Bonner Paddock and UCP-OC Climbing Toward Kilimanjaro
Bonner Paddock, United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County (UCP-OC) board member and a man with cerebral palsy, plans to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro this September to raise awareness for UCP-OC and to help raise funds that will help build a new Childcare and Education Center for the affiliate. Paddock has currently raised 40% of his $250,000 goal.
Information and Referral: Financial and Life Planning
When parents have a child with disabilities, one of the most important questions they ask themselves is, "What is going to happen to my child when I am no longer here?" Children with disabilities are living longer, making it essential for parents to plan for their child's long term support and well being.
There are several different types of trusts that can be established—self-funded trusts, 1st and 3rd party trusts, pooled trusts, etc. It can be quite complicated and overwhelming. Furthermore, an improperly created trust could comprise the individual's eligibility for public benefits.
An attorney who specializes in estate planning for families with a child with special needs can help families establish a special needs trust and life plan. Insurance agents, financial planners, and other financial professionals who specialize in needs planning, guidance counselors and other parents of children with special needs also are good resources.
The following resources provide more information about life and financial planning for people with disabilities. Talk to families that receive services from your affiliate and make sure they are aware of this most important topic.
Substance Use Comparison Report for People with Disabilities
The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) has released a new report entitled, "Facts From NLTS2: Substance Use Among Young Adults With Disabilities."
Released May 20th, the report uses data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) to answer questions about the use of alcohol, cigarettes and illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and LSD among young adults with disabilities. The report compares substance use among this population with substance use in the general population, and compares different disability categories and demographic groups in substance use and in the receipt of substance abuse prevention education and services. The NLTS2 is funded by NCSER at the Institute of Education Sciences, U. S. Department of Education. NLTS2 was initiated in 2001 and has a nationally-representative sample of more than 11,000 students with disabilities.
Among some of the findings, young adults with disabilities were less likely than those in the general population to report drinking alcohol and using any illegal drugs. In addition, among cigarette smokers, young adults with disabilities smoked fewer cigarettes per day than those in the general population.
As part of a continuing effort to help prepare for the transition of UCPeople into a blog, we would like to discuss some more basics - learn about the flickr.comUCPeople photo sharing group.
UCPeople now has a photo sharing group on flickr.com. Anyone from any affiliate can contribute to this pool of photos. It's as easy as uploading a photo to any Web media hosting service such as Facebook, Photobucket, Shutterfly, etc.
Currently, the UCPeople flickr photo sharing group contains various UCP related logos, pictures of UCP office entrances, various DJ Gregory snapshots and Neil "Stiltman" Sauter on his walk across the state of Michigan. These pictures are hosted automatically on the UCPeople Blog on the right side of the page.
"Labeled Disabled" Film Challenges Myths of Physical Disability Cambridge Friends School, 5/27/08 "What happened to that person?" "Why are they in a wheelchair?" "Is that a fake leg?" "Labeled Disabled," a new documentary film by Maggie Doben, a first-grade teacher at Cambridge Friends School, shows how children can understand physical disability through personal experiences with disabled people.
A league of their own Press-Register, 5/26/08 Located at Westside Park, in a grassy area that was used for parking last season, is a new ball field just for kids with physical and mental disabilities.
Technology Provides People With Print Disabilities Access To More Documents North American Press Syndicate, 5/22/08 Most people take it for granted that when they see a headline, it helps them find an article on the printed page. Those who are blind, however, have to struggle to find their place because they cannot rely on seeing the type size, page number or font to orient themselves.
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Bonner Paddock, United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County (UCP-OC) board member and a man with cerebral palsy, plans to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro this September to raise awareness for UCP-OC and to help raise funds that will help build a new Childcare and Education Center for the affiliate. Paddock has currently raised 40% of his $250,000 goal. 
