As most of you know, September 1st saw many changes here at TelAbility.  Just to recap; as Juliellen moved on to her new role outside of TelAbility, Nora Roehm (roehm@med.unc.edu) and Stephanie Hoyer (sorourke@med.unc.edu) took over as Program Coordinator and Program Administrator respectively.  Nora will be out in the community connecting with all of our members in order to facilitate your needs and expand our services.  She will be organizing and implementing all future video trainings, and asks that you keep your training ideas coming! 
Stephanie will be managing the monthly newsletter, WATCH listserv, organizing video conferences with both Josh and Nora, and will be your point person for all things TelAbility.
In mid September we welcomed Leslie Nelson as our Event Planner Extraordinaire!  Leslie will be organizing the 2011 Run, Walk, and Roll.  With all of her fantastic experience and energy, this 3rd Annual Event promises to be the biggest and best yet!
Josh continues to be the driving force behind our success and expansion and is looking in to new partnerships and programs to better serve our children. 
It's always a new day at TelAbility sobe on the look out for new and exciting offerings from our team as we respond to your needs.

 

Website: www.actwc.com

 Phone:  (919) 844-6611

Located at:  11030 Raven Ridge Rd, Ste 101,

Raleigh 27614

 

Abilitations Children's Therapy & Wellness Center is a therapists' owned practice in the North Raleigh area. Our mission is to focus on the abilities of each child as opposed to the disability.

We believe that by focusing on the child as a whole we can make wonderful gains and help improve the quality of life for children with special needs.

We offer P.T., O.T., S.T. music therapy, yoga for the special needs population (YOGABILITIES), and nutritional counseling by a registered dietician.

We also offer the following programs throughout the year:

Abilities Indoor Soccer League: Designed for children with special needs. We have had four Successful seasons of indoor soccer and could not be more thrilled with this program. Each child Has their own jersey and a soccer coach. CASL has graciously volunteered their time and efforts

To help us with this league.  Registration open for spring 2011 league: Sundays, March 6^th-April 1

Summer Musical Camp: For the drama king and queen in all of us. Each summer we Adapt a production to highlight children with special needs talents and artistic abilities.

Kook Kidz Club: A social outing group to allow children with special needs to develop friendships  And self esteem.

Music Therapy Camp "Music Matters":Group music therapy to aide with motor and social skill Development.

Rock the Pulse: A rock band for children with special needs, ages 8-16

Wellness Programs for Children with & without special needs: A fitness program is established By a physical therapist to address each child's fitness needs for weight management concerns.

There is also a "gym membership" opportunity at our facility.  We have adaptive equipment for children who need special accommodations.

 

We are a founding partner of Sassafras All Children's Playground along with Raleigh Parks & Rec, Frankie-Lemmon , and Daryl and Dionne Lester. To learn more about this amazing project or to make a donation, visit www.sassafrasplay.org

If you are a Wake County Agency, and would like books to give to the families you serve, please contact Theresa by email at tmccrain@wcpps.net.  Please include your name, the name of your agency, phone number, and the ages of children you serve.  You will be emailed when the books are ready to be picked up at Project Enlightenment, 501 S. Boylan Ave., Raleigh, NC 27603.

Join the fun at the 12th Annual 5K run, one mile walk or kids dash.  Sign up today to support a common cause and help raise awareness of autism.  Spend the morning in Moore Square enjoying music, vendors, and special entertainment.  TRIANGLE WALK/RUN FOR AUTISM for details.

Supporting The Triangle Down Syndrome Network in its efforts to reach out to the community to make a difference in the lives of all people with Down Syndrome and their families.  Please click  here for more information, and to register.

Mark your calendars!  Marbles Kids Museum is once again hosting a Spooktacular evening of fun for kids with special needs and their families.  Don't forget to stop by the TelAbility table and say hi to Stephanie and Nora!!!!

Please click on the link below for all the details...October Spooktacular.

Workshop for parents of Middle School students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the professionals who work with them. providing the information necessary to help prepare your child's transition plan.  this is a very popular workshop that fills up quickly, so don't delay - visit  TRANSITION WORKSHOP for all the details.

Although animals have the ability to communicate, the capacity for complex speech and language skills is exclusively human. Scientists have long puzzled over the origins of this amazing human ability to organize vocal sounds into words and words into meaningful sentences. Within the past decade or so, molecular biologists have begun to identify genes linked to speech and language. These findings are helping to decode the evolutionary and neurological enigma of human language. They are also offering possible explanations for how autism and other language-related disorders develop.  Click here for the Full Story.