the workplace.

For information on the Job Fair, contact Charmaine Crockett at the University of Hawai‘i College of Education Center on Disability Studies, 808-956-9823, or by email at cccrocke@hawaii.edu. For information on the Work Works! Conference, contact Edward Suarez at 808-733-4489 or Jennifer Miyasaki at 808-539-3721.

NEW! Sixth Online Course Starting Soon

The sixth online course, “Introduction to Disability/Rehabilitation with Asian/Pacific Islander Americans,” facilitated by NTAC-AAPI, will begin April 8, 2007. The teachers are Paul Leung, Professor and Director of the Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work, and Addictions at the University of North Texas, and Nan Zhang Hampton, Associate Professor of the Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education at San Diego State University.

This course is a wonderful opportunity to increase your cultural competence and enhance your counseling abilities. Tuition is $20 for the sixth online course, which earns ten Continuing Education Units (CEUs) that may be applied to your CRC. For information, please send an email to James D. Brightman, NTAC-AAPI Vocational Rehabilitation Coordinator, at jamesdb@hawaii.edu. To preview the required readings before this final course begins, please go to http://www.ntac.hawaii.edu/AAPIcourse/. Thank you, and see you online.

NEW! Available Positions with the Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard announces several positions open in Honolulu and Guam. You can find more information about these positions at the USAJOBS Web site: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/jobsearch.asp?q=&lid=400&lid=98&jbf522=&FedEmp=Y&jbf574=HSAC.

Announcements: National and International

6th Annual Asian Diversity Career Expo

Asian Diversity, Inc. (ADI) will hold its 6th Annual Asian Diversity Career Expo on May 4, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Their goal is to empower Asian American professionals in the corporate world, and to this purpose, they maintain an online career portal at http://www.AsianDiversity.com, and organize recruiting events for Asian Americans in the U.S. Last year’s event, presented by the New York Times, had a record 101 recruiting companies and over 6,000 job candidates.

For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.AsianDiversity.com, which will be frequently updated with information about our upcoming Career Expos. I can also be reached at (212) 465-8777, or at Diana.Lee@ADiversity.com if you have any questions.

Positions Available

Legal Instruments Examiner, GS-0963-07

This position is located in Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Fourteenth Coast Guard District, Sector Honolulu, Regional Exam Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Learn more about this position.

Supply Technician (OA), GS-2005-05

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U. S. Coast Guard, U. S. Coast Air Station Barbers Point, Honolulu, Hawaii. All applicants must reside in the local commuting area. Learn more about this position.

Purchasing Agent, GS-1105-06/07

Learn more about this position.

Recent Products

For a complete list of NTAC products, please visit the Products section of our Web site.

Resources

Maternal and Child Health Research Program (R40)—3 grant opportunities (Material and Child Health Bureau)

• HRSA-07-018 Extramural MCH Research Program: May 13, 2007
• HRSA-07-018 Interdisciplinary Training Study: May 13, 2007
• HRSA-08-001 Extramural MCH Research Program: September 14, 2007

The Maternal and Child Health Research Program will award grants for the following purpose: Extramural MCH Research Program to support applied research relating to maternal and child health services, which show promise of substantial contribution to the advancement of current knowledge pool. Findings of this research should result in health and health services improvements in States and communities. Research proposals should address critical MCH questions relating to public health systems and infrastructure, health disparities, quality of care, and promoting the health of MCH populations. HRSA priority issues such as oral health, the health of MCH populations on the US-Mexican border, and the use of Health Information Technology are also of critical relevance. https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=17705E98-E9B7-4B95-A47A-50CE608F254C or https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=F78A0072-59A7-44E9-8536-A9BBA8111FB1

Head Start Program Enhancement Research Project (Administration for Children and Families)

Application Deadline: May 30, 2007.

It is anticipated that one cost-reimbursement type contract will be awarded for a 78-month period. The purpose of this procurement is to develop and implement an evaluation of specific program enhancements or practices within Head Start settings serving three-, four-, and five-year-old children. The Contractor shall propose evaluate practices intended to improve children’s social-emotional development. http://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/PSC/DAM/07Y012543/listing.html

Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology (R01): National Institutes of Health

Application Deadlines: May 24, 2007; September 24, 2007; January 24, 2008; May 24, 2008; September 24, 2008, January 24, 2009

It is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will vary. The NIH is interested in promoting research and developments in computational science and technology that will support rapid progress in areas of scientific opportunity in biomedical research. As defined here, biomedical computing or biomedical information science and technology includes database design, graphical interfaces, querying approaches, data retrieval, data visualization and manipulation, data integration through the development of integrated analytical tools, and tools for electronic collaboration, as well as computational and mathematical research including the development of structural, functional, integrative, and analytical models and simulations. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-410.html

Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities (R21): National Institutes of Health

Application Deadlines: July 20, 2007, August 20, 2007, September 20, 2007, October 19, 2007, November 20, 2007, December 20, 2007.

The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed two years. Direct costs are limited to $275,000 over an R21 two-year period, with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year. This Funding Opportunity Announcement is intended to support substance abuse services research or hazard exposure—related research in rapidly evolving areas (e.g., changes in service systems, health care financing, policy, etc) where opportunities for empirical study are, by their very natures, only available through expedited award of support. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-345.html

New Routes to Community Health Program for Immigrants (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

Application Deadline: May 17, 2007.

Up to 8 awards of up to $225,000 for a project period of 39 months. A program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Routes to Community Health supports local partnerships among immigrant organizations, media production centers, and established community institutions to foster collaborations to improve immigrants' health, work life, and civic participation. http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19837

Institutes / Conferences

For a complete list of conferences, please visit the Conferences section of our Web site.

Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and Disability: Rights, Responsibilities, and Social Change

April 3 & 4, 2007: The Ohio State University, Columbus Campus
Continuing the tradition of the past six years, the Seventh Annual Multiple Perspectives conference will bring together a diverse audience to explore disability as both an individual experience and social reality that cuts across typical divisions of education and employment, scholarship and service, business and government, and race, gender, and ethnicity.

Pre-Conference Institute: E-Text: Production, Distribution & Management for Accessibility, Monday, April 2, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM & Tuesday, April 3, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

Registration is now available at: http://mpconference.osu.edu/sessions

National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education (NAAPAE)

The National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education (NAAPAE) is holding its 29th Annual Conference in Hawaii on April 20-21, 2007. With a conference theme entitled, “Pacific Pathways: Engage, Educate, Enlighten”, presenters may focus on social, cultural, and educational issues; leadership development; and outreach.

Please consider submitting a proposal to this noteworthy conference. Proposals submitted electronically or via CD by January 10, 2007 will receive priority for selection. Submit proposals to nakaoka@hawaii.edu.

(PSY 0621m) Advocacy Skills and Documenting Disability: A Workshop for Parents and Professionals

April 21, 2006: San Francisco, CA
This workshop is designed to teach parents and professionals involved in the lives of children and adults with disabilities to advocate in multiple ways to break through the systems that impact the individual with an emphasis on students receiving special education services. As a result of participating in the training, participants will have an increased understanding of educational and civil rights laws and learn covert and overt advocacy skills. Participants will learn how to apply these skills to their professional and personal roles as advocates with the primary goal of increasing self-advocacy for children and adults with disabilities. Special attention will be paid to providing documentation that drives accommodations by meeting the needs of disability laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act, Individuals with Disabilities and Education Improvement Act and the Rehabilitation Act, Section 504. Learn more about about the Advocacy Skills and Documenting Disability workshop.

Charting the Future In Developmental and Learning Disabilities

YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities Network will hold its 28th Annual International Conference: “Charting the Future In Developmental and Learning Disabilities” on April 30 - May 4, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Manhattan Hotel, 1605 Broadway, in New York City. For more information, contact Tina Sobel, Senior Manager of YAI/NIPD’s Professional Information Department, at tsobel@yai.org, 212-273-6457 or visit http://www.yai.org/.

Imagine...Everybody Works!

The Autism Society of America and APSE: The Network on Employment Conference & Training Event, May 10 and 11, 2007, Columbus, OH, Hyatt on Capital Square. APSE and the Autism Society of America invite sponsors and exhibitors to participate. For more information, contact: Teresa Grossi (tgrossi@indiana.edu) or Cathy Pratt (prattc@indiana.edu) or call 812.855.6508.

World Health Organization's North American Collaborating Center for the ICF (the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health)

The Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE) will be hosting the conference of the World Health Organization's North American Collaborating Center for the ICF (the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health) in Niagara Falls, June 5-7, 2007.

The conference theme, Sharing Knowledge Through the ICF, points to the role of the ICF in making it possible for us to communicate about disability across countries, cultures, languages, and professions. The conference will be useful to persons who are new to the ICF as well as those who have long been involved in its development and application.

Complete information and the Call for Papers are at http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/icf/conference/index.html

RESNA 2007

Instructional Courses: June 15-16, 2007; Conference Workshop: June 17-19, 2007
RESNA’s Annual Conference will be held in Phoenix, June 15-19, 2007. RESNA 2007 will feature assistive technology’s leading researchers, renowned clinicians and policy experts creating a conference program with unmatched levels of knowledge and expertise. RESNA presenters and attendees will experience a surprisingly intimate conference environment. RESNA 2007 will offer an exciting Exhibit Hall featuring product demonstrations and training sessions, two days of Pre-Conference Instructional Courses, and 3 full-days of Workshops, Interactive Poster Sessions, Themed Paper Sessions and distinguished speakers.
For the latest information and details visit their Web site: http://www.resna.org/.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of Health: Summer Institute in Applied Research in Child and Adolescent Development

June 24-29, 2007: Bolger Center, Potomac, Maryland
A goal of the Institute is to support investigators who are beginning careers as applied researchers by providing training that will build upon their existing content knowledge and research skills. To be eligible for this Institute, individuals must have completed a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent terminal degree within their field. Individuals must also:

• Have at least 1 year of post-doctoral experience in academe, private industry, non-profit, or government
• Have not more than 5 years of subsequent research experience at the time of the Institute

Application packet and Institute information are available at: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/crmc/cdb/summerinst/index.cfm. Direct all inquiries to: summerinst@mail.nih.gov. Application Due Date: February 15, 2007. Notification of Acceptance: April 1, 2007

18th Annual National APSE Conference

The 18th Annual National APSE Conference will take place from July 16-18, 2007 in Kansas City, Missouri. This year’s conference challenges you to join in shaping the future of supported employment! Register Online for the APSE Conference

National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam 2007 A STEM Leadership Academy

July 30 - August 4, 2007: Baltimore, MD
Who:Two hundred blind high school students will be selected to participate in this program. Students who would like to be considered must complete the attached application and return it to the Jernigan Institute by April 1, 2007. Students will be selected based on their ability to participate actively in the activities.

What: This four-day academy will engage and inspire the next generation of blind youth to consider careers falsely believed to be impossible for the blind. While staying at Johns Hopkins University, students will be mentored by blind role models during fun and challenging activities meant to build confidence and increase science literacy.

Cost: There is no cost to apply for the program. Students who apply and are accepted to the Youth Slam will be expected to pay a $200 registration fee by May 31, 2007.

To send questions or comments via email, please write to youthslam@nfb.org, or visit http://www.blindscience.org/ncbys/Youth_Slam.asp