Sites of the Day for April 2009
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Type 1 diabetes has been split off from About.com's diabetes site onto a site of its own, guided by a diabetes counselor who's also the parent of a teen with type 1 diabetes.More »
11. Fun Things to Do
Your Saturday super-sized listing of amusements, including a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and a site that's just silly or fun.More »12. Weekly Round-Up
Catch up with everything you missed this week on the About.com Parenting Special Needs site.More »
13. Airport Awareness
This is actually a .pdf from the Manchester Airport, U.K., designed to walk a child with autism through the experience of arriving at the airport, checking in, and boarding a flight. While some of the content is specific to the airport, other pages could be used for any airport, and the whole booklet may give you an idea of how to put together something like this for your own child and travel plans.More »
14. Clothes Off Our Back
Among the auctions currently underway on this site that benefits children's charities, including several related to special needs, are ones offering red-carpet celebrity fashions, a Barbie replica hat, celebrity autographed wines, Topher Grace's art picks, and a "Dancing With the Stars" experience.More »
15. About.com Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes has been split off from About.com's diabetes site onto a site of its own, guided by a diabetes counselor who's also the parent of a teen with type 1 diabetes.More »
16. March for Maddie
The death of 17-month-old Madeline Spohr has inspired an outpouring of love and support, fueled by blog posts and Twitter tweets and other online networking. From March for Maddie, you can learn more about "Maddie Moo" and her family, add to the more than $25,000 donated so far to the March of Dimes, sign up to participate in a walk, and marvel at how the Web brings people together.More »
17. Project Eye to Eye
Who better to mentor a child with ADHD or learning disabilities than a college or high-school student who's been there? Visit the site to learn more about Project Eye to Eye and find out how to participate.More »18. Fun Things to Do
Your Saturday super-sized listing of amusements, including a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and a site that's just silly or fun.More »19. Weekly Round-Up
Catch up with everything you missed this week on the About.com Parenting Special Needs site.More »
20. Tell President Obama to Fully Fund IDEA
If you've ever felt grateful for the way your child was accommodated in a public school, or wished that more could be done to train teachers and expand programs, you'll want to add your support to this petition on the Change.org site to urge President Obama to fully fund the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.More »
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