Comprehensive Site Re: Disabilities & Other Health-Related

[Guest guest]

As a father of a multi-handicapped son, I wanted to make you aware of

a web site I feel you or your site, educators and parents will find

useful in the quest for information regarding disABILITIES and other

health-related disorders.

Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)

http://www.irsc.org

If you feel this is a useful resource, I'm requesting your assistance

in spreading the word about the IRSC site to family members, parents,

friends, caregivers, educators, and/or others who you feel could

benefit from this information. I would truly appreciate your support.

If you would like more details about the IRSC, please see the message

below or visit the IRSC site.

Please let me know if you have questions or if you need additional

information.

Thanks in advance for your consideration. Best wishes and God bless.

Regards,

Julio Ciamarra

Do good. This should be the aim of every human being, to make the

world better for their having lived. Eldress Harriet Bullard

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IRSC Owner & Webmaster: irsc-webmaster@...

Home Page: http://www.irsc.org

Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)

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Almost one in five people have a disability. This includes 48.9

million non-institutionalized people in the US alone. Almost half of

them (an estimated 24.1 million) are considered to have a severe

disability. The good news is there is plenty of help available, at

least in the US, if you can find it. The problem is, the help is hard

to find.

I faced this problem when my youngest son, , was born on October

31, 1983, with multiple disabilities. " Meconium aspiration " at birth

caused cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and moderate mental retardation. Like

any good father, I looked for information about these disabilities so

I could provide as much help as possible. I discovered that

the medical, educational, and legal rights information he needed

wasn't readily available. My frustration was the information existed,

if you knew, and had the time, to find it.

For 13 years, I collected information through dogged determination,

building a network of resources that helped . In 1996, I made

this information widely available through creation of the " Internet

Resources for Special Children (IRSC), " a website designed to make

available information on the disabilities and other health-related

disorders that impact children. Since then, the IRSC has been able

to help parents, educators, caregivers, etc., from every part of

the world.

This month, I released an enhanced version of the IRSC. For 6 months,

with the help of some very special friends, I led the site's

reinvention to better meet people's needs. Enhancements include

easier navigation, addition of many new disability and health-related

categories, real-time news, access to relevant books, and an online

community that provides people a place to interact and share

information and experiences.

I will be the first to tell you my son was a blessing. The

IRSC is my way of sharing this gift to the world.

The IRSC's Internet address is http://www.irsc.org.

Note: In addition to building the site at my own expense, I maintain

it as a non-profit site.