Tag: Intellectual disability

Defining “Civilization”

Featured Topics, Healthcare 07/20/2016 admin 0 Comments

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON) AND MISHA GAREY, DDS “Most health care providers receive little or no education in caring for people with (disabilities) during their formal training… From a provider’s financial standpoint, there is a complete lack of incentives to treat this patient population…” Definitions of Civilization Dictionary: The total culture of a people, nation, period. 2nd definition: […]

Inclusion In Sports

Military 07/16/201607/15/2016 admin 0 Comments

BY JENNIFER WOODWORTH, PSY.D. Often, inclusion is a word used in education when a child with special needs is included in a typical classroom, with or without an aide. What about outside of school? How does inclusion work when coaches or other group leaders are not informed, do not understand the challenges that your child faces, or how to handle them? It is possible and beneficial to include children of all abilities in recreational activities […]

Direct Support Professionals Workforce

What's Happening 07/14/201607/14/2016 admin 0 Comments

AAIDD and NADSP Issue a Joint Position Statement Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have long sought lives where they can be fully contributing and valued members of their communities. Federal regulations including the Americans with  Disabilities Act (ADA), and more recently the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule and the US Department of Labor Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) have set forth standards […]

Are We There Yet? Make Summer Trips Extra Memorable

eParent Connect, Featured Topics 07/13/201607/12/2016 admin 0 Comments

BY KAREN KABAKI-SISTO, M.S. CCC-SLP Your child ought to be a highly active participant in your family getaway – and more confident and excited than ever to share their experiences with others. Summer vacations, an important part of childhood, create lasting memories. You can help your child with special needs enjoy all of the awe and wonderment of those special family getaways with the following suggestions! BEFORE THE VACATION TIME CONCEPTS Mark the date of […]

ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL GUIDE & RESOURCES 2016

Featured Topics, Mobility 07/11/201607/25/2016 admin 0 Comments

BY IDA KEIPER AND JESEMINE JONES; ILLUSTRATIONS BY BREE RUBIN When you travel and explore the world with your children, you have the opportunity to share their experiences and enthusiasm. On the other hand, children also benefit from traveling. For travel is full of teachable moments and, for children with special needs, the experiences are no different. Travel provides opportunities for them to practice and improve social and communication skill and promotes cognitive growth. Families […]