we contcted them months ago and have not heard them beyond an
acknowledgement of the contact and to request what our format preference
was.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Catherine Alfieri" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 5:54 PM
Subject: CURR: Seeking Parents with Disabilities Who have Teen-Aged
Children


> SEEKING:  Parents with Disabilities and Their Teens
> CONTACT: Nancy Freed
> (510) 848-1112 ext. 174
> Voice: (800) 644-2666
> TTY:   (800) 804-1616
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Website: www.lookingglass.org
>
> Berkeley, CA - Winter 2001 to May 2002 -Through the Looking Glass,
National
> Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities, is a community based
nonprofit
> organization.  Through the Looking Glass is conducting a nationwide
project
> to learn more about families in which a parent with a
disability is raising a
> teen (11-17 years old). The National Institute on Disability Research
and
> Rehabilitation, part of the Department of Education, funds this
project.  The
> staff is comprised of various specialists who have diverse cultural
> backgrounds, and nearly 80% of the 40 staff members are disabled,
parents of
> disabled children, or members of families with disabilities.
>
> ** WHAT DO WE MEAN BY DISABILITY?**
> Disability can involve physical, visual, systemic, hearing, cognitive,
> learning, developmental and mental health issues.  Why are we
conducting
> research?  Although there are over 10 million families in which one or
both
> parents have a disability, relatively little is known about the
experiences
> of these families.
>
> ** WHO CAN PARTICIPATE**
> Parents with disabilities and Deaf parents who have teenagers
(children 11 to
> 17 years of age). The parent and the teenager are both welcome to
> participate.
>
> ** WAYS TO GET INVOLVED**
> -- Participate in a national survey of parents with disabilities who
are
> raising teens age 11-17.  Your teen can also fill out a survey and
receive $5
> in return.
> -- Surveys are available in a variety of formats: Online and printable
at our
> website, in Spanish, over the phone, and in a version specific to Deaf
> parents.
> -- Local families (SF Bay area) can participate in 12 weeks of
> solution-focused family therapy in their own home.
> -- Deaf parents can participate in a face-to-face interview in ASL if
you
> live in or near one of the following cities:  San Francisco, Seattle,
Santa
> Fe, New York, Kansas City, or Washington, DC.
> -- Teens of parents with disabilities can participate in our hosted
Teen
> Bulletin Board (www.lookingglass.org)
> -- Parents can attend the Through the Looking Glass Conference on
Parents
> with Disabilities May 2-4, 2002, in Oakland, CA.
>
> **HOW TO CONTACT US**
> -- Call Nancy Freed at (510) 848-1112 ext. 174, Toll Free (800)
644-2666, TTY
> (800) 804-1616
> -- Request a survey by email [log in to unmask] or contact Nancy
Freed at
> the above telephone number.
> -- Online and printable survey at our Website: www.lookingglass.org
>
> ** Through the Looking Glass, The National Resource Center for Parents
with
> Disabilities, is a nonprofit organization in Berkeley, CA that serves
> families in which a parent or child has a disability.  Current
projects
> include The National Parent to Parent Network for parents with
disabilities
> and the Teen Bulletin Board for teenagers age 11 to 17.  For more
information
> on these projects and our upcoming International Conference (May 2
through
> May 4, 2002), please contact Through the Looking Glass.**
>
> Distributed at the request of Darlene Bubis of Through the Looking
Glass, by:
>
> Diana Spas
> Information Specialist
> Research and Training Center on Rural Rehabilitation Services
> The University of Montana Rural Institute: A Center for Excellence in
> Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Services
> 52 Corbin Hall
> Missoula, MT 59812-7056
> (888) 268-2743 Toll-free, RTC Main Office
> (406) 243-5760 Diana's Office
> (406) 243-2349 Fax
> http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/rtcrural
>