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HELPFUL LINKS:
SportsVision Newsletter for SportsVision, promoting a
variety of sports and activities for blind and visually impaired people.
Slippery Rock University Learn more about the Adaptive Physical Education program at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.
If you love the arts but don’t necessarily want a career as a performer, you still can enjoy careers that support the arts and artists.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Nego Gato
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor & Industry, Center for Workforce Information & Analysis
Pennsylvania CareerLink
O*NET Online
Check out these resources to help you deal with your feelings and experiences if you are a teen with a disability.
Recommended reading:
Teens With Physical Disabilities: Real-Life Stories of Meeting the Challenges (Issues in Focus), Glenn Alan Cheney
See Me More Clearly: Career and Life Planning for Teens With Physical Disabilities, Joyce Slayton Mitchell
Easy For You To Say: Q & As For Teens Living With Chronic Illness Or Disabilities, Miriam Kaufman, M.D.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Muscular Dystrophy Association or call: 412.823.3094
United Cerebral Palsy or call: 412.683.7100
The Spina Bifida Association of Western PA: 1.800.243.5787
Pittsburgh Hearing, Speech & Deaf Services: 412.281.1375
Disability Central This e-zine is written by and for teens with disabilities, and includes personal stories, interviews, advice, and submitted articles and poems.
Ready to cut your long hair? Consider donating it to Locks of Love, an organization that makes wigs for young people who have lost their hair due to medical conditions such as cancer and alopecia.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Locks of Love
Philip Pelusi Salons
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