May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. This yearly event raises public awareness, knowledge & understanding of communication disorders and promotes treatment that can improve the quality of life for those with issues in speaking, understanding and hearing. At DREAM Foundation, we will conduct a free lecture and assessment for patients on Saturday, May 12. This wonderful opportunity aims to share with the community what services we provide. Topics to cover include early speech & language development, speech & language disorders such as articulation, voice, stuttering, aphasia and oral language problems, practical suggestions for language enrichment at home and accessing resources.
iSpeak
Persons with Disabilities Identification Card
Please get your application forms for IDs for your children at the office. With this card, you may avail of 20% discount in the purchase of medicines, fares for domestic air, sea and land travels including public railways and skyways; recreation and amusement centers including theatres, food chains and restaurants; and other incentives and benefits provided for under Republic Act No. 9442.
National Council on Disability Affairs:
Persons with Disabilities finally get 20% discount from Mercury Drugstores
First Organic Market for DREAM
A Child’s DREAM Foundation, Inc. presents, iCare for the environment, for people, for the earth…
First Organic Market
on
Saturday, May 12, 2012
TIME: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
At Baguio Pines City Lion’s Club
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City
Organic vegies, herbs, fruits, muscovado sugar, fruit wines, honey and organic ice
Proceeds will go to A Child’s Dream Foundation, Inc.
Have Fun in the Sun!!!
by Cheryle Ann Tampol
Summer is here! And yes, a lot of people are planning their most awaited vacation. I, too, am doing just that. Baguio is one place a lot of people have in mind because of its cooler breeze in the late afternoons ‘til early mornings, a getaway from the humid lowlands. Another option to alleviate the summer heat is the great wide beach. From my recent overnight trip in Puerto Galera a few days before the Holy Week, the beach front was way too crowded already. They come in groups: the whole family (dog included), barkadahan, workmates, playmates, bosses, wanderers and lurkers. But then again I still enjoyed myself… being mesmerized by the sunset , being calmed by the gentle waves, being barefoot in the sand, people-watching in their bikini tops and trunks, getting a taste of this and that, giving in to the infamous Mindoro Sling. It brought relaxation to exhausted nerves, may it be brief, I welcomed it with open arms.
“No Love like a Mother’s Love!”
By Jill Leming
(Shared by Jennylyn Sison)
There is no love, like a mother’s love
no stronger bond on earth…
like the precious bond that comes from God to a mother, when she gives birth
A mother’s love is forever strong, never changing for all time…
and when her children need her most,
a mother’s love will shine.
God bless these special mothers,
God bless them every one…
for all the tears and heartache,
and for the special work they’ve done.
When her days on earth are over,
a mother’s love lives on…
Through many generations,
Free Lecture and Speech Assessment/Evaluations
Free Lecture and Speech Assessment/Evaluations on May 12, 2012 8:00-5:00 pm at Baguio Pines City Lion’s Club, Governor Pack Road, Baguio City in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
Please register at 446-6121 or +63917-811-9032
Role of Occupational Therapy in Speech Development
By Teacher Edwin F. Tayab
When we think about our special needs children, we think of an endless list of issues. Most clients – children, parents, referring doctors, caregivers, and significant others – whom we have encountered at the center, would like to have their child talk, stay settled when seated, learn a lot, and be able to write. To present a simple and helpful resolution for these, I would like to focus on speech, behaving well in various settings and how an Occupational Therapist can play a big role to achieve such priorities.
iBelieve, iHope, iInspire
On Saturday, March 17, 2012, the culminating activity for iWrite, iSpeak, iAct, a joint-project with Mass Communication students from the University of Baguio, was held. For the past eight Saturdays, starting January 21st until March 10th, free art classes were given to our students, their siblings, and cousins. The sessions had groups of 2, 4, 8 and even 12 children at a time. Their activities involved cutting, pasting, drawing, painting, designing, and kiddy reporting.
The variety show featured the different talents of our children.
Joachim Rosen Bagul-lo, confidently recited the poem Early to Bed. Alexander Daupan, sang beautifully Bruno Mars’ Just the Way You Are. Jan Angelo Cuello sang, with gusto, Willie Revillame’s I Love You. Lorie Ann Cuello performed Justin Bieber’s Baby Baby.
Light It Up Blue!
In 2011, over 70,000 people pledged to Light It Up Blue to shed light on autism. Join Autism Speaks to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day on Monday, April 2, 2012 and Light It Up Blue.
The whole world is going blue to increase awareness about autism. It may be the front porch, city hall, banquet or party, just light it up blue. Here at DREAM, we’ll be wearing blue and advocating for our kids with autism. We are here to help!
We Can Build A Better World
Famous Quotes
“If you’re an underdog, mentally disabled, physically disabled, if you don’t fit in, if you’re not as pretty as the others, you can still be a hero.”
– Steve Guttenberg
“Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you’re needed by someone.”
– Martina Navratilova
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
– Mark Twain
The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
– Scott Hamilton
“The message I’ll share…is that inclusion is extremely important for kids with and without disabilities.”
– Clay Aiken
