Helping People with Disabilities Enjoy Books, Friends and Community

Apr 04, 2019 02:00pm -
Apr 04, 2019 03:00pm
(GMT-5)

Event Description

Next Chapter Book Club: Helping People with Disabilities Enjoy Books, Friends and Community
04/04/2019 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

The Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC) provides meaningful opportunities for lifelong-learning, social connections and authentic community inclusion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through weekly or bi-weekly community-based book club meetings that include readers of all skill levels. NCBC is not a traditional reading class or tutoring program. Although members may (and often do) improve literacy skills, the focus is on reading-to-learn, not learning-to-read. Equally important elements of the program are social interaction and community inclusion. The goal of NCBC is for members to interact more frequently, and in new ways with reading materials, with each other, and with the community around them.

Through this webinar you will learn how NCBC provides a unique opportunity for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to experience: 
• Community inclusion 
• Social connectedness 
• Life-long learning 
• Self-determination 
• Self-advocacy

You will also learn how to implement a NCBC in your local library.

Presenter: Dr. Tom Fish is the founder and president of the Next Chapter Book Club. He also was part of a team that developed the Aspirations program at The Ohio State University, one of the first social/vocational support programs for young adults with high functioning autism and Asperger’s syndrome. Dr. Fish was a recipient of a Mary Switzer Research Fellowship from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research for his work on attitudes of families of youth with disabilities toward transition from school to adult life. Dr. Fish is a fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, former treasurer of the Ohio APSE Board, and serves as an adviser to the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio. He teaches at The Ohio State College of Social Work and loves playing his ukulele.  

 


Event Type:Training
Category:Community
Early registration ends on Mar 05, 2019.
Regular registration starts on Mar 06, 2019 and ends on Mar 30, 2019.
Late registration starts on Mar 31, 2019.
(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)