Peace At Home Parenting Solutions
The HUSKY Health program is now offering FREE online parenting classes through Peace At Home Parenting Solutions!
HUSKY Health members can now attend brief, recorded parenting classes that focus on topics like positive discipline, child development, co-parenting, potty training, and much more. When you visit the HUSKY Health program Parenting Library, you can: • Choose a class (all classes are 20 minutes or less)
• Watch as many times as you want • Download handouts with key points • Receive a certificate
To visit the HUSKY Health program Parenting Library and start attending classes, scan here:
Visit www.peaceathomeparenting.com/husky-health or call 1.888.786.2345 for more information.
Get started finding Peace at Home!
PARENT ING SOLUT IONS PEACE AT HOME
Disability Services
In life, we all face obstacles that we have to overcome, but for people with disabilities and their caregivers, life can be even more challenging. Opportunities and resources that may be available for some may be very limited or may not yet exist for others. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), some of the challenges that people with disabilities may face are attitudinal, physical, transportation, communication, and social barriers. Society’s understanding of disability is improving as we recognize “disability” as what occurs when a person’s functional needs are not addressed in their physical and social environment. By not considering disability a personal deficit or shortcoming, and instead thinking of it as a social responsibility in which all people can be supported to live independent and full lives, it becomes easier to recognize and address challenges that all people–including those with disabilities–experience. 1 Getting into a vehicle may seem like an easy task for most
of us, but for person(s) who uses a wheelchair, the vehicle will more than likely have to be wheelchair accessible and so will the place of destination. Steps and curbs can be a physical barrier. This limits where and how one can travel. Some people communicate using sign language or other verbal or nonverbal techniques where a caregiver may need to be present. Not all public places are equipped to meet the needs of persons with communication barriers. For those who are
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