Upcoming Events

Speaker TBD

Our guest speakers this month will be the Arcadia University Doctor of Physical Therapy students and they will be presenting recent literature and recommendations regarding exercise for adolescents,  teenagers and young adults with Down syndrome. Parents and families of all ages are welcome to attend, but the focus of the presentation will be on middle school age and above. This presentation will be similar to the presentation provided last year, but with additional research findings and resources.

When:  Thursday, 4/23/15
Time:  Doors open at 7pm, meeting begins at 7:30pm
Where:  Hancock Church, located in Springfield, PA on Route 320, just off the intersection of Route 420.

Please bring your teen, adolescent or young adult with you to this interactive meeting.

Hope to see you all on Thursday night!

Symme Trachtenberg, MSW, Director of Community Education for the CHOP Trisomy 21 Program – “Caregiver Support”.

Please note, this meeting is on the 3rd Thursday of the month

Need Help Navigating the Special Education System?

Speaker – Dr. Claire Field, Dentist

(Please note this meeting is being held on the 3rd Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday)

Gymboree Play Date

Ages Birth-5 years

RSVP to Christa at [email protected] or Kelsey at [email protected].

Speaker – TBD

Makin’ Music Play Date

For more information on Makin’ Music, please visit their website at www.MakinMusic.com

RSVP to Christa at [email protected] or Kelsey at [email protected].

Join us for a night of true stories about some of our first friends and enemies: our siblings. Storytellers from the “A Fierce Kind of Love” storytelling workshops will take to the stage with their true tales about how disability affects families. You’re invited to throw your name into the hat, and share your own story about a brother or sister too!

For full details, visit http://www.temple.edu/instituteondisabilities/voices/afkol/sibslam.html