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Down Home Ranch | Marbridge | Partners Resource Network | Region 13 Education Service Center
Rosedale School
Recommended Reading and Videos | Other Websites | New Parents | New Parent Resource Guide from NDSS
Other Down Syndrome Associations in Texas | Click aqui para informacion en espanol
Waiting Lists: waiting lists available to your child.
Resources
Summer Programs Directory 2006
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FREE Library Resources!
Audiovisuals are effective communication tools that can be used to convey
difficult concepts; to motivate, to demonstrate and to reinforce good health
and safety attitudes and habits. The Texas Department of State Health
Service's Audiovisual Library consists of videos, books, slide-tape, DVDs,
audio CDs, and CD-ROM programs on health and safety education topics. These
materials are available on a FREE loan (up to 10 days) basis to residents of
the state of Texas. The collection includes such topics as: Down syndrome,
Disabilities, Safety, Food Hygiene, Infant and Child Care, Breastfeeding,
Prenatal and Postpartum Care, AIDS, Aging and many others. For more
information, see the website at:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/avlib/default.shtm
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New Parent Guide Available from NDSS
A new 40-page comprehensive guide for new and expectant parents of children with Down syndrome entitled "A Promising Future Together" is now available from the National Down Syndrome Society. This free booklet is filled with information and resources to help new parents and their baby and it provides reassuring answers to common questions new parents have.
For more information and to download this new booklet, click here
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DSACT Library
- A Special Kind of Hero
- Babies with DS
- Babies with DS (Spanish)
- Choosing Naia
- Classroom Language Skills for Children with DS
- Creative Parenting
- Delicate Threads - Friendships between Children with and
without Special Needs in Inclusive Settings
- Differences in Common - Straight Talk on Mental Retardation,Down Syndrome, and Life
- Down Syndrome - The first 18 months (VHS and DVD)
- Early Communication Skills for Children with DS (2 copies)
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- Expecting Adam: A true story of birth, rebirth and everyday magic
- Fine Motor Skills in Children with DS
- Friendship Building Strategies Workshop Kit
- Gross Motor Skills in Children with DS
- I can, Can You?
- IEP Toolkit (workbook and videos)
- Keys To Parenting A Child With Down Syndrome
- Kids Like These
- Making Plans
and much more.
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Early Childhood Intervention
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) is a statewide program for families with children, birth to 3 years of age, with disabilities or developmental delays. ECI supports families to help their children reach their potential through developmental services. For more information, click here.
Any Baby Can
Any Baby Can Child and Family Resource Center is dedicated to ensure that children reach their potential through education, therapy, and family support services. They serve children from birth to 18 years of age. For more information about Any Baby Can see their website at: www.abcaus.org
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Easter Seals of Central Texas
Easter Seals Central Texas creates solutions and changes lives of children and adults with disabilities and those who care for them. For more information, click here.
Down Home Ranch
Down Home Ranch is a country place for kids and adults with special needs. The mission of Down Home Ranch is to build a rural, self-reliant community for adults with mental retardation, offering training, housing, recreation, and dignified employment, as well as opportunities for growth in mind, body, and spirit.
For more information, see the website at: www.downhomeranch.org
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Marbridge
Marbridge provides individualized residential care, education and training to adults with various developmental disabilities. At Marbridge, residents enjoy a high quality of life in a safe, loving, God-based community where they may prosper, contribute and reach their maximum potential. Our beautiful 200-acre campus is located just 13 miles south of downtown Austin, Texas. Whether your loved one with special needs is age 18 or 80, Marbridge can provide needed care.
For more information, see the website at: www.marbridge.org
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Partners Resource Network
Partners Resource Network (PRN) is a non-profit agency that operates the statewide network of federally funded Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI's) in Texas. The PTI Projects are: PATH, PEN, and TEAM.
The programs and services of PRN are based on the concept of parents helping parents. Our mission is to empower parents of children and youth with disabilities in their roles as parents, decision makers, and advocates for their children and to promote partnerships among parents and professionals.
For more information, see the website at: www.partnerstx.org
Region 13 Education Service Center
Check out the links on Reg. 13's website for upcoming conference. You can see some great slideshows, including slide shows on teaching math to children with DS and other disabilities and one on what every parent of a special needs child should know
For more information, see the website at: www.esc13.net/hilit/index.html
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Rosedale School for AISD Families with Children with Disabilities
Helpful resource information on funding and services; including waiting lists for special services.
For more information, see the website at: www.austinschools.org/campus/rosedale/Resources.html
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Recommended Reading and Videos:
Please Note: You can order the following items from Band of Angels Press or Woodbine House.
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Reference Books:
- Babies With Down Syndrome, A New Parent's Guide (by Karen Stray-Gundersen)
- A Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome, Toward a Brighter Future (by Siegfried M. Pueschel, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.)
- Medical and Surgical Care for Children with Down Syndrome, A Guide for Parents (Edited by D.C. Van Dyke, M.D., Philip Mattheis, M.D., Susan Schoon Eberly, M.A., and Janet Williams, R.N., Ph.D.)
- Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome, A Guide for Parents (by Libby Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP)
- Classroom Language Skills for Children with Down Syndrome, A Guide for Parents and Teachers (by Libby Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP)
- Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome, A Guide for Parents and Professionals (by Maryanne Bruni, BSc OT(C))
- Gross Motor Skill in Children with Down Syndrome, A Guide for Parents and Professionals (by Patricia C. Winders, P.T.)
For Young Children/Siblings:
- We'll Paint the Octopus Red (by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen)
- Views from Our Shoes, Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
Books for encouragement:
Recommended Books for grief and healing:
- The God I Love (by Joni Eareckson-Tada)
- A Special Kind of Love (by Susan Titus Osborn, Janet Lynn Mitchell)
- Tear Soup (by Pat Schweibert)
- A Mother's Grief Observed (by Rebecca Faber)
- A Grace Disguised (by Gerald L. Sittser)
Recommended Videos:
- Gifts of Love - 25 minutes
- Your Baby Has Down Syndrome
- A Promising Future Together - A guide for new parents of children with Down Syndrome (from NDSS)
Video for children:
- Snoodle Tales (by Veggie Tales)
Book/Video/DVD:
- Down Syndrome - The First 18 Months (by Will Schermerhorn)
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Other Websites:
DSACT does not necessarily endorse all or part of the programs listed on this resource page. This page is listed for your personal information and further research.
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