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Students with disabilities are receiving unequal education in remote learning - Investigate TV
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By: Erin Snodgrass and Lee Zurik Originally Published: May 20, 2020 (InvestigateTV) – Educating first-grader Bennett Pellegrino requires four hands. Born with cerebral palsy and legally blind, Bennett’s special education services include physical, occupational and speech therapy all now done by ...We've been quiet, but super busy! With the end of the school year came additional changes at home and a focus on wrapping up a crazy spring and getting ready for an enjoyable summer at home.
We celebrated a 7th birthday of a certain special someone who inspired this foundation, and we've been shedding some light on the struggles of distance learning with disabilities. Districts are working to navigate special education and distance learning, but unfortunately, state and federal government has missed the mark in supporting districts in doing what's right for kids with disabilities.
Parents with disabilities are putting life changing medical interventions on hold. They're participating in virtual doctor's appointments. They ARE the physical therapist, occupational therapist, feeding specialist, and special education teacher. They're working their full time job, providing hand over hand 1:1 instruction on Zoom with their child's teacher, and NOT sleeping at night because there is no nurse to come to the their home. Grandparents can't visit to help because of COVID.
Take a look at Mary's interview, published a few weeks ago, and shared across the country. We have a chance to make changes in how we provide instruction in the fall, and we're hoping legislators are seeing what our special needs families are navigating to help districts make changes. Hospitals and outpatient service providers have created some awesome ways to connect with patients, provide critical interventions, and meet the needs of struggling families. We can't wait to see how districts adapt!
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Students with disabilities are receiving unequal education in remote learning - Investigate TV
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By: Erin Snodgrass and Lee Zurik Originally Published: May 20, 2020 (InvestigateTV) – Educating first-grader Bennett Pellegrino requires four hands. Born with cerebral palsy and legally blind, Bennett’s special education services include physical, occupational and speech therapy all now done by ...Wow. What a crazy year/spring/week it's been. I've found myself having more moments of introspection and longer prayers - not about our journey or health, but about our country, our neighbors, fellow families. I'm trying to focus on the GOOD we bring to this world and how, through small gestures and intentional relationships, we can make the world a little brighter for someone else. If you're finding yourself crying a little more, hugging your children a little tighter, and turning off the news, you're not alone. Find something you love to do, and bring that joy to someone you know. Reach out, spread your love, and embrace the love of others. (and if you need a virtual hug or some encouragement, we've got you)! xo - Mary
A special Happy Mother's Day shout out to mothers of their children with special needs. (just the website name resonates with us: singing through the rain .. how perfect is that)?!
singingthroughtherain.net/2014/05/special-needs-mom-on-mothers-day.html
Being a Special Needs Mom on Mother's Day | Singing Through the Rain
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What being a special needs mom on Mother's Day means to me.This is really awesome! How great is this?!
I've found myself making eye contact with people in the community and I have to say 'I'm smiling at you!' so they don't think I'm staring them down or being creepy. 😳
This makes inclusion and accessibility so incredibly simple for the deaf and hard of hearing community!
student creates transparent masks for the deaf and hard of hearing community
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ashley lawrence has designed a face mask with a clear window that allows others to see and read lips and facial expressions.Thank you to Mansfield University for the great support in all things BennettStrong!As the co-founders of BennettStrong Foundation, Mountie Heroes Mary '04 and Greg '05 Pellegrino hosted a mask sponsorship program that donated over 3,500 masks (and counting) to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. For more information, visit BennettStrong.org.
Thank you, Mary and Greg!
Are you or someone you know a Mansfield University alumni, student, or employee who has gone above and beyond to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic? Let us know here: j.mp/2VPpnrn
Thanks to Samantha at Lower Bucks Times for her great article about our mask donation program!
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BennettStrong Foundation invites locals to sponsor a mask for healthcare workers at CHOPThis is one of the most honest and accurate accounts of what a family experiences in the NICU. Watch until the end to see everything Tru battled to come home, and you'll understand why these babies are truly fighting miracles!
Thanks to Ellen Hughes Moore (one of Bennett's NICU nurses) for sharing!
Support Ellen, Team 7, and all nurses and health care workers at CHOP by sponsoring a mask. It helps to keep them, and tiny babies like Tru, safe during this global pandemic.
www.bravegowns.com/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Brave Gowns is working hard to get masks out all over the country! So cool to see it in action.
2,000 masks have been delivered and we anxiously look for our UPS driver every day for another 1300+ masks to arrive!
CHOP is extremely grateful for our support of their health care workers! The NICU and Oncology department have expressed their excitement over being able to have these available to help keep everyone safe.
This program is still going strong, so please DONATE HERE:
www.bravegowns.com/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop
#BennettStrong #victory4vincent #bravegownsWe are incredibly proud to partner with Brave Gowns and Victory4Vincent to donate SAFE, REUSABLE MASKS to health care providers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
JOIN US by sponsoring a mask for $9. Every mask makes a difference!
DONATE HERE: www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop
Nurses have gotten their masks and are SO excited to have any extra layer of protection. Here's one of our favorite NICU nurses excited that she can be protected traveling to and from the hospital.
We've donated over 3,300 masks in just over one week!
You can still sponsor a mask HERE:
www.bravegowns.com/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop
Today we delivered 1,000 masks to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia generously donated by A Wish Come True. They make awesome dance and colorguard costumes, and now, masks, too!
We've had a great time making new friends while working together to support our health care workers (and social distancing).
Together we have donated 3,191 masks in one week!
How amazing is that?!
Tomorrow will be heading to A Wish Come True and then CHOP to donate 1,000 masks.
Greg will be waiting on the mailman for the first 1,525 masks being shipped to BennettStrong.
We are so incredibly honored to be able to help health care workers. We are also incredibly honored that you're a part of this amazing process.
It means so much to be there for those who were present on some of our most challenging days. 🙌😘
We are still accepting sponsorships and donations. Our goal was 3,000, now let's make it 4,000!
Please spread the word!
DONATE HERE:
www.bravegowns.com/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop
SPONSOR A MASK FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA WITH BENNETT STRONG & VICTORY4VINCENT
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SPONSOR A MASK FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA WITH BENNETT STRONG & VICTORY4VINCENT There is a severe shortage of masks for our healthcare workers during this national epidemic. While we are safe at home, this is a way to for us do our part to help and help provide staff on the frontlin...Corona Acts of Kindness: DCCC loans medical supplies to local health care facilities
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In response to the urgent need for medical supplies and ventilators at area hospitals and health care facilities due to COVID-19, Delaware County Community College recently loaned a ventilator, andCheck out our awesome mask project in the Delco Times!
We're excited to partner with Victory 4 Vincent and Brave Gowns to provide masks to health care workers at CHOP!
We have about 1,800 masks sponsored so far, let's get to 2,000 TODAY!
(With our donation of 1,000 masks from A Wish Come True, we are *thisclose* to 3,000 masks)!
SPONSOR A MASK HERE: www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop
Corona Acts of Kindness: DCCC loans medical supplies to local health care facilities
www.delcotimes.com
In response to the urgent need for medical supplies and ventilators at area hospitals and health care facilities due to COVID-19, Delaware County Community College recently loaned a ventilator, andA note of thanks from a NICU nurse at CHOP: 'We love big daddy B and you guys. So grateful and honored to have taken care of him! Thanks for taking care of us now 😊.'
Health care workers that we have spoken to are so thankful for the support the community is providing to them, and we're blessed to be able to support them.
We have almost 1,750 masks sponsored - let's get it to 2,000 by the end of the day.
DONATE HERE: www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop
AWESOME SIDE NOTE: A Wish Come True (dance costume company in Bristol, PA) has made and donated 1,000 masks to our CHOP project! Together with Brave Gowns and Victory 4 Vincent, we will be donating THREE THOUSAND MASKS!🙌🙌🙌🙌
SPONSOR A MASK FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA WITH BENNETT STRONG & VICTORY4VINCENT
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SPONSOR A MASK FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA WITH BENNETT STRONG & VICTORY4VINCENT There is a severe shortage of masks for our healthcare workers during this national epidemic. While we are safe at home, this is a way to for us do our part to help and help provide staff on the frontlin...We want to send a HUGE thank you to A Wish Come True, a dance costume company in Bristol, PA. We'll be heading to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Monday with 1,000 masks they've made for health care workers!
Combined with our current mask sponsorship program, our community has donated over 2,600 masks!
If you want to be a part of this project, DONATE AND SHARE!
www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop?fbclid=IwAR3ZYmdvOpy4mrkUcA...
Together with Victory 4 Vincent and Brave Gowns, thousands of masks are being sponsored to health care workers at CHOP.
THANK YOU for supporting these amazing workers on the frontline of this pandemic.
We are helping to keep our tiniest babies and immunocompromised patients safe during this challenging time.
There is still time to DONATE AND SHARE!
www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop?fbclid=IwAR3ZYmdvOpy4mrkUcA...We are incredibly proud to partner with Brave Gowns and Victory4Vincent to donate SAFE, REUSABLE MASKS to health care providers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
JOIN US by sponsoring a mask for $9. Every mask makes a difference!
DONATE HERE: www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop
We have shipments of over 1,125 masks (and counting) arriving for delivery to CHOP.
We have health care workers logging on to purchase their own mask.
We have notes coming on with gratitude, love, and support of this program.
It is making a difference and the masks haven't even been used yet.
Why? Because it's building a sense of community. It's showing our health care workers how much they're loved and appreciated. They go to work knowing we've got their backs.
If you've sponsored, like this post and SHARE IT to your page!
SPONSOR A MASK HERE:
www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop?fbclid=IwAR3ZYmdvOpy4mrkUcA...
Together with Victory 4 Vincent and Brave Gowns, we are currently donating 1,125 masks to CHOP!
We received an email this morning from their COVID Response Team, thanking us for our support (again), checking in to see that Bennett was still doing well, and sharing their excitement to see these masks in action!
While they may be a huge organization, the relationships we've built with them are positively impacting the health of our children AND our ability to support them when they need it most. (Just like they've done for us).
PLEASE, if you haven't already, DONATE and SHARE THIS LINK!
www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop?fbclid=IwAR3bTt-MsMQVbi0E6j...
745 masks. So far, 745 health care workers have a disinfectable, reusable, antimicrobial, SAFE mask to help protect themselves when taking care of our littlest patients.
AND THE SPONSORSHIPS ARE STILL COMING.
Are we surprised? No. We made it through 7.5 months of a trauma level NICU because of the support we had. We survived cancer because of the support we had.
We've impacted thousands of families who need psycho-social support while their child fought for their life.
NOW, together again, we'll impact thousands of health care workers who need to feel we've got their backs every time they put their mask on.
DONATE HERE:
www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop?fbclid=IwAR2lpbRRfJzc-ZuGIl...
With your help we are currently donating over 500 masks. There's still time to have your donation matched! (After you've made your donation, share our post so others can join)!
CLICK HERE TO DONATE: www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop?fbclid=IwAR2lpbRRfJzc-ZuGIl...
Today is Opa's (Bennett's grandfather) Birthday!
In honor of this special day, we will MATCH the first $1,000 worth of masks sponsored, TODAY ONLY!
CLICK HERE TO SPONSOR A MASK FOR CHOP:
www.bravegowns.com/collections/masks/products/sponsor-a-mask-for-chop?fbclid=IwAR3vHeEfI1iMH0mbEe...