Recently added articles from The Exceptional Parent:
Benetech launches new Bookshare library.(WHAT'S HAPPENING)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Bookshare, the world's largest accessible online library for people with print disabilities, has been completely rebuilt with state-of-the-art Web technology to make it significantly easier for individuals with print disabilities to access the books they want and need. The new design ...
Grants for autism program.(WHAT'S HAPPENING)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation is the first foundation in the United States with the specific mission of providing grants to programs that benefit adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and has awarded grants since 2002. Programs and services include residential, ...
New Web collaboration service for children with special needs.(WHAT'S HAPPENING)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Founded in 2008, Parlerai Inc. is the result of the collaboration of Kristin and Jon Erickson, the parents of a child with special needs. The Ericksons designed and built the Web site, Parlerai.com, partly out of sheer need for themselves and partly due to the desire to provide a better ...
Help with special needs care services.(WHAT'S HAPPENING)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Every child is different, as is every family, but there are common concerns that link parents of children with special needs, including the challenge of finding appropriate care and accommodations. With this in mind, Care.com, the premier source of trustworthy family care options, launched ...
On the audacity of wanting to be shot out of a cannon.(end of life care)
Apr 01, 2009; ... I go to lots of meetings. It's part of my learning and networking portfolio. In the clinical meetings I attend, the "case presentation" is often the standard teaching and learning point. It is the case presentation that the all-important "so what" is given its walk in the sun ....