Thousands of children and adults suffer from the limitations and challenges of living with Rett syndrome. They need YOU to spread the word about Rett syndrome this month.
As a rare disease, Rett syndrome affects 1 in 10,000 gi
Read more: October is Rett Syndrome awareness month. What do you know about the syndrome?
“With only 25% of the Black population choosing the shots, de Blasio [mayor] intends 75% of an already disadvantaged group to be unable to do basic things like shop for food, go to the pharmacy and the doctor. This is not only a Civil Rights issue but a human rights issue.”
Read the arguments here:
‘a cup of fortified porridge three times a week’
By Connie Green, Professor Emerita, Appalachian State University
"My name is Samira. I am 6 years old and I live in Butanuka, Burundi. Many months ago, I was very sick and couldn't walk as I wanted. My mom brought me and my younger sister to t
Read more: Samira’s Story: Early Childhood Education in Burundi
There are still over 2,000 people with a learning disability and / or autism in hospital inpatient units
where they are at risk of abuse and mistreatment.
Further information: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/news/winterbourne-view-10-years-on/
Read more: This is the 10th anniversary of the Winterbourne View hospital scandal (UK)
From EASPD: ‘This week we have been sharing fond EASPD memories from the last 25 years, sent in by EASPD members. We asked our Executive Committee members in Brussels for any moments that particularly stand out for them!’
An objective to provide free education and therapeutic services for children with Cerebral Palsy
- as well as paediatric neurogical disorders sich as Erb's Palsy, Klumpke's etc, due to high occurrence of these conditions among children in Ghana. This has passionately driven us to engage families wi
Read more: Impact Care Rehab Foundation (ICRF) in Ghana and Cerebral Palsy Therapies on Wheels
Featuring important work in institutions
SOFT tulip has been working wonders in Ukraine in early support and for older children and adults.
Watch Making a Change - a short movie about the work of SOFT tulip. Dutch spoken, with English subtitles.
Same movie, with Ukrainian subtitles: Зміни на краще
Read more: A bottom-up and top-down approach in Ukraine - video
From Mary Spence at Challenging Behaviour Foundation:
To mark the ongoing failures and the anniversary of the Winterbourne View scandal, some families whose relatives were at Winterbourne View have come together to share their experiences in “Tea, smiles, and empty promises”, which will be ava
Cartoon © Martina Jirankova-Limbrick 2011