Funds in Disabilities

The Deaf Literacy Center (DLC) is a countywide library-based literacy program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. This program is a service of the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative and serves all of Pinellas County by providing coordinated administrative services for member libraries. https://pplc.us/dlc/

Each donation to this fund will support the daily efforts of the Mimo Wszystko NGO, who has helped so far over 30,000 people with disabilities, and in particular support adults with intellectual disabilities by running two rehabilitation-therapy centers in Poland: "Dolina Słońca" in Radwanowice and "Spotkajmy się" in Lubiatowo

CAPITI’s children need long and costly follow-ups by multidisciplinary teams with an appropriate approach to each child and family. Since 2019, Cisco Portugal has been raising funds to sponsor 5 children's yearly treatments in neurodevelopment and mental health that can go up to 1K€/ year. We count on you to ensure Enzo (6yrs), Daniel (3yrs), Salvador (10yrs), Laura (9yrs) and Gabriel (8yrs) have access to another 1-year treatment for 2023, by joining this fundraising and contributing to the target.

I play on this team that supports disabled athletes. We have a handful of folks that play for the US national team and couple more that have aspirations to. Playing on this team has restored an element of my life I missed out on after my injury and couldn't be more grateful!

Amici di Simone (Simone's friends) is a no-profit organization having the name of a death kid with disabilities (he was the first helped by such organization), with mission to help autistic of handicapped children and their families. They are driving several activities in collaboration with social services, municipalities, schools and hospitals in order to include children in the society and to help their families. This fund raising is specifically to support the creative laboratory: FABBRICA DELLA GIOIA (The joy's factory) where kids of different ages are playing games, animations and creative techniques in different areas supported by professional psychotherapists.

VMware and ATOS Sickle Cell Society Fundraiser

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Please help support this amazing organization to continue the tireless work they do in providing essential respite support care for parents of children with sever neurodevelopment delay. On a personal notem they have been of invaluable assistance and support to my own sister who's son, Conn, was born with the chromosome defect known as Cri Du Chat. More info on this disease can be found at https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/cri-du-chat-syndrome/

Help us to reach the goal for Vida Independiente, during this month is the Spinal cord injury Day. The resultant paralysis has devastating physical, mental, social, sexual and vocational consequences for the injured. Your contribution will support people affected by Spinal cord injury (SCI), help us to bring them wheelchairs, wheeled standers and special cushions for ulcer prevention to improve their quality of life.

Let's help raise funds to purchase anemia packs for 6-year-olds. OBJECTIVE • Improve the nutritional status of children ages 0-4 with cleft lips and palates to prepare them to OSI global standards for future surgery.

Give youth shelter and meaningful work by assisting in the completion of this home on the farmland purchased in Tanzania. Building for Generations (BFG) is a 501c3 U.S. based non-profit started by the mother of an adult with Downs Syndrome and has operated for close to 18 years. They are partnered with a mother of a son with Autism and a native Tanzanian who founded Connects Autism Tanzania (CAT). Erick, who the home is named after is her son. BFG has purchased the land, brought in water, planted, and is ready to put the roof on the home and complete the interior with your help. This home will serve up to 25 youth with adequate shelter that are training in agriculture and/or that are students at the CAT skills center. The role of BFG is to complete the facility which will then be run by CAT and the Tanzanian community. The farm and store has potential to serve more students as the skills center grows. Seventeen years ago when founder of BFG visited Tanzania no child with a disability was attending school in Arusha, Tanzania. BFG built the first special needs unit and since that time and through the advocacy of a Tanzanian mother and founder of (CAT) the local government has built 17 more units. As students aged out of the system, housing and employment became the emerging need. BFG and CAT are meeting that need with employment training and placement. Help us continue the momentum by supporting Erick's Farmhouse and store. www.buildingforgenerations.com Thank you

🆕 Update 9 May: we are halfway through the ride, and we are doubling our 💰 goal! 800 km on a bike in a week ❓ Across the whole Poland ❓ Why not ❗ Bike Against the Odds is a charity initiative to cover the distance of 🚴‍♀️800 km and raise 💰800 USD to support people with intellectual disabilities. How? We plan to set off in Radwanowice near Krakow and bike all the way to the seaside to Lubiatowo - covering 800 km distance between the two rehabilitation-therapy centers for adults with intellectual disabilities set up and run by Mimo Wszystko NGO. Why support? Each donation to this fund is a sign of support of our physical efforts 💪, but most importantly sign of appreciation for daily efforts of the Mimo Wszystko NGO who has helped so far over 35,000 people with disabilities👏 What do we raise for? The proceeds from this fundraiser will be directed towards a new investment in Lubiatowo, i.e. building facilities for people with disabilities and their families to spend holidays at the seaside for free while getting care and rehabilitation provided by the NGO. Also this venture will mark the 10th anniversary of Cisco Krakow 🎉and our long standing cooperation with Mimo Wszystko NGO 💚 Thank you for being with us and your support and generosity! Ps. Keep your fingers crossed for us... and the weather 😊

In August 2017, the course of JD Martz’s life changed forever. As he dove into a wave at Manhattan Beach in California, he injured his C3 and C4 vertebrae, leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down. After spending one month fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit, JD defied the odds by regaining the ability to breathe without a ventilator and to speak on his own again. Subsequently, the 29-year-old left his successful career behind in California and moved into his parent’s home in Beverly, MA to recover. With a tireless approach and positive attitude, he has taken on an extensive rehab regimen to begin his quest toward recovery. Now living in Danvers, MA with his Rockstar, part-time caregiver wife Caitriona, the two work to live the best life they can with the burden of high costs for necessary medical equipment (medications, chair, vehicle, lift, etc), PCAs, and more. With the support of family, friends, and some amazing institutions like Journey Forward and Spaulding Rehab, JD is working towards recovery to keep his body and mind healthy for years to come.

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Started in 1954 under the Monarchy, the Arc of Hilo is Hawai'i Island's Largest Non-profit Supporting Youth and Adults with Disabilities through Youth Transition, Employment, and Community Services. As a Guidestar Gold-endorsed agency, we are proud of our role as the island's largest employer of youth and adults with disabilities, with almost half a million dollars paid out in wages last year to participant workers with special needs, who provide contracted services such as landscaping, laundry and janitorial services in over 100 work sites. With double the poverty rate of all the islands at 19.1% of the population, the Arc of Hilo fills an important role to provide hope and opportunity to transition-age youth with special needs, who otherwise stay in school until age 22 as they would otherwise remain unemployed and potentially homeless. We are seeking $250,000 to help us expand our services throughout rural Hawai'i Island, where our vision is to provide opportunities for youth who are unable to access meaningful employment and supports without advocacy and employment development, which the Arc of Hilo can provide through its network of employment services and partnerships.

When a child is born with a cleft condition, it affects their health, their self-confidence, their speech development, their ability to make friends and more. “Every child that has a facial difference is our responsibility. If we don’t take care of that child, there’s no guarantee that anyone else will.”

On behalf of more than 40,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities who benefit from Special Olympics North Carolina each year, I invite Cisco to become a supporter of the 2021 Police 5K &10K on October 2nd, 2021. We are asking that you consider making a donation of your choosing. The Torch Run is driven by volunteer members of the North Carolina law enforcement community who raise funds and awareness to support the Special Olympics mission. Torch Run monies help provide training and competition opportunities for athletes throughout the state. For details reach out to Kimberly House | Community Outreach Team Holly Springs Police P.O. Box 8 | 750 Holly Springs Rd. | Holly Springs, NC 27540 Main: (919)557-9111 Desk: (919)577-3101 www.hollyspringsnc.gov Or Captain Michael A. Patterson PO Box 8/750 Holly Springs Road Holly Springs NC 27540 mike.patterson@hollyspringsnc.us 919-567-4705

Bike MS brings us together to change the world for everyone affected by MS. It’s an experience driven by passion, camaraderie and desire to make a difference. From volunteers who help you refuel at rest stops to cyclists encouraging you on the route, we’re all in this together. The Bike MS community has raised more money than any other cycling event for any other cause. To date, Bike MS cyclists, volunteers, and donors have raised more than $1.4 billion to stop MS in its tracks, restore what's been lost, and end MS forever.

Mimo Wszystko ('Against the Odds') NGO is celebrating its 18th anniversary. For the last 18 years, the NGO helped more than 35,000 people with disabilities. Let’s join them in celebrations by donating and doing even more good for others!

In Q1 FY22, Commercial West's Area give back focus will be on Big Sky Bravery. Big Sky Bravery is an organization dedicated to providing post-deployment decompression programs in Montana’s restorative surroundings to members of our military’s active-duty special operations forces. These elite professionals protect our freedom and we'd love to show our gratitude by supporting this incredible organization.

Curated donations for groups that really make a difference globally to people with disabilities

WISE Cares Celebrating Autism Day and having parents share their experience and Dr. Leena share her presentation and creating awareness. Yoga Session by Susan Ruiz

Join us today, and throughout the month of April to learn more about ASD. Let's bring awareness to its challenges, and help create an environment of acceptance.

Here are some good Autism related non-profits that are run by (mostly) autistic people.

You can help us transform lives of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, teaching them to listen, speak, and learn through: proven spoken language and cognitive development curriculum family-centered education innovative technology Our intensive education and therapy program teaches listening and spoken language to children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) so they can close the gap with hearing peers and succeed in mainstream education starting in the first grade. A child who misses this window of neurological development will probably spend his or her school days in special education classes, falling progressively further behind, which is the outcome for up to 90% of children who are D/HH. Technology Opens the Door: Cochlear implants and advanced hearing aids give babies and children access to sound, and those technologies are continually improving. Babies are being implanted before the age of one. However, access to sound is not enough for children to acquire language. Language Requires Early & Intensive Intervention: Optimal age for acquiring language is 0 - 3. After that, the developing brain prunes unused neural pathways and it becomes increasingly difficult for children to listen, speak, and learn as they get older. These babies and children need intensive language instruction and therapy and they need it early, when they are 0 - 3 Our Programs: We operate a Center of Excellence in Redwood City that serves families throughout the Bay Area. Our BabyTalk Teleintervention Program, a partnership with the Stanford School of Medicine, provides in-person speech and language therapy via video link to families of children ages 0-3 who are D/HH throughout California. BabyTalk offers service in English and Spanish. Our Results: We make a difference! From our survey of alumni spanning our 53-year history, 81% of our adult alumni are college students or hold a bachelors degree or higher. This compares with the national average that includes the 90% of children who miss the window: 50% of children in the U.S. who are D/HH finish high school at a fourth grade level of literacy or below (Traxler). COVID and Need: Distance learning and masks create even greater challenges for children who are D/HH. Our specialized distance learning program served 100% of our families during stay-at-home, allowing them to maintain pace of learning. Now we are back on-campus, following COVID protocols. This year is financially challenging because school district budgets are tight, in-person fundraisers are cancelled, and more families are requesting tuition assistance. Your support will make a difference!