Thursday, November 29, 2012

3 December 2012 International Day of Persons with Disability


International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2012

Theme: Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all

Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability.

Here is the link for the United Nations website



Día Internacional de las Personas con Discapacidad, 3 de diciembre 2012

Tema: Eliminar las barreras para crear una sociedad inclusiva y accesible para todos

Más de mil millones de personas, o aproximadamente el 15 por ciento de la población mundial, viven con algún tipo de discapacidad.

Aquí está el enlace para el sitio web de las Naciones Unidas

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Brussels seeks to promote inclusive education policy





El informe ‘Educación y Discapacidad/Necesidades Especiales – políticas y prácticas en educación, formación y empleo para estudiantes con discapacidad y necesidades educativas especiales en la UE’, encargado por la Comisión Europea a la red de expertos europeos en ciencias sociales de educación y formación (NESSE), analiza la situación de los 45 millones de personas con discapacidad en edad de trabajar y 15 millones de niños con necesidades educativas especiales que viven en Europa.

The report 'Education and Disability / Special Needs - policy and practice in education, training and employment for students with disabilities and special educational needs in the EU', commissioned by the European Commission's network of European experts in social sciences education and training (NESSE), analyzes the situation of the 45 million disabled people of working age and 15 million children with special needs living in Europe.


El informe destaca que una buena educación integradora de calidad es beneficiosa para todos los alumnos  .............


The report notes that a good quality inclusive education is beneficial for all students ........



 
La Comisión publicará a finales de año un documento de trabajo sobre equidad en la educación y la formación que incluirá ejemplos de políticas satisfactorias y buenas prácticas de educación integradora.

The Commission will publish later this year a working paper on equity in education
and training that will include examples of successful policies and practices of education
inclusive.



Friday, November 2, 2012

Yoga Therapy for Every Special Child


This the second time I have blogged regarding this publicationIn these difficult energy changing times we can benefit by tapping into our Inner Awareness, there we hold all the answers.

The Benefits of YOGA

Yoga, which means "union", is the word used by the Hindu culture to describe the natural flow of body movements while melding structure and energy.

This book contains a specially-designed yoga program for use with children of all abilities, and provides both parents and professionals with the knowledge they need to carry out the therapy themselves.

The program consists of a series of postures, each of which is explained and accompanied by an illustration.

The postures are designed to help children understand and use their bodies, and work towards positive changes such as realigning the spine, encouraging eye-contact, and promoting calm and steady breathing.

Author: Nancy Williams has been a yoga therapist for more than nine years.  During this time she has worked with children with a wide range of special needs, including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, sensory integration disorder and Down syndrome.  Nancy also works as a pediatric Speech Pathologist, and is a certified Neuro development Treatment Therapist, Zero Balancing practitioner, Hatha Yoga instructor and Reiki Master Teacher.  She is an ordained minister in MSLA (the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness) and has a Master´s degree in Spiritual Science from the Peace Theological Seminary College of Philosophy.  

ISBN: 978-1-84819-027-6