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Autism Speaks: New Dental Tool Kit

Brushing teeth and visiting the dentist can be frustrating. This tool kit shows a video and a social story on how to maintain oral hygiene as well as to prepare for the dentist visit. It also provides you with tools to give to your dentist to prepare the office for your child's visit.

To access tool kit and video click here.

The Critical Voice of Parents in Education

Parents are critical assets in education. Parents can be a voice for high expectations for children and for supporting educators in creating schools where all children receive what they need to succeed. An excellent education is every child's civil right; and while our nation has made great strides-with a record high school graduation rate and college enrollment at all-time highs-we have much further to go to ensure that every child has equal opportunity to learn. Read more.

IRS Proposes Rules For New ABLE Accounts

Six months after a federal law paved the way for tax-free savings accounts for people with disabilities, officials are providing details on how they expect the new program to operate.

In a proposed rule issued Monday, the Internal Revenue Service unveiled guidelines for the Achieving a Better Life Experience, or ABLE, Act. The federal law is designed to allow people with disabilities to save money without risking their government benefits. Read more

Bullying

Some people call me a "bully buster." As a teen I did my own research about bullying, I wrote a survival guide, and I was bullied myself. I believe there's a lot we can do to stop bullying!

To share that hope, I often visit elementary, middle, and high schools. If I came to your school, here's what I'd do in the all-school assembly: I'd ask everybody to close their eyes for a minute.

Read more of Brigitte's story here.

9 Tips for Taking Kids With Sensory Processing Issues to Theme Parks

For some kids with sensory processing issues, a trip to a theme park can be overwhelming. But there are things you can do to make it easier and less stressful. Here are some tips to manage some of the sensory challenges of theme parks. Read more

All toll free numbers are for Kansas parents & education advocates.

Garden City Parent Center

(620) 276-6364 or (888) 820-6364

Topeka Parent Center

(785) 233-4777 or (800) 264-6343

Wichita Parent Center

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

Statewide Spanish Parent Line

(800) 499-9443

Administrative Center

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

www.familiestogetherinc.org

Upcoming Events

Family Enrichment Weekend Spanish

September 25-26, 2015

Salina

Family Employment Awareness Training

Part I: October 17, 2015

Part II:October 30, 2015

Colby

Family Employment Awareness Training
Part I: October 10, 2015
Part II:October 16, 2015
Overland Park

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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