Stories from Best Buddies

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If you’ve never heard of Best Buddies, now is a great time to discover just how wonderful this program is. Founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Best Buddies is a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities [...]

We’re Here to Help with Christmas Shopping this Year!

With the Christmas just around the corner, now would be a great time to add your favorite products to the Shopping and Reviews section in our Community. This section was created to help our members choose gifts and toys for special needs people (and their caretakers!). And it is more than just a simple list [...]

New: Forums at The disAbility Support Network

I was never happy with the Groups program that our network used. Not a whole lot of options…not even the ability to search for posts!
I’m happy to announce that we now have a very nice forum program installed. A couple of cool of features:

You can embed videos from a large variety of 3rd party sites [...]

New Yahoo! Site: Ideas for Toys and Gifts

Too soon to think of Christmas? Probably not if you want to take advantage of ordering online rather than exposing you and your family to this H1N1 that’s going around. But choosing gifts can be time consuming and frustrating if you don’t know where to start.
I’ve created a couple of Squidoo Lenses for shopping ideas. [...]

Gift Suggestions For a Mom That Has Special Needs Kids

Maybe it’s a little too soon to be thinking about Christmas, but moms deserve gifts no matter what time of year, don’t you think? Especially moms that care for kids with special needs. I can think of one special gift you can give her without spending any money at all.
Read my Squidoo Lens to find [...]

Need Help Choosing Toys or Gifts for Special Needs Kids?

I know that personally, when I walk into a toy store looking to buy a gift for our 14 year old special needs son, I’m instantly overwhelmed with the HUGE selection of toys. Why can’t the toy store just have a section on what toys would be good for special needs kids? I know, that’s [...]

Tweet this!

Classified Ads, Yellow Pages, and Product Reviews in our community…you can now tweet the listings! Share your favorites on twitter, or get more free advertising if the listing belongs to you! Just look for the tweet box next to the title of the listing. Then sign in to your twitter account (or create a new [...]

Share Videos

Pictures are worth a thousand words. So how many words is a video worth?
Members can now share videos with the rest of the community. Not only that, but if you find a public video on YouTube, etc. that you think the rest of us should watch (such as a Dr. Oz video), you can add [...]

Product Reviews in Our Community

Do you have a special needs product that you absolutely love? Share it with the rest of our community! All members can now review their favorite (or least favorite) products.  In-depth reviews, zero to five star ratings, let people know where they can buy the product, and if it’s available on Amazon, you can even [...]

Our Network Now Has Classified Ads

Many of us have some very expensive equipment, supplies, and other items that we no longer have a use for. For 14 years, I have been looking for a nationwide, organized classified ad system for special needs products. So when I decided to create The disAbility Support Network, adding a classified ad system was at [...]

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