Sentences with phrase «lives of children with disabilities»

4 Paws for Ability is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that enriches the lives of children with disabilities by the training and placement of quality, task trained service dogs to provide increased independence for the children and assistance to their families.

Kessler Foundation is excited to provide scientific expertise to change the lives of children with disabilities, as we have done for thousands of adults.

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Other measures include: • remove rule limiting Child Tax Credit (CTC) to one claimant per household (to allow two or more families sharing a house to claim the CTC); • repeal $ 10,000 cap on medical expense tax credit claims made on medical costs incurred for an eligible dependent; • easier access to funds in Registered Disability Savings Plans for beneficiaries with shortened life spans; • improved Employment Insurance benefits to parents of gravely ill, murdered, or missing children; and • enhanced ability to make transfers between individual RESPs, and better access to RESP funds for post-secondary students studying outside Canada.

This year, Hillary Clinton has better policy proposals to help improve the lives of women, children, and families than Donald Trump, whose pro-life convictions are lukewarm at best, and whose mass deportation plan would rip hundreds of thousands of families apart, whose contempt for Latinos, Muslims, refugees and people with disabilities would further marginalized the «least of these» among us, and whose support for torture and targeting civilians in war call into question whether Christians who support him are truly pro-life or simply anti-abortion.

Most could keep their head above the murky waters, but I drowned in them, my mind and soul became as a vegetable, void of all emotions and life, there are ones that have my testimony when God apprehended me and manifested Himself to me, that I became One with Him in His life: I was a walking zombie and nothing more at that time, a vessel for my master use being cared for by my adult children on disability with a grade 5 education, with ADDHD and dyslexia, I couldn't even spell or string 2 sentences together that made any sense: All that has been done in my life for the last 11 yrs.

• Professional support reduces both familial stress and general life stress for fathers of children with disabilities (for review, see Lamb & Laumann - Billings, 1997).

• Fathers and mothers tend to experience the challenges of raising a child with disabilities differently, mothers reporting more day to day stress and fathers diminished satisfaction with family life (for review see Lamb & Laumann - Billings, 1997).

With five years of clinical experience and nearly ten years of experience supporting individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages, Melanie offers a unique approach to addressing difficult behaviors, as well as the physical, emotional, and sensory regulation challenges that are often a big part of a child's lWith five years of clinical experience and nearly ten years of experience supporting individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages, Melanie offers a unique approach to addressing difficult behaviors, as well as the physical, emotional, and sensory regulation challenges that are often a big part of a child's lwith developmental disabilities of all ages, Melanie offers a unique approach to addressing difficult behaviors, as well as the physical, emotional, and sensory regulation challenges that are often a big part of a child's life.

As well as child poverty this will include a focus on disability, with one in three disabled adults of working age living in poverty.

Changes to welfare will account for # 11bn worth of savings by 2014/15, the chancellor said, with changes to child benefits, housing benefits and the disability living allowance.

But we're also grappling with some long - term issues around adoption, the care system, and children with disabilities, to make life better for some of the most vulnerable children in society.»

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said that Labour should «never be trusted» with people's money again, [95] while Labour was also accused of electioneering after Darling announced a 1.5 percent rise in Child Benefit and Disability Living Allowance from April 2010 — weeks ahead of an expected election — but made no comment on whether the rise could be sustained after April 2011.

They buried their dead, most likely with grave goods, and cared for their living: A child born with hydrocephalus, sometimes called water on the brain, lived with profound disability until the age of 3 or so, a feat only possible with patient, loving care.

«This budget, if enacted, would jeopardize our nation's educational, scientific and health enterprises and limit access to critically needed mental and behavioral health services,» said Antonio E. Puente, president of the American Psychological Society (APS) in Washington, D.C. «These cuts would disproportionately affect people living in poverty, people with serious mental illness and other disabilities, women, children, people living with HIV / AIDS, older adults, ethnic and racial minorities, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ community.»

Across 10 different areas of life, adolescents with cerebral palsy only ranked their quality of friend and peer relationships as on average lower than adolescents in the general population, challenging the widespread perception that adolescents with disabilities have unhappy, unfulfilled lives», says lead author Allan Colver, Professor of Community Child Health at Newcastle University in the UK.

The program is supported by Kessler Foundation, along with the National Institutes of Health, Children's Specialized Hospital, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.

Between the challenges of school, OT and other therapies and busy home lives, the yoga classroom may very well be the only place a child with a disability is really able to relax during the week.

Longoria is founder of «The Eva Longoria Foundation» dedicated to helping Latinas build better futures for themselves through education and entrepreneurship; co-founder of «Eva's Heroes,» which enriches the lives of adolescents with developmental disabilities; and is national spokesperson for «Padres Contra el Cancer,» a nonprofit that is committed to improving the quality of life for children with cancer.

«If children with disability are denied a quality education by an under - funded schools system this will affect every part of the rest of their lives.

«Our ambition is for Seven Stories to be a hub for parents and carers of children with disabilities to socialise, play and learn more about how to enrich their children's lives through the wonderful world of children's books.»

A variety of modern gadgets that are used by ordinary people in everyday life also contributes to the education of different categories of children including ones with disabilities.

Denying children with a disability the chance to go to school only further reinforces the stigma and discrimination they will face for the rest of their lives.

For more than five decades, Congress has consistently recognized and acted on the need to promote fair and equal access to public schools for: children of color; children living in poverty; children with disabilities; homeless, foster and migrant children; children in detention; children still learning English; Native children; and girls as well as boys.

The district schools still enroll a majority of Newark children, including a higher percentage of those living in extreme poverty or with learning disabilities, but now they're less equipped to serve them.

► Improved educational programs, opportunities, and outcomes for students from low - income families, students of color, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, students living in temporary housing, LGBTQ students, and students involved in the child welfare or the juvenile or criminal justice systems.

Preparing for the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program - The Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program (SRCLP) is federally funded competitive grant program intended to improve the literacy skills of children birth through 12th grade, with a priority on serving children living in poverty, English learners, and children with disabilities.

Parents of children with disabilities can experience significant anxiety when it comes to allowing another person to assume such an important role in their child's life.

If immigrants are targeted, children whose parents are immigrants or who are immigrants themselves will live in fear of deportation.36 If Medicaid is cut, not only will it increase the number of uninsured children without access to needed medical care, but it will also put the jobs of thousands of school nurses, psychologists, and physical therapists at risk.37 This would hurt health outcomes for many children, especially those with disabilities.

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We have school districts with few needy children, and those with high concentrations of children living in poverty, English language learners and students with disabilities.

Children with severe cognitive disabilities and autism need to be evaluated to identify areas of function or life skills that they need to learn in order to gain functional independence.

Her current program of research investigates how social, cultural, and institutional practices influence inclusion, protection, and education for children with disabilities living in Zambia.

National Center for Learning Disabilities: NCLD is an organization committed to improving the lives of children and adults with learning and attention issues by empowering parents and young adults, transforming schools, and advocating for equal rights and opportunities.

As a fight for resources towards these broad goals, the CCJEF paralleled past fights for the educational rights of Black and Latinx children, children living in poverty, bilingual children, as well as children with disabilities.

Life After Pre-K: Looking at Kindergarten Assessment presented material for attendees to understand the components of a statewide comprehensive assessment system for all children birth to kindergarten, identify the current status of kindergarten assessments as well as commonalities / variations across states and challenges in developing kindergarten entrance assessments, identify challenges and opportunities for including children with disabilities in statewide assessments, and understand the experiences of the State of North Carolina in implementing a kindergarten assessment.Jim Squires presented with Cindy Bagwell (NC Department of Public Instruction), Mary McLean (Head Start National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning / University of Florida) and Catherine Scott - Little (UNC - Greensboro) at the 2015 National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute.

In terms of achievement, charter schools do not serve similar proportions of students living in poverty, bilingual children, and children with disabilities when compared to the local districts where they are located.

Based in Davidson, NC, the ECAC «is a private non-profit parent organization committed to improving the lives and education of ALL children through a special emphasis on children with disabilities.»

NCLB mandated that states judge schools and districts, and impose punishments, based on test scores of the entire school and district and of subgroups of students: different ethnic groups, English language learners, children living in poverty and students with disabilities.

(1997) E652: Current Research in Post-School Transition Planning (2003) E586: Curriculum Access and Universal Design for Learning (1999) E626: Developing Social Competence for All Students (2002) E650: Diagnosing Communication Disorders in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2003) E608: Five Homework Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities (2001) E654: Five Strategies to Limit the Burdens of Paperwork (2003) E571: Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans (1998) E628: Helping Students with Disabilities Participate in Standards - Based Mathematics Curriculum (2002) E625: Helping Students with Disabilities Succeed in State and District Writing Assessments (2002) E597: Improving Post-School Outcomes for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (2000) E564: Including Students with Disabilities in Large - Scale Testing: Emerging Practices (1998) E568: Integrating Assistive Technology Into the Standard Curriculum (1998) E577: Learning Strategies (1999) E587: Paraeducators: Factors That Influence Their Performance, Development, and Supervision (1999) E735: Planning Accessible Conferences and Meetings (1994) E593: Planning Student - Directed Transitions to Adult Life (2000) E580: Positive Behavior Support and Functional Assessment (1999) E633: Promoting the Self - Determination of Students with Severe Disabilities (2002) E609: Public Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities (2001) E616: Research on Full - Service Schools and Students with Disabilities (2001) E563: School - Wide Behavioral Management Systems (1998) E632: Self - Determination and the Education of Students with Disabilities (2002) E585: Special Education in Alternative Education Programs (1999) E599: Strategic Processing of Text: Improving Reading Comprehension for Students with Learning Disabilities (2000) E638: Strategy Instruction (2002) E579: Student Groupings for Reading Instruction (1999) E621: Students with Disabilities in Correctional Facilities (2001) E627: Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention for Students with Disabilities: A Call to Educators (2002) E642: Supporting Paraeducators: A Summary of Current Practices (2003) E647: Teaching Decision Making to Students with Learning Disabilities by Promoting Self - Determination (2003) E590: Teaching Expressive Writing To Students with Learning Disabilities (1999) E605: The Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)(2000) E592: The Link Between Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIPs)(2000) E641: Universally Designed Instruction (2003) E639: Using Scaffolded Instruction to Optimize Learning (2002) E572: Violence and Aggression in Children and Youth (1998) E635: What Does a Principal Need to Know About Inclusion?

HeartShare Human Services of New York nurtures and empowers children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorders, through education, life skills and vocational training, employment, residential, case management, recreational, individual and family supports, and health care services.

Canine Companions for Independence provides highly trained assistance dogs for children and adults with disabilities free of charge, and Imagine Independence is its annual fundraising event featuring a dinner and live auction.

Short for Riding Emphasizing Individual Needs and Strengths, REINS was founded in 1984 to provide life - changing therapy for children and adults with a wide spectrum of disabilities, from autism and ADHD to cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injuries.

Each year, through kid - activated fundraising and a team effort from the Petaluma community, the PKGF raises money for families of children dealing with life - threatening illnesses or disabilities.

For each delegate who registers for the Hill's Global Symposium, either live in Lisbon or via the 24 - hour livestream, Hill's will make a $ 1 donation to Dogs for Good, a U.K. - based charity that trains and provides accredited assistance dogs to people with physical disabilities, elderly people and children with autism (up to a total amount of $ 10,000).

Special needs children with emotional or autistic challenges, physical disabilities, and children living in shelter programs are the primary recipients of our P - AT visits.

Canine Companions For Independence a national nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of children and adults with disabilities by providing highly - trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships.

Instead, we hope to educate the public about pet over-population, spay, neuter, humane treatment of animals and how animals can enrich the lives of people including the elderly, children and those with disabilities.

Volunteers and their pets visit children with disabilities, nursing home patients and hospital patients, with the belief that animals enhance the lives of all people.

(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary.

In an open letter to the Lord Chancellor, Ken Clarke, published in last week's NLJ, Storer said: «Th e proposals, which are estimated to have a cumulative impact of # 395m — # 440m on a budget of # 2.1 bn, will have a disproportionate impact on vulnerable women, children, black and minority ethnic clients, and those living with disability and mental health problems.