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Tag Archives: families
The Chilean Down21 Group: Working Towards the Education and Inclusion of People with Down Syndrome
The Chilean Down21 Group (Down21 Chile) (in Spanish) is a network of parents, institutions, and professionals who work toward the education and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. The goals of Down21 Chile are to disseminate programs, methods, and activities … Continue reading
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Tagged down syndrome, education, families, inclusion, low-income families, research
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FEVEDI: Improving the Quality of Life and Increasing the Rights of People with Disabilities, Their Families, Their Caregivers, and Their Community in Venezuela
The Venezuelan Federation of Associations and Foundations of People with Intellectual and Psychosocial Disabilities and other Integration Disorders (FEVEDI, acronym in Spanish) (in Spanish) is a coalition of foundations and associations in Venezuela focused on improving the quality of life … Continue reading
It takes a village: Kinship Care Month
Generally speaking, a child with or without disabilities may be raised by one or both parents. However, there may be life circumstances such as the death of one or both parents, or if one or both parents are either financially, … Continue reading
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Tagged #KinshipCareMonth, addiction, addiction and recovery, adoption, advocates, Annie E. Casey Foundation, child welfare agencies, Child Welfare Information Gateway, children and youth, court system, custody, families, familiy support, foster care, foster families, grandparents, kin, kinship care arrangements, Kinship Care Month, mental health disorders, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), nonfamilial relationships, parental rights, parenting abilities, people with or without disabilities, prejudice, siblings, state and local resources, step parents, stigma, substance abuse disorders
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Cepytin Foundation: Providing Therapy Services for People with Disabilities in Colombia
The Cepytin Foundation (in Spanish), which was founded in Bogotá, Colombia in 1988, promotes the rights of youth with disabilities and recognizes the possibilities of each person in their functionality, autonomy, and independence. The Foundation provides comprehensive rehabilitation services to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cepytin Foundation, children and youth, education, employment, families, intellectual disabilities, occupational therapy, phyiscal disabilities, physical therapy, psychological therapy, rehabilitation services, social inclusion, Spanish, Spanish-language, speech therapy, therapy services
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FANE: A Mexican Foundation to Support Children with Disabilities and Their Families
The Foundation to Support Children with Special Needs (FANE, acronym in Spanish) is a non-profit agency founded in 1994 in Tijuana, México that specializes in serving children and youth with special needs, whether those needs are related to a disability … Continue reading
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Tagged #FANE, children with disabilities, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, emotional and social support, families, intellectual disabilities, neuro-physical therapy, psychotherapy, recreation therapy, Spanish, Spanish-language, speech therapy, support, teens with disabilities, training
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Educared: Educating the Educators in Peru
Educared (in Spanish), a non-profit organization in Peru funded by Fundación Telefónica Movistar (in Spanish) and “la Caixa” Foundation, helps families, teachers, professors, and other education professionals learn about new ways to teach children with and without disabilities. Educared provides … Continue reading
Resources from the NIDILRR Community for People with Spinal Cord Injury
This blog post discusses NIDILRR-funded evidence-based resources for people with spinal cord injury, their families, and the service providers that support them. Continue reading
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Tagged ADA, evidence-based resources, factsheets, families, newsletters, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Resources, Resources, SCI, service providers, spinal cord injury, tip sheets, toolkits
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Resources from the NIDILRR Community for Children with Disabilities, Their Families, and Service Providers
Children may be born with disabilities, such as physical and developmental disabilities. Some children may experience disabilities at or shortly after birth, such as cerebral palsy. Other children may not be diagnosed with disabilities until they are in school, such … Continue reading
Staying Fit Together – Family Health and Fitness Day
The second Saturday in June is Family Health and Fitness Day, organized by the National Recreation and Park Association and bringing attention to the importance of parks and recreation in keeping communities healthy. These spaces offer families of all abilities … Continue reading
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Tagged activity, families, Parks, recreation, Research In Focus
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 