IN*SOURCE

Tracey Malesa-Wheaton speaks with Dr. Dawn McGrath, Director of Special Education of Kokomo Area Schools about crafting an effective IEP.

InSource volunteer, Christine Curtis, joins us for a lively discussion regarding her experiences as a 13-year veteran of the InSource parent volunteer program.

Roberta Milliken, CRC and Regional Supervisor from Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services joins Tracey Malesa-Wheaton to discuss why vocational rehabilitation services is an important resource for young adults transitioning from school.

Adult foster care provides housing with supports for adults with disabilities in a home environment. This podcast explores adult foster care and the benefits it offers through an interview with Colleen Hensel of INPACT.

Donna Roberts and Cathy Boswell speak with WBAA radio host Ariel Van Cleave. They explain to Ariel the services offered by IN*SOURCE and how parents with children with disabilities can use these services. This podcast is taken from a radio show done by WBAA Radio from Purdue University. Donna and Cathy are program specialists for IN*SOURCE.

Cathy Boswell of IN*SOURCE speaks with Denise Webb, the Related Service Counselor for Cooperative School Services in Rensselaer, Indiana. The discussion centers on defining cyber-bullying, the different technology used to bully others, how this type of bullying affects children, and what schools and parents can do to help victims.

Wilner Cusic from IN*SOURCE speaks with Dan Ryan, Director of the Sonya Ansari Center for Autism at Logan Center in South Bend. Dan is also a member of the Board of Directors of IN*SOURCE. The podcast focuses on executive function challenges. These challenges create learning difficulties for many young people in schools throughout the country.

Wilner Cusic from IN*SOURCE speaks with Lynn Sayre from the Sonya Ansari Center for Autism. Lynn is a licensed social worker with a master's degree from Indiana University South Bend. She is in charge of the social skills program at the autism center. The conversation focuses on the challenges of effective social interaction for individuals on the autism spectrum and supports and learning strategies that help strengthen interaction skills.

Sally Hamburg from IN*SOURCE speaks with Dr. Teresa Grossi, Director of the Center on Commuity Living and Careers at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community (IIDC) at Indiana University. The conversation, the second of two in series with Dr. Grossi, focuses on the topic of the Transition IEP and the roles of the students, parents, and schools in the development and implementation of this IEP for high school students.

To contact Dr. Grossi, e-mail her at [email protected] and visit the IIDC website at www.iidc.indiana.edu. For more information on IN*SOURCE, visit www.insource.org.