Described and Captioned Media Program Monday, 4, April, 2011

This month’s features:

Enrich and Teach in the Summer!

 

Children and Stress

 
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Ideas to make the summertime fun and educational.

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Healthy habits for a lifetime begin in childhood.

 

Roses are Red...

 

Child Abuse Prevention

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Celebrate National Poetry Month.

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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Enrich and Teach in the Summer!

Summertime fun will be here before we know it. Let's support students and their families in their building of great summer vacation memories with new ideas that inspire, as well as teach! We think of that as being a really cool thing to do.

This age-old question may be asked when the kids return to school: "What did you do on your summer vacation?" Inspirational activities to keep your students' skills at their highest level over the "lazy" summer can be found in this new article: Summertime Cool: Ideas to Enrich and Teach. It contains a "Summertime Cool Lesson Calendar" for ideas.

As the article explains, our secret is that we are connecting all this cool fun to the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) component of the National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youths With Visual Impairments, Including Those With Multiple Disabilities: A Teacher Perspective. Aren't you ready to make the summer a fun and educational time?

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Children and Stress

Just about everyone has heard the saying "it takes a village to raise a child." Boy, is that ever true! We know that teachers and parents working together as a team help to improve our children's chance of success. And unquestionably, raising a happy, healthy child is one of the most challenging jobs a teacher and a parent can face... but one of the most rewarding, I must add. The World Health Organization defines health as being "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not just merely the absence of disease or infirmity."

As we know that a child's health is important for the proper growth and development of their mind and body, we strive to teach them basic hygiene techniques, protect them from diseases, and instill in them the importance of healthy eating habits. But how much attention is paid to their stress levels? Do children even experience stress? April is National Stress Awareness Month. Come celebrate this unique holiday with DCMP, and let us help you identify just what your children are worrying about, recognize when your children are under stress, and teach them the tools to reduce and cope with that stress.

Check out this DCMP article related to stress in children. Review the associated flyer for more DCMP media to help you guide your children to become more healthy by becoming more stress-free.

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Roses are Red...

Many teenagers and adults respond negatively when you mention poetry. They say they don't understand it and don't like it. But as children we loved it. We adored nursery rhymes and learned much from mnemonic devices like the Alphabet Song. So what happened?

Somewhere along the way we stopped seeing poetry as fun and creative, and it became a chore to try and understand. Teachers changed from Dr. Seuss to Henry David Thoreau and difficult concepts in archaic language. Is it any wonder we began to dislike poetry?

However, most of us still retain a deep connection with poetry. We love music; and what are the best lyrics if not poetry? Let's take the opportunity to ensure that our children never lose their love of poetry. DCMP can help with media related to famous poets such as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, and William Wordsworth. We also have poetry in ASL by deaf poet Peter Cook. There is something for everyone to celebrate National Poetry Month.

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Prevent Child Abuse

You should know:
* Childhelp has established a special hotline number to report possible instances of child maltreatment as experienced by children who are deaf/hard of hearing. The number is: 1-800-222-4453.

* That anyone can call the Childhelp Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD) if they suspect a child is being maltreated?

* During the course of the past year, a significant number of presentations have been provided to parent and professional organizations concerning the incidence, indicators, risk factors, and prevention of child abuse and neglect as experienced by children with disabilities.

* In 2008 the Oregon Project Ability: Demystifying Disability in Child Abuse Interviewing was published. The publication focused upon guidelines for conducting forensic interviews of children with disabilities that were suspected to be victims of maltreatment.

* The "Bright Spot Project" is a series of video segments to share information regarding: a) frequently encountered problems and solutions in working with children with disabilities who are suspected/confirmed victims of maltreatment; b) key informational resources; and c) areas of topical resource.

WE can protect children with disabilities from maltreatment, but to do so we MUST talk about this topic, we MUST become informed, and we MUST call the numbers above when we suspect a child is being maltreated. Read more in Dr. Harold Johnson's new article about pevention of child abuse and how we must all identify additional "Bright Spots."

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Quick Hits

Movies with Descriptions

 

Graduation Ceremonies Need Live Captioning!

 

FamilyFriends: A New Social Network

The Audio Description Project, an initiative of the American Council of the Blind, provides updated information on all the movie titles on DVDs and Blu-ray discs that have been released with description since 2000. There were 48 DVDs released last year with description, and that many or more are anticipated in 2011. Also, Mopix provides a listing of current releases with closed captioned and described movies that are playing at movie theatres. Finally, Captionfish searches for captioned and described movies near you.

 

The Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning has launched a campaign to ensure more graduations at educational institutions include CART(communication access realtime translation). CCAC points out that too many school events do not plan for CART--that is, full quality real time speech-to-text provided by a professional on site, or remotely--at live events and that too many students and teachers have insufficient knowledge about this need and choice. Read the CCAC statement on this effort and send Email to join in the effort.

 

FamilyConnect, a service of AFB and NAPVI, has launched an innovative social network for parents and caregivers of visually impaired children. People experiencing vision loss in their families can come together on FamilyFriends in ways that are affirming and helpful (a real sense of community and connection).

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