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Archive for July, 2009

Assistive Technology

Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in Home Visiting Strategies, Support for Home Vsitors | 7 Comments »

When you hear the term "assistive technology", what do you think of?  Do you have visions of computers, wires and keyboards?  If so, the SEEDS workgroup on Early Education Technology (SWEET) has provided a resource to connect California's early intervention ...

Long Term Impacts of Early Intervention Services

Monday, July 13th, 2009 Posted in Long Term Impact of EI services | No Comments »

NECTAC (the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center) recently posted a webcast entitled, "The Impact of Early Childhood Interventions on Reducing the Need for Special Education Services".  The 78 minute webcast features a panel of experts, Dr. Alexa Posny, Kathy ...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Monday, July 6th, 2009 Posted in Health and Safety, Partnering with Families | No Comments »

The internet (and yes, blogs) is full of information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) remedies for a variety of developmental disabilities, allergies, etc. How do you know what is safe? Effective?