Your Voice in Every Page of Your Child’s IEP by EasyStand Blog on Mar 16, 2010 in Pediatrics Special Needs Parenting advocacy ChildRC.com Blog IEP Individualized Education Program parenting children with special needs school standing programs special education “It is sometimes difficult to entirely understand an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), to weed though the professional rhetoric and jargon in order to see exactly where and how your child fits. Many parents defer to the words and opinions...
The Health of Wellsville – How will government cuts affect you? (Part 1-Video) by EasyStand Blog on Mar 8, 2010 in Disability Funding Personal Stories access advocacy caregivers clinicians DME equipment government health care Health of Wellsvile healthcare reimbursement hospital Monroe Wheelchair national coalition for assistive and rehab technology NCART Quantum Rehab rehab reimbursement therapists Wellsville wheelchairs The Health of Wellsville illustrates how cuts in government reimbursement are creating a health care crisis for people with disabilities, their families and the medical professionals that care for them. Here is Part 1, of a 2 Part video. Watch Part...
Become a Great Storyteller by Lawyerist - the lawyering survival guide on Feb 3, 2010 in Lawyering Skills advocacy client clients fact statement facts legal writing oral advocacy story storytelling Every practicing lawyer, regardless of practice area, needs to be a great storyteller. At some point in the course of representing a client, effectively conveying their story will be critical to their case. When you have the spotlight, make sure you...
Barriers, Behaviors, Sub-cultures and the Homeless Population by Dare to Dream... on Oct 20, 2009 in Addictions Advocacy Corrections Mental Health Screening Prevention Surviving Traumatic Stress The Function of Emotion Affordable housing Drug addiction Homelessness Poverty I really enjoy reading the blog Kellevision.com. She says it like it is and seldom misses the point of what she's writing about. She identifies a problem in programming for homelessness and proposes a set of concepts to help clarify the situation. I...
Take NSCIA Online Survey to Improve Advocacy by EasyStand Blog on Oct 12, 2009 in Disability Funding Life in a Wheelchair Poll Random topics advocacy ALS disability advocacy disability organizations electronic survey medicare National MS Society National Spinal Cord Injury Asc. NCART nscia pva survey United Cerebral Palsy An online survey at www.spinalcord.org/survey gives wheelchair users the chance to help consumer groups and policy makers better understand and document the wheelchair selection and purchase experience. And if you complete the full survey by October...
Be Afraid: TV is Our Childrens' Nanny by Dare to Dream... on Sep 26, 2009 in Adolescent Development Advocacy Child Development Parenting Prevention Wellness behavioral health Child development Health Public health Television TV Many of the boomer adults were raised with a lot of TV. It would appear things have gotten worse. We know a lot more about what TV does to children, but it doesn't appear to have had much effect. Simple logic will tell us that the experience of TV wi...
Lawyers do Love Arguing by Lawyerist - the lawyering survival guide on Sep 16, 2009 in Lawyering Skills advocacy arguing argument debate law school Many “experts” claim that going to law school because you like to argue is a mistake. They are wrong. If you get an adrenaline rush from sticking to your guns and making a point—you are headed to the right place. Your law school classmates...
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