Tag: Down Syndrome

Navigating The Maze Of School Choice Options

Education, Featured Topics 12/26/201612/30/2016 admin

BY WILLIAM BLACKWELL, ED.D. This article explores several key issues that parents of children with disabilities should consider and questions to ask when thinking about charter schools or voucher programs. Parents of children with disabilities have an endless series of decisions to make regarding their child’s education. These decisions include selecting a public school system that will be supportive of their child’s needs, identifying the appropriate services and supports that the school will provide, and […]

Including Young Children With Disabilities In Typical Early Childhood Settings

eParent Connect, Featured Topics 12/24/2016 admin

BY LAUREN AGORATUS, M.A. AND DENISE BOUYER-HARGROVE It is essential that families are aware their child with special needs has the right to receive care and education in the least restrictive environment along with their age-appropriate peers. Many families are unaware that their child with a disability or special need could be included in a typical child care or preschool program. Also, parents may not be aware that their child transitioning from early intervention to […]

A mom’s quest to make son with Down syndrome a model goes viral

Down Syndrome, eParent Connect 12/07/2016 admin

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Tyler Estep (October 25, 2016) Asher Nash is 15 months old and lives in Buford with his parents and older sister. He has bright blue eyes and light brown hair and loves to wear bowties. Asher Nash also has Down syndrome — and a mother who wants to share his beauty with the world. “I want the world to see just how amazing he is,” Meagan Richter Nash said Thursday, “and just how […]

10 Ways to Think about How #InclusionWorks

eParent Connect 12/02/201611/29/2016 admin 0 Comments

Celebrating NDEAM. National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) takes place every October to celebrate the accomplishments of people with disabilities in the workplace. It’s also a time to reflect on ways that employers, workers, people with disabilities and others can build on that success and strengthen workplace inclusion. NDEAM began as a week-long observance in 1945; since then, it has evolved into a month-long celebration. This year’s theme is #InclusionWorks, which focuses on the key […]

Talking Finances with Your Child’s Pediatrician

eParent Connect, Featured Topics 11/19/2016 admin 0 Comments

GENETIC ALLIANCE BY BY CLAIRE MENA As the leaves begin to fall, we find ourselves picking out pumpkins, searching for creative costumes, and baking holiday-inspired treats with our little ones. While the temperature declines daily and the holidays lurk right around the corner, there is more than festivities that we should prepare for; we should financially prepare for our children’s healthcare. In a time when a family-centered relationship with your physician is becoming increasingly present, […]