Guest Post by Justino Cabarles, Principal I (On detail at Reg’l Planning Office) at DepEd Region V, Philippines
How important is education to a grade school pupil? Riza V. Abaño never met American educator Horace Mann, but she lives the philosophy of Mann, who once said that a person doesn’t reach his full potential until he [...]
Two mothers of special needs children founded this remarkable nonprofit agency to help families by raising money for adaptive equipment not covered by health insurance.
The Safety Sleeper™ from Heiko Spallek on Vimeo.
December 2011 Marilyn Gawalek recently adopted 4 Paws Service Dog Tye, a lovely, loving golden retriever who was unable to perform because of hip dysplasia. Gawalek searched for a place Tye could put his training to use, and trained him as a listening dog. Listening dogs are used at libraries to support struggling reading companions [...]
By Suzanne Rust
Lauren Elizabeth Rust, seven years old, was born with a mild/moderate loss in the low/high frequencies and her loss has progressed to severe/profound in the low/high frequencies.
Although she reads lips well, Lauren Elizabeth has difficulty hearing when people are not facing her. She currently wears hearing aids that work to translate the high/mid [...]
By Misherald “Missy” Brown
As parents we all have our dreams and expectations of what our children should be like, but have you ever thought about what it feels like to live as a child who people see as different . . . but as a parent, you see this child as a special little person [...]
By Delmer and Ann Michelle Brower
Our son, Kennan James Brower, is seven-and-a-half years old. At age three, we noticed some things weren’t quite right, but did not know how serious it was until a little over a year ago.
We discovered that because of nicotine, alcohol, and cocaine exposure in utero, he has the following [...]
By Colleen Siau
On January 5, 2011, at four months old, Evie’s life changed. All of our lives changed. Evie went to the hospital that morning after having her first of over twenty seizures ranging from 2-45 minutes each. Two days later, it was confirmed that she had Sturge-Weber Syndrome.
Sturge-Weber is characterized by [...]
By Christina McConnell
Aarilynne McConnell is a bright, sweet, and very beautiful 3 ½-year-old little girl who lives with her parents, an older sister, and a younger sister in Summerville, SC. However, Aarilynne suffers from several debilitating medical complications as well as global developmental delays (GDD).
Aarilynne was born 6 weeks prematurely after a complicated pregnancy. We [...]
