2024
November Epilepsy Awareness Month
October Attention Deficit hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month
September Condon/Skinner Family, National Hispanic Heritage Month
August Miller Family, National Children’s Eye Health & Safety Awareness Month
July Woolley Family, Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness month
June Jackson Family, Scoliosis Awareness Month
May Brockelmeyer Family, National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
April Martin Family, Autism Acceptance Month
March Kinman Family, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
February Highland Family Update, Rare Disease Day
January Rogers Family, Thyroid Disease Awareness Month
2023
December Cravalho Family Update, International Day of Persons with Disabilities
November Pittman Family, Epilepsy Awareness Month
October Amstutz-Vetter Family Update, Down Syndrome Awareness Month
September Wells/ Gregory Family Update, Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
May Past and Upcoming events, Technology: AI, Teens: Disability and Identity
April Wells Family Update, Technology: 3D Printing Prosthetics
March Teens: Finding Strength to Overcome Challenges, Technology: Sanctuary app
February Random Acts of Kindness
January Teens: Mindfulness; Technology: Self Care Apps
2022
December Teens: Authenticity; Technology: best advancements
October Technology: Mind Mapping; Teen: Disability Rights at Work
September Palm Family, Self Care Awareness
August Douglas County Fair Booth Pictures, Technology: Ambient Sound for focus, Teen: Living with an Invisible Disability
June FEATT Community Mini Updates, Technology: Virtual Reality Therapy, Teen: CODA movie
May Ruley Family, Teens: Internet Safety, Technology: Resources for the Visually Impaired
April Clan Highland, Teens: Person First or Identity First Language, Technology: Keeping Kids Safe on the Internet
March Stone Family, Teens: Attending IEP Meetings, Technology: “Helping Hands: Technology to help use Technology”
February Ruiz Family, Teens: Self Advocacy in Transitions, Technology: Safer Internet
January Coggins Family, Teens: Makayla Noble, Technology for the Visually Impaired
2021
December Stitt Family, Self-Advocacy, Technology: Self-Advocacy in the Virtual Environment
November Ruth & Rae, Teens: Epilepsy Advice from many teens who experience Epilepsy, Technology: Apps for Epilepsy and Medical Alert
October Landon, Teens: Nicol shares about life with Spina Bifida, Technology: Medical Records
September Murphy Family, Teens: Guide Dog at School, Technology: Night Sky
August Summer Fun Updates, Teens: Paralympics, Technology: Apps for Visually Impaired
July Hagerty Family; Teens: Ashley Dawson, OCD; Technology: Keeping up with Accessibility Breakthroughs
June Natalie, Teens: Lexie Garrity, Technology: VR Experiences part 2
May Ellis (update), Teens: Ben Myers, Technology: Noise Reduction
April Crane Family, Teens: Sparsh Shaw, Technology: Virtual Reality Experiences
March Ellingson Family, Teens: Lauren “Lolo” Spencer; Technology: Mental Health Apps
February Jonas Family, Teens: Gabi Ury, Technology: Bringing Everyone to the (Game) Table
January Haylee, Teens: “The Truth About Growing Up Disabled” with Dylan Alcott, Technology: Sounds that Improve Health and Concentration, Human Trafficking Awareness
2020
December Family Updates, Teens: Reframing “Severe” Autism with Damon Kirsebom, Technology: Adaptive gaming,
November Jared, Epilepsy, Technology: Speech to Text, Teens: Depression
October Ohanna, Rett Syndrome Awareness, Technology: Tablet Toolbox, Teens: Job Preparedness
September Dayshia, Emergency Preparedness Month, Technology: Setting up home learning, Teens: Internet Safety
August Hanson Family, SMA Awareness
July - David, Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention, Fragile X Awareness
June - Raynor Family
May - Ellis, Mental Health Awareness
April - Joseph and Meredith, Autism Awareness
March - Landon, Brain Injury Awareness, 3/21 Down Syndrome Day, March Newsletter Correction
February - Aria, Children’s Dental Health Awareness
January - Kiya, Trichotillomania Awareness
2019
December - AmeliaRose
November - Takoda, Epilepsy Awareness
October - Sullivan, Down Syndrome Awareness
September - Alex, IEPs, FEATT Annual BBQ
August - Alyssann, Children’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness
July - Xander
June - Jade, PTSD Awareness Month
May - Bentley, Mental Health Awareness Month
April - Maverick, Autism Awareness Month
March - Abel
February - Cole
January - Ethan