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Information Blast

CDC, CHPA Educational Foundation Launch Up and Away and Out of Sight Every year, more than 60,000 young children end up in emergency rooms because they got into medicines while their parent or caregiver was not looking. The Up and Away and Out of Sight educational program was created to remind families of the importance of safe medicine storage. To help keep children safe through proper medicine storage, Up and Away and Out of Sight educates parents and caregivers by: reminding them about safe medicine storage; providing them with information and tools to keep their child/children safe; and encouraging them to take action. To learn more about the program and its resources and tools, visitwww.upandaway.org (www.upandaway.org/es

in Spanish). For more information about what you can do to prevent accidental poisoning, please visitwww.poisonhelp.hrsa.gov. And

remember to program the Poison Help number - - into your cell phones! Up and Away and Out of Sight is part of the PROTECT Initiative, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Educational Foundation, and the Health Resources and Services Administration, among other organizations. AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM DON FRANCISCO - Volunteer Spokesperson for Social Security I have

good news to share with the millions of Americans who prefer to conduct business in Spanish. You can now apply online for Social Security retirement and Medicare benefits totally in Spanish. Go to www.segurosocial.gov and you will be able to take advantage of other online services offered in our language. For years, Social Security has been at the forefront of providing online services for Americans, offering a wealth of information in Spanish. I want to tell you about the expanded suite of services offered in our language and that is why you should visit www.segurosocial.gov. Let's say that you are ready to apply for Social

Security retirement benefits. What would you think if I tell you that you can do it online in only 15 minutes. Once you complete the online application and "sign" it with the click of a key, your application is complete. In most cases there are no documents to submit or additional paperwork to fill out. It's the easiest way to do this transaction, and now it's available in Spanish. You can also go to www.segurosocial.gov to apply for Medicare. That also is easy and you can complete the application online in about 10 minutes. If you are already receiving Medicare and are having trouble with the high cost of drugs that have been prescribed, you might qualify for Extra Help from Social Security. The Extra Help can save

you as much as $4,000 each year. You can learn all about it and you can do the application online for this Extra Help at www.segurosocial.gov too. If you are not ready to retire but want to get an immediate, personalized estimate of your Social Security benefit, try the Retirement Estimator. Using the actual wages posted in your Social Security record, the Estimator gives you a good

picture of what to expect in retirement. You can put yourself different situations and put in different amounts of wages to get the estimates that can help us so much to plan our life. There are many things you can do at www.segurosocial.gov. There is a lot of information in this site, and you can conduct a lot of Social Security business online from the convenience and comfort of your home or office computer. Most importantly, you can conduct it in our language. Need help getting started on the computer? Ask your children or grandchildren to help you. Visit www.segurosocial.gov today. It's so easy! We are excited to announce that TSA Cares is now available and accepting calls.

On the quarterly TSA Disability Coalition teleconference held last week, we informed our members that TSA planned to launch TSA Cares, a toll-free helpline to provide information and assistance to passengers with disabilities and medical conditions and their families before they fly.

Travelers may call TSA Cares toll free at 1- prior to traveling with questions about screening policies, procedures and what to expect at the security checkpoint. Travelers who are deaf or hard of hearing can use a relay service to contact TSA Cares or can e-mail TSA-ContactCenter@.... The hours of operation for the TSA Cares helpline are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. EST, excluding

federal holidays. After hours, travelers can find information about traveling with disabilities and medical needs on TSA's website at: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/disabilityandmedicalneeds/ When a passenger with a disability or medical condition calls TSA Cares, a representative will provide assistance, either with information about screening that is relevant to the passenger's specific disability or

medical condition, or the passenger may be referred to disability experts at TSA. TSA recommends that passengers call approximately 72 hours ahead of travel so that TSA Cares has the opportunity to coordinate checkpoint support with a TSA Customer Service Manager located at the airport when necessary. TSA will issue a press release regarding TSA Cares later today, as well as making information about TSA Cares available on www.tsa.gov. We will provide you with the specific link to TSA Cares information when it becomes active, as well as a link to the official press release. We urge you to spread the word about TSA Cares so that those you represent have access to information about screening that is specific to their disabilities or medical conditions. As always, the staff from the Office of Disability Policy and Outreach will be available to you to assist with disseminating information about TSA Cares. Thank you for your continued participation and support. We look forward to improving the screening

experience for passengers through TSA Cares. Free On - Line Sessions

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND THE TRANSITION PROCESS

PRESENTED BY

FAMILY NETWORK ON DISABILITIES

HOSTED BY FDLRS/PAEC AND

THE PAEC REGIONAL TRANSITION COUNCIL

January 17, 2012

3:30 - 5:00 PM Central Time

(4:30 - 6:00 pm EST)

This informational series is for students and parents involved in the process of exiting their High School programs, who will be entering the world of postsecondary education, work, and independent living.

Each session will be held on line via adobe connect.

Who should participate?

Students, Parents, educational and agency professionals or

Anyone that is interested in Postsecondary Transition.

How Do I sign up to participate?

To Register please go to the link below

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YPF2BPD

for more information please contact

Rusty Holmes, FDLRS/PAEC

ext. 2240 or Toll Free 1-

Email: holmesr@...

On Track to Transition: Free Mini-Conference on Transition for Students with Disabilities When: February 18th, 2011 9:00am-4:30pm Where: Children's Medical Services 2390 Rd. Tallahassee, FL 32306 For more information or to RSVP, please contact Amber Dame at or Amber@.... Click here for more info!

Transition from Early Steps to Exceptional Student Education Pre-K School System Mini Conference

This conference will empower you with information for your child's future education services.

Join us to learn:

- Get Ready-Set-Go to Pre-K: Steps that are required to complete the

enrollment process.

- Differences from the Individual Family Support Plan (IFSP) to the

Individual Education Plan (IEP).

- What FAAST - Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology has

to offer you.

- Home to School connection: Encouraging positive behavior, progress,

and consistency across environments.

Friday, March 9, 2012 8:30am - 1:30pm

Sacred Heart Hospital - Women's & Children's Conference Room C & D

5151 N 9th Ave.

Pensacola, FL 32504

RSVP to Irma Cofield at ICOFIELD@... or

Agenda:

8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-9:15 Opening

9:15-10:00 Transition Steps - Early Steps, Irma Cofield

10:15-11:00 IEP - Family Network on Disabilities, Brown

11:15-12:00 Florida Alliance Assistive Services Technology, Jo Hust

12:15-1:00 Behavioral Instruction - Sacred Heart Autism Resource Center, Debbie Keremes

1:00 (Lunch Provided)

Sponsored by Early Steps, Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology, Family Network on Disabilities & Sacred Heart - Autism Resource Center

Attention Parents of Students that are

receiving special education services!

Here is your one stop site for information, resources, support groups, upcoming training and much more!

Go to: http:fdlrsmiccoparentservices.wikispaces.com If you need additional assistance please contactBeth at williamse@...or at Touchdown To Transition This event is for middle and high school students that are receiving special education services, and families and professionals that provide those services. Come and learn about post secondary options, diploma options, agency involvement, public benefits, legal rights, and more!Light meal provided.

Register by January 17 at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TransitionTouchdown For questions or needed accommodations, contact Beth at wiliiamse@... or 487-2630 Click here for more info:

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