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Dear Santa: One Special Educators Wish List | |
A special-education teacher shares her holiday wish list in this blog post. Her list includes eternal optimism, an endless supply of new ideas and more hours in the day on her holiday wish list this year. She also wishes for qualified and caring teachers for all students and a better public perception of teachers because, she writes, the teachers she knows work hard in students' best interests. http://cecblog.typepad.com/cec/2010/12/megan-my-holiday-wish-list.html
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Kansas Autism Insurance Bill (HB 2160) Implementation: Informational Meeting | |
Autism service providers and parents of children with autism spectrum disorders are invited to attend a meeting on January 27th at The University of Kansas, Edwards Campus in Olathe from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. to discuss details of the implementation of the Kansas Autism Insurance Law (HB 2160). More Information |
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Accessible Books Free | |
During the holidays, one great activity for kids is reading holiday books! From tales of reindeer and snowmen to the history and origins of why and how we celebrate, stories can bring fun and meaning to the holidays.
This holiday, stuff your child's stocking with some great stories in accessible formats! Bookshare has a large collection of holiday books. Qualifying U.S. students may download books free.
Qualifying U.S. students: K-12 (public and private), Home-schooled students, Post-secondary (public and private), and Adult education. Funded by Office of Special Education Programs www.bookshare.org/ |
| Support Groups | |
Topeka Parent Autism Support Group Meeting
The first Wednesday of each month
For meeting information, contact:
785-272-4060 x 156
Emporia Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Support Group
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Lyon County Annex
402 Commercial, Room 114
Guest Speaker: Dr. Wes Jones, Team Leader for the Flint Hills Community Health Center's FAS Diagnostic Team
For more information, call Bev Long at 620-340-0408 X 1001 or 620-341-2076 (cell) PLEASE RSVP blong@kcsl.org |
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| Healthcare Resources | |
Health Care Reform Extends FEHB To Children Until Age 26
The Department of Health and Human services has developed a new series of brochures to help Americans understand the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and how it is improving consumer protections, lowering costs and increasing coverage
Genetic Diseases of Children...Advancing Research & Care Conference
March 7-9, 2011
Sheraton New York Towers & Hotel in New York City
http://www.wadsworth.org/events/genetics/ |
| Together WE Can Learn Conference | |
Feb. 26, 2011
Topeka, KS
Keynotes John Magg, University of Nebraska at Lincoln - Controlling Your Emotions and Behavior Regardless of How Disagreeably Others Treat You Colleen Riley, Directorof Student Support Service, Kansas State Department of Education - Systems Change using Multi -Tier System of Supports Breakout Sessions - AT as IT: Parents + Professionals = Integration
- Planning for Your Child with Special Needs
- Understanding Tests and Evaluations of Learning: How Specific Learning Disabilities Are Evaluated in Schools and by Independent Evaluators
- The Journey to Adulthood: What Parents Need to Know (Sexuality)
- Positive Behavior Support Extravaganza
- Understanding Processing Deficits
- Medical Home = Medical Team
- Technical Assistance System Network (TASN)
On-line Registration
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| Who Are We? | |
Families Together, Inc. is the statewide organization that assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities. Our program's missions is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their own children.
Families Together, Inc. is dedicated to a society that includes and values all people. We offer families the security of belonging to a support network of other parents that face similar goals, challenges and needs. |
| Help a Kid | |
Education Advocate Training
Topeka
January 27, 2010
The Education Advocate program serves more than 800 children with exceptionalties in Kansas whose parents are unknown or unavailable. We are in need of trained education advocates to act as the parent in special education processes for them.
The five hour course includes the special education law, discipline and education advocate training and is required to serve. | |
| Join Us! | |
Education Advocate Training
Topeka
January 27, 2011
Together We Can Learn Conference
Topeka
February 26, 2011
TEC Conference
Pittsburg
TBD
Family Enrichment Weekend
Great Bend
Family Enrichment Weekend
Topeka
April 8-9, 2011
*see center information
February 11-12, 2011
TEC Conference
Wichita
March 12, 2011
TEC Conference
Garden City
April 2, 2011
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