Find out about news and events for children with special healthcare needs.
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Dr. Kathy Swafford, a pediatrician in Southern Illinois, honored for excellence in rural healthcare. The Illinois Rural Health Association awarded Dr. Swafford the Rural Physician of Excellence Award on September 14, 2015. The award recognizes Dr….
A series of conference calls, spoken in Spanish, offer information about hearing loss. Mark your calendar to dial-in and listen to guest speaker, Audiologist Alejandra Ullauri, discuss New diagnosis: hearing loss and what is a…
The Marionjoy Continuing Care Program announces its schedule for Fall classes. The classes are taught by pediatric therapists who use fun activities to help children work on oral motor skills fine motor skills arm and hand…
Find out how families and healthcare providers can partner to improve quality and effectiveness of care. The goal of the recorded webinar is to understand: principles of family-professional collaboration benefits of family-centered care in the medical…
If you have an insurance plan through the marketplace and you receive Social Security, you may want to have your eligibility reviewed. An error was discovered in the way Social Security was counted towards income…
A new research-based book teaches parents how to prepare their children for success. Author, Dr. Dana Suskind, founder of the Thirty Million Words initiative at the University of Chicago, reveals socioeconomic status and parent education…
ABLE accounts in Illinois. Public Act 99 – 145 (SB 1383) was signed into law on July 27, 2015. This Law creates the “Achieving a Better Life Experience” or “ABLE” account program to encourage and…
Free/reduced meals available during Summertime Summer Meals Illinois, a federally funded program, administered by the Illinois State Board of Education, provides free, healthy and nutritious meals during the summer months to qualifying children in need,…
HFS posted the proposed amendment for the medically fragile, technology dependent waiver. On June 19, 2015, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) issued a Public Notice regarding a proposed amendment for the waiver for…
Specialized camping programs are available near Carbondale. Camp Little Giant offers programs for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities, visual and hearing impairments, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, autism, ADD/ADHD, traumatic brain injuries and special needs individuals….
