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The Arizona Center for Disability Law Presents:

FAS Parent Support Group

First Friday of the Month

DDD Community Resource Center
4710 E 29th Street, Building #10 (in-service room)
(Southeast cornet of Swan & 29th)
Tucson, AZ

For more information and initial free screening call
 Teresa Kellerman (520) 296-9172.

WrightsLaw

is now offering

A WebEx Training Center
containing a library of training programs

Wrightslaw is developing a library of recorded multi-media training programs to help you become a more effective advocate for children with disabilities.  These WebEx programs are available 24/7 on your computer.

For information on this service go to their website
http://www.wrightslaw.com/webex/index.htm

There you will find links to download the free WebEx player and information on available trainings and their cost.

A new support group is forming in Tucson

Mended Little Hearts
(a program of The Mended Hearts, Inc.)

Mended Little Hearts is a pediatric support program dedicated to inspiring hope in those who care for the littlest heart patients of all.  The core goal is to connect families in crisis with others who have survived the shock of learning a child has a heart defect/heart disease, navigated the maze of medical decisions and procedures, and mapped out a plan for the future.

Meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month
6:00 pm
University Medical Center
Dining Room E (located in the cafeteria)

For more information please contact Vanessa West at 520-406-5655
or email TucsonAz@mendedlittlehearts.org

NOTE:  Phoenix is also forming a chapter.  For information on their planning/meetings, etc., please contact Kym Vierthaler at kym.heartmom@yahoo.com or 480-895-8752

ACTION

A team of parents, professionals, self-advocates and community members which is inclusive and parent-led

holds meetings on the
2nd Tuesday of each month at the
Community Resource Center (formerly ATPT)
29th & Swan, Building 10

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Current projects include "Pamper Your Caregiver", "Community Development Initiative Summit", "Legislative Awareness and Advocacy" and "Kit Extravaganza"

For more information contact Linda Strayer at 429-4076 or email her a linda0422@yahoo.com .

 Family Voices

has a web site at

http://www.familyvoices.org/fc/CurrentFC.pdf
 

An informative newsletter by Family Voices, a national grassroots group
advocating on behalf of children and youth with special health care
needs and their families can be found at the web site below
They have many resources in Spanish.

View the full calendars on Google by clicking on the link(s) below:

Phoenix

Flagstaff

Tucson

Spanish workshops

Calendario ESPAÑOL

Por favor llamar al 242-4366 o al 800-237-3007 para confirmar su asistencia a los talleres.

List of workshops

All trainings listed below (except for those in Flagstaff) are offered at the new 
Disability Empowerment Center
5025 E. Washington, Suite 204, Phoenix, AZ 85034.

Please call 602-242-4366 or 800-237-3007 to register.

Special Education Workshops

Workshops can also be scheduled at your organization upon request (with a minimum of 5 participants) call 602-242-4366.

IEP 1-to-1 Consultation

Bring your child's current IEP as well as your questions and concerns. We will privately address your individual issues and offer solutions and strategies to help you advocate more effectively for your child.
Call for an appointment: 602-242-4366 or 800-237-3007.

 Workshops in Flagstaff

 Flagstaff Family Resource Center, 5-7 pm