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Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Many parks and recreation departments have programs for people with disabilities of all ages. These programs are often called adaptive recreation. Learn about adaptive recreation in the City of Plano. Then check out your local recreation center!
Categories: Family Support
Even if it has been a long time, it’s important for caregivers to start taking care of themselves. Catching up on my healthcare and doing things just for me has made me happier and healthier.
Categories: Family Support
School doesn’t start or end when the bell rings. The student experience should include access to and participation in school-sponsored or related activities. This includes extracurricular and co-curricular activities.
Categories: Education & Schools
Thinking about the future can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
Once we know why segregation, oppression and unemployment occur, barriers can be removed and the quality of life for people living with disabilities will improve.
Categories: Family Support, Transition to Adulthood
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills go beyond academics. Everyday life provides opportunities to apply these skills. During my son’s educational career, a lack of critical thinking and problem-solving skills was often noted in his Individualized Education Plan paperwork. While he may struggle with these skills academically, he solves problems all the time in his daily life.
Categories: Education & Schools, Transition to Adulthood
My love language is giving. I love nothing more than watching someone light up with joy when they open a gift. The memories are priceless! I hold each one close to my heart.
Categories: Family Support
A disability service provider supports persons who have a disability. They can help with day-to-day tasks, with community access, social activities and work. Transportation, confidence, self-determination and self-advocacy are other areas a disability service provider can assist with.
Categories: Family Support
Being a parent and raising a child into adulthood comes with great responsibility. This sense of responsibility can be accompanied by more worry for the parent or caregiver of a child with a disability.
Categories: Family Support
The A Look Ahead (ALA) Conference Series is a collaboration between four non-profit organizations - The Arc of DFW (Dallas Fort Worth) Area, The Self-Determination Group, First United Methodist Church of Arlington, and Families for Effective Autism Treatment North Texas. It was established in 2015 and is held four times per year.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood