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Fun with food can improve nutrition - (Featured Stories)

Can playing with shaving cream lead to a better meal? Yes! Find out how the CPD takes a sensory approach to nutrition.

A walk through disability history - (Newsletter)

Touch sensitivity often correlates with aversion to the textures of some foods. Eat and play sessions at the CPD include having fun with different textures.

Every parent has seen a child refuse healthy food.

But sometim[...]

Fun with food can improve nutrition - (Newsletter)

Touch sensitivity often correlates with aversion to the textures of some foods. Eat and play sessions at the CPD include having fun with different textures.

Every parent has seen a child refuse healthy food.

But sometim[...]

Summer program a hit at DSL - (Project Features)

The Developmental Skills Laboratory just completed their Summer Program for school age children and youth with disabilities.

The ten participants had a busy time this summer, taking advantage of all of the great community activities going on. Some of those included going to the Summer Fest event in downtown Logan, swimming at the Logan Aquatic Center, participating in a horse therapy activity, and attending the Cache County Fair [...]

ASSERT preschool is a model for others - (Project Features)

The ASSERT preschool for children with autism has become a model program for other preschools in Utah.

They have established a partnership with the Granite School District in Salt Lake City and will be working with them over the next few years to build an ASSERT model training classroom in their district.

With the rate of autism on the rise in Utah as well as across the United States, more classrooms focusing on [...]

WAVE: Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool - (Project Features)

WAVE is a free web accessibility evaluation tool developed and provided at no cost by WebAIM to aid in the web accessibility evaluation process. WAVE is available in both English and Spanish.

A WAVE evaluation can be done instantly online, with the report showing the original web page with embedded icons and indicators that reveal the accessibility of that pag[...]

Common Ground Skiing Trip - (Upcoming Events)

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures' provides outdoor recreational opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities.

Common Ground provides adaptive equipment and support, which enable people with disabilities to participate in outdoor recreation alongside their peers. The activities are not only accessible physically, but also financially.

They are hosting a full-day ski trip to Beaver Mountain on Saturday, February 4[...]

Common Ground Ice Fishing - (Upcoming Events)

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures' provides outdoor recreational opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities. They provide adaptive equipment and support, which enable people with disabilities to participate in outdoor recreation alongside their peers. The activities are not only accessible physically, but also financially.

Common Ground is hosting an ice fishing outing at Hyrum Damn on Monday, February 6 at 2:00 p.m. T[...]

Common Ground Pre-trip meeting for dog sledding - (Upcoming Events)

Common Ground is hosting a dog sled trip to Jackson Hole, WY. There will be a Pre-trip [...]

Brown Bag Discussion: Disability in Federal Legislation - (Blogs)

Those who attended the latest CPD Brown Bag Discussion got in on a good discussion about a variety of disability issues under consideration in Congress and State legislature. Mart[...]

Blog celebration! Comment, share, earn a shirt. - (Blogs)

[caption id="attachment_6057" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="This is one of two styles available to commenters and sharers. Go ahead. Be social."][/caption] Our regulars have probably a[...]