Resources for Handicapped Children

Handicapped children are often some of the most positive and determined people found anywhere. They often have wonderful attitudes towards their disabilities and are more accepting of themselves than many disabled adults. One reason for this is the natural innocence, spirit and resiliency of children. There are a variety of helpful resources to help enrich the quality of life these special children enjoy. One area parents must deal with eventually is the education of their disabled child. There are several options that you may want to consider. There are public schools, private schools, special schools for the disabled and homeschooling.

Before making a decision about how you want to educate your disabled child, speak to their doctor. He or she may have a recommendation. Some children do well in public school, in special education classes. This not only teaches the disabled child to function in the real world, it helps teach altruism and tolerance to the non-disabled students. For these and other reasons many parents do enroll their children in public school. There are even school buses especially for disabled children that have wheelchair ramps and lifts. A private or special school for the disabled may be an option if you feel your child is not suited to public school.

For example, there are schools for the deaf and blind that teach people with these specific disabilities how to communicate and function on their own. Common subjects focused on in these schools include reading Braille, sign language and more. For the blind student these schools may also help them work with seeing eye dogs and even acquire an assistance dog. Dogs (and in some cases even monkeys) can be very helpful for disabled children and adults. These assistance animals can perform all kinds of tasks and provide companionship.

There are support groups for parents of handicapped children, as well as groups where these children can get together and play. There are also support groups for the kids that are conducted by professionals who are specially trained in this area. The Americans with Disabilities Act has a site where you can research more on what kind of help and support is available for children and adults with disabilities. Thanks to this particular government Act, the disabled have many rights such as handicapped parking and wheelchair accessible building entry.

 

News for the Physically Challenged:

 

Disability Rights UK
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Filmed beating of handicapped Cache student outrages community
Cache school officials are dealing with an appalling case of bullying a handicapped student.  While one student beat the handicapped boy, five students watched, while another student recorded it on camera and posted the video on YouTube...


Man charged with assaulting sister, handicapped mother
A 46-year-old man assaulted his sister and handicapped mother at his home on Link Circle on Thursday, according to the Lexington Police Department...


In case your First Appeal regarding Disability Benefits Is actually .
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County facility moves to Clinton-Macomb Library - New Baltimore Voice Newspapers

County facility moves to Clinton-Macomb Library
New Baltimore Voice Newspapers
Prior to the move of the Macomb Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the CMPL Main Library offered large print materials, low vision aids and a computer equipped with JAWS software. Morris estimated that there are now about 30000 total .

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Little relief for children with special needs - Times of India

Little relief for children with special needs
Times of India
Mahesh Pradip Patil, an orthopaedically handicapped student who is enrolled at Chhatrapati Shivaji School at Satpur received a broken tri-cycle a month ago under the SSA. The NMC has to provide supplementary aids to the CWSN such as wheelchairs, .

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Giving Back: Marines lend a hand at Pegasus Riding Academy
Marines from Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center have come to the aid of Pegasus Riding Academy for the Handicapped on Saturdays for the past two years...


Norwich study finds shortage in handicapped-accessible housing
Norwich - A new study of fair housing in Norwich shows that some neighborhoods have disproportionately high minority populations compared to the city's overall population, and there is a glaring..


Net1 issues stake to BEE partners - ITWeb

Net1 issues stake to BEE partners
ITWeb
. Wellness Community Development Project, Sosebenza Cultural Group, Ekuphumleni Frail and Aged Care Centre, Tembaletu School for Handicapped Black Children, Sinethemba HIV AIDS Support Centre, Ubuhlobo Womens Society and Imbiza Yomama Burial Society.

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ODA volunteer reaches out to disabled - Oman Tribune

ODA volunteer reaches out to disabled
Oman Tribune
By David Solomon MUSCAT Fatima Jaan Al Zedjali has the desire and passion to reach out to people with love and compassion and help the distressed and disabled in whatever way she can. She has been working with the Oman Disabled Association (ODA) for .

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Swampscott's Mangini takes part in Disabled American Veterans week at Mount . - Wicked Local

Swampscott's Mangini takes part in Disabled American Veterans week at Mount .
Wicked Local
He is a Purchaser in the department of Prosthetics and Sensory Aids. EURœJust like I used to buy tile, I now buy arms, legs, eyes, wheelchairs, ramps EUR” any prosthetic or sensory aid a particular patient might need,EUR added Mangini, who used to own .

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New Postage To Spotlight Artists With Autism - Disability Scoop
The work of eight artists with autism from around the world will be emblazoned on a series of postage stamps launching in April in honor of World Autism Awareness Day...


 

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