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Telling Classmates About Your Child's Disability May Foster Acceptance
Parents and professionals find that if classmates understand a child's disability, they may become allies in helping the child. One of the best ways to teach children about a disability is to talk to them at school. The event is an opportunity to:
- Discuss why a child may look or behave differently from other children in the class
- Point out the many ways in which the child is like classmates
- Offer classmates tips for interacting with the child
Most families who talk to children at school about their child's disability find improvement in the way their child is perceived and treated. Click here to read the full article!
Do you have a success story of a time you spoke to your child's class? If so, share it with us on Facebook!
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Juvenile arthritis is a disease that attacks joints. Joints are places in your body where bones meet (anywhere you can move). In your legs, bones meet at the knees. In your arms, bones meet at the elbows.
Juvenile arthritis (JA) can make you feel different from everyone around you. But you're not alone. Almost 300,000 kids in the United States have JA. If you're one of them, learning more about it can help.
July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month!
Are you a parent with a child/youth that has Juvenile Arthritis and are looking for support from another parent? Contact a Parent-to-Parent Coordinator to learn more!
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Do you have excellent people and computer skills? Our Kansas City Center is hiring an Office Assistant - 15 hours per week.
If you'd like to apply:
Contact Aimee or fax your resume to 913-287-1972.
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(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364
Wichita Parent Center
(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364
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Children and Youth
with Special Health Care Needs
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CYSHCN promotes the functional skills of young persons in Kansas who have or are at risk for a disability or chronic disease by providing or supporting a system of specialty health care.
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Serving Kansas families and their sons and daughters for more than 30 years.
Families Together, Inc. is the statewide organization that assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities. Our program's mission is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their children.
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