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Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Piece Me Birds
Bird and...the Piece Me...Piece Me Birds...Me Birds app...Buddha. Piece Me...Piece Me Birds...Me Birds is...of Piece Me...Piece Me Puzzle...design, Piece Me...Piece Me Birds...Me Birds is...colored pieces of...a bird drawing,...the pieces into...the bird's outline....the piece in...the bird, and...actual birdsong...particular bird. The...the bird dance....about birds....The Piece Me...Piece Me Birds...Me Birds app...which bird you...to piece together...Piece Me...Piece Me Birds...Me Birds is...
News > Sports
Rafer Johnson Continues to Nurture Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Dream!
...Special Olympics. I am dedicating this piece to the best of what he caught on camera....she caught her breath she introduced me to her two heroes, her brothers, William...and James MacDonald. They both told me how fantastic it was to see all of their...were her heroes. "My brothers protect me, they are my guardian angles!" Her mother's...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Autism: Beyond the Nonverbal Label
...Dashiell elaborated on a piece of writing he contributed...people didn't make fun of me. They don't see me....of me. They don't see me. They only see my disability....by people who tease me. I hope my story will...condition that gives me the ability to see things...only thing that makes me different is that my...only thing that keeps me...
News > Technology
Ruby Dee Overcomes Brain Injury with Cookbook
...street, and the driver of a car didn't see me. I'm guessing–the more I try to piece...see me. I'm guessing–the more I try to piece it together, you know, years down the...of their driveway and they didn't see me." Ruby swerved to avoid being hit by...been in the car behind Ruby. "She saw me swerve, hit the hole and go flying,"...
Financial > Grants
Susie Bean Helps Families with Special Needs
...medication, counseling, health insurance, and respite care. "It is apparent to me that these services are expensive and no one agency has enough funding, staff,...photography. She takes artistic photographs of toys, such as paint brushes, puzzle pieces and stuffed animals, which she then prints on children's clothes and stationery....
News > Employment
Artists with Disabilities Gain "Momentum"
...Institution in Washington, DC. The chosen pieces embody the theme "Momentum" and examine...that "being in a wheelchair has stopped me from physically going places, but it...going places, but it hasn't stopped me from traveling to the unexplored places...help but to reflect on who inspired me the most." The haunting black and white...
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Navigating Spasticity Treatments in Cerebral Palsy: Botox, SDR, and Orthotics Explained
...The orthotist fitted your child for new braces. Each specialist was confident. None of them acknowledged what the others said. You're left trying to piece together which treatment your child needs, whether these options work together or replace each other, and why no one is giving you the full picture....
Financial > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Access Services While You Wait (and How to Jump the Line)
...to fund personal care, respite, supported employment, adult day services: the supports that make community living possible. Without them, families piece together what they can afford or rely on aging caregivers working past retirement. The wait is real. But most families don't know there are three ways...
Legal > Housing
Your Complete Guide to Disability Housing Rights Under Federal Law
...situation, what you can demand from your landlord, and what happens if they say no. This isn't another overview. This is the framework you've been trying to piece together: which federal law covers your housing type, what reasonable accommodations and modifications mean in practice, how assistance animals work...
Financial > Government Benefits
What Happens to Your Child's Medicaid and Care If You Lose Your Job
...cases, lower household income improves eligibility. But you have decisions to make quickly, and the first 60 days matter. Here's what happens to each piece of your child's care, what you need to do, and when. Does Losing Your Job Affect Your Child's Medicaid? Not directly. And in some cases, it helps. Children's...
Education > Accommodations
The Complete Assistive Technology Guide for School: From Pencil Grips to AAC Devices
...make sure your child's IEP addresses this correctly. What Assistive Technology Is. Under federal law, assistive technology is defined as any item, piece of equipment, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability. That definition...
Assistive Tech > Vision
Victory Amps Built the First Braille Guitar Amplifier. Now Anyone Can Order One.
...based in England. Inside was a Duchess MKII V40 Combo. When he ran his fingertips across the control panel, he felt something he had never felt on a piece of musical equipment: braille. "When I felt the braille on this amp, my whole world changed instantly. I was free to do it on my own for the first time,...