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We've gained patience beyond measure, love we never dreamed of giving. We worry about the future but know this “special” life's worth living! We have bad days and hurt sometimes, but we hold our heads up high. Edition #24 May 2012 We feel joy and pride and thankfulness more often than we cry. For our kids, we aren't just SUPERMOMS, No, we do so much more :) We are cheerleaders, nurses, and therapists who don't walk out the door. We handle rude remarks and unkind stares, with dignity and grace. Even though the pain they bring cannot be erased.

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Nationally over 80% of parents of children with disabilities, who were mentored by an May 13 is Mother's Day experienced parent, reported it to be the most helpful source of information o coping with the challenges of raising a child with special needs. Mentored parents report that the support of a fellow parent was so unique & personalized that it could not have come from any other source! As the mother or father of a child with developmental disabilities, you have unique parenting experiences. Through time, training, & trial & error, you have gained valuable skills. Use your knowledge to help another parent on the journey by becoming a mentor. to Parent (P2P) programs link parents ofrough. children, adolescents & adults You Parent may think us “special moms” have it pretty with We developmental disabilities together with life experienced & informed veteran parents who have no choice. We just manage when things get really tough. We've the made it through the days we thought we'dwith never make it through. understand day-to-day experiences of raising a child special needs. Parent to We've even impressed our own with can do!agency. We are Parent Omaha is offered by Ollie Webbselves Center, Inc.,alla that localwe non-profit seeking parent mentors who are coping well with their child’s situation & view him or her We've gained patience beyond measure, love we never dreamed of giving. as a We valuable & about developing person.but Consider a mentor if worth you’d like to help worry the future know becoming this “special” life's living! parents joys & hurt challenges of having child (of our any heads age) with We cope havewith bad the days and sometimes, buta we hold up special high. needs. We feel joy and pride and thankfulness more often webycry. The time commitment involves contacting another parent (in than person, mail, e-mail or telephone) once every 2 weeks within the first 8 weeks, & as mutually agreed thereafter. For our kids, we aren't just SUPERMOMS, No, we do so much more :) You have the knowledge & experience. We provide the training as a framework to share We are cheerleaders, nurses, and therapists who don't walk out the door. your We wisdom. The nextremarks training and will unkind be held stares, soon & will include: for Helping handle rude with dignityGuidelines and grace. Families; Skills & bring Resiliency; Survival Tactics for Parents of Children with EvenCreative though Coping the pain they cannot be erased. Special Needs; What Helps Families in High Stress Situations & Crisis; Tips for Extended Therapies and treatment routes are a lot for us to digest, Family & Siblings; Tips for Locating Community Services; Information on Parent to Parent don't know what the future holds, but give our kids our best. USA;We Cultural Competence & None of us can be replaced, so we don't get many breaks. Family & Principles of Family-Professional Collaboration. It Centered wears usCare; out, but to help our kids, we'll do whatever it takes!(4/2012) To talk to someone about becoming a mentor, please contact Annie Anderson We are selfless, ext not by you see. Our kids just have many at 402-346-5220, 23 choice or aanderson@ollieewebbinc.org or youneeds. can mail out to change world, want to Ollie plant Webb some seeds. yourWe're name,not address, phone the number & but e-mail to: Center, Inc., 1941 nd We42 want our kids accepted. That really our aim. South Street, Suite 122, Omaha, NE is 68105

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“Parents Corner” is a fradio show,sco-hosted by Brian King, LCSW. an adult with Asperger This program pays or respite ervices (someone to come into Brian the hisome to care for a Syndrome, who presented here inthe theparea backcaregiver in January. Brian also has 3 boys on pthe ASD person with special needs, to give rimary a temporary break). The rogram spectrum. be sharing parenting discussing with a panel of parents. serves people Brian of all will ages. It is for his people who strategies are NOT rand eceiving the sthem ervices from another think moms” it pretty rough. HereYou is a may link with all us the“special details you'll needhave to tune in and call in if you would like government p rogram. We have no choice. We just life when things get reallyis: tough. http:tinyurl.com/3gm58h7 Checkmanage it out and pass it along. His address P.O. Box 994, West him. we'd never make it through. We've made if it you through wetothought Chicago, IL 60186 wouldthe like days to write We've even impressedWho our own selves with all that we can do! Needs This Program?

Projectwho Lifesaver in Sarpy Caregivers need a temporary break County from providing care to persons of any age, with We'veCounty gained patience beyond measure, loveLifesaver we never dreamed of locate giving. The Sarpy Sheriff’s Office implemented Project in & 2008 to help missing special n eeds. E xamples o f s pecial n eeds athis re developmental physical limitations, We worry about future but know “special” living! persons. Children with the Autism or Down Syndrome, who are atlife's risk toworth wander, can have their safety emotional or behavioral isorders, sometimes, chronic illness. lzheimer’s isease up & rhigh. elated health Weenhanced have bad days dand but A we hold ourdheads greatly through this hurt program. Project Lifesaver emphasizes relationships between specially We feel joy anda t pride thankfulness more oftenis than we cry. concerns, or persons risk oand f aindividuals buse & neglect. Ein ligibility based on income guidelines. trained Sheriff’s personnel and enrolled the program BEFORE the need may arise for a HOWEVER, if you ave ehome xpenses elated to enrollees the disability, these usually be rescue. During an h initial visit,directly Project rLifesaver are fitted withcan a personalized For our kids, we aren't just SUPERMOMS, No, we do so much more :) subtracted from the counted ncome. Tare he provided person awith pplying must have a overview caregiver. wristband transmitter and family imembers a comprehensive of the We are cheerleaders, nurses, and therapists who don't walk out the door. program. Trained in communicating with individuals with special needs, deputies will schedule a The p rogram w ill p rovide u p t o $ 125 p er c lient p er m onth!! We handle rude remarks and unkind stares, with dignity and grace. monthly visit the to inspect and maintain the and get to know the enrollee better on a equipment Evenhome though pain they bring cannot be erased. more personal basis. The cost to participate in this program is minimal, at $10 a month. How do I become a Rcontact espite P rovider? For more information on Project Lifesaver, Therapies and treatment routes are a lot for usLt. toGriger digest,at 402-593-2288.

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EveryItyear approximately 40,000 infants arekids, born we'll in the do US with Congenital Heart Defects (CHD). CHD is wears us out, but to help our whatever it takes! can have break? the most frequently occurring birth defect and thealeading cause of birth-related deaths. More than 50% of children twith CHD will require at least one invasive surgery inatheir lifetime. And in the US, twice as Contact ebraska Rnot espite Network by see. contacting Rjust espite Network oordinator in many We he areNselfless, by choice you Our kids have many Cneeds. children die from CHD each year than from ALL forms of childhood cancers, combined! Needless to say, the your area (see below) or cwant all 1-‐866-‐RESPITE We're not out to change the world, but to plant some seeds. survivors of CHD wear their scars like badges of honor. They are our “Heart Heroes”. Heart Heroes, Inc., is We want our kids accepted. That really is our aim. a non-profit organization that originated by a few Nebraska moms, who had children with CHD. After trying When we look at them, we just see kids. We hope you'll do the same. to coax their children through cardiology appointments and heart surgeries, they took comfort in the Western Service Area hero” capes to comfort their children, and Heart Heroes was founded. Now, wondrous powers of “super -- April Vernon Serving Sheridan, Garden, Deuel, hundreds of Heart Hero capes have been draped around the little shoulders ofrea CHD children everywhere. Southwest Service A Sioux, Cheyenne, Morrill, ox Butte, Dundy, Hitchcock, Red going Willow, to Furnas, Gosper, Dawson, Lincoln, Logan, to donate Consider donating a BHeart Hero CapeServing to a child with CHD by www.heartherocapes.com Dawes, Scottsbluff, Banner & Thomas, G rant, H ooker, A rthur, K eith, P erkins, C hase, Hayes, fears & Frontier a cape. There is a perpetual wait list of children who need their capes to conquer their and give them Kimball pictures of many of the cape recipients courage. You can also join our Heart Heroes Facebook Group to see C oordinator H elena J anousek and hear Coordinator their stories. Contact the co-founders of Heart Heroes at heartheroes@yahoo.com. “Children hold our hands for a moment, but our hearts (308)345-‐ forever.”4223 ~ Anonymous Sherri Blome (308)345-‐4990 (308)432-‐8190 respite@swhealth.ne.gov Exceptional Parent Magazine specialprojects@wchr.net

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The Nebraska Technical Assistance Project on Deaf-Blindness has conducted training this year specific to parents of children who have a combined hearing & vision loss. The training has been in partnership with the National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDV2.0). A total of 6 parents have participated in a series of training activities from May 2011 through October 2011. They are now working on their leadership goals. They are called the Nebraska DB Parent Leadership Team, & have provided lots of support to the state Deaf-Blind project. It is the intent of this You may think us â&#x20AC;&#x153;special momsâ&#x20AC;? have it pretty rough. team toWe provide either vialife phones, face-to-face haveone-on-one no choice.interaction We just manage whentechnology things getorreally tough. with other parents We've in the state have a child birthwe to thought age 21, with a combined hearing & vision loss. If madewho it through the days we'd never make it through. We've even impressed own with all please that wecontact can do! Teresa Coonts at you want to be connected toour one of selves the parents, 402-595-1810 or Teresa.coonts@nebraska.gov This is an exciting group of parents gained patience beyond measure, love we never dreamed giving. working We've & learning together for the purpose of supporting other families in theoffuture.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love That Goes the What's Distanceâ&#x20AC;? Providing for special needs now & Where??? into the future! Planning for the long-term care of a loved one with special needs requires thought and preparation. Important The fact is, when it comes the futurepages needs of Tidbits for to Families 2 -a 6family member with a disability, the possibility that they nay outlive you is something State-Wide page 6that must be considered, especially when the individual is a minor or adult Cedar child. Preparations include estimating future careBellevue, Bluff & Columbus page possible 7 giving costs, as well as making sure all assets managed properly to 8 best benefit your loved one. Fremont & are Grand Island page Special protection when you need itGretna most! Sometimes familiespage neglect & Hastings 9 inheritance issues for special needs family members because they assume siblings or related will simply step in and take Lincoln pages 10 - caregivers 15 over the care giving duties should the need arise. pages Even if 15 families Norfolk - 16 have reached an agreement on care giving responsibilities, it is still important to address thepage management and division of assets and to have North Platte 16 your preferences clearly and legally defined. You also want to be sure you understand all of the legal Omaha pages 16 - 24 guidelines so that your loved one with special needs does not lose benefits from government sources. Resources for Families pages x For instance, many people are not aware of that with Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a single, Classifieds page 29 disabled person cannot own more than $2,000 in assets. One component you might want to consider when setting up your long-term financial plan is the establishment of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special Needs Trustâ&#x20AC;? funded with a form of life insurance. A â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special Needs Trustâ&#x20AC;? is established to ensure that the disabled individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inheritance will supplement, not replace, any government assistance programs they may be eligible for. Aspects of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special Needs Trustâ&#x20AC;? include: Appointing someone to take care of your Pass us along to families you know who could use this information!!! loved oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property and money, Designating a guardian for children less than 18 years of age, Integrating the wishes spelled out in the trust with the remainder of the parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate plan. Get the help you need now for future peace of mind. A â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special Needs Trustâ&#x20AC;? is just one tool that can help you address financial issues making life much easier for your loved one and their future caregivers. With proper planning, your love, and your money, will be set to go the distance. For additional information on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special Needs Trustsâ&#x20AC;? it is important to consult with an attorney in your state of residence who specializes in special needs estate planning. For more information on preparing for your loved one with special needsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; future, you can contact Cecilia Loose, Prudential at (402)861-3676.

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Offered for school-age youth with special needs ages 5 – 21. For our kids, we Activities aren't just SUPERMOMS, we do so much offer opportunities No, for developing skills &more social :) interaction in a We are cheerleaders,fun nurses, and therapists don't walk out the door. environment. Campers who are expected to participate in group We handle rude activities, remarks & and unkind stares, with dignity and grace. interact with their peers. We incorporate activities that focus Even though the pain they bring cannot be erased. on healthy lifestyles & fitness (active games, sports & swimming) & nature exploration (field trips, crafts, & activities in parks). Friday Therapies and treatment are atolot for us to according digest, to age, after registration Campers routes are assigned site groups We don't know what the future holds, but give our kids our best. is completed. None of us can be replaced, so we don't get many breaks. It wears us out, but to help our kids, we'll do whatever it takes! CREATIVITY CAMPS

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Designed for teens & young adults with special needs ages 13 & up. We are selfless, not by choice you see. Our kids just have many needs. We're not out to change the world, but to plant some seeds. Art want Extravaganza Camp We want our kids accepted. That really Recreation is our aim.Center, 6130 Adams, LINCOLN LOCATION: Easterday When we look at them, we just see kids. We1:15 hope do the same. TIME: – you'll 4:15 pm

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LOCATION: Auld Pavilion, LINCOLN TIME: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm Campers will modify a children’s play, work on sets, props, & costumes. Campers will have a performance on August 2 from 2:30 – 3:00 pm at Important Tidbits for Families pages 2 - 6 Auld Pavilion.

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State-Wide page 6 Bellevue, Cedar & have Columbus 7 of 1:5 Our Bluff Camps a staffpage ratio Fremont & Grand page 8 If your child has a 1:1Island ratio at school, you are responsible Gretna & Hastings pagethe 9 camp with your child J . to provide a person to attend Lincoln pages 15 Staff who work at 10 our- camps are hired for their Norfolk pages & 15interest - 16 experience, training in working with youth North Platte page with disabilities. Many are16 college students working on Omaha pages 16 - 24 education & special education degrees. Volunteers Resources for Families pages x We will work with provide additional assistance. page personalClassifieds staff or aides to29 adapt equipment, encourage campers, & provide any other assistance, which may be needed. Once maximum enrollment is reached, applicants will be placed on a waiting list.

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2013 SUMMER CAMPS

May is Better Speech & Hearing Month May 9 is National School Nurse Day

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Camp Quality USA, Inc., Summer You may think us “special moms” have it pretty rough. provides year-‐round We have no choice. We just manage life when things get really tough. support programs We've for made it through the days we thought we'd never make itCamps through. We've even impressed our own selves with all that we can do! children with cancer and We've gained patience beyond measure, love we never dreamed of giving. their families. Programs include our signature We worry about the future but know this “special” life's worth living! week long camp and other year-‐round We have bad days and hurt sometimes, but we hold our heads up high. Camps are for A LL AGES We Efeel programs such as reunions and ski camps. ach joy and pride and thankfulness more often than we cry. & Run 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Daily camp is volunteer run and community funded. For our kids, we aren't just SUPERMOMS, No, we do so much more :)

We are cheerleaders, nurses, and therapists who don't walk out the door.

Camp Quality gives families a much needed est, rude remarks and unkind stares, We r handle with dignity June 17 – 21 and grace. Even though the pain they bring cannot be erased. knowing that the highest quality program has June 24 – 28 been selected for their child – a companion will and treatment routes are a lot for us to digest, Therapies July 8 – 12 be assigned to ensure the child’s safety aWe nd don't the know what the future holds, but give our kids our best. None of us can be replaced, so we don't get many July 15 breaks. – 19 finest medical supervisors are provided It at wears each us out, but to help our kids, we'll do whatever it takes! July 22 – 26 camp to administer medications and on-‐site We are selfless, not by choice you see. Our have many July 2kids 9 – just August 2 needs. care. We're not out to change the world, but want to plant some seeds.

August 5 -‐ 9

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Campers at Camp Quality range from 4 yWhen ears owe f look at them, we just see kids. We hope you'll do the same. age through 17 and vary in stages of t-heir April Vernon Camp size is from 5 to 10 campers. We h ave found that treatment or remission. They are children who this number allows for more one on one interaction smile, laugh, play and have dreams for a bright and less waiting by the campers. Campers will Check out any event future. experience ariety of sensory activities, outdoor changes, after publication What'sa vWhere??? The Companions are the lifeblood of the camp. additions & MORE activities, and many typical camp events to enhance at our They are the ablog: round-‐the-‐clock caretaker for the sensory integration opportunities. Important Tidbits for Families pages 2 - 6Summer camp State-Wide page 6 campers and ensure the m ost enjoyable, safe, provides an opportunity for the kids to interact with www.ohanakidsnews. Bellevue, Cedar Bluff & Columbus page 7 blogspot.com relaxing, and restoring experience possible for peers, and build on the skills they have been learning Fremont & Grand Island page 8 each child. Each companion, at least 18 years of all year through individual therapy, school, and other Gretna & Hastings page 9 For more information, Lincoln pages 10 15 age, i s i nterviewed, b ackground c hecked, a nd special s ervices. S ocialization w ith peers within a or advertising rates Norfolk pages 15 16 please contact us at: trained BEFORE camp!! community setting is important for kids with sensory North Platte page 16 integrative disorders 402-227-5304 Omaha pages 16a-nd 24The Barn summer camps Camp Q uality p rovides a ll t he y ear-‐round ohanakidsnews@gmail.com provide t hat p rivilege in a safe Resources for Families pages x and nurturing programs at NO COST to families. The camp is FACEBOOK too!! Classifieds page 29 environment. Campers develop a close relationship run 100% on donations, supplies, Thanks for Reading OKN!! with camp counselors and therapists as well as the & volunteer hours. other campers. Your child will need to bring a swim suit, a change of clothing, sack lunch & drink. The Help us y Expand Reach, Pass O usr along know who could use this information!!! Would ou like our to V olunteer? know to families you campers will be interacting in many activities more about Camp Quality or even throughout the week. Register for an upcoming Camp?

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State-Wide INFORMATION May is Better Speech & Hearing Month May 9 is National School Nurse Day

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You may think us “special moms” have it pretty rough. We have no choice. We just manage life when things get really tough. We've made it through the days we thought we'd never make it through. We've even impressed our own selves with all that we can do! Now through 15 patience beyond measure, love we never dreamed of giving. We've May gained Camp Luther about 2013 Annual Art Contest We worry the future but know this “special” life's worth living! SUBMIT ENTRIES Camp Luther Nebraska, 1050 RDwe 4, Schuyler, 68661 up high. We have bad TO: days and hurt of sometimes, but hold ourNE heads DESCRIPTION: is pride a contest forthankfulness artwork. Theremore are $100 Camperships We feel joyThis and and often than weawarded cry. for winners in these age categories: Grades K – 3, Grades 4 – 6, Grades 7 – 8 and Grades 8 & Above. Entries should all bekids, in color on 4.5just x 5.5 inch paper. Please For our weand aren't SUPERMOMS, No, include we dothe so artist’s much name, moreage, :) grade, school and city on the back of the artwork. All entries must received by May 15. The theme this We are cheerleaders, nurses, and therapists whobedon't walk out the door. year Abundantly based on Johnand 10:10b, “I’ve come thatwith you may have life, have it abundantly.” Weishandle rude remarks unkind stares, dignity andand grace. Even though the pain they bring cannot be erased.

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Joni King is a parent, who was involved in the Autism Support Group PETALS in Chadron. While the support group is no longer meeting, she has many resources available to her that would benefit families with children on the spectrum. Feel free to call her if you have any questions pertaining to your child, with Autism. Her number is 308-430-1597.

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