If your child has special needs it may not be so simple to purchase an appropriate toy. You generally can’t walk into a Walmart, Target, Toys ‘R’ Us or your local dollar store and pick out the item your child wants or needs. Thankfully we live in 2011 (what did people do 20 years ago? [...]
What an amazing experience! I was so honored to be able to volunteer with Mr. Ed Krass, my gym teacher from elementary school, to run a full inclusion floor hockey league. The fact that there was a high energy sport that allowed high-functioning children to play in a team setting, when they normally have difficulty, [...]
Autism Insurance Reform Battles Nationwide, few private insurance companies or other employee benefit plans cover autism therapies. In fact, most insurance companies designate autism as a diagnostic exclusion, meaning that no autism-specific services are covered. State Legislatures all over the country have been pushing to pass Autism Insurance Reform that would create laws forcing insurance companies to [...]
A Recap of Floor Hockey and Registration Information for the Spring Soccer League Under the guidance of Ed Krass, a physical education teacher of 45 years, The Friendship Circle has successfully completed the first season of The Friendship Circle Floor Hockey League! The Friendship Circle Floor Hockey League was a real, competitive league with team placement, practices and [...]
It Wasn’t Until His Parents Died That Jeff Daly Learned What Happened to His Younger Sister Who Disappeared 47 Years Earlier. The video below tells an amazing tale about what happened to children with special needs decades ago, how far we have come today and how much more we need to do. The story is [...]
Starting a conversation with “Please don’t take this the wrong way” or “I hope this doesn’t upset you” doesn’t mean that you can then go on to be cruel, insensitive or intolerant. It just means that really you know you are about to make a wrong decision but haven’t bothered to find an alternative. Now [...]
Inclusion does not happen through forced integration into society. It must be fostered through proper planning, preparation and assistance. The goal is only achieved when everyone is contributing their talents with the support and services they need. Once the proper environment has been established, we begin to see the unique ability of others to contribute. [...]
In the past couple of days, I had the privilege of participating in a wonderful conference in New York City called ADVANCE: The Ruderman Jewish Special Needs Funding Conference. This conference was put on in partnership with the Jewish Funders Network, the Jewish Federations of North America, and Combined Jewish Philanthropy. Its purpose was to bring representatives [...]
The world has watched with fascination as 33 miners were pulled to safety yesterday. 1,500 journalists from 39 countries camped out in the desert to cover this story live. Go to the internet news site of your choice and you could have watched it live. Leaders the world over sent messages of congratulations. President Barack Obama held [...]
On September 5th Friendship Circle held its 5th Annual Walk4Friendship. 5,000 walkers came out to show their support for Friendship Circle and individuals with special needs. Check out the recap of an unbelievable event! Where you at Walk4Friendship? Please take this short survey. » Go Now Photos of Walk4Friendship ’10 » Go Now You can [...]
