Oct
22
Thu
Need Help Navigating the Special Education System?
Does your head spin when you sit in IEP or IFSP meetings? Does it sound like they’re speaking a foreign language? What does inclusion mean for my child? Come to the October 22 meeting to hear discussions on these and other topics. Focus is on children who are age preschool to 21. Linda Cartwright, Parent Consult from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) and mother of a son with Down syndrome, will introduce resources to families that help them be the best advocates for their children. Topics include: HELP, this is too overwhelming!; understanding your rights under the federal and state regulations of special education; how to navigate the PaTTAN website and other resources for families; how you can attend educational trainings for free; and introducing a newly-formed statewide parent network. Linda will give a brief presentation, followed by a Q&A. For information about PaTTAN, visit http://www.pattan.net.
*Child care will be available.
Nov
19
Thu
Speaker – Dr. Claire Field, Dentist
(Please note this meeting is being held on the 3rd Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday)
Dec
2
Wed
Join us for dinner and dancing at the annual DSIG Holiday Party!
You must RSVP for this event by 11/18/15 to Megan Califano at [email protected]. When you RSVP, please include the names and ages of your children. No Walk-In’s Please!
As in years past, we ask that each family brings $10 worth of non-perishable food items which will be donated to the food cupboard in Chester, PA.
Board Members will be available that night to collect $10 for dues for the 2016 membership year.
Hope to see you there!
Jan
22
Fri
Parents Night Out
Come out and relax with friends and meet some new ones! DJ John will be there just in case you feel like doing a little dancing!
Please RSVP to Megan at [email protected] ASAP
Jan
26
Tue
Gymboree Play Date
Ages Birth-5 years
RSVP to Christa at [email protected] or Kelsey at [email protected].
Jan
28
Thu
Speaker – TBD
Feb
12
Fri
Teen and Young Adult Valentine Dance
Your teen or young adult should look for their invitation in the mail sometime during the week of 1/18/16. If we missed someone, please let us know! They must be age 13 by the date of the party to attend.
Feb
20
Sat
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].
Apr
2
Sat
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DSIG 26th Annual “Walk for Our Kids”
WOW! It’s hard to believe that we will be celebrating our 26th year of our annual walk-a-thon! The date has been set for the 26th Annual DSIG “Walk for Our Kids”! This event is our major fundraising event for the year and allows us to continue to provide outreach and social activities for our families. It’s a FUN morning and a great time to meet other families. We will need people in the group to make contact with any businesses that they know to see if they are willing to become one of our $500 sponsors for the event. As a $500 sponsor, their company logo will be featured on the back of the event t-shirt. We will also need items for baskets from businesses, baskets donated by businesses and DSIG families & friends, and raffle and silent auction items. The letter for donations is ready now, so if you have a business contact and need a letter, please send me an e-mail at [email protected] and I will get one out to them. This event takes a lot of planning and volunteers will be needed (sign up to volunteer), so I’ll let you all know in the near future where help is needed. Any questions about this event, just give me a shout!
When: Saturday, April 2, 2016, 8-10am
Where: Springfield Mall
Apr
13
Wed
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
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