Meet 3 Doctors Inspired by their Siblings to go into PM&R
Dr. Deanna Claus Our first resident is Dr. Deanna Claus, whose journey began when her youngest sister sustained a sever traumatic brain injury. More About Deanna Dr. Emily Gianetti...
Mar/Apr 2023
Achieving a Better Quality of Life through Person Centered Planning
Have you heard about Person-centered planning? During the times of deinstitutionalization in the 1970’s, a group of passionate advocates who supported people with disabilities started to consider quality of life....
Discovering Early Childhood Intervention Services (EIC)
Discovering Early Childhood Early childhood intervention (ECI) provides support and education for children from birth to three years of age with special needs who fall under the following categories: Developmental...
Tech Tools for Caregivers
At BridgingApps, we are constantly gathering, researching, and trialing not only mobile apps for your tablet and smartphone, but also devices, web-based software tools, accessories, and more. We were recently...
It’s “Time” to get Fit!
Telling time is one of the many concepts that young children eventually need to learn. With so many devices on the market, learning to use them can get confusing and...
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Can it Help Your Child?
We spoke with Dr. Susan Apkon, Chief Pediatric Rehabilitation, Fischahs Chair in Pediatric Rehabilitation, and Vice-Chair Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to learn more about an area of medicine...
Mommy’s Timeout: Sunrise in Badlands National Park
Take a Time Out Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Picture yourself here amongst the Pink Arctic at Sunrise. Feel the tranquility. Take a couple...
Celebrating the 25th Annual Family Café
25 Years of Collaboration, Advocacy, Friendship, Empowerment Knowledge is everything when your loved one has special needs but accessing the tools and resources you need can be a journey to...
Meet: Dr. Andrew McCoy/Sibling
Dr. Andrew McCoy Finally, we feature Dr. Andrew McCoy, whose younger brother was born with spina bifida (lumbar myelomeningocele) and hydrocephalus. Tell us about yourself My name is Andrew McCoy,...
I See You, “Little Me”
An open letter to the siblings of those with special needs. Written by someone who understands because she was you many years ago. And when she sees you, she sees...