Meet Harilyn Rousso author of “Don’t Call Me Inspirational:
A Disabled Feminist Talks Back”,
7 p.m. at Boswell Book Company, 2559 North Downer, Milwaukee
June 10
18th Annual MillerCoors-Charlie Kapp Charity Golf Challenge,
Wisconsin Country Club, 6200 West Good Hope Road
Racine County - Respite Program
UCP-SEW is most grateful to the Racine Community Foundation/Wendler Family Fund for its continuing partnership with UCP of Southeastern Wisconsin to provide an in-home respite program for Racine County parents and guardians caring for a child with a disability (not just cerebral palsy).
About United Cerebral Palsy
of Southeastern Wisconsin "life without limits for people with disabilities"
United Cerebral Palsy was founded in 1954 by a group of concerned parents of children with cerebral palsy and incorporated in Wisconsin in 1970. UCP of Southeastern Wisconsin provides respite care, independent living supports, employment services and information resources for people with disabilities (not just cerebral palsy) and their families. More...
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR SPONSORS, THE RESTAURANTS & THE TASTE OF MILWAUKEE SUPPORTERS! THIS EVENT WAS A GREAT HIT BECAUSE OF YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE 32nd ANNUAL TASTE OF MILWAUKEE!
The Helen Bader Foundation has awarded UCP-SEW’s Employment Services program a grant of $40,000 to expand its work with job-seekers with disabilities living in six of Milwaukee’s poorest zip codes.
“We all know that people are unemployed, but the system treats unemployment as a one-size-fits-all situation and that’s not the reality of it,” said Jerry Roberts, workforce development program officer for the Helen Bader Foundation.
The Bader Foundation recently switched the thrust of its economic grants to bridging the persistent disconnect in the region between the chronic unemployed and jobs that go unfilled for lack of willing or qualified candidates.
Respite Care Has Big Impact For Autism Parents
Parents of children with autism often report high levels of stress, but new research suggests that getting a caregiving break for as little as one hour a week can really make a difference.
"Tech4POD" is a National Center on Technologies for Children with Orthopaedic Disabilities.
It is funded by the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering (NIDRR) through 2015. The focus of Tech4POD is research, development, training and dissemination of materials. The projects will impact over 1500 children with disabilities during the next 5 years."
For more information CLICK HERE to go to the "Tech4POD" website
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