RESOURCES

Click on any of the following links below to view handouts, presentations or other conference resources.

Note: Most of the handouts are in pdf format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free from the following website: Adobe Acrobat Reader Download.

The Aging Process and People with Down Syndrome

By Brian Chicoine, MD

Community Collaboration: The Importance Of Being Earnest

By DiAnn Baxley, Center on Intellectual Disabilities

Is Your Son or Daughter Ready for You to Go?

By DiAnn Baxley, Center on Intellectual Disabilities

Successful Aging: A Universal Goal. Quality Environmental and Social Supports for Older Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

By Genny Pugh, Black Mountain Center, Passages Program

Mission Driven Leadership: Connecting the Dots Between Leaders and Direct Support Professionals.

By Genny Pugh, Black Mountain Center, Passages Program

Update On Diabetes

Barb Bancroft, BPP Associates

Parkinson's Disease: An Update And Overview

Barb Bancroft, BPP Associates

Websites:

Websites with Dementia Information:

http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/dementia

http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/recordingbehav.htm

This site offers a tool for tracking changes in a person's behaviors.

www.thearc.org

Look for this publication: –Developmental Disabilities and Alzheimer's Disease...What You Should Know– put out by The Arc of the US Also, can be found on the dementia website at UIC.

http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/familya.html

RFW offers a variety of training and educational opportunities to its members and the rehabilitation community including Professional Development Seminars (PDS), an annual Rehabilitation and Transition Conference, and other special conferences and training events.