Newborn Screening
Genetic Alliance released a Request for Applications for the 2013 Consumer Task Force on Newborn Screening and is currently accepting applications. Individuals with an interest in newborn screening, particularly parents of children who have been affected by newborn screening, are eligible to apply. The Consumer Task Force on Newborn Screening was created to engage a range of stakeholders with an interest in newborn screening policies, activities, and current events. Read more here.
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Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita, Movies Focusing on Autism and Dyslexia
Luke, 25, is a young men with autism and has lived a sheltered life with his grandparents. But his world is turned upside down when his grandmother dies and he is forced to live with his dysfunctional relatives who have no patience for him or his senile grandfather, who they quickly force into a nursing home. Luke is left with his grandfather's final semi-coherent words: "Get a job. Find a girl. Live your own life. Be a man!" For the first time in his life, Luke has a mission. He is about to embark on a quest. Watch movie trailer here. The Big Picture, sponsored by the Fundamental Learning Center, follows two individuals with Dyslexia, and provides intimate observations by the mothers of young adults and children reveal a unique and often painful picture: in spite of high levels of intelligence and creativity, they struggle with things that the rest of the population does automatically. For a complete listing of Tallgrass International Film Festival in Wichita, click here.
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Coming Up at Families Together
Education Advocate Training
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Independent Living Resource Center, Wichita
Find out about more Families Together events on our website and Facebook page!
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Understand the NEW Voting Laws in Kansas
Click HERE to view changes in printable version.
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Contact Us
Topeka Parent Center
(785) 233-4777 or (800) 264-6343
Garden City Parent Center
(620) 276-6364 or (888) 820-6364
Kansas City Parent Center
(913) 287-1970 or (877) 499-5369
Wichita Parent Center
(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364
Statewide Spanish Parent Line
(800) 499-9443
Wichita Administrative Center
(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364
All toll free numbers are for Kansas parents & education advocates.
www.familiestogetherinc.org
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