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SEPACS and Family Support Organizations may forward this newsletter. 
For more details about the listed events, visit
www.spedchildmass.com, and scroll to "Events" 
Join the SPED Child and Teen private email list
www.spedchildmass.com/inc/UserReg
Submit events to:
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**SPED Child and Teen is not responsible for event changes or cancellations. Please verify times and dates with the host before attending.**
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Listening and Learning From Family Ties:
June 16, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - Noon, Canton Area. Listening and Learning Training from Family TIES brings together parents who have similar challenges in raising children with special needs to connect with others who need support. Front page.
Camp Info Is Still Arriving:
Added this week: Windrush Horse Farm in Boxford and North Andover, Summer Achieve in Hanover, Let's Motor! in Norwood, and Summer Adventure program for the deaf and hearing impaired in Northampton. See www.spedchildmass.com/camps for a complete list.
Still figuring out how to pay for camp? My front page blog this week has a few ideas on cutting or lowering your fees for summer programs.
Family Support Fun Events:
Also hosted by the Y.O.U. Inc. Gardner Family Support Center. Every Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., July 19th to August 13th. Meet other families with children who have mental, behavioral or emotional health care needs, and enjoy a picnic, games and socializing.
Family-to-Family Health Information Center:
A free, parent-run project at the Federation for Children with Special Needs, that advises families on how to qualify and apply for MassHealth, access public and private health insurance benefits, find community resources, hosts a listserv, and offers workshops about heartache financing. See www.spedchildmass.com/financial_legal_help
Parent Support Group at Program:
Y.O.U. Inc. Gardner Family Center, Gardner, MA, has parent-directed support groups for parents of children with mental, behavioral, or emotional health care needs. Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and Thursday mornings. See www.spedchildmass.com/support_groups_sepacs
Disability Resource Program:
In Springfield-The Disability Resource Program (DRP) is for all levels and ages with physical disabilities and visual impairments, and offers adaptive sports, organized activities, support groups and self-advocacy and lends adaptive sports equipment.
getATStuff:
getATStuff is a free classified for those looking to buy, sell donate or exchange equipment such as wheelchairs, communications devices and more. See www.spedchildmass.com/physical
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