Monthly Archive: March 2016

children with special needs

Support for Families of Children with Special Needs

Caring for children with special needs is rewarding but can be challenging, too. There are other families out there who understand what you’re going through. 

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
Senior Fitness

AGING WITH CARE | Seattle’s Contributions to Senior Fitness

AGING WITH CARE | Seattle’s Contributions to Senior Fitness – By Marla Beck, Columnist for the Madison Park Times Seattle has a wonderful history of being a leader in senior fitness and conditioning. In the early 1990s, the U.S. surgeon general determined two out of three seniors were inactive. The fear: Inactivity would negatively affect health.… Continue reading AGING WITH CARE | Seattle’s Contributions to Senior Fitness

Aimee Sharp
End of Life Decisions

Webinar: Making End of Life Decisions – A Planning Checklist

This webinar has already taken place.  You can view the webinar recording and find the presentation slides here. Making End of Life Decisions: A Planning Checklist featuring Jane McNamara, Accredited Attorney with the Veterans Administration and Board Member of the Life Care Planning Law Firms Association. During this webinar, Attorney Jane McNamara shares everything you… Continue reading Webinar: Making End of Life Decisions – A Planning Checklist

Aimee Sharp
College with an Ostomy

What’s It Like Being In College With An Ostomy?

In this article by Amy Oestreicher for ULoop.com, she talks about the stresses of college with the added stress of having a stoma, and making both work.

Aimee Sharp
Disability Conference

Disability Conference Provides Perspective

A disability conference took place at Southeast High School in February, 2016 By Tamara Browning for The State Journal-Register The keynote address that author and blogger Courtney Westlake gave Saturday at a conference on disability at Southeast High School gave college student Abigayle Jankauski a parent’s perspective. Jankauski, a University of Illinois Springfield elementary education major, said she was… Continue reading Disability Conference Provides Perspective

Aimee Sharp
Learning about aging

UCLA Freshmen Learn About Growing Old

UCLA students have the option to enroll in a class to learn about growing old

Aimee Sharp
Lactation Rooms

Where Breastfeeding Mothers Pumped at the Oscars Was Unacceptable

Mashable published this opinion piece about the need for lactation rooms at major events and what goals those event venues can work toward.

Aimee Sharp
Enlaces Útiles

Enlaces Útiles En Español

Consulte estos recursos y enlaces útiles en español para los cuidadores de las familias y de los profesionales de la salud. Información Para Los Cuidadores:

Aimee Sharp
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