Support Resource Directory Ages & Stages Early Childhood
Early Childhood
AblePlay Toy Evaluations
AblePlay toy evaluations are the key to unlocking the magic of play for children with special needs! Choosing toys for children with disabilities can be difficult. There are thousands of choices but finding just the right toy to match the varying abilities of each child with special needs can be a challenge. AblePlay's independent toy reviews and detailed information help you get "beyond the box" to understand each toy's unique features, creative ways each toy can be used with children with special needs and skills that will be enhanced as a result. Search for an AblePlay-Rated Toy today and unlock the magic of play for your children with special needs.
Achievement Centers for Children
We invite you to know and experience the Achievement Centers for Children - a nonprofit agency that families call a source of hope, a place of achievement and a center of support and expertise for children with special needs. Since our founding in 1940, we've earned a reputation for excellence in helping children with a wide range of disabilities lead productive lives through customized therapies, education and childcare programs, camping and recreation opportunities, nationally-recognized autism programs and family support services. Rarely can a family find such comprehensive services in one source. We believe in creating a circle of care that encompasses the entire family, because, by helping the whole family, a child with special needs has the greatest opportunity to achieve. To learn more about how the Achievement Centers is impacting the lives of the children and families we serve go to our website http://www.achievementcenters.org/
Brain Gym
Brain Gym® International is a nonprofit organization committed to the principle that intentional movement is the door to optimal living and learning. Our Mission: We support self-awareness and the ease of living and learning through safe, simple, and effective movement. Mission Goals: We utilize the Brain Gym (R) educational model to: * promote play and the joy of learning * draw out and honor innate intelligence * build awareness regarding the value of movement in daily life * emphasize the ability to notice and respond to movement-based needs * encourage self-responsibility * leave each participant appreciated and valued * empower each participant to better take charge of his own learning * encourage creativity and self expression * inspire an appreciation of music, physical education and the fine arts
Family Information Network (FIN)
Family Information Network (FIN) The Family Information Network (FIN) of Ohio is a statewide parent network designed to keep family perspectives at the forefront of Ohio's Help Me Grow (HMG) system by offering support through information and education to families of young children and the professionals who serve them.
Haverich Specialized Adaptive Cycles
Haverich Specialized Adaptive Cycles One of Europe's leading manufacturers of tricycles, bicycles and tandems for adults and children with a special focus on mobility products for challenged children and adults. Haverich is also a leading supplier of adaptive equipment.
Help Me Grow
Help Me Grow is a statewide program in Ohio for expectant parents, newborns, infants and toddlers and their families that provides health, developmental, and parenting services and resources. Every county in Ohio has Help Me Grow for families.
Jane and Richard Thomas Center for Down Syndrome
The Jane and Richard Thomas Center for Down Syndrome in the Division of Developmental Disabilities (formerly Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders) at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers a new and innovative approach to the care of individuals with Down syndrome.
Medina - Help Me Grow Down Syndrome Parent Support and ...
The Help Me Grow Down Syndrome Parent Support and Children’s Play Group meets the third Monday of each month. Meetings are held in room 102 of Windfall School.Medina, OH 44156 Contact Sherrie J. Trenka and Gi Yount at Help Me Grow at 330 764-8580
Share A Chair Program - Deepwood Foundation
Therapeutic Items available to families FREE – part of the Share a Chair Program funded through RMHC-NED. Application for Deepwood Foundation Assistance Grants available to any child in Lake Co. with a Developmental Disability and are reviewed quarterly. Contact Rikke Coach
SPECS4US
SPECS4US was created and founded in 2004 by Maria Dellapina with over 25 years in the optical industry and the mother of a four-year-old with Down Syndrome. She saw a definite need for this frame line. After two years of searching for an eyeglass frame to fit her daughter, Erin, Maria decided to use her knowledge as both an optician and mother to help Erin and others like her. “Erin’s World” is the frame line specially designed to fit children with Down syndrome superior to the typical frame. Unlike other frames, the bridge is adjusted to fit on their smaller noses and the temples (some people call them arms) are designed to help keep the glasses from constantly slipping. Erin's World frames are available in a variety of sizes and styles to fit toddlers to adults
Super Duper Publications
Super Duper Publications Publishes colorful, high quality materials for speech-language pathologists, special educators, teachers, parents, and caregivers in educational, home and health care settings.
Sure Step
The SureStep Dynamic Stabilization system offers a new and improved orthotist, which far exceeds the performance of traditional rigid bracing systems.
TFH
TFH presents a line of unique, adapted toys and fun products for children and adults with special needs.
The PREP Program
The PREP Program is a school and resource centre serving individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and their educators. The primary "raison d'etre" is the provision of affordable speech-language therapy services to children ages 12 months to 18 years. PREP's mandate has expanded over the years to encompass a spectrum of support services for successful inclusion of children with Down syndrome in their home, school and community life.
TherAdapt
From seating and positioning to recreational equipment, we have selected products with the singular goal of improving the lives of those individuals with special needs. As a therapist-owned company, we are in the unique position to give our customers individual attention and recommend only the most appropriate equipment solutions. We are fortunate to have provided therapy products to such a caring community of parents, therapists, teachers, and equipment specialists for over 20 years, and look forward to assisting many of you in the coming year.