Disabled World News

Benefits for Disabled Children - Debate Over SSI

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:42:09 EST

Children with disabilities may be eligible to receive benefits through SSI. However, the program has some critics questioning the disabilities that qualify children for benefits.

Children with Disabilities Must Not be Forgotten - UNICEF

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:59:40 EST

In conflict and crisis, children with disabilities must not be forgotten - Children with disabilities must not be forgotten during crises and conflict, UNICEF said at an international conference.

Childhood Hypersensitivity Linked to OCD

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:29:57 EST

Adult onset could be connected to oral and tactile sensitivities in childhood, TAU research finds.

Disabled Children do Matter - ESRC

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:15:49 EST

Many disabled children fail to reach their full potential because they continue to be marginalised in schools, health and social care, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Protecting Children's Access to Care

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:24:22 EST

Families, advocates urged to make voices heard to protect children's access to care - Budget battles threaten pediatrician training, medicaid programs benefiting children.

Special Kids Special Families - Caring for Children with Disabilities

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:11:37 EST

The mission of Special Kids Special Families is to promote, strengthen, and support individuals with disabilities and their families.

SSI and SSDI Benefits for Children with Disability

Mon, 24 May 2010 10:37:07 EST

Info on Child SSI/Child Disability Benefits

Otoplasty Cosmetic Ear Surgery

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:36:41 EST

Are you concerned that your child's ear prominence may cause him or her to suffer from prolonged peer abuse throughout childhood? If so, it is possible to have a surgeon perform otoplasty, or ear surgery, in order to adjust your child's ear shape to a more natural appearance.

NICHY - National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:25:58 EST

NICHY is a center that provides information to America related to disabilities in children and youth, programs and services for infants, children, and youth with disabilities and, ‘No Child Left Behind,’ America’s general education law.

The Child Development Institute and Children with Disabilities

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:52:59 EST

The Child Development Institute (CDI) provides information to parents based on current research that is practical and comprehensive.

Positional Plagiocephaly - Facts and Information

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:50:52 EST

"Plagiocephaly," is a general term, one that refers to a person's head which is shaped abnormally due to various causes. Positional plagiocephaly is one of different types of plagiocephaly.

Working for Children with Disabilities - Kids Together

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:32:45 EST

Kids together is a nonprofit, grassroots and all-volunteer organization. They are a non-member agency of United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

KEEN Los Angeles - Kids with Disabilities - Recreation and FUN

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:45:45 EST

The need for a program such as the one KEEN represents today was recognized by a group of community members who cared deeply enough about the quality of life of children with disabilities that they pursued the creation of KEEN.

Children and Speech or Language Impairments

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:30:25 EST

A speech or language impairment means an impairment of speech or sound production, fluency, voice or language which significantly affects a child's educational performance or their social, emotional or vocational development.

The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness - Resource for Children and Youth

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:00:57 EST

The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) is a national technical assistance and dissemination center for children and youth who are deaf-blind.

Children and Orthopedic Impairments

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:13:49 EST

The definition of an, "Orthopedic Impairment," is one that includes impairments caused by congenital anomalies such as absence of a member, clubfoot, impairments caused by disease such as bone tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, or impairments for other causes to include amputations, fractures, cerebral palsy, burns, or fractures.

Children and Hearing Loss - Facts and Information

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:05:03 EST

About half of all children with a hearing loss do not have an identified cause for that hearing loss. Because of this, a number of states in America have instituted universal hearing screening requiring all babies to have their hearing screened before they leave the hospital.

Children with Disabilities and H1N1 Flu

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:47:50 EST

The majority of the children who have died because of the H1N1 form of the flu have had an underlying illness or developmental disability.

Bullying Prevention Skills and Techniques for Children

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:42:23 EST

Child bullying is a big problem in our schools today. The main
difference between child bullying today from the past is the nature of the bullying and the violence that occurs in the aftermath.

Action For Kids - An Organization for Children and Young People with Disabilities

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:11:55 EST

Action for Kids is a national organization that works with both children and young people who have physical and learning disabilities, as well as their parents and carers.