by The Special Needs Family Services | Dec 22, 2020
On a recent Facebook Live session in our “Circle of Care” Facebook group, we had the pleasure of hearing from guest host Jessica Leving Siegel, author of “Billy’s Sister: Life when your sibling has a disability,” host of “The Special Siblings Podcast,” and founder of... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Dec 9, 2020
Great news, there’s a vaccine. That means the disability community will have some relief soon, right? Wrong. Once again, the needs of the disability community have been overlooked by their placement in phase three of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan–the same... 
by The Special Needs Family Services | Dec 6, 2020
We are excited to see Amazon Alexa come out with a new, free feature in the Alexa app that provides parents, caregivers, adult children, and more with the ability to remotely check in on their disabled loved ones who live independently: the Amazon Alexa Care Hub.... 
by The Special Needs Family Services | Nov 25, 2020
While this time of year is dedicated to reflecting on all we are thankful for, it’s also the perfect time to give! GivingTuesday is a global movement that began in 2012 to unleash the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the... 
by The Special Needs Family Services | Sep 22, 2020
In a recent Circle of Care Facebook Live session, special guest and disability advocate Cheryl Ryan Chan suggested that the pandemic has become the “great equalizer” in the disability world. During COVID-19, ALL of us have experienced the effects of quarantine... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Aug 21, 2020
While all active parents are caregivers in some sense of the word, parents of special needs children are more than just parents — we also take on the roles of nurses, educators, therapists, and so much more with, sometimes, little to no training or prior...