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          C onn ect ions         Summer 2015

A quarterly publication from Families Together, Inc., the Parent Training and Information Center and Health Information Center for the state of Kansas

In This Issue:

  
Upcoming 
Events
September 25-26, 2015

Salina


Education Advocate Training

September 30, 2015

Topeka

 

Family Employment Awareness Training (FEAT)

Part I: October 10, 2015

Part II: October 16, 2015

Overland Park
 

Family Employment Awareness Training (FEAT)

Part I: October 17, 2015

Part II: October 30, 2015

Colby

 

Education Advocate Training

November 5, 2015

Wichita

 

Education Advocate Training

November 19, 2015

Shawnee Mission

 

From the Director's Desk

Greetings Parents and Appointed

Education Advocates: 

  

The staff at Families Together is pleased to continue to serve your needs by phone or in person - even in the summer!  Our offices are open Monday - Thursday this summer.  If you are thinking about the upcoming school year and trying to prepare, or having difficulties with health care partnerships for your child or young adult, give us a call. Read more.

Education  Advocate
Update

Survey Results


If you're one of  the 275 education advocates who submitted your survey, we thank you!   Click here to see some high points of data that were revealed through the survey. 

Developing Your Child's IEP

Being a parent is the most wonderful-and hardest-job in the world. If you have a child with special needs, your job is no less wonderful, but it can be more complicated. Your child's education is most likely an area of great interest to you. As a child with a disability, he or she may be eligible for special education services in school. Read more.

Desarrollando el IEP de Su Hijo

Ser padre es el más maravilloso-y más duro-trabajo del mundo. Si tiene un hijo o hija con necesidades especiales, su trabajo no deja de ser maravilloso, pero puede ser más complicado.  La educación de su hijo o hija es probablemente un área de gran interés para usted. Como niño o niña con una discapacidad, él o ella puede ser elegible para servicios de educación especial en su escuela. Leer más

Medications and Your Oral Health

More than 400 prescribed and over-the-counter medications cause dry mouth (xerostomia).

 

Dry mouth increases the risk of oral disease, tooth decay and gum disease because less saliva coats the teeth with fluoride to wash away food particles and bacteria. Read more.

Los Medicamentos y su Salud Oral

Más de 400 medicamentos con y sin receta causan resequedad en la boca (xerostomía).

 

La sequedad en la boca aumenta el riesgo de enfermedades bucales, caries y enfermedad de las encías debido a que menos saliva cubre los dientes con flúor para quitar partículas de alimentos y bacterias. Leer más.

Families Make the Difference

Families Together, Inc. founded in 1982, serves as the Families Together logo Parent Training and Information Center and Family- to-Family Health Information Center for Kansas and provides opportunities for families to come together and meet other families who are navigating the special education and disability services maze.  Each year, Families Together, Inc. provides, without fees, direct support to thousands of Kansas families.  In addition, through workshops, conferences and partnerships with state, local and national organizations, Families Together provides training to more than 1,000 families and professionals working with children and youth with disabilities and special health care needs.

Our Centers

Garden City Center

888.820.6364

620.276.6364

 

Topeka Center

800.264.6343

785.233.4777

 

Wichita Center

888.815.6364

316.945.7747

 

 Toll free numbers are for parents and education advocates only.