Our Special Families Village

Virtual Assistant Apprentice Needed!

Sandy — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:06:43 +0000

Know someone who wants to be a Virtual Assistant? Maybe a Mom who is home with a Special Needs Child and needs real, legitimate work at home? I’m looking for 2 apprentices to do some hands on training/work for two of my sites (this site is one of them!) and I’ll teach them the biz. Please help me spread the word!

For more info please see this post on ProVA By Design - Virtual Assistant Apprentice Needed!

Virtual Assisting - It’s What I Do!

Sandy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:16:20 +0000

I am a Virtual Assistant - I work at home providing admin and marketing support for small and home based businesses. Many of you have asked me about doing this yourselves because it is a tremendous way to be home for your Special Needs Family Member and bring in a good income at the same time.

Here are some resources for you if you would like to know more:

1. My blog for women who would like to be a Virtual Assistant:

ProVA By Design

2. My Virtual Assistance website - so you can see what my clients and prospects see:

EPro Virtual Assistance

3. And if you like what you see there and would like to get some really great training, then check out:

VA Classroom

I’ve become a big fan of VA Classroom!

Great training
Great updates monthly on all the latest and greatest trends
Wonderful support community of other Virtual Assistants

If you have questions or want to know more, just post a comment and I’ll respond (if you don’t see the comment box under the title, just click on the title and it will open up). That way everyone will have the benefit of the information.

Enjoy,

Sandra

Professional Virtual Assistant

Chris Brogan is Changing Lives

Sandy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:24:48 +0000

As someone who makes a living using all things internet I really have to stay on top of the latest and greatest stuff. So I’m a big fan of someone named Chris Brogan, someone you have probably never heard of. So I’d like to introduce you.

Vilagers, this is Chris, New Media Marketing Expert and all-around good guy. Chris, we are the Villagers. The Families with Special Needs Members. And many of them are Autistic.

So when I popped open my RSS Reader yesterday to see what Chris was up to I was thrilled to see this post - Changing Lives. Chris asks his readers to pop over to The Autism Resource Center of Central Massachusetts to give up a few bucks and a couple of lattes to send Autistic Kids to Camp.

Thanks Chris.

You are changing lives.

Mine included.

We Are The Experts

Sandy — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:03:46 +0000

Looking for info on Special Needs Legal Stuff?

Sandy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:38:45 +0000

Special Needs Answers might have it. This site has a lot of information for Parents and Families as well as attorneys.

Some recent articles that I found very helpful:

SSI Basics - Finally - information in plain English!

Federal Legislation Would Eliminate Use of ‘Mentally Retarded’ in Government Programs - It’s about time!

Program Provides Tax Benefits to Workers Shouldering Care Expenses - Since it’s Tax Time this information might help you.

BOOK REVIEW: A ‘Stranger’ Among Us: Hiring In-Home Support for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Other Neurological Differences

Matthew’s 17 now and we’ll likely be looking at these kinds of services soon. I have the book on my shopping list and I’ll do a review once I’ve read it.