With the holiday season fast approaching, you may be thinking about purchasing gifts from stores that employ people with disabilities. Here are a few options of businesses and organizations that do so, and which sell unique products sure to delight your friends and family! Better yet, they all have online stores, so you can shop […]
Euro-Peds Foundation Hosts Third Annual First-Step Gala
The Euro-Peds clinic, established in 1999, was the first intensive pediatric physical therapy clinic in the U.S. It was inspired by Michigan parents who had traveled to Poland so their daughter could have intensive therapy – they were so amazed by her improvement that they convinced the North Oakland Medical Centers (NOMC) to open a […]
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Rescinds 72 Documents on Disability Rights
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently rescinded 72 policy documents that focus on the rights of students with disabilities.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 […]
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 […]
New Research Links Birth Complications (Including HIE) to Increased Autism Risk
Researchers from the Kaiser Permanente health group published the results of a study linking pregnancy complications and birth injuries to an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (1). In particular, Darios Getahun and colleagues found that children were more likely to develop autism if they had been deprived of oxygen at birth (i.e. experienced birth […]