November 27, 2012                                                                 Info Blast



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Close to 25 % of VA Patients Have Diabetes

  

 

  

CDC estimates that nearly 26 million people in the US have diabetes. Nearly one in four Veterans receiving care from VA has diabetes. Many Veterans are at risk for diabetes due to being overweight.  

 






Meet Vets who are "Strong at the Broken Places"

 






VA presents an ongoing portrait project entitled "Strong at the Broken Places" which tells stories of courage and strength by Veterans who have moved forward in positive and constructive ways.





  

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National Family Voices!

  

Please partner with us so we can serve more families that have children with special needs, and support the state organizations assisting these families.



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AUTISM 101: BACK TO BASICS

 

12/12 2012

5:30 -- 6:30 pm

West Boca Medical Center

21644 State Road 7

Boca Raton, Florida  33428

An informational session for parents and professionals to better understand a diagnosis of

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Registration is free!

To register please call: (866) 904-9262

Please register by December 10th



Autistic Tampa Student Will Attend His Neighborhood Middle School



After waiting 57 days since the school year began, Henry Frost will be able to cross the street and walk less than the length of two football fields to attend his neighborhood middle school.

 

Frost has been taking courses at home while engaged in a dispute with Hillsborough County schools over where he should attend. Frost took his cause to Facebook and other social media and has drawn world-wide attention.

 



 
A Protest Rally

If the treatment of children with disabilities is important to you, please consider attending the Protest Rally being held at The Children's Board of Hillsborough County at 2:00 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012.

A Protest Rally will be held regarding the treatment resulting in injuries or death of children with disabilities while in Florida's schools, buses and nursing homes.  Persons with disabilities, family members, advocates and representatives of organizations who advocate on behalf of children with disabilities from across the state will converge to express their outrage!

Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012
Time: 2:00 P.M.

Location: The Children's Board of Hillsborough County
                1002 East Palm Avenue
                Tampa, FL 33605

For additional information, please contact Melissa Tremblay ([email protected])


 
 

 

 



A little exercise may help kids with ADHD focus


NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Twenty minutes of exercise may help kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) settle in to read or solve a math problem, new research suggests.

 

The small study, of 40 eight- to 10-year-olds, looked only at the short-term effects of a single bout of exercise. And researchers caution that they are not saying exercise is the answer to ADHD.

 

But it seems that exercise may at least do no harm to kids' ability to focus, they say. And further studies should look into whether it's a good option for managing some children's ADHD.

 

 



 

The ESE Advisory Council & The School District of Palm Beach County, ESE Department

Invite you to:

 

MEET THE NEW DIRECTOR OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

 

Come meet the new Director of Exceptional Education,

Will Gordillo, in an informal setting.

 

Bring your own questions and ideas!!!

 

AREA 2 BOYNTON BEACH

 

Thursday, November 29, 2012  @ 9 AM

 

Greenacres Community Center

501 Swain Blvd

Lake Worth, FL 33463

 

Just south of 10th Avenue North, between Jog and Military Trail.  

 

To register, please contact Janet Blackford at 561-434-862or e-mail [email protected]

 


 




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 16th Annual Vision Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Expo VRATE   

 

Displaying technology and services that promote independence and quality of life for those with vision loss and combined vision/hearing loss 

Read more: www.vrate.org   

 

What: VRATE (Vision Rehabilitation and Assistive         

          Technology Expo)  

 

When: Friday, November 30, 2012, 9am-4pm

 

Where: The Shriners Auditorium

            (The El Zaribah Shrine)

            552 North 40th St.

            Phoenix, Arizona 85008 

 

Cost: Free to attend and open to the public  

 

Who should attend: Anyone with vision loss or combined vision and hearing loss, and the friends, family and professionals who support them.