When Joe and Donna Duffey’s daughter, Laura, became engaged to be married recently, she had not given much thought as to the type of wedding she wanted. There was only one thing she was sure of: she wanted her youngster sister Maddie, who is diagnosed with autism and attends classes at Melmark, to be part…
New Books On Autism
Title: Autistic Logistics: A Parent’s Guide to Tackling Bedtime, Toilet Training, Tantrums, Hitting, and Other Everyday Challenges Author: Kate C. Wilde Paperback & E-book Have you ever wished that your child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) came with a manual? This book provides just that, offering clear, precise, step-by-step advice on everything you want to…
Finding Their Voices
Camp Program Helps Kids Who Use Computers To Communicate Every August, a caravan pulls up at Camp Chatterbox in New Jersey and when the car doors open, campers pile out to begin a fun-packed week of activities. Some are Chatterbox veterans, others are tentative newcomers, but all of them are excited to be there for an…
Latest Stats, Facts & Numbers On Wheelchairs
KD Smart Chair recently released an infographic that visualizes the latest numbers, facts and figures on the history of wheelchairs, top wheelchair accessible countries to travel to, industry market outlook, employed wheelchairs users and much more.
Accomodating Two Wheelchair Users At Once
ACCOMMODATING TWO WHEELCHAIR USERS AT ONCE: MOBILITY VENTURES’ MV-1 The Mobility Venture’s MV-1 is in a class of its own as being recognized as the only American made, purpose built accessible vehicle that has the ability to accommodate two wheelchair users and has passed rigorous highway crash test standards to successfully demonstrate safe occupant protection. “For government fleets,…
The Save Babies Through Screening Foundation
Comprised of volunteers whose lives have been touched by newborn screening (NBS), Save Babies Through Screening Foundation is the only advocacy organization in the country dedicated to Newborn Screening. SBTS aims to educate parents, pediatric healthcare providers and policy makers about available comprehensive Newborn Screening, the importance of obtaining positive or other test results requiring…
Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear, M.D., PH.D Receives Award For Excellence In Newborn Health
Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear, M.D., Ph.D, medical advisor for the Save Babies Through Screening Foundation, was recently awarded the prestigious R. Rodney Howell Award, for Excellence in Newborn Health. The Newborn Foundation honors leaders in newborn health, technology, policy and advocacy at their yearly awards gala, held this year in Minneapolis. Dr. Lloyd-Puryear is an accomplished…
Children’s Specialized Hospital’s New Tool Helps Parents Choose Insurance
Children’s Specialized Hospital is the first children’s hospital in the country to create a tool to help parents of children with special needs choose the best health insurance product for their family. As the nation’s largest provider of pediatric specialty care services and pioneer in the treatment of children with complex medical needs, providing families…
Mobility Ventures Recognized by National Automobile Dealers Association
Mobility Ventures LLC, designer and manufacturer of the MV-1, the only American vehicle purpose-built and designed from the ground up in support of people who use wheelchairs, is honored to announce being named the first ever “Wheelchair Accessible” automobile in the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Commercial Truck Guide. NADA member dealers must subscribe to…
Super Undies Introduces New Hybrid Potty-Training Pants
What’s so “hybrid” about them? This new innovative pair of training pants uses either disposable inserts or cloth inserts.
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