Information on new health care bill

Note: Becky Willis asked me to pass this information to our Village. Following is the email I received from her. If anyone else has any information or ideas on this, please post a comment. Thanks! ~Sandy
As you know, I have a son with autism and this health care bill scares me.  I listened to the [...]

ASA SB Parent Informational Presentation

The Santa Barbara Chapter of Autism Society of America and Area Board 9 on Developmental Disabilities are hosting an informational presentation, All on the Same Team: Locating Services and Using Effective Communication to Build a Collaborative Service Network for Your Child, for parents and families this Thursday evening.
For more information and RSVP contact, please take [...]

Special Olympics Summer Games

The 2009 Summer Games was a success for the athletes of Northern Santa Barbara County. Once again the campus of Long Beach State University played host to the 2009 Summer Games two day event.  Over 2,000 athletes from San Luis Obispo County through San Diego County came out to strut their stuff in athletics, aquatics, [...]

Use this letter template to write your elected officials!

As you know Respite, Inc. and many other programs that service our Special Needs Family Members are facing difficult times during this budget crisis. Diane Toevs, the Program Coordinator at Respite, Inc. was kind enough to share this letter template that you can use to contact elected officials and let them know that these programs [...]

ASASB’s 2009 Beach Day Info!

One of my intrepid field scouts passed this along…
We are almost ready for ASASB’s (Autism Society of America-Santa Barbara Chapter’s) 2009 Beach Day… This is one of our best events. If you or someone you know and love would like to attend, please see the attached flyer.
This event is great fun for the whole family.. [...]