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Our MissionThe mission of Dr. Gigi’s Raise Me Up Foundation
is to provide extracurricular programs, support services, family events, and therapies to children with special needs in the South Florida Community |
If we treat children as if they were what they ought to be, we help them to become what they are capable of becoming. - Jonathan Wolfgang Goethe, 1805 |
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3–day weekend cruise onboard the Norwegian Sky sailing from Miami to Nassau NOVEMBER 30th , 2012 TO DECEMBER 3, 2012 With each cruise purchase, $50 will be contributed towards the “Raise Me Up” foundation! Click here for more details |
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The Facts
Students with disabilities face many challenges in school and in life. Schools must help these children overcome their challenges to help them develop to their full potential and become productive members of society.
Here is a look at some key statistics:
Here is a look at some key statistics:
- There are nearly 7 million students with disabilities in U.S. schools.
- Specific learning disabilities are the most prevalent disabilities among school aged children. They involve one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language. Dyslexia is a common example.
- As many as 1.5 million Americans today are believed to have some form of autism.
- Autism knows no racial, ethnic, or social boundaries. Family income, lifestyle and educational levels do not affect the chance of autism's occurrence.
- Early intervention can result in a significant increase in IQ and language ability and a decrease in support services needed later in childhood. These services are long-term and costly.
