FYI: Through the Looking Glass conducting nationwide project

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Press Release

Wednesday, November 14, 2001

 

Darlene Bubis, MFT

Through the Looking Glass

2198 6th Street #100

Berkeley, CA 94710

Voice: (510) 848-1112, ext. 172

Toll Free: (800) 644-2666

TTY: (800) 804-1616

FAX: (510) 848-4445

website: www.lookingglass.org

 

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CONTACT: Nancy Freed

(510) 848-1112 ext 174

Voice: (800) 644-2666

TTY: (800) 804-1616

 

Berkeley, CA - Winter 2001 to May 2002 -Through the Looking Glass,

National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities. Through the

Looking Glass is conducting a nationwide project to learn more about

families in which a parent with a disability is raising a teen (11-17

years old). This project is funded by the National Institute on

Disability Research and Rehabilitation, part of the Department of Education.

 

* What do we mean by disability? Disability can involve physical,

visual, systemic, hearing, cognitive, learning, developmental and mental

health issues. Why are we conducting research? Although there are over

10 million families in which one or both parents have a disability,

relatively little is known about the experiences of these families.

 

* Who can participate: Parents with disabilities and Deaf parents who

have teenagers (children 11 to 17 years of age). The parent and the

teenager are both welcome to participate.

 

* Ways to get involved:

-- Participate in a national survey of parents with disabilities who are

raising teens age 11-17. Your teen can also fill out a survey and

receive $5 in return.

 

-- Surveys are available in a variety of formats: In Spanish, over the

phone, and in a version specific to Deaf parents.

 

-- Local families (SF Bay area) can participate in 12 weeks of

solution-focused family therapy in their own home.

 

-- Deaf parents can participate in a face-to-face interview in ASL if

you live in or near one of the following cities: San Francisco, Seattle,

Santa Fe, New York, Kansas City, or Washington, DC.

 

-- Teens of parents with disabilities can participate in our hosted Teen

Bulletin Board.

 

* How to contact us:

 

-- Call Nancy Freed at (510) 848-1112 ext 174, Toll Free (800) 644-2666,

TTY (800) 804-1616

 

-- Request a survey by email or contact Nancy Freed at the above

telephone number.

 

-- Visit our website: www.lookingglass.org

 

 

 

*Through the Looking Glass, The National Resource Center for Parents

with Disabilities, is a nonprofit organization in Berkeley, CA that

serves families in which a parent or child has a disability. Current

projects include The National Parent to Parent Network for parents with

disabilities and the Teen Bulletin Board for teenagers age 11 to 17. For

more information on these projects and our upcoming International

Conference, please contact Through the Looking Glass.

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