In this issue
:: Actress Looks To Create No-Cost Autism Center
:: 'Healthy Kids Day - YMCA'
:: Resources & Helpful Links
:: CALENDER OF EVENTS
:: Girl Without Hands Wins National Handwriting Award
:: The hit show "Glee" returns Tuesday
:: Day For The Family Fair -
:: In Breakthrough, Study Finds Cerebral Palsy Treatable..
:: Calling all self-advocates!
:: WIN FREE WRIGHTSLAW MATERIALS!!!!
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 Actress Looks To Create No-Cost Autism Center

Actress Holly Robinson Peete says she wants to create a comprehensive care center for those with autism akin to what St. Jude Children's Research Hospital offers kids with cancer.

Peete, who has a 14-year-old son with autism and is active in the advocacy community through her work with her own HollyRod Foundation and as an Autism Speaks board member, says there needs to be a place for families to try different therapy models without breaking the bank.

 

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 'Healthy Kids Day - YMCA'

Saturday, April 28, 2012 11:00 am  

Contact Info: Kathleen Heagney:             305-248-5189      
     
Email:
URL:

  YMCA of Greater Miami 
 
Take on Summer at the YMCA's Healthy Kids Day, a free community event with fun activities for kids and families, health information, and info about staying active this summer at the YMCA

Location of Events
 (Various Locations):


Homestead YMCA 
Family Center and Preschool  
1034 NE 8 Street  
Homestead, FL 33030 
 
Village of Allapattah YMCA 
Family Center and Preschool  
2370 NW 17 Ave  
Miami, FL 33142

North Pointe YMCA 
Family Center  
7351 NW 186 Stree 
Miami, FL 33015   
 
   Resources & Helpful Links

     CALENDER OF EVENTS

& FREE WEBINARS
    
Girl Without Hands Wins National Handwriting Award

Annie Clark was born with no hands, but that's not stopping the Pennsylvania first-grader who just won a national penmanship contest.

Clark, 7, was honored this week by Zaner-Bloser, an education publishing company, as one of two winners of its annual handwriting contest for students with disabilities. She received a trophy and a $1,000 prize.

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The hit show "Glee" returns Tuesday for a nine-episode run on Fox this spring and so too does the show's inclusion of characters with disabilities.

Last fall, actress Lauren Potter, 19, who has Down syndrome, debuted on the show as Becky Jackson, the school's newest cheerleader, or Cheerio. Now, Potter is back for two more episodes - "The Power of Madonna," airing April 20, and "Home," airing April 27.

 

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Day For The Family Fair - Jose Marti Park'

Date: Saturday, April 28, 2012
11:00 am
      Contact Info: Alejandra Salgado:                  305-279-1155          
Email: alejandra@amigosforkids.org
 

Organization Name: Amigos For Kids
Type of event: Annual event aimed at promoting family strength by providing families information services and educational seminars. Additionally, Amigos For Kids, invites other community organizations that offer free/minimal charge services to children and families from the Little Havana area.

Location of Event:
Jose Marti Park
    351 SW 4th Street   
 
 
In Breakthrough, Study Finds Cerebral Palsy Treatable

Medication may be able to sharply alter the course of cerebral palsy, scientists said Wednesday, after finding that animals with the developmental condition responded remarkably to a new treatment.

Within five days of being given an anti-inflammatory drug, researchers found that newborn rabbits with cerebral palsy made dramatic progress. The animals were able to walk and hop, tasks they'd had great difficulty with prior to the treatment.

  

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The Family Network on Disabilities National Pooled Trust helps ensure that those with special needs may retain access to their assets and still qualify for state and federal assistance, such as Medicaid and SSI.  


 
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FND University is a 24 hour, online distance learning system that will allow you to take a variety of trainings from the comfort of your own home.  This fully interactive training platform will also enable you to keep a transcript of all of your courses and receive a certificate of completion as each one is completed. Trainings include topics such as: Understanding IDEA, Parental engagement, effective communication, conflict resolution, and more.


  

Calling all self-advocates!

   

Are you a young adult with disabilities who has gone through the transition process while in school?

 

Would like to help others in developing their self-advocacy skills and self-confidence for that process?  

If you answer yes, then we have the job for you!   

The Parents of the Panhandle Information Network Program (POPIN) is currently seeking a 20 hour per week Youth Mentor to provide training and assistance to  

other young adults with disabilities on self-determination and self-advocacy.   

This position involves public speaking and requires some light travel.  

Applicants must live within the region they serve, have basic

computer knowledge,and have access to the internet. This region includes all of the counties within the Panhandle of Florida from Escambia to Alachua.  

And   

The Parent Education Network Program (PEN) and the Family Support, Training, Awareness, and Resources Program (Family STAR) are currently seeking  

 a combined 30 hour per week Youth Mentor to provide training and assistance

to other young adults with disabilities on self-determination and self-advocacy.  

  This position involves public speaking and requires some light travel. Applicants must live within the region they serve, have basic computer knowledge, and have access to the internet. This region includes the following counties: Lee, Collier, Hendry,  

Glades, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Monroe, and Miami-Dade.

 

For more information, please contact Tara Bremer at 800-825-5736 or email your resume to employment@fndusa.org.

 


    

WIN FREE WRIGHTSLAW MATERIALS!!!!

 

 As a thank you to everyone who attends a webinar hosted by the Parents of the Panhandle Information Network (POPIN), we are offering a prize drawing each month.  For every webinar you attend in a month, your name will be added to the drawing.  The more webinars you attend, the more chances you have to win.

  

April and May's prizes are a set of 3 Wrightslaw books:

  

1. From Emotion to Advocacy

2. All about IEPs   

3. Special Education Law, Second Edition


 

The winners names will be drawn on April 30th  and May 31st.  Good Luck!

To register for POPIN Webinars, Click here   

 

 

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