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MDA’s award-winning bimonthly national magazine goes to everyone registered with MDA, as well as to MDA clinics, researchers and subscribers.
Quest publishes articles on all aspects of living with a neuromuscular disease, and updates on research findings. Quest’s circulation is 125,000.
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Check Out the New Digital Version of Quest! |
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Game to Get Away
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Online games provide an alternate world
in which to play, say gamers with neuromuscular
diseases. Here’s a primer of terminology,
gaming options, social tips and
info on how playing may affect muscles.
In addition, Kid Quest, page 69, provides
Internet gaming safety tips for kids.
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Stories by Topic
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Friendships Matter:
Law Requires Mediation in Special Ed Disputes
When school and family are deadlocked over an IEP, the recently
updated Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires mediation be
tried before calling a due process hearing. The IDEA is the law that governs
special education. (See "A New IDEA.")
Run by a neutral person trained in conflict resolution and
special education law, mediation can be both economical and effective. It
allows emotions to be vented without damaging relationships, gets past blame,
focuses on the child, and inspires creative solutions. The mediator doesn’t
judge or decide the case, but helps both sides reach a mutually satisfying
agreement.
Mediation is free to families and no attorney is necessary,
although families may choose to bring one. If no agreement is reached in
mediation, the case goes forward to a due process hearing. In other words,
there’s nothing to lose and potentially everything to gain through this
process.
See also:
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