<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403</id><updated>2012-01-06T15:08:43.524-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TVCC Blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>45</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-8934037172986667206</id><published>2012-01-06T15:07:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T15:08:43.531-05:00</updated><title type='text'>CaringBridge websites</title><content type='html'>When you have a child in the hospital with a significant health challenge, it can be difficult to keep all of your family and friends up-to-date. CaringBridge websites (www.caringbridge.org) offer a personal and private space to communicate and show support, saving time and emotional energy when health matters most. The websites are easy to create and use. Authors add health updates and photos to share their story while visitors leave messages of love, hope and compassion in the guestbook.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can set the security level you&amp;nbsp;are comfortable with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Low:&lt;/strong&gt; Visitors do not need to log in. There is open access for visitors who know the website address. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Medium&lt;/strong&gt;: Visitors need to log in to CaringBridge (Recommended). Allows you to see the name and e-mail address of visitors. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;High&lt;/strong&gt;: Visitors need to log in and must be on an "approved list" (created by you). Allows you to see the name and e-mail address of visitors. Only visitors you approve can access this website.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-8934037172986667206?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/8934037172986667206/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=8934037172986667206' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/8934037172986667206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/8934037172986667206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2012/01/caringbridge-websites.html' title='CaringBridge websites'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-5470372893571058112</id><published>2011-11-25T11:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T11:10:47.104-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking for parents to participate in a new study</title><content type='html'>Staff at TVCC are collaborating with researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western on a study that aims to understand how parents of young children with cerebral palsy use health information when living with and caring for their children. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are interested in learning more about this study, please contact Monique VanKessel (monique.vankessel@tvcc.on.ca or phone 519 685-8700 ext 53391) or Wendy Worsfold (wendy.worsfold@tvcc.on.ca or phone 519 685-8700 ext 53454).”&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-5470372893571058112?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/5470372893571058112/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=5470372893571058112' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5470372893571058112'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5470372893571058112'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/11/looking-for-parents-to-participate-in.html' title='Looking for parents to participate in a new study'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-5266437469551029787</id><published>2011-11-08T09:19:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-06T15:52:18.707-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Parents with Disabilities</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;My son and his wife will soon be foster parents. I’m happy for them but my head spins with all the concerns I have. Steve and Lisa both use wheelchairs for mobility. I’ve always felt proud of how independent and capable they are in spite of their physical challenges. Still, I can’t help but worry – all the “what-ifs” are mind-boggling.&lt;span style="color: white;"&gt;boggling.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;An article in &lt;em&gt;Exceptional Parent&lt;/em&gt; magazine helped shine some light on the situation. The following are excerpts from the article.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;“According to “Challenges and Strategies of Disabled Parents Findings from a National Survey of Parents with Disabilities” the most challenging aspects of parenting with a disability include:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· physical exertion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· doing everything that needs to get done&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· social messages given to children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· keeping up with children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· transportation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· discipline&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· maintaining continuity in children’s lives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· limited income&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· participation in school events&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· communication&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;And like all parents, parents with disabilities find that raising children can be a true pleasure. According to the same survey, parents with disabilities reported these positive aspects of their unique parenting situation:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· child learns compassion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· child is more open-minded towards others&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· more time with kids&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;· child is more resourceful”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Times, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;“As with all parents, parents with disabilities require the support of their family and the community in which they reside. Parents with disabilities deserve an immense amount of respect, love, friendship and support from others. Indeed they are Exceptional Parents.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;That last paragraph really hit home! It is time for me to stop the “hand-wringing” and show some support for the to-be-parents.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-5266437469551029787?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/5266437469551029787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=5266437469551029787' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5266437469551029787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5266437469551029787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/11/parents-with-disabilities.html' title='Parents with Disabilities'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-1787950019922942388</id><published>2011-09-29T10:21:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-29T12:21:27.458-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Benefits of living with a child who has a disability</title><content type='html'>I was asked "what are the benefits of living with a child who has a&amp;nbsp;disability". I did an information search and this is what I found:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· broadened horizons&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· increased family members’ awareness of their inner strength&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· enhanced family cohesion&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· encouraged connections to community group or religious institutions&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· pleasure/satisfaction in providing care for child&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· child is a source of joy/happiness&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· sense of accomplishment in having done one’s best for the child&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· shared love with the child&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· child provides a challenge or opportunity to learn and develop&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· strengthened family and/or marriage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· giving new or increased sense of purpose in life&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· development of new skills, abilities, or new career opportunities&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· becoming a better person (more compassionate, less selfish, more tolerant)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· increased personal strength or confidence&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· expanded social and community networks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· increase spirituality&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· changed perspective on life (e.g. clarified what is important in life, more aware of the future)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· making the most of each day and living life at a slower pace&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-1787950019922942388?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/1787950019922942388/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=1787950019922942388' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/1787950019922942388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/1787950019922942388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/09/benefits-of-living-with-child-who-has.html' title='Benefits of living with a child who has a disability'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-976916209345816686</id><published>2011-09-07T12:04:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-07T12:04:30.930-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Important registration dates for sport/recreation</title><content type='html'>Track 3 Ski &lt;a href="http://www.londontrack3.ca/"&gt;http://www.londontrack3.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;George Bray Hockey Program - Sep 17th (9am-noon), Sep 21st (6:30-9pm) and 24th (9am-noon) at Glen Carin Arena &lt;a href="mailto:murrayhoward@execulink.com"&gt;murrayhoward@execulink.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;London Blizzard Sledge Hockey - September 21 (5:00 - 6:00 at Western Fair Sports Centre/Arena) &lt;a href="mailto:bernat.s@sympatico.ca"&gt;bernat.s@sympatico.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;London Wheelchair Basketball - Paul &lt;a href="mailto:pbowes4189@rogers.com"&gt;pbowes4189@rogers.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or Tony &lt;a href="mailto:ant@stonetown.com"&gt;ant@stonetown.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Making Waves Swim Program - online &lt;a href="http://www.makingwaveslondon.org/"&gt;http://www.makingwaveslondon.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boccia - London Cannonballs &lt;a href="http://www.londoncannonballs.ca/"&gt;www.londoncannonballs.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Intro to ParaSwim - &lt;a href="mailto:introtoparaswim@gmail.com"&gt;introtoparaswim@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please&amp;nbsp;email one of the therapeutic recreationists at &lt;a href="mailto:tr@tvcc.on.ca"&gt;tr@tvcc.on.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-976916209345816686?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/976916209345816686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=976916209345816686' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/976916209345816686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/976916209345816686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/09/important-registration-dates-for.html' title='Important registration dates for sport/recreation'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-7363863171072570861</id><published>2011-08-18T12:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-18T12:11:00.893-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Young People Talking to Health Care Providers</title><content type='html'>I came across an 18-minute&amp;nbsp;video&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;"The Institute for&amp;nbsp;Child Health Policy" website. It teaches teens how to communicate effectively with health care providers. Have a look: &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.ichp.ufl.edu/videos/twyd"&gt;http://www.ichp.ufl.edu/videos/twyd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-7363863171072570861?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/7363863171072570861/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=7363863171072570861' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7363863171072570861'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7363863171072570861'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/08/young-people-talking-to-health-care.html' title='Young People Talking to Health Care Providers'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-552311415550354188</id><published>2011-08-10T16:06:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-10T16:07:00.840-04:00</updated><title type='text'>What is a Resource Centre?</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;E.B.White, children’s author of &lt;em&gt;Charlotte’s Web&lt;/em&gt;, once wrote a letter to a librarian. These are his words but I have replaced the word “library” with “resource centre”. I hope you agree.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“A resource centre is many things. It’s a place to go to get in out of the rain. It’s a place to go if you want to sit and think. But particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people, and other thoughts, through books. A resource centre is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided for there in a book, you may have your questions answered. Books are good company in sad times and happy times, for books are people – people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-552311415550354188?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/552311415550354188/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=552311415550354188' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/552311415550354188'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/552311415550354188'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-is-resource-centre.html' title='What is a Resource Centre?'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-5415401112396376851</id><published>2011-07-05T15:57:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-07-05T16:12:27.461-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Special Needs Apps 4 Kids Review System</title><content type='html'>I must admit I have iPad envy.&lt;br /&gt;What fun! - I could be lying on some exotic beach with a screen in my face. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some parents not only have iPads and/or iPods for themselves but for their children too. If you are one of these lucky parents, you may want to check out the website SNApps4Kids.com. It is a community of parents, therapists, doctors and teachers who share information on how we are using these devices with children who have special needs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;20 apps for kids are reviewed at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.snapps4kids.com/applicationreview/snapps-reviewed-app/"&gt;http://www.snapps4kids.com/applicationreview/snapps-reviewed-app/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The reviews focus on skills, not age or developmental level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for me, I remain in front of my monitor that is attached to a computer the size of a suitcase.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-5415401112396376851?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/5415401112396376851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=5415401112396376851' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5415401112396376851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5415401112396376851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/07/special-needs-apps-4-kids-review-system.html' title='Special Needs Apps 4 Kids Review System'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-1961204048939273293</id><published>2011-06-07T12:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-06-07T12:42:50.331-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Stem Cells and Cerebral Palsy</title><content type='html'>Our nurse, Dorothy Harris, gives two thumbs up to the article "Stem Cell Treatments for Cerebral Palsy, factsheet for patients and families". It is written by Crystal Ruff, Jared Wilcox and Michael Fehlings.&lt;br /&gt;You can find a copy of the factsheet as well as&amp;nbsp;a more in-depth newsletter at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.childhooddisability.ca/cdc_en/newsletter.php"&gt;http://www.childhooddisability.ca/cdc_en/newsletter.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-1961204048939273293?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/1961204048939273293/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=1961204048939273293' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/1961204048939273293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/1961204048939273293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/06/stem-cells-and-cerebral-palsy.html' title='Stem Cells and Cerebral Palsy'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-3591608175555243191</id><published>2011-05-17T09:09:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-05-17T09:24:14.151-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Dr.Thomas W.Phelan's 1-2-3 Magic Parenting Newsletter</title><content type='html'>The April issue of this newsletter has the following articles:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;What To Do About Lying - A primary rule for parents when dealing with living is don't badger or corner children! Imagine you give a child the third degree about whether or not he has homework...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kids Won't Pick Up? Try This! - This idea was described to me by a woman many years ago. She told me that picking up around her house had never been a problem. This resourceful mother...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;You can read the full text articles (along with&amp;nbsp;previous issues)&amp;nbsp;at &lt;a href="http://www.parentmagic.com/newsletter-view.cfm"&gt;http://www.parentmagic.com/newsletter-view.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-3591608175555243191?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/3591608175555243191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=3591608175555243191' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/3591608175555243191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/3591608175555243191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/05/drthomas-wphelans-1-2-3-magic-parenting.html' title='Dr.Thomas W.Phelan&apos;s 1-2-3 Magic Parenting Newsletter'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-2634616023901913129</id><published>2011-04-08T10:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-04-08T10:12:35.598-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Why play dates are more than just fun and games</title><content type='html'>While our moms are busy&amp;nbsp;scrapbooking, card making, quilting, painting or sewing.....&amp;nbsp;during our&amp;nbsp;"Just 4 Moms" program, the kids are also busy. They are getting together for a play date every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The kids are&amp;nbsp;highlighted in&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;article "The More We Get Together... why play dates are more than just fun and games" (Abilities magazine spring 2011). The author, Lynn Swanson, is a freelance writer who lives in London, Ontario. She writes:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;"&lt;strong&gt;Play is a kid's job...Play dates allow kids to be kids and to have fun without pressure. It's a great opportunity for them to learn, practise and develop their social skills&lt;/strong&gt;."&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-2634616023901913129?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/2634616023901913129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=2634616023901913129' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/2634616023901913129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/2634616023901913129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/04/why-play-dates-are-more-than-just-fun.html' title='Why play dates are more than just fun and games'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-841443825907620126</id><published>2011-03-03T14:19:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-03T14:21:49.401-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cold-Weather Cabin Fever Fun</title><content type='html'>Is the cold weather giving you cabin fever? I was surfing around looking for some good articles and came up with this one written by Nava Atlas. I found it at &lt;a href="http://www.pedsforparents.com/articles/3036.shtml"&gt;http://www.pedsforparents.com/articles/3036.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; The website is the online version of the magazine/journal "Pediatrics for Parents".&amp;nbsp;You'll find tons of helpful articles&amp;nbsp;on their subject index page &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.pedsforparents.com/articlesindex/subjectindex.shtml"&gt;http://www.pedsforparents.com/articlesindex/subjectindex.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The article starts out:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;"Instead of feeling frustrated by the cold, dark days of winter, try to savor a slower pace, and incorporate simple pleasures into your days. Teach your children to do the same. It can be a delightful time to retreat to the shelter of home and hearth and get things done without the distractions afforded by the other seasons. Create special "cabin fever" rituals that will help you actually look forward to, rather than dread, those long cold days at home. This is especially helpful if you have preschoolers or young school-aged children home on snow days and sick days..."&lt;/blockquote&gt;It goes on to give you some good suggestions that may help eliminate the winter blues for your kids. &lt;br /&gt;Happy kids = Happy mom&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-841443825907620126?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/841443825907620126/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=841443825907620126' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/841443825907620126'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/841443825907620126'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/03/cold-weather-cabin-fever-fun.html' title='Cold-Weather Cabin Fever Fun'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-8868156848038339986</id><published>2011-02-22T13:51:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-22T13:55:46.616-05:00</updated><title type='text'>5th Annual Family Fun Festival</title><content type='html'>Consider bringing your family&amp;nbsp;to the 5th Annual Family Fun Festival on Sunday, February 27, 2011 from 11 am to 2 pm at the Hellenic Community Centre.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a fundraiser for Childreach, tickets are $10 for children 2 to 12 and $40 for adults, and it's fabulous value and fun for all ages. This year's event is shaping up to be the best year yet with Storybook Garden's Imagination Playground, crafts from the Children's Museum, karaoke, cupcake decorating, crafts with the Waldorf School, face-painting, clowns, and visits from Princesses Belle &amp;amp; Aurora and Spiderman! There's a child-friendly brunch buffet, a sundae bar, a family-focused silent auction, a big loot bag for each child, and so much more!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang="EN"&gt;For more information or to buy tickets, call&amp;nbsp;Jane Powers&amp;nbsp;at 519-434-3644 x36 and check out the website at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.familyfunfestival.ca/"&gt;http://www.familyfunfestival.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-8868156848038339986?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/8868156848038339986/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=8868156848038339986' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/8868156848038339986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/8868156848038339986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/02/5th-annual-family-fun-festival.html' title='5th Annual Family Fun Festival'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-6683108114653523472</id><published>2011-02-02T14:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-02T14:15:51.663-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New Additions to the Resource Centre</title><content type='html'>There are always new items available in the Resource Centre for you to borrow.&amp;nbsp;Follow this link to our list of new purchases &lt;a href="http://www.tvcc.on.ca/new-and-hot-2.htm"&gt;http://www.tvcc.on.ca/new-and-hot-2.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-6683108114653523472?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/6683108114653523472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=6683108114653523472' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/6683108114653523472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/6683108114653523472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-additions-to-resource-centre.html' title='New Additions to the Resource Centre'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-7536296866584867963</id><published>2011-02-02T09:59:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-02T10:59:44.461-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Special Needs Recreation Directory</title><content type='html'>The Child &amp;amp; Youth Network's publication&amp;nbsp;"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.london.ca/spectrum"&gt;Recreation and Healthy Living Resources&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;" is a great list of contacts for:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;financial assistance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;specific disability groups&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;specialized sport and leisure opportunities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;other healthy living resources &amp;amp; programs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;respite &amp;amp; inclusion supports&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-7536296866584867963?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/7536296866584867963/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=7536296866584867963' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7536296866584867963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7536296866584867963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2011/02/special-needs-recreation-directory.html' title='Special Needs Recreation Directory'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-2136733431471616820</id><published>2010-12-02T11:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-02T11:26:17.818-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking for toys for Christmas?</title><content type='html'>Learn about toys for children with special needs at &lt;a href="http://www.ableplay.org/"&gt;AblePlay&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;This site has a lot of information to help you make the best choices. The toys are categorized according to disability and age group.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-2136733431471616820?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/2136733431471616820/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=2136733431471616820' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/2136733431471616820'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/2136733431471616820'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/12/looking-for-toys-for-christmas.html' title='Looking for toys for Christmas?'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-6984200123105335053</id><published>2010-12-02T11:18:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-02T11:20:39.977-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Born Learning</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.bornlearning.org/"&gt;Born Learning&lt;/a&gt; helps parents create high-quality early learning opportunities using everyday events for young children. The web site provides comprehensive developmental information on children from birth to 5 years of age.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-6984200123105335053?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/6984200123105335053/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=6984200123105335053' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/6984200123105335053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/6984200123105335053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/12/born-learning.html' title='Born Learning'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-8726607557220106558</id><published>2010-11-19T11:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-19T11:50:49.889-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Spina Bifida Association of America has a fantastic website</title><content type='html'>go to &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/"&gt;http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The "SB University" section has health related seminar videos for you to watch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The "SB Preparations" section was created for parents and clinicians but it also has information for young adults seeking ways to become more independent and lead a fuller, richer life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Signing up for these sections is easy and free. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;It is jam packed with reliable information&amp;nbsp;on spina bifida.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-8726607557220106558?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/8726607557220106558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=8726607557220106558' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/8726607557220106558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/8726607557220106558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/11/spina-bifida-association-of-america-has.html' title='The Spina Bifida Association of America has a fantastic website'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-287430993197238988</id><published>2010-11-19T11:47:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-19T12:01:29.737-05:00</updated><title type='text'>ACCPC discussion forum</title><content type='html'>Do you have a communication disability? Are you 15 years or older?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Augmentative Communication Community Partnership Canada (ACCPC) has launched a new online, discussion forum for you to discuss the barriers you face when accessing the services you need. More importantly, you will begin to explore solutions to these barriers that individuals, businesses and governments can implement. Go to &lt;a href="http://www.accpc.ca/ctcf-forum.htm"&gt;http://www.accpc.ca/ctcf-forum.htm&lt;/a&gt; to join the forum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(The TVCC Resource Centre has a DVD and guide you can borrow to learn more about connecting to your community.)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-287430993197238988?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/287430993197238988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=287430993197238988' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/287430993197238988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/287430993197238988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/11/accpc-discussion-forum.html' title='ACCPC discussion forum'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-8616648137874285273</id><published>2010-11-11T14:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-11T14:20:15.633-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Affordable and Accessible Amusement Park</title><content type='html'>Quest (MDA's Research &amp;amp; Health magazine) has an article on&amp;nbsp; Morgan's Wonderland in San Antonio, Texas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit their website at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://quest.mda.org/article/finally-affordable-and-accessible-amusement-park"&gt;http://quest.mda.org/article/finally-affordable-and-accessible-amusement-park&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-8616648137874285273?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/8616648137874285273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=8616648137874285273' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/8616648137874285273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/8616648137874285273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/11/affordable-and-accessible-amusement.html' title='Affordable and Accessible Amusement Park'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-5865381327996768212</id><published>2010-11-04T11:59:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-11-04T11:59:45.211-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Youth Development Committee</title><content type='html'>The Government of Ontario wants to hear from you.&lt;br /&gt;They are looking for youth with different backgrounds and experience to take part in the Youth Development Committee.&lt;br /&gt;Youth between the ages of 18 and 25 can apply to be part of this group. They'll pay for your time and cover the costs of travelling to meetings.&lt;br /&gt;Apply by November 21, 2010&lt;br /&gt;There is also an opportunity for youth aged 12-25 to join a voluntary Youth Network.&lt;br /&gt;visit &lt;a href="http://www.youthconnect.ca/"&gt;http://www.youthconnect.ca/&lt;/a&gt; to learn more.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-5865381327996768212?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/5865381327996768212/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=5865381327996768212' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5865381327996768212'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5865381327996768212'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/11/youth-development-committee.html' title='Youth Development Committee'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-8645019956467780838</id><published>2010-10-29T14:26:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-29T14:26:51.435-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Learn How to Walk from a Dude in a Wheelchair</title><content type='html'>Our Community Relations dept. recently shared the following video of Jeff Preston&amp;nbsp;with our staff. &lt;br /&gt;Have a look, it is well worth the 5 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ignitelondon.ca/video/learn-how-to-walk-from-a-dude-in-a-wheelchair-for-reals-this-time"&gt;http://www.ignitelondon.ca/video/learn-how-to-walk-from-a-dude-in-a-wheelchair-for-reals-this-time&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gavin Blair "A firm believer that physical activity is overrated, Jeff has been using an electric wheelchair to avoid it since Grade 4. Best known as a trouble maker, Jeff is a local disability advocate, wanna-be politician, and writer of Cripz: A Webcomic."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-8645019956467780838?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/8645019956467780838/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=8645019956467780838' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/8645019956467780838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/8645019956467780838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/10/learn-how-to-walk-from-dude-in.html' title='Learn How to Walk from a Dude in a Wheelchair'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-1409460962774372661</id><published>2010-10-19T11:38:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-19T11:38:49.720-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Kids Car Safety article</title><content type='html'>The online version of Today's Parent magazine has a great &lt;a href="http://www.todaysparent.com/healthsafety/allages/article.jsp?content=20100921_102136_8024&amp;amp;page=1"&gt;article on car safety&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;Once you close their very annoying ad, you'll find some good advice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Bigger vehicles aren’t always safer&lt;br /&gt;• Car junk can become projectiles&lt;br /&gt;• It’s good to be the monkey in the middle&lt;br /&gt;• Airbags can do more harm than good to little ones&lt;br /&gt;• Kids are as distracting as cellphones&lt;br /&gt;• All-weather tires are a compromise&lt;br /&gt;• Cars don’t have to be moving to be lethal&lt;br /&gt;• The not-so-common-sense car seat&lt;br /&gt;• DIY emergency kit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;related reading&lt;br /&gt;• 9 Car Seat Mistakes&lt;br /&gt;• Tips to Fix Car Seat Battles&lt;br /&gt;• Road Trip Activity Guide&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-1409460962774372661?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/1409460962774372661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=1409460962774372661' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/1409460962774372661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/1409460962774372661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/10/kids-car-safety-article.html' title='Kids Car Safety article'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-9213591931595324462</id><published>2010-09-21T13:54:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-21T13:55:11.821-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Among the Giants</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/8264094"&gt;"Among the Giants"&lt;/a&gt; is a short documentary film focusing on the Adaptive Design Association (ADA) Inc., a nonprofit organization that builds customized equipment and furniture (mainly from cardboard) for people with disabilities.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-9213591931595324462?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/9213591931595324462/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=9213591931595324462' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/9213591931595324462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/9213591931595324462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/09/among-giants.html' title='Among the Giants'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-7319223511381696022</id><published>2010-09-03T11:58:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-03T13:07:49.693-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Nominate your caregiver for a "Heroes in the Home" award</title><content type='html'>Nominate any caregiver&amp;nbsp;for the excellent care&amp;nbsp;they provide to you in SouthWestern Ontario&amp;nbsp;-- a family member, friend, community volunteer, support worker, nurse, therapist, etc. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;visit&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.thehealthline.ca/libraryContent.aspx?id=226"&gt;http://www.thehealthline.ca/libraryContent.aspx?id=226&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-7319223511381696022?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/7319223511381696022/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=7319223511381696022' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7319223511381696022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7319223511381696022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/09/nominate-your-caregiver-for-heroes-in.html' title='Nominate your caregiver for a &quot;Heroes in the Home&quot; award'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-4404909688123318987</id><published>2010-09-02T14:32:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-02T14:32:52.672-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Adapted Clothing</title><content type='html'>Summer&amp;nbsp;vacation is over and the kids are headed back to school.&amp;nbsp;If you are looking for&amp;nbsp;adapted clothing, you may want to visit:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.izadaptive.com/"&gt;http://www.izadaptive.com/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for women&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.minimiracles.ca/"&gt;http://www.minimiracles.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for kids&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you&amp;nbsp;know of any other companies online, let me know. &lt;br /&gt;I'd like to add them to our list of links.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-4404909688123318987?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/4404909688123318987/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=4404909688123318987' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/4404909688123318987'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/4404909688123318987'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/09/adapted-clothing.html' title='Adapted Clothing'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-7674813335086593598</id><published>2010-09-01T09:18:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-01T09:31:00.103-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Most requested article for August</title><content type='html'>I provide journal articles for our staff at TVCC. This month, the abstract&amp;nbsp;of the article that was requested the most is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Using Social Stories and Visual Schedules to Improve Socially Appropriate Behaviors in Children With Autism&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naomi Schneider and Howard Goldstein&lt;br /&gt;Autism the International Journal of Research and Practice v14#4 2010&lt;br /&gt;The current study investigated the effects of Social Stories written according to Gray’s specifications on on-task behavior in inclusive classroom settings in three children with autism. Using a multiple-baseline design across participants, modest improvements in on-task behavior were associated with implementation of an auditory-visual Social Story intervention. In follow-up analysis, the Social Story was replaced with a visual schedule component to augment the effects of Social Stories when there was room for improvement for one participant. Further improvement in on-task behavior indicates that strategies such as visual schedules may be an effective way to augment the effects of Social Stories. An effect size estimate calculated using Parker et al.’s percentage of all nonoverlapping data points procedure revealed a large effect (d = 1.33) associated with Social Stories alone, which increased (d = 1.7) when the visual schedule intervention applied to one participant was added to the analysis. Although Social Stories produced improvements in on-task behavior in children with autism, additional components, such as visual schedules, may be useful for optimizing performance.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-7674813335086593598?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/7674813335086593598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=7674813335086593598' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7674813335086593598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7674813335086593598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/09/most-popular-articles-for-august.html' title='Most requested article for August'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-6989964317521877608</id><published>2010-08-17T09:25:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-17T09:54:33.578-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Decreased latex sensitization in kids with SB</title><content type='html'>The journal &lt;em&gt;Allergy&lt;/em&gt; has an article titled &lt;br /&gt;"&lt;strong&gt;Effects of Latex&amp;nbsp;Avoidance on latex sensitization, atopy and allergic diseases in patients with spina bifida&lt;/strong&gt;"&amp;nbsp;2010 July 23&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The conclusion of this article states:&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="color: #073763;"&gt;Latex avoidance in children with spina bifida prevents latex sensitization and latex allergy. Additionally, it also seems to prevent sensitization to other allergens and allergic diseases which might be explained by the prevention of sensitization spreading&lt;/span&gt;."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-6989964317521877608?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/6989964317521877608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=6989964317521877608' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/6989964317521877608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/6989964317521877608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/08/decreased-latex-sensitization-in-kids.html' title='Decreased latex sensitization in kids with SB'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-3080621531381628366</id><published>2010-08-13T09:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-13T09:56:07.204-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Interesting articles in the magazine "Rehab &amp; Community Care Medicine"</title><content type='html'>Although this&amp;nbsp;magazine&amp;nbsp;is aimed at&amp;nbsp;health care professionals,&amp;nbsp;you may find these&amp;nbsp;articles helpful. The fulltext copies are in the online summer issue&amp;nbsp;at &lt;a href="http://www.rehabmagazine.ca/"&gt;http://www.rehabmagazine.ca/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The necessity of standing: there is no alternative&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;", written by Amy Meyer, PT, ATP, pediatric and standing specialist.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment modifications made to support a new mother&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;" by Cheryl Sheffield, OT, ATP and Debbie Scott-Kent, OT. The new mother is Elana, a married 35-year-old woman who requires a power wheelchair for mobility. This article explores adaptive equipment to help with parenting tasks.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-3080621531381628366?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/3080621531381628366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=3080621531381628366' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/3080621531381628366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/3080621531381628366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/08/interesting-articles-in-magazine-rehab.html' title='Interesting articles in the magazine &quot;Rehab &amp; Community Care Medicine&quot;'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-4449143931575976112</id><published>2010-08-04T09:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-04T09:10:18.761-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Adapted Golf Workshop</title><content type='html'>Adapted Golf Workshop is being held Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Woodstock Meadows (Driving Range) 745314 Oxford Rd. #17, RR#7, Woodstock ON&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This interactive workshop is a chance to learn about and try out some of the adapted golf equipment that is available through the ARE-U-Ready loan program. There will be people on hand to help. phone 519-539-8161 ext 249 or email &lt;a href="mailto:areuready@ceswoodstock.org"&gt;areuready@ceswoodstock.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-4449143931575976112?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/4449143931575976112/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=4449143931575976112' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/4449143931575976112'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/4449143931575976112'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/08/adapted-golf-workshop.html' title='Adapted Golf Workshop'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-3584404946125240722</id><published>2010-08-04T09:02:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-04T09:02:03.761-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Dr.Phelan, parenting guru, has a new blog</title><content type='html'>Dr.Phelan is the author of all the 1-2-3 Magic Parenting books. Have a look at his &lt;a href="http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001BVj8qibBdX1DCuoKaUmbv1fTEgUehRXKWM3MD9nbgVyqUVzpa3G4xQ1POzDk1x3EhUE2Ty_qQEKhQ7Np9Xx-5rqKvx_jLuogI518KqMr1AiWR6rSUs1_ky9uCwVfyX0M2jU1cHm7tj1xy1MQ178UulSkoGl0XtD-WpV8DnsGZhoyTVylkIQtbQ%3D%3D"&gt;new blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-3584404946125240722?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/3584404946125240722/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=3584404946125240722' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/3584404946125240722'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/3584404946125240722'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/08/drphelan-parenting-guru-has-new-blog.html' title='Dr.Phelan, parenting guru, has a new blog'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-2497521639230772548</id><published>2010-07-29T11:36:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-29T11:36:11.484-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC)</title><content type='html'>I came across an article in the summer issue of Exceptional Family magazine. This book club&amp;nbsp;looks like an interesting idea that could be adapted&amp;nbsp;for our clients. The closest club to us is&amp;nbsp;in Fort Erie, Ontario.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;"What A Novel Idea &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unlike other book clubs, the Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC) provides adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to read and learn to read, talk about books, and make friends in a fun, community setting. Next Chapter Book Clubs across North America and in Germany meet weekly in local bookstores and cafés to read aloud and discuss books of their choosing. NCBC members range from those who read well to those who cannot read independently."&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nextchapterbookclub.org/"&gt;learn more at their website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-2497521639230772548?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/2497521639230772548/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=2497521639230772548' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/2497521639230772548'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/2497521639230772548'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/07/next-chapter-book-club-ncbc.html' title='Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC)'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-4046749046715606603</id><published>2010-07-27T15:46:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-27T15:47:16.223-04:00</updated><title type='text'>filmpossible</title><content type='html'>Bloorview Kids Rehab presents "filmpossible" - a contest bringing visibility to disability. &lt;a href="http://filmpossible.ca/"&gt;Learn More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-4046749046715606603?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/4046749046715606603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=4046749046715606603' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/4046749046715606603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/4046749046715606603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/07/filmpossible.html' title='filmpossible'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-4958532269265084482</id><published>2010-07-27T15:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-27T15:28:28.084-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The NLM Family Foundation announces the launch of Autism Around the Globe</title><content type='html'>Here is what NLM has to say about &lt;a href="http://www.autismaroundtheglobe.org/"&gt;http://www.autismaroundtheglobe.org/&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Autism around the Globe is an interactive web-based project which focuses on raising public awareness of how autism affects those in different parts of the world. The goals of our project are to:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;* raise global public awareness of autism, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;* increase understanding of how cultural variations affect how autism is viewed and experienced, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;* provide information about autism and a directory of international autism resources, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;* develop supportive networks of families and professionals in autism communities around the world, and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;* encourage international research collaboration in autism-related fields. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;As a major feature of this website, we share compelling personal stories from contributors around the world whose lives have in some way been affected by autism. We feature multiple perspectives, highlighting the &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;thoughts and experiences of parents, siblings, and individuals with autism themselves as well as educators, researchers, social workers, therapists, and other professionals. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;"&gt;We welcome submissions of personal accounts of autism from anywhere in the world. If you are or know of an individual with autism, parent, caregiver, family member, or professional involved in your local autism community who might be interested in submitting a short story for inclusion on our web site, please visit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.autismaroundtheglobe.org/submit_story.asp"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;"&gt;http://www.autismaroundtheglobe.org/submit_story.asp&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;"&gt; for information on how to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:participate.@nlmfoundation.org"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;"&gt;participate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-4958532269265084482?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/4958532269265084482/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=4958532269265084482' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/4958532269265084482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/4958532269265084482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/07/nlm-family-foundation-announces-launch.html' title='The NLM Family Foundation announces the launch of Autism Around the Globe'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-1115391159463083106</id><published>2010-07-13T15:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-13T15:00:50.432-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada newsletter</title><content type='html'>Download the &lt;a href="http://www.ldac-acta.ca/about-ldac/who-we-are/the-newsletter-national.html"&gt;newsletter Spring/Summer issue 2010&lt;/a&gt; from the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada's website. Two of the articles you may find especially interesting are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) NEW: Changes to Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs) in Budget 2010&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Brand-name Drugs vs Generics: The Choice is Yours... But Beware of What You Buy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Download a free copy of a &lt;a href="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/resources/advancing-EH-child-care-settings"&gt;checklist for childcare settings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-1115391159463083106?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/1115391159463083106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=1115391159463083106' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/1115391159463083106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/1115391159463083106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/07/learning-disabilities-association-of.html' title='The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada newsletter'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-5426360538165908368</id><published>2010-07-07T11:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-07T11:32:02.801-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Lemon the Duck - new book</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSdhoTb_gI/AAAAAAAAAAc/wP5tQc2hKG4/s1600/lemonthe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" rw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSdhoTb_gI/AAAAAAAAAAc/wP5tQc2hKG4/s320/lemonthe.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Lemon the Duck written by Laura Backman is a true life story. It even has it's own website at &lt;a href="http://www.lemontheduck.com/"&gt;http://www.lemontheduck.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;The story goes...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;Ms.Lake and her class have tended to an egg-hatching project for the past month and are eager to welcome four little ducklings into the world. But the students soon realize that the soft little one they've named Lemon is different from the other hatchlings. She looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, but she can't stand or walk like a duck. How can Lemon ever be happy if she can't do all the things ducks love to do?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;Discover how the students help lift Lemon up with a little creativity and a lot of extra special care, and how this unforgettable duck shows them what love and acceptance are all about.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-5426360538165908368?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/5426360538165908368/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=5426360538165908368' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5426360538165908368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5426360538165908368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/07/lemon-duck-new-book.html' title='Lemon the Duck - new book'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSdhoTb_gI/AAAAAAAAAAc/wP5tQc2hKG4/s72-c/lemonthe.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-830341281300515018</id><published>2010-06-22T12:22:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-22T12:22:11.935-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Today's Parent KidSummer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.kidsummer.com/"&gt;KidSummer&lt;/a&gt; lists fun events and activities the whole family can enjoy!&amp;nbsp;Hosts daily events throughout the GTA and across Southern Ontario from July 1st to August 31st. Today’s Parent KidSummer also heads out to Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary mid July into August.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-830341281300515018?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/830341281300515018/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=830341281300515018' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/830341281300515018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/830341281300515018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/06/todays-parent-kidsummer.html' title='Today&apos;s Parent KidSummer'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-6917249436505395983</id><published>2010-06-10T08:52:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-10T08:52:30.020-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Autism linked to rare gene changes</title><content type='html'>People with autism may have differences in their genes that are unique to each person, a new international study shows. Learn more at &lt;a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/06/09/autism-genetics.html"&gt;http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/06/09/autism-genetics.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CBC National also has a link to the full text article published in the journal "Nature".&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-6917249436505395983?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/6917249436505395983/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=6917249436505395983' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/6917249436505395983'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/6917249436505395983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/06/autism-linked-to-rare-gene-changes.html' title='Autism linked to rare gene changes'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-5567256318880755464</id><published>2010-06-09T11:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-09T11:45:43.245-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Popular Journal articles</title><content type='html'>Our staff had food on the mind last month. The two most requested articles are: &lt;br /&gt;Food refusal in children: A review of the literature&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Research in Developmental Disabilities (May 2010), 31 (3), pg. 625-633&lt;br /&gt;Keith E. Williams; Douglas G. Field; Laura Seiverling&lt;br /&gt;Food refusal is a severe feeding problem in which children refuse to eat all or most foods presented and exhibit problems with growth. This review discusses the definition, etiology, and interventions pertaining to food refusal. The interventions utilized for food refusal typically consist of several treatment components. These treatment components are reviewed and implications for future interventions are discussed.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-5567256318880755464?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/5567256318880755464/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=5567256318880755464' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5567256318880755464'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5567256318880755464'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/06/popular-journal-articles.html' title='Popular Journal articles'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-647160032356982372</id><published>2010-06-09T11:43:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-09T11:43:41.648-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Communication Boards</title><content type='html'>One of our&amp;nbsp;client users of BoardMaker has come across&amp;nbsp;some sites you may find helpful. &lt;br /&gt;Have a browse through:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.setbc.org/"&gt;http://www.setbc.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://elearning.autism.net/visuals"&gt;http://elearning.autism.net/visuals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.connectability.ca/"&gt;http://www.connectability.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Creating an account is easy and well worth the effort to get to the good stuff.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-647160032356982372?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/647160032356982372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=647160032356982372' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/647160032356982372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/647160032356982372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/06/communication-boards.html' title='Communication Boards'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-7646409282994555120</id><published>2010-06-04T11:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-04T11:24:32.551-04:00</updated><title type='text'>An Accessible Summer</title><content type='html'>Finally, it feels like summer. Now's the time to plan for that vacation you've been waiting for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Off the Beaten Path...Toronto's Accessible Hinterlands" is an article found in the&amp;nbsp;spring issue of&amp;nbsp; the magazine "Play to Podium for special needs families".&amp;nbsp;It lists the accessible attractions and services in Toronto.&amp;nbsp;Their website&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.play2podium.com/"&gt;http://www.play2podium.com/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;has links to&amp;nbsp;cities around the globe who are publishing access guides to their attractions, lodging, dining, etc., for visitors with a disability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For access guides to Canadian cities, visit &lt;a href="http://www.abilities.ca/agc/"&gt;Access Guide Canada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-7646409282994555120?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/7646409282994555120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=7646409282994555120' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7646409282994555120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7646409282994555120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/06/accessible-summer.html' title='An Accessible Summer'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-7763360634765424711</id><published>2010-05-28T14:36:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-28T14:36:14.022-04:00</updated><title type='text'>What's Taxable Under the HST and What's Not?</title><content type='html'>This just came by my desk today.&amp;nbsp;Learn about the new&amp;nbsp;HST at &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/taxchange/families.html"&gt;http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/taxchange/families.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-7763360634765424711?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/7763360634765424711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=7763360634765424711' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7763360634765424711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/7763360634765424711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/05/whats-taxable-under-hst-and-whats-not.html' title='What&apos;s Taxable Under the HST and What&apos;s Not?'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-3272929040519947853</id><published>2010-05-20T14:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-28T14:30:37.828-04:00</updated><title type='text'>New Additions to the Resource Centre</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.tvcc.on.ca/new-and-hot-2.htm"&gt;New resources&amp;nbsp;in the Resource Centre&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Several&amp;nbsp;children's books written by Suzanne Berton have come in.&amp;nbsp;You can also learn&amp;nbsp;about being a trustee for a Henson Trust Fund with the "Trustee Reference Manual".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will soon be able to view pictures of many of our resources in the clinic waiting room. A digital picture frame is&amp;nbsp;ready to be installed. Keep&amp;nbsp;a lookout&amp;nbsp;for it when visiting the second floor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you ever used&amp;nbsp;a digital book reader? We now have one available for you. It is a "kindle" and has been loaded up with digital books. Drop by the Resource Centre to borrow it while you wait for your clinician or doctor.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-3272929040519947853?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/3272929040519947853/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=3272929040519947853' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/3272929040519947853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/3272929040519947853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-additiions-to-resource-centre.html' title='New Additions to the Resource Centre'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-6774050197223477247</id><published>2010-05-03T12:32:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-03T12:32:55.239-04:00</updated><title type='text'>April's most popular journal articles</title><content type='html'>Our staff seemed to have food on their minds last month. The most requested articles were:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Food refusal in children: A review of the literature&lt;br /&gt;Research in Developmental Disabilities (May 2010), 31 (3), pg. 625-633&lt;br /&gt;Keith E. Williams; Douglas G. Field; Laura Seiverling&lt;br /&gt;Food refusal is a severe feeding problem in which children refuse to eat all or most foods presented and exhibit problems with growth. This review discusses the definition, etiology, and interventions pertaining to food refusal. The interventions utilized for food refusal typically consist of several treatment components. These treatment components are reviewed and implications for future interventions are discussed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Utilizing a home-based parent training approach in the treatment of food selectivity &lt;br /&gt;Behavioral Interventions (April 2010), 25 (2), pg. 89-107&lt;br /&gt;Adel C. Najdowski; Michele D. Wallace; Kara Reagon; Becky Penrod; Thomas S. Higbee; Jonathan Tarbox&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-6774050197223477247?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/6774050197223477247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=6774050197223477247' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/6774050197223477247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/6774050197223477247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/05/aprils-most-popular-journal-articles.html' title='April&apos;s most popular journal articles'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10803817454592403.post-5367582998431284461</id><published>2010-04-27T12:34:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-04-29T15:09:07.076-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Introduction</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/S9nZKdCU5HI/AAAAAAAAAAU/Hpw3U0P-4a8/s1600/itsnobodys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/S9nZKdCU5HI/AAAAAAAAAAU/Hpw3U0P-4a8/s320/itsnobodys.jpg" tt="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Yesterday, "&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's Nobody's Fault&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;" came in. The author, Dr.Harold Koplewicz, is an esteemed child and adolescent psychiatrist. This book was the winner of "1996 Parents' Choice Honor" and nominee for a "Books for a Better Life Award". It takes you step-by-step through the process of pinpointing the nature of your child's problem, from getting the right evaluation through the latest information on diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10803817454592403-5367582998431284461?l=tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/feeds/5367582998431284461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10803817454592403&amp;postID=5367582998431284461' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5367582998431284461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10803817454592403/posts/default/5367582998431284461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tvccresourcecentre.blogspot.com/2010/04/introduction.html' title='Introduction'/><author><name>Wendy Worsfold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05534914219792702341</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/TDSxUuQs2lI/AAAAAAAAAAo/4A2EV-A7BvA/S220/wendy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PqsXUiwmxyE/S9nZKdCU5HI/AAAAAAAAAAU/Hpw3U0P-4a8/s72-c/itsnobodys.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
