Received: from pm164.sonic.net (pm238 [199.4.118.238]) by sonic.net (8.7.3/8.6.1 0) with SMTP id MAA07913; Sat, 20 Jan 1996 12:39:05 -0800 Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 12:39:05 -0800 Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> X-Sender: [log in to unmask] X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: [log in to unmask] From: [log in to unmask] (Richard W. Fee- San Francisco, USA) Subject: NILP Online News - January, 1996 Cc: [log in to unmask] X-UIDL: 822170411.000 X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 NILP OnLine News National Institute on Life Planning for Persons with Disabilities, Inc. CIHS-Sonoma State University, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA 94928-6922 Home Page: http://sonic.net/nilp E-Mail: mailto:[log in to unmask] January, 1996 Volume I, No. 3 Net News Here's today's project! First, print off this e-mail message so you can refer to it. Go onto the Net! Find the URL http://sonic.net/nilp. Take your time. I can wait a minute. Okay, you are now in front of the computer with it tuned to the NILP Home Page. Notice the new colors, upgraded menus and even the new counter. Now, let's take a few minutes and Surf! 1. Database - Go to the Database section in the menu. Click onto Database. You are now in the professional database. We have two listings. First, look for a professional under the II. Geographical Areas. If you live in Cleveland, Ohio or Northern Ohio and you would like some assistance, simply press on the names of John and Carol Culley. Up pops an e-mail screen. At this point, all you have to do is type in some information, i.e. We have 17 year old son who has Down Syndrome. We would like some help in planning for his future. Please call us on 555-1234 between 7pm and 10pm. We live in Parma. Thanks. Joe and Mary Doe. Now, here is the hard part. Click SEND. The message goes directly to John and Carol within seconds. When they see your e-mail message in their computer, they will call you between 7pm and 10pm and explain how they can help. If there is no professional in your area, then you click on the General Database and send a message to our main office. We will check our files for other professionals who may be in your area and e-mail you this information. We really do need your help here. If you know of any professional we should include in our special database, please let us know. Fax or e-mail us their name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail address. They need an e-mail address. Please provide a brief summary of professional experience . Now, press BACK at the top of your screen and go back to the main menu. 2. Q&A - One of the main goals of the Institute is to provide information on all aspects of Life Planning to persons with disabilities, families and professionals. We are doing this in a number of ways. We will look at the two key methods. Okay, now click onto the Question and Answers section. This will take you to the Q&A menu. Let's say that you are concerned about your SSI and Medicaid benefits(who wouldn't be right now). Click onto the Government and Community Benefit section. This takes us to a page that gives us a brief overview of the benefit system AND lo and behold, a method of asking personal questions of a true expert. So, we click onto Daniel Scarborough's name and another e-mail screen pops up. We then type in all the gory details and a fervent plea for some sane advice. Then again, the hard part, press SEND. And within seconds,the message goes directly to Daniel at the University of Texas. When he checks his e-mail, he types in an answer which solves all of your problems and he hits the SEND button. The private and confidential answer goes directly back to you. The same concept applies to all of the other Q&A sections. It becomes a little more involved when you hit the legal section(surprise) because the laws change in each state. Here you will notice we have the general questions and then the names of lawyers in geographical areas. So if you are in Southern California, you press on the name of Patricia Williams, JD and leave your e-mail question. Now, press the BACK button at the top of the screen and go back to the Main Menu again. 3. Listserv/Newsgroup-We realize that Life Planning involves more than just asking a few technical questions of the experts. You need a place where you can share ideas and discuss common problems. Waa laa(I really don't know how to spell - Waa Laa). We have introduced a private Listserv/Newsgroups called LifePlanning-List. For you novices, this is a pretty neat tool. Once we get you subscribed - free - than you can send one e-mail note which will go to between 50 and 1,000 people. These interested parties can comment and either send it to the entire group with one key stroke or send it to you personally. The listserv group is not limited to one locale or even country, so you may get ideas and advice from experts around the world. This is how to subscribe: 1. Go to your e-mail program. 2. Click the button to send a NEW message. 3. TO: [log in to unmask] 4. Message: subscribe lifeplanning-list your e-mail address. Example: subscribe lifeplanning-list [log in to unmask] 5. Hit SEND Wait a few minutes and check your mail. There will be a message on how to "post" messages. We hope that this will help everyone share valuable information. 4. Links- All good home pages list links to other home pages which can give you additional information. At the menu, you will see we have 2 types of links. The first goes to a General list which is made up of organizations that provide overall service and information which may assist someone in life planning. The second link goes to a page where you can choose the disability of interest, press on the related organization(s) and get help on specific disabling conditions. Try each one. Well, that is enough for one day. When you check your e-mail tomorrow, go to the NILP Home Page(make sure you make a bookmark). Then check out all the sections. ChLAP Guarantee When the time comes to do your special planning or recommend someone to do the planning, ask your professional about his or her qualifications. You can rest assured that those professionals who have completed the ChLAP program know their "stuff" and have subscribed to a strict code of ethics. The ChLAP logo is important. The ChLAP logo in combination with the words "Fellow" or "Member" of NILP indicate the professional also receives the latest life planning information from NILP. Next Training Program The next ChLAP examinations will be held on Saturday, May 4th in San Francisco. The pre-examination schools will go from Thursday, May 2nd at 1pm until the Saturday exam at 3pm. This Saturday exam will help you access cheap weekend fares and enjoy an extra day or two in San Francisco and/or Napa Valley. For more information about enrolling the ChLAP program and the next series of pre-examination schools, please call us on 707-664-4235 or by the modern e-mail method on [log in to unmask] 1996 NATIONAL CONFERENCES January 16th-20th National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children, Captiva Island, FL, Mara Miller, 202-408-3338 Fax 202-408-3340 February March 6th-9th Learning Disabilities Association of America, Dallas, TX, Jean Petersen, Fax 412-344-0224 19th-23rd CSUN 11th Annual Technology Conference, Harry Murphy, 818-885-2578, Fax 818-885-4929, E-mail: [log in to unmask] 26th-28th Arc Governmental Affairs Seminar, Washington, DC, 1-800-433-5255 29th-31st National Ataxia Foundation, Little Rock, AR, Cheryl Harrison 612-473-7666, Fax 612-473-9289 29th-April 1st International Parent to Parent Conference, Albuquerque, NM Betsy Santelli, 800-564-4772 E-mail: [log in to unmask] April 17th-20th 7th Biennial Conference on Postsecondary Education for Persons who are Deaf or HH, Knoxville, TN, Marcia Kolvitz 423-974-8427 TTY 423-974-3522 E-Mail [log in to unmask] TBA - Council for Exceptional Children May 16th-19th National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Cambridge, MA. 520-881-4005 Fax 520-325-7925 24th-27th International Rett Syndrome 12th Conference, Boston, MA Cathy Hunter, 301-856-3336 May 28-June 1st - American Association on Mental Retardation, San Antonio, TX, Paula Hirt, 1-800-424-3688 June 13th-16th Society for Disability Studies, Washington, DC Adrienne Asch 617-283-3248 Fax 617-283-3671 19th-21st Spina Bifida Association of America, Phoenix, AZ, Roberta Carlin 202-944-3285 Fax 202-944-3295 27th-29th National Down Syndrome Society, Phoenix, AZ 800-221-4602 Fax 212-979-2873 July 1st-7th National Association of the Deaf, Portland, OR Deborah Jacobs, 301-587-1789 TTY 301-587-1789 Fax 301-587-1791 9th-12th 7th Annual Association for Persons in Supported Employment(APSE), New Orleans, LA 804-278-9187 5th-9th National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Nashville, TN, Connie Schantz, 703-524-7600 10-13th Autism Society of America, Milwaukee, WI, 414-427-9345 Fax 414-427-9395 11th-13th Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Orlando, FL Leanna Jackson, 813-282-1161 e-mail: [log in to unmask] 18th-20th Prader-Willi Syndrome Conference, St Louis, MO, Russ Myler 800-926-4797 26th-28th National Down Syndrome Congress, Miami Beach, FL, 800-232-6372 Fax 404-633-2817 26th-29th Williams Syndrome Association Valley Forge, PA Terry Monkaba 810-541-3630 Fax 810-541-3631 E-mail: [log in to unmask] August 6th-11th National Fragile X Foundation Portland, OR, David Mommener, 303-333-6155 Fax 303-333-4369 9th-11th Sotos Syndrome Support Association, Santa Barbara, CA Patty and Michel Charest, 805-683-1614 September 5th-8th National Rehabilitation Association, Norfolk, VA, Carol Jafarr, 703-836-0850 Fax 703-836-0848 19th-21st - Trial Lawyers - Brain Injury Association, Inc, Palm Beach, FL, Elizabeth Rouse, 202-296-6443 Fax 202-296-8850 October 7th-9th National Guardianship Association, Detroit, MI, Joan Grey 616-387-4174 Fax 616-387-4189 14th-16th Conference on Aging and Developmental Disabilities, Lexington, KY, James Stone 606-273-9656 E-mail: [log in to unmask] 17th-21st American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities. Washington, D.C. Theresa Hosinski, 301-588-8252 Fax 301-588-2842. November 3rd-6th Brain Injury Association, Dallas, TX Elizabeth Rouse, 202-296-6443 Fax 202-296-8850 6th-8th Arc National Convention, Louisville, KY, 1-800-433-5255 21st-23rd TASH, New Orleans, LA 410-828-8274 Fax 410-828-6706 December We welcome your membership in the NILP. Fax or E-mail for application forms Published monthly by the National Institute on Life Planning for Persons with Disabilities, Inc. CIHS-Sonoma State University, 1801 E. Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA. 94928-6922 Fax 707-762-2657 E-Mail: [log in to unmask]