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Are You Ready? Part II
No Child Left Behind Act
April 22,2006 Event
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New Pages Added
I just added two new files. Click on: Brochure, Dreams, Goals,and Vision, and Are You Ready? - Part II to see what is new.
A Special Donation to Locks of Love
For over 18 month my mother has been planning for this day. You see for many years my mother and I has been a volunteer for the American Cancer Society and have seen first hand how lose of hair affects cancer patients especially children. Fantastic Sams www.FantasticSams.com made it so easy for my mother to make a special donation to Locks of Love. Check out Photos 86 and 87 to see how easy it was to donate hair.
This organization accepts donations of hair (male or female, young or older) that is a minumum of 10 inches in lenght, to make hair pieces for cancer patients. For more information on the Locks of Love organization go to http://www.locksoflove.org or they can be contact at Locks of Love, 2925 10th Ave North, Suite 102, Lake Worth, FL 33461, Phone: (561) 963-1677, Fax: (561) 963-9914, Toll Free: (888) 896-1588.
Disaster Preparedness Tools
I attended a Disaster Preparedness presentation by Ed Nicely on Saturday July 29, 2006 at the First Annual Statewide VA INFO Conference " Strong Roots for a Healthy Future" . Here are two tools that may be helpful to parents and caregivers with children with special health care needs.
The Center for Children with Special Needs, A Program of Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington offers The Care Notebook that may be downloaded and printed from http://www.cshcn.org . You can find other resources and information for you and your family at this website.
Another useful tool is called the FILE OF LIFE for more information on this tool contact: File of Life Foundation, Inc. A Nonprofit Corporation Promoting Life Saving Ideas, 425 St. James Avenue, Springfield, MA 01109, (800) 814-1788, Fax (413) 737-7364, Website: www.folife.org
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 - 2006 16 Years of Making a Difference
On July 26, 2006, I had the opportunity to attend the A National Dialogue on the State of Disability ADA Town Hall Meeting. This event was sponsored by the National Council on Disability (NCD) and Federal Partners. The event was held at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor Ballroom, Washington, DC. I had the opportunity to hear from three different panels: Panel 1: Equality of Opportunity and Full Participation; Panel 2: Independent Living; Panel 3: Economic Self-Sufficiency. My mother was able to ask a question of the panelists of Panel 1: Equality of Opportunity and Full Participation about the issues of equal access to an education for GAP Kids or Gray-area Kids.
In the afternoon a presentation was made about The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities 2005. This information is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov and at http://www.hhs.gov/od
Attended a Hearing held in Washington DC
On July 12,2006, both my mother and I attended a hearing on "No Child Left Behind: Ensuring High Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students and Students with Disabilities". The Committee on Education and the Workforce scheduled this hearing as part of a series of hearings focusing on the No Child Left Behind Act.
The witness list and testimony for the hearing can be found at http://edworkforce.house.gov/hearings/109th/fc/fchearings.htm
That night both my mother and I, attended the State Special Education Advisory Committee (SSEAC) Pubic Forum. The forum was held at the Marriott Fairfax at Fair Oaks in Fairfax, Virginia .
Pandemic Flu
On June 29, 2006, I attended the Quarterly Planning Meeting of the Goochland Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) & Citizen Corps.
The topic was Pandemic: What do we need to do? The Guset Speaker was Dr. Tweel for the Virginia Department of Health. We watched Pandemic Flu, A Video Guide to Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Virginia
For additional information visit:
Check out my photos from this meeting Click on PHOTOS (80-83)
The Five Steps to Being Successful
1. Decide what you really want
2. Set specific goals and steps along with a specific timeline to achieve them
3. Learn about what you want, go to seminars, read books and listen to tapes.
4. Associate with others who share your goals, avoid those who don't
5. Don't stop until you get it.
Sponsors
Additional pages of Information
Additional pages with information on organizations that are for Youth with disabilities.
New website: http://www.voiceforgapkids.com
National Youth Leadership Network - NYLN
Youth Leadership Forum - YLF Virginia
Youth Information Center
Youth Service America
I hope this site is helpful for other youth and their families. Please sign the Guestbook if you get a chance.
Take Care,
Tim Moore
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