By Meena Tadimeti, @meenatadimeti [powerpress] If you’re a parent to a child with cerebral palsy and contemplating the use of leg braces for your child, or your child is already wearing them, then you want to listen to this one-on-one interview with Dr. Jon Davids with Shriners Hospitals for Children- Northern California. Dr Davids, once again has generously donated his time to educate special parents about leg braces and answer parents’ concerns and questions regarding the need for and use of leg braces for their children with special needs, particularly children with cerebral palsy. Dr. Jon Davids, an internationally recognized pediatric orthopedic surgeon is noted.
By: Meena Tadimeti Contributor: specialneedsinmycity.org .
“How far is far, how high is high, we’ll never know until we try” is constantly being put to test by the team at Stanislaus Special Olympics (SSO). This Saturday, April 26th at JFK High School in Ceres; athletes from Mariposa and Merced Counties will join Stanislaus in the Regional Northern California Special Olympics Track and Field Tournament. “This is the first time we have athletes competing with us from other counties and we encourage folks to attend and support our athletes”, says John Wray, Director of SSO Division. The athletes will take part in the Regionals and have the.