Disability+Awareness


 * Disability Awareness is the first road to becoming familiar with your child's unique situation and empowering yourself with knowledge and information that will assist in making important decisions for their future.**


 * **A poem powerpoint presentation expressing what it is like to have a child with a disability by** **Emily Perl Kingsley:**
 * [|Welcome to Holland]


 * === **A public service announcement by agencies who work with individuals with intellectual disabilities....** [|Blueberry Shoes] ===


 * **Parenting a Child with Special Needs News Digest by National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities**
 * [|NICHCY Publication]
 * [|NICHCY on YOUTUBE]


 * **Categories of Disability Under IDEA**
 * NICHCY Publication [[file:gr3.pdf]]


 * ** Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention ** (Online Source for Credible Health Information)
 * Learn more about the CDC at:
 * [|www.cdc.gov]
 * [|CDC Developmental Milestones Resources]

= Marty Massimo at (727) 793-2723, ext. 2043 or email massimom@pcsb.org = = Anne Fouda at (727) 793-2844 or email afouda@pasco.k12.fl.us = = =
 * =__//We're More Alike Than Different//__ is a classroom presentation designed to increase children's sensitivity to individuals with disabilities. Students participate in the hands-on simulated activities that depict what people with certain disabilities might experience. The students are encouraged to share with their families what they did and how it made them feel. To schedule a classroom presentation or workshop contact: =