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Date: Thursday, 2/27/14
Time: Doors open at 7pm with presentation beginning at 7:30pm
Location: Hancock United Methodist Church, Springfield, PA
Child Care will be provided
Current research by Ulrich and colleagues has shown that treadmill training can help babies with Down syndrome learn to walk sooner and more efficiently. A subsequent study by Wu, Ulrich and colleagues demonstrated that treadmill training can also improve a child’s gait by manipulating the intensity of training. This workshop will discuss the recent treadmill training studies and how therapists and families can implement the research findings in their own homes.
The workshop presenter, Helen Milligan, MPT, is Aidan Milligan’s mother and a member of the Delco DSIG. She is a Physical Therapist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a therapist in Early Intervention. She has been utilizing treadmill training in her therapy practice and will share some practical advice that has been helpful in motivating children and families with this approach. Videos will be a part of the presentation.
Hope to see you on the 27th!
Even if you do not have a little person who can benefit from this information, we’d love to see you at the meeting to share your journey with those younger parents to show them that… it’s going to be OK!
Come hear DSIG families and young adults speak about their experiences with post secondary education.
Date: Thursday, 3/27/14
Time: Doors open at 7pm with presentation beginning at 7:30pm
Location: Hancock United Methodist Church, Springfield, PA
Child Care will be provided.
Hope to see you on the 27th!
PT Students from Arcadia University will be presenting a session on Physical Fitness… more details to follow.
Representatives from Delco Special Olympics will be presenting on their program and the Young Athletes Program.
Notre Dame Academy in Villanova, PA will once again be hosting a iCan Shine Bike Camp from Monday, 7/7/14 – Friday, 7/11/14. DSIG will reimburse families for the cost of the camp, which is $225, upon completion of the camp. This camp was formerly known as the Lose The Training Wheels Bike Camp and has positively changed many of our young members lives who have learned to ride. Please see the details of the bike camp in the documents below.
Our September RMM will take place this upcoming Thursday, 9/25/14, at Hancock Church in Springfield (located on Route 320, just off the 420 intersection). Doors will open at 7pm and the meeting will begin at 7:30pm. As in past Septembers, this meeting will once again be an open forum meeting. It’s a time to hear about the exciting events that we have planned this year for DSIG and a time to re-connect with families that you may not have gotten a chance to see over the summer. If you have any questions or concerns about DSIG or have an idea for a speaker or topic for the upcoming year, we would love to hear your thoughts.
Our October RMM will take place this upcoming Thursday, 10/23/14, at Hancock Church in Springfield (located on Route 320, just off the 420 intersection). Doors will open at 7pm and the meeting will begin at 7:30pm. The guest speaker for this meeting will be Symme Trachtenberg, MSW, Director of Community Education for the CHOP Trisomy 21 Program. Symme will be speaking on the topic of “Caregiver Support”. Child care will be available.
November RMM
(Please note that this meeting will be held on the 3rd Thursday due to the Thanksgiving Holiday) –
Doors will open at7pm and the meeting will begin at 7:30pm. The guest speaker for this meeting will be Mr. Dennis C. McAndrews, Esquire. Mr. McAndrews will be speaking on the topic of “Future Planning”. Please RSVP for this meeting to [email protected] by 11/14/14 so that Mr. McAndrews will have enough materials for those in attendance. Also, if you will be bringing your children, please let us know so that we can arrange for the sitters. If we do not need the sitters, they will not be provided. Thank You!
Hope to see you there!
January RMM
Our guest speaker will be dentist, Dr. Claire Field.
Parents Night Out
At Barnaby’s on West Chester Pike in Havertown, PA, 7-10pm. Please RSVP to Megan at [email protected] by 1/14/15.
Delco DSIG is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. Unless specifically requested by the donor, donations are not considered restricted and all donations are confirmed with a receipt for tax reporting purpose.
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