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	Prepared by Renee Mende, Librarian, National Service Learning Clearinghouse Web Resources A Multimedia Resource for Inclusive Community Service National Service Inclusion Project http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/web.php?page=multimedia Supporting efforts by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to increase the participation of people with disabilities in national service programs. Part documentary and part training tool. Learn and Serve America Program Directory http://www.servicelearning.org/article/archive/45/ Directory of service learning programs. Special Education Initiative Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance http://www.pitt.edu/~psla/PSLA/SpecialEducation.html New PSLA initiative called "Service-Learning: A Roadmap for Special Education." Aims to provide special education teachers with training and technical assistance so that service learning can be incorporated into the Individual Education Plan (IEP) of special education students in Pennsylvania. Special Education Service Internships http://www.ipsl.org/programs/specialed.html The International Partnership for Service-Learning and the CEC Division of International Special Education and Services have joined to offer study abroad combined with service internships in settings serving individuals with special needs. Special Olympics Get Into It ("SO Get Into It") www.specialolympics.org/getintoit Teaches young people about developmental disabilities and promotes inclusion, tolerance, and respect. This free curriculum helps general education students learn about those who are different but can inspire the world with the lesson that we all have gifts to contribute, no matter our limitations. The lessons also support and align with academic standards, youth and character development, service learning, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Yes I Can: a Social Inclusion Curriculum for Students with and without Disabilities, Institute on Community Integration. http://ici.umn.edu/yesican Designed for educators in junior and senior high school settings, the curriculum contains 20 lessons, presented in an instructor's guide. Constitutional Rights Foundation. "Service Learning and Special Education", Service Learning Network, v.9(2), Winter 2002. Online: http://www.crf-usa.org/network/net9_2.htm Looks at schools and community groups that are applying service learning to special populations. Kleinert, H. and Owens, J. "Inclusive Service Learning", No Date. Online: http://www.ihdi.uky.edu/kypslp/ServiceLearningPP4-24-03.pdf Powerpoint slideshow from the University of Kentucky Peer Service-Learning Project that explains how to develop and implement an inclusive service learning program for youth with disabilities. Moraes, R. "Outdoor Programs: Using Service Learning as an Educational Tool", National Center on Accessibility, No Date. Online: http://www.ncaonline.org/ncpad/service.shtml Presents examples of how outdoor programs can use service learning to benefit students with emotional and behavioral problems. Morales, W. "Project SUCCESS: Service-Learning and Students with Disabilities", The Tutor, Spring, 1999. Online: http://www.nwrel.org/learns/tutor/spr1999/art3.html Multi-state, community and school-based service learning program that pairs school-aged students into two-person service teams, one youth with a disability and one youth without a disability. National Center on Secondary Education and Transition Institute on Community Integration. "Including Service Learning and SSI Work Incentives in Transition Planning", 2002. Online: http://www.ncset.org/teleconferences/transcripts/2002_10.asp Transcript of NCSET teleconference call held on October 16, 2002 discussing the use of service learning as a tool in transition planning and IEPs for disabled individuals. Research: "Accessing the General Curriculum in Inclusive School and Community Settings", Council of Exceptional Children. Online: http://www.cec.sped.org/osep/database/detailView.html?masterID=174 University of Illinois, Champaign research project beginning 10/2001 ending 9/2005. Contact Project Director Stacy Dymond [email protected] for more information. Research project description that explains the infusion of a service learning component within each of the selected courses so that students apply knowledge from the general curriculum to real life issues in school and community settings. An existing service learning course will be redesigned to include students with severe disabilities and will serve as a capstone experience during the senior year that links to students' career interests. Roufs, A. "FAQ: Individuals with Disabilities and Service-Learning", National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, 2000. Online: http://csf.colorado.edu/forums/service-learning/feb00/msg00123.html Includes Web-based resources, papers, articles, and organizations related to service learning and individuals with disabilities. Many resources listed here overlap with this bibliography. Shoultz, B., Miller, E.E., & Ness, J. "Impact: Feature Issue on Volunteerism by Persons with Developmental Disabilities", Impact, 14(2), Fall 2001. Online: http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/142 Features articles on volunteerism and service by those with developmental disabilities. Includes a short piece on service learning, including some example activities. West Virginia Department of Education. "West Virginia's Service-Learning Lesson Plans for K-12 Challenged Students", 2000. Online: http://wvde.state.wv.us/lessons/sllessonplans.pdf Includes nearly 75 examples of service learning lesson plans for K-12 challenged students. Wetmiller , C. "Students with Disabilities and the Juvenile Justice System: Can Service-Learning Play a Role?" Keeping in PACE/Special Ed Update, v.3(5), May 2003. Online: http://www.imakenews.com/psla/e_article000148810.cfm Describes research findings that support the idea that service learning can play a positive role in shaping the personal development of youth and helping youth make positive social decisions. Zimmerle, M. "Service-Learning and Accessibility: A Two-Fold Approach", PSLA Special Ed Update, v.2(5), 2002, Online: http://www.imakenews.com/psla/e_article000094247.cfm Explains how all students, disabled or not, have the opportunity to help the community at large and each other through service. Web page includes several project ideas. Zimmerle, M. "Meeting 'Individuals with Disabilities Education Act' Standards with Service-Learning", PSLA Special Ed Update, v.2(5), 2002. Online: http://www.imakenews.com/psla/e_article000094219.cfm Illustrates how service learning allows students to simultaneously meet academic, nonacademic and transition requirements in the classroom while remaining on the general curriculum track. The PSLA's Special Education Initiative can help special ed teachers discover, explore and utilize service learning tools for the classroom. For more information, please visit their website http://www.pitt.edu/~psla/PSLA/SpecialEducation.html or contact them at [email protected].