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By Tim Gort | The Grand Rapids Press Follow on Twitter on April 28, 2013 at 8:18 AM With daughters Eliza, left, and Gwen, right, Tim Gort has a combined 13 years of experience pushing wheelchairs. As a father of two children with cerebral palsy, I have a combined 13 years of experience pushing wheelchairs. [...]
Amy Brenneman is best known for her TV roles on Private Practice, NYPD Blue and Judging Amy, which was based on her real life mother, who was a state superior court judge in Connecticut. As the wife and mom of two, daughter, Charlotte, and son, Bodhi, Brenneman is heavily involved in her children’s school, CHIME. [...]
In conjunction with the Power of Parenting, Patty Clark will be presenting “The Beauty & Joys of Parenting” on Tuesday, April 23 from 5-7:40PM at Thunder Bay Junior High School in Alpena. The cost is $5 per family, and includes dinner, keynote (Patty Clark), breakout sessions, & children’s activities. Advance registration is required by April [...]
Disability Network’s Parent Network members have linked with Jill Fouch, an ASD Instructor from East Grand Rapids Public School. Jill will be in Traverse City on Tuesday, April 2, and has offered to present to our Parent Network about her experiences with inclusion at her school. Please join us April 2 at 4pm at Disability [...]
By Marcie Lipsitt, NCLD Parent Leader If only? Parents are there: confident, ready, and relaxed. I walk in as the educational advocate and am not viewed as an adversary or pit bull. All of your child’s service providers are in attendance, and if there are evaluation results, they are clear and easy for parents to [...]
By Amy S.F. Lutz Earlier this year, I was out to dinner with a friend and our combined eight kids. My 14-year-old son, Jonah, who has autism, was very excited about the imminent arrival of his hamburger and french fries, so he was acting as he does when he’s happy: bouncing in his seat, clapping his [...]
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health is now certified to provide the groundbreaking, two-day Mental Health First Aid Course to Northern Michigan. Similar in concept to traditional First Aid and CPR, Mental Health First Aid is assistance provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a crisis. The Mental Health First Aid Course [...]
Disability Network will be hosting a Parent Network & Family Gathering on May 22 from 6:30-8pm at Traverse Area Community Sailing (TACS). Steve Rutkowski (TACS Board Member), Barb Hutchens (TACS Volunteer), Zoe Onthank (Sailing Student) will present about accessible sailing and also provide the opportunity for participants to try out adaptive boats on Boardman Lake. Families [...]
BY MICHAEL WALTON mwalton@record-eagle.comTraverse City Record-Eagle TRAVERSE CITY — A new 911 service gives emergency operators and responders more information about 911 callers in Grand Traverse County. Grand Traverse County is the first county in Michigan to purchase the Smart911 software service, which lets citizens create online profiles that link a wide range of information [...]