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Child Care
The Child Care Group is a 95-year-old nonprofit organization devoted to providing child care and child development services through numerous programs - one of which is a "resource and referral hotline." A family who is seeking quality child care for their children (including a child with Down syndrome) may call Child Care Answers at 214.631.2273 for assistance.
Caring Hands Childcare. We use the experience and skills gained looking after our daughter with DS in our home-based day care. We are dedicated to helping all children achieve their potential and personally support their therapy at every opportunity in a warm, loving environment. Contact Merri or Nigel Bush at 469.384.0186, caringhandschildcare@juno.com. Located between Plano & Lewisville.
Our Children's Center of Irving, a 50-year-old center that recently joined the Baylor System, offers child care for children with special needs and their siblings. On-site occupational, physical, and speech therapist visit children at the day care and as out-patient clients. For information, contact the director, Molly Banks, at mollyb@bhcs.com, 3337 Stovall St., Irving, 75061, 972.790.8505.
Starr's House, home-based childcare in Denton for children of all needs, has two openings. Its owner, Starr Campbell, has a masters degree in early-childhood special education as well as 20 years' experience with special-needs children. She offers a preschool curriculum, with full inclusion for all. Starr's House is located in the Woodrow Wilson School district in Denton. The phone number is 940.387.6628.
Dallas Day School. a nonprofit founded in 1949, is an inclusive, culturally and economically diverse child development center serving children with and without special needs, from six weeks to six years of age. Speech, physical and occupational therapy is accommodated. Tuition scholarships are available. We have a full service optometric clinic that is able to provide services to anyone with any level of visual impairment or special need. Please call us at 214-828-9900 for more information or to schedule a personal tour.
Nicole Sanders
Development Associate
Dallas Services
4242 Office Parkway
Dallas, TX 75204
214.828.9900 ext. 212
214.828.9901 (f)
Links
Autism
Children of Destiny
Autism Resource
Autism Society
Down Syndrome - Organizations
National Down Syndrome Society
National Down Syndrome Congress
Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati
International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association
Publications
Disability Solutions Newsletter
Council for Exceptional Children Catalog
Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Resources - General Disability
Vision Connection
Disability Resource
Association University Centers on Disability
Captioned Media Programs
DisabilityInfo.gov
Lifestyle
Human Rights for the Disabled
Down Syndrome - Research
Stanford Research Site
New Down Syndrome Research
Education - Homeschool Resources
Exploring Faith and Life Curriculum
Resources - Texas
Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
Family to Family Network
Texas Project FIRST
Therapies - Sensory Integration/Processing
Sensory Processing Disorder Network (SPD Network)
Resources - Dallas Area
The Arc of Dallas
F.O.C.U.S. (Fostering Our Children's Unique Selves)
Therapies - Communication
The Floor Time Foundation - Web Radio
Mayer Johnson
Geddes Productions
Resources - Respite
Family Caregiver Alliance
Tom Thumb Reward Card
Tom Thumb Reward Card (2768)
Adult Issues
Kroger Cards
New Policy for Kroger Stores Kroger has changed its donation policy as of May 1, 2008. In order for the Down Syndrome Guild to benefit from your purchases when you swipe your Kroger Card, you must present to a cashier - once a year - a copy of the DSG Customer Letter. You can download this letter Here. You must re-enroll every year now. This is new! We encourage you to do this since the Down Syndrome Guild receives hundreds of dollars every year from this process.
Swimming
H2OPE Program from Different Strokes Swim School - differentstrokesswimschool.com - The H2OPE program and is offered by both Presbyterian Hospital and Harris HEB in cooperation with Different Strokes Swim School. It is a free program to the participants and their caretakers. See the website for more information.
Assistive & Information Technology
www.DisabilityInfo.gov - This user-friendly Web site contains links to information of interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providersand other community members.
President George W. Bush's New Freedom Initiative directed federal agencies to create DisabilityInfo.gov. This interagency Web site connects people with disabilities to the information and resources they need to pursue their personal and professional ambitions - delivering on America's promise of equal access to opportunity for all citizens. Topics include employment, education, housing, community life, health, benefits, technology and civil rights. The technology section, for example, has info on where to get technology, info about access, laws, etc. the health section includes info on caregiving, for example, as well as CDC, etc.
Announcing the SibKids and SibNet Listservs
The Sibling Support Project of the Arc of the United States is pleased to announce SibNet and SibKids. SibNet and SibKids are the Internet's only listservs for and about brothers and sisters of people with special health, developmental, and emotional needs. Both SibKids (for younger brothers and sisters) and SibNet (for older siblings) allow brothers and sisters an opportunity to connect with their peers from around the world. Both listservs have members from the US, Canada, Australia, England, Japan and elsewhere. SibNet (started in 1996) and SibKids (started in 1997) are remarkably warm, thoughtful, and informative communities where young and adult brothers and sisters share information and discuss issues of common interest. Anyone who has email can subscribe to SibKids and SibNet. For a no-cost subscription and to learn more about SibKids and SibNet, please visit the Sibling Support Project's Web Page (see address below). Finally, if you have further questions about SibKids, SibNet, our Sibshops, or the work of the Sibling Support Project, please contact:
Don Meyer, Director
Sibling Support Project
6512 23rd Ave NW #213
Seattle, WA 98117
206-297-6368
donmeyer@siblingsupport.org
www.siblingsupport.org
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