U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently rescinded 72 policy documents that focus on the rights of students with disabilities. Several of these documents have been around for decades. These documents were written to clarify students’ rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Rehabilitation Act. This action can be linked back to […]
Romper’s “Now You See Us” Series: Honest Accounts of Parenting Children with Disabilities
Romper.com, a website geared toward millennial mothers, publishes engaging stories about child-rearing and other topics. They emphasize two things that set their platform apart from other parenting websites: 1) that they focus on women “not just as parents but as people,” and 2) that they highlight stories from mothers whose voices “don’t always get heard.” […]
Free Pregnancy and Child Development Health Apps
Pregnancy through a baby’s first couple years of life can be a very busy time. Many expectant and new parents opt to use apps to keep track of their health, their baby’s milestones, medical appointments, and other information. In this piece, we’ll cover a few apps that parents have chosen to use in conjunction with […]
Congratulations to the Neonatal Asphyxia Project, Winner of 2017 HIE Help Center Scholarship
We are pleased to announce that the University of Michigan’s Neonatal Asphyxia Project is the winner of our first annual HIE Help Center Scholarship. The project is led by Elliott Clark, Riley Pacella, and Saloni Jaikamal. Members include Aria Thakore, Ashley Zhang, Meghan Luoma, Jill Rajkumar, and Rachel Hsu. It is part of M-HEAL (Michigan […]
Morgan’s Inspiration Island, First Water Park for Children with Disabilities, Opens in Texas
Parents of children with special needs or disabilities may have difficulty finding amusement parks or water parks that cater to their child’s needs. Thankfully, a man named Gordon Hartman has designed such parks in San Antonio, Texas over the past decade. Morgan’s Inspiration Island Water Park opened on Saturday, June 17, 2017 as the first-ever […]