Archives for May 2013

The Importance of Giving Up

We live in a culture that tells us nothing is impossible. We’ve all heard it countless times: ‘The sky’s the limit’. ‘You can do whatever you set your mind to’. ‘Every great achievement was once considered impossible’. And, perhaps most […]

We Need Your IEP – Individualized Education Program Project

We Need Your IEP! The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA) is gathering sample IEPs and other education plans from birth through college from parents of children with disabilities and we will share these on the CHASA website. We’d like […]

Our Favorite Orgs – Strong as Steel Adaptive Sports

May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month and the CHASA leaders would like to share some of our favorite organizations with you. These are folks who are doing some awesome work to help kids with hemiplegia, pediatric stroke, or different disabilities […]

Join the KASA TAsk Force

KASA, Kids as Self Advocates, a Family Voices project, is looking for youth, between the ages of 12 and 18, to serve on the national Kids As Self Advocates (KASA) all-youth volunteer Task Force. This is a great opportunity to […]

Adaptation versus Innovation

I was about seventeen when I learned that most people put on their socks with two hands. It probably sounds ludicrous but it’s true: my aunt was visiting and we were about to head out for something so I was […]

Pediatric Stroke Awareness – Got a Minute?

You can spread the word that Kids Have Strokes, too. Don’t have time? Try the 1 minute ideas. More time? We have several creative projects for you to dive into. CHASA 2014 Pediatric Stroke Fact Sheet 1 Minute Tell someone […]

Our Favorite Orgs – The Traveling Awareness Bears

May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month and the CHASA leaders would like to share some of our favorite organizations with you. These are folks who are doing some awesome work to help kids with hemiplegia, pediatric stroke, or different disabilities […]