From BYU Magazine, a an article and video about BYU Special Education graduate student Patricia D. Lund who is doing some incredible work with her students in developing their vocational skills.

The article titled Made with Love is available from BYU Magazine. The products produced by the students can be purchased at Success Through Love.

The Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education at Brigham Young University is hiring for a faculty position, moderate to severe disabilities. If you are interested in the position you can download the job description here. If you now anyone else who might be interested, please help share the news.

Kyle Woodruff has worked with Janice Kapp Perry and Joy Saunders Lundberg to organize a musical fireside based on the album Far Different Places.

The fireside will feature Michael and Ben Ballam and many gifted musicians with disabilities. It will be presented through song, ASL, enhanced audio, closed captions and braille.Here are the details:

Are you interested helping the Disability Services office at the Church Office building? If you are retired or have 15-25 hours a week, please check out this listing for an assistant to Disability Services. The post reads:

Danyelle Ferguson and Lynn Parsons released a book this summer titled (dis)Abilities and the Gospel: How to Bring People with Special Needs Closer to Christ. I have wanted to make a big announcement with a detailed review ever since, but since that has not happened yet, I at least wanted to make sure that people are aware and will point you to some other book reviews.

Josh, over at Modern Mormon Men the Manly Mommy Blog provides a heartfelt recounting of how their family came to understand that one of their sons has Asperger's Syndrome and how it has affected their family. He recounts some advice given to him by a friend:

Janice Kapp Perry and Joy Saunders Lundberg were asked to create a program for a special needs mutual program in Salt Lake last year and they have created a wonderful program titled "How I Know Jesus Loves Me" and they have generously offered to make it available to anyone. You can download the PDF of the "How I Know Jesus Loves Me" program here.

"Brady has hundreds of seizures everyday, yet strengthens his community."

The father of a Ethan, a young man with autism begins his story by recounting a visit from their bishop to discuss their son receiving the priesthood:

"Well, as we sat and discuss this for nearly an hour, Bishop Noble said (and I'm paraphrasing), "I think we should ordain Ethan. Not just for him, but for the ward. I think it would be a great thing for the ward to be able to see him passing the sacrament and experience him. In fact, I hope he does have a meltdown while passing the sacrament..."

"Are you kidding me!?!

"That's right,

"I hope he does have a meltdown while passing the sacrament."

Did you know that Section 21.1.26 of Handbook 2: Administering the Church states that:

"The bishopric or stake presidency may call a ward or stake disability specialist to help individuals and families."