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<% 'Dimension variables Dim fsoObject 'File System Object Dim tsObject 'Text Stream Object Dim filObject 'File Object Dim lngVisitorNumber 'Holds the visitor number Dim intWriteDigitLoopCount 'Loop counter to display the graphical hit count 'Create a File System Object variable Set fsoObject = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 'Initialise a File Object with the path and name of text file to open Set filObject = fsoObject.GetFile(Server.MapPath("hit_count.txt")) 'Open the visitor counter text file Set tsObject = filObject.OpenAsTextStream 'Read in the visitor number from the visitor counter file lngVisitorNumber = CLng(tsObject.ReadAll) 'Increment the visitor counter number by 1 lngVisitorNumber = lngVisitorNumber + 1 'Create a new visitor counter text file over writing the previous one Set tsObject = fsoObject.CreateTextFile(Server.MapPath("hit_count.txt")) 'Write the new visitor number to the text file tsObject.Write CStr(lngVisitorNumber) 'Reset server objects Set fsoObject = Nothing Set tsObject = Nothing Set filObject = Nothing 'HTML output to display the visitor number Response.Write("

Visitor Number") 'Display the hit count as text Response.Write(" " & lngVisitorNumber & "  
") 'Loop to display graphical digits 'For intWriteDigitLoopCount = 1 to Len(lngVisitorNumber) 'Display the graphical hit count 'Response.Write("") 'Next %>

Training and Materials

A Credo for Support
http://www.normemma.com/credwait.htm
Click on View A Credo for Support. This touching video drives home the rights and reality of those with disabilities. A video and poster are available through this website.

Head Start Training Guides
http://www.headstartinfo.org/publications/trainingguides.htm
The full text of headstart training guides are available to view and download. These include training for: Disability Services, Education, Health, Parent Involvement, and Social Services.

Audio Visual Education Network, Inc.
http://www.aven.com/
This company offers CDs and audiocassettes of major conferences of interest, including the recent Learning Brain Expo, the American Speech and Hearing Association, Society for Research in Child Development, and the Perinatal and Pediatric Health Care conferences.

Project TaCTICS
http://tactics.fsu.edu/modules.html
Provides "how to" information to family members, SLP's, OT's, PT's, early interventionists, and administrators.

The FACETS Project
www.parsons.lsi.ukans.edu/facets
A collaborative outreach program for young children with disabilities in the field of early intervention.

IFSP Web Self-Paced Tutorial
http://nncf.unl.edu/ifspweb/
IFSP Web is a self-paced tutorial designed to help parents and professionals create better Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) for young children with disabilities. The goal of the site is to educate parents and professionals on the Individual Family Service Plan, which guides the services provided to young children and families.

Apples Archives
http://webcast.cait.org/archived/apples.html
This site contains archived broadcasts from Apples Magazine on various early childhood topics.

IFSP Decision-Making Process
http://cdd.unm.edu/ec/ecn/IPSP.html
The Individualized Program Support Plan (IPSP) process used by The Early Childhood Network parallels recommended practices in terms of Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) processes. This site contains example forms, as well as more information regarding IPSP processes.

Working Together: A Family-Directed IFSP Decision Making Process for All Team Members
http://www.cwla.org/corporate/prudentialpositiveparenting.htm
Prudential Positive Parenting Curriculum
This is a free parent education curriculum for early childhood educators to use. It may be ordered on line with no shipping or handles fees.

Mid-South Telehealth Consortium.
http://utds07.utmem.edu/telemedicine/education.htm
Viewers may download archived presentations on a variety of child health topics.

Weekly Floortime Web-Based Radio Program
www.floortime.org
Join Dr. Stanley Greenspan each Thursday from 9:30-10:30 am CST for his weekly
web-based radio program which focuses on children with autism spectrum
disorders and other social and communication challenges.