Education On All Aspects Of A Concussion

BY DR. JOHN SHUMKO, M.D., PHD AND DIANA TOTO, M.S. In the end, it all comes back to those that are concussed understanding how truly important it is to report symptoms accurately and honestly. In November 2013, Ryan Barcelona, a 14-year old from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey was playing a fierce soccer game for his club team when he suffered a hard body-to-body collision and was whipped around. At that time he was taken out […]

Will Your Life and the Life of Your Child with a Disability Be Better After Your Divorce?

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON), AND MISHA GAREY, DDS “When it comes to family arrangements, the United States has a North-South divide. Children growing up across much of the northern part of the country are much more likely to grow up with two parents than children across the South.” 1 TWO PARENT FAMILIES There is a kind of “two-parent […]

Striking A Chord: Music’s Impact On Cognitive Delays & Physical Disabilities

BOOK EXCERPT BY SHARLENE HABERMEYER, MA “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh As a young child, Anthony suffered with severe language, social, and emotional issues. Socialization was a particular challenging issue. It was difficult for him to socialize with his peers, to work independently at school, and he was argumentative with his teachers. But music changed all that. Today, Anthony attends […]

Art Is The Glue In A NYC Inclusion Program

BY LYDIE RASCHKA With a grant from the National Inclusion Project, the Marquis Studios Inclusion Program was launched in 2011. As the six year olds filled the sunny art studio, they chanted the teacher’s name, “Hiromi! Hiromi!” With her frizzy pigtails, crinkly-eyed smile, and blocky gray tunic, Hiromi Niizeki looked like a big first-grader herself. This was Ms. Niizeki’s second season teaching visual art in the Inclusion Program, a project designed by Marquis Studios. Marquis […]

The Olmstead Decision Has Been Misinterpreted

BY JILL BARKER, DAVID HART AND TAMIE HOPP The Olmstead decision, which interprets the Americans with Disabilities Act, is so clear that persistent misinterpretation by federal agencies can only be described as purposeful. INTRODUCTION The 25th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 2015 offers an opportunity to set the record straight about what the landmark Supreme Court decision, Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999)1, actually says about the ADA’s […]