Community Connections and Assistive Technology
Click on http://www.shelbynews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=93&ArticleID=57329&TM=76359.35 to read about Families United for Support and Encouragement, or FUSE. The group has meetings with speakers on topics of concern to parents of children with disabilities and alternates these informational training meetings with question-and-answer sessions. The leader says that asking another parent what he or she does when faced with a problem can often provide the answers that are needed. The nonprofit organization is supported with grants and donations from businesses and individuals and provides assistance for the parents of children through high school, which for a disabled child can mean until age 22. FUSE does not charge for the meetings, the newsletters or joining the group.
Why am I posting this? Well, many of their Q and A sessions and informational trainings are about assistive technology! Organizing or finding a group like this may be a useful way to get the word out to families about how important assistive technology can be in the lives of their children.