Meet with people in your local area who live with various Disabilities. Learn how others cope with their disability, offer support and make new friends.
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Living with Disabilities Meetup Group
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Chef Sara, Raw Food Master, Author, Teacher, Trainer & Coach, will teach you all the aspects of raw vegan life style from detox to creating absolutely delicious gourmet raw vegan cuisine that are highly nutritional and rich in enzymes, vitamins and m… |
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Meet people in Greater Boston who are interested in communicating with people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. We have 2 sub-groups: a Boston sub-group and a Somerville/Cambridge sub-group. Each one meets once a month. Anyone can attend either meeti… |
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Students of ASL and Deaf Culture |
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Meet students and community members who wish to learn more the changing place of disability in American society. Check out cool advances in assistive technology [AT] and disability culture [DC]. Learn about the Temple University's Disability Studies…
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• Meet other local Puppy Raisers and Graduates invovled in the CCI assistance dog program. • Get together to share advice and companionship with others who strive to provide Canine Companions with the best pup possible for Advanced Training.…
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We are a group of folks dedicated to facilitating the Service Dog lifestyle. We offer training and support for disabled people who choose to increase their independence with the use of Assistance Dogs. Do you want to know more about training a S…
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We are group of people that gives support for those coping with chronic pain, physical disability and illness. We support each other through sharing experiences, feelings and knowledge. I'm sorry, but we are not a cancer support group specifically…
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Meet other local Service Dog owners and/or trainers. Get together to share advice and companionship with others who own or train dogs to help those who are disabled live independently. Network with others to help training your own service dog. Find…
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Meet with locals who have epilepsy. Everyone is welcome. It's like a support group. However, instead of venting in a circle, we do activities. These activities are meant to facilitate bonding because, in my opinion, friendship is the best therapy. Co…
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Friends with Epilepsy |
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Help a cyclist with visual impairment (or other disability) to ride a bike with the Achilles Tandem Program. Achilles was founded in 1983 by current CEO Dick Traum who was the first runner to complete a marathon with a prosthetic leg. Now in its 2… |
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The purpose of this informal MeetUp group is to bring people affected with MS together in a fun, comfortable environment. There is no formal agenda, no presentation and no official purpose other than to meet others affected by MS and that includes fa…
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Portland Self Help MS Group |
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October 29, 2009
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This Meetup is for parents of children with special needs in the Silicon Valley who want the straight scoop on the legal planning they should have in place to make sure their kids and money are taken care of by the people they want in the way they wa… |
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October 13, 2009
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Chef Sara, Raw Food Master, Author, Teacher, Trainer & Coach, will teach you all the aspects of raw vegan life style from detox to creating absolutely delicious gourmet raw vegan cuisine that are highly nutritional and rich in enzymes, vitamins and m… |
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October 11, 2009
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Our mission is to work together with the community and school system to provide a better knowledge and an understanding of Autism. |
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September 29, 2009
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Its difficult to be in a world that moves so fast ! Do you find you can't process all the information you hear and find it difficult to develop responses quickly when talking to people?. Often your words dont seem right for the conversation? Rooms… |
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Meet with locals who have epilepsy. Everyone is welcome. It's like a support group. However, instead of venting in a circle, we do activities. These activities are meant to facilitate bonding because, in my opinion, friendship is the best therapy. Co…
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Friends with Epilepsy |
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September 26, 2009
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I decided to start this group because there aren't very many support groups out there for people who have spina bifida. The main purpose of this group is to meetup, socialize, and make friends with people who understand what it's like to have this di…
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Pet Therapists |
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September 21, 2009
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Social skills, Friendship skills, "I can handle this" skills (these are self-regulation skills). Social skill groups are taught by an Autism Consultant @ Your Autism Solutions Center in Cambridge, Minnesota. Sign-up now! different age groups will b… |
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Parents of Children with Autism |
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September 20, 2009
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CHSG is a group of individuals, families and professionals who have all been affected (in one way or another) with hydrocephalus. Our group started in March of 2007 after many of us had spent some time together walking in the Annual Chicago Hydroce… |
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There is a need in the Sacramento area for teens and young adults with special needs to have socialization activities in order to make friends. Parent supervision will be required but with minimal intrusion so as to foster independence. |
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