Archive for July, 2009

Jul
21

Thank you for suggesting ways to enhance your Special Needs Neighborhood.com experience.  We are pleased to announce that we’ve updated the following features:
“Events” – You can now post an Event to the Special Needs Neighborhood.com site in more than one major metro area.  To post an Event to more than one major metro area, you [...]

Jul
16

This summer may be one of the hottest on record.  Daily we look for ways to entertain ourselves that do not involve being outside for long periods of time; unless, we’re swimming.  And frankly, I’m a bit water logged.
We’ve discovered Pump-It-Up.  It’s an inflatable playnasium.  They offer pop-in play hours during the week where your [...]

Jul
13

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a favorable decision for parents of kids with special needs related to special education funding.  On April 27th, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case called, Forest Grove School District v. T.A. (6/22/09).  The Court was asked to decide whether public schools can refuse to pay for [...]

Jul
06

This week is number 4 at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes.  I think that the program is worth the financial sacrifice we made.  My daughter’s language is changing.  Her expressions are more sophisticated and she’s experimenting with new vocabulary words.  She pays attention to details about her surroundings.  For example, she stops to read informational signs and applies what [...]