Items of Interest

Agency For Persons With Disabilities Customers

Do you receive support from the Agency for Persons with Disabilities?  They would like to hear from you about your experiences. APD is requesting you to participate in a quick satisfaction survey this month.

A Call for Special Olympics MedFest Volunteer Clinical Directors

Special Olympics is looking for volunteers for their MedFest.  MedFest is typically a single-day event that provides free sports physicals to potential Special Olympics athletes. The role of the Clinical Director is to help Special Olympics staff organize the event, and to recruit and provide medical guidance to other volunteers from the healthcare field.  Individuals interested in this role must be a licensed physician or nurse practictioner and be able to commit to three MedFests in a year.  For more information, please contact:  .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Children's Medical Services (CMS) Network

Attention parents receiving services from Children's Medical Services Network, please take a moment to help out and take a short survey.

As part of their new Family to Family grant program, The Family Café has teamed up with the Florida Department of Health’s CMS Network to conduct a survey of CMS parents. The goal is to gather good information in order to help CMS clearly assess the community’s needs. If you have received or currently receive services through CMS, please take a moment to complete this survey by following this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/family_cafe_cms_survey

Let Your Voice Be Heard

Health starts with access to health care.  The Florida Office on Disability and Health (FODH) located at the University of Florida is currently conducting web surveys that will be used to create reports for the Florida state legislature and hopefully improve conditions for Floridians with disabilities.  But, they cannot do it without your help.

To participate in the web-based access to care surveys follow the appropriate link on the website: http://fodh.phhp.ufl.edu/.  They especially need parents or guardians of children with disabilities to respond.  Please take the time to let them know how they can help.

Do You Have a Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder?

The University of Miami is currently conducting a study examining parents of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), in order to better understand the social and emotional functioning of mtohers and fathers.  Researchers are actively seeking to enroll families with children between teh ages of two and ten.  Participation will involve completing a series of short questionnaires. Compensation will be provided upon completion of questionnaires.

Books and Links

Special People, Special Planning: Creating a Safe Legal Haven For Families Greater numbers of Americans are affected as the nation’s population ages. more details

Informational Links

Medicaid Waiver News

Happenings in Your Area

Broward County Parks and Recreation Division, Special Populations Program has many activity opportunities. From sports and athletics to social functions and events, Broward County works with all ages providing opportunities for those with disabilities. For more information go to the Special Populations page at Broward.org.