Barbuda SEED

I am so proud to be apart of The Lit Project. Reading is so important. But literacy is Life!

You are rocking the socks, but have laughed at, excluded and provided an unsafe environment for individuals with down syndrome?. How have you, in the past treated Matthew, Franklin, Carl(rubberman) and others with Downs? It is that attitude which needs to change. Not just wear the socks.

Thank you, Walker-Harris. Books received right on time. Appreciate them so much. Thanks also to supporters of Barbuda SEED, for the puzzle. These are much needed items for Home Education Learning Program (HELP).

I am thankful to BUDA Corp. for your generous donation to the families of the students with special needs in Barbuda. Together, we gifted.....
2 specialized bath chairs/ recliners
2 safety XL play pens and
Specialized dental care supplies, (dental supplies also to babies under 2) at the community first Friday clinic)
We we also planned to give a stander walker, but we lost Jayce before he received that gift.
There was a need and they happily met the need. Thank you, thank you Team BUDA and may God continue to bless your organization as you work to help others.

My friends. I work with 6 students with special needs (Autism, Holoproscencephaly, Cerebral Palsy, and Downs Syndrome). Ages 3 -17.Here is an opportunity to gift them books for Christmas. Message me ASAP to arrange for delivery so that they can be brought to Barbuda. I appreciate all the help. If you know of a great interactive for this population add it to your gift. WITH THANKS.

Not knowing (ignorance) is major part of why children with special and exceptional needs are not considered in the planning of all services in Antigua and Barbuda. However when there is an opportunity to learn, individuals in the positions of "power" refuse to just listen and learn. Arrogance and will not solve the problems, ask questions, have conversations with those who know.

Since September I have embarked on a journey to provide educational stimulation and interaction with the children in Barbuda with special needs and have never had the opportunity to engage with guided educational experiences. The name of my program is HELP........Home Education Learning Program. tend school for several reasons.
1. 80% of these children I work with are NON-verbal
2. Children do not have wheel chairs or chairs that are appropriate.
3. No wheel chair accessible transportation
4. No wheelchair accessible bathrooms
5. No private changing area
6. No adequate screening and evaluation, and follow up from ministry of Education.
7. No trained staff at school (Speech and language therapist, physio or occupational therapists, teacher and teacher assistant for children with special and developing needs).
8. No COMPREHENSIVE planning for this population.

I am about doing and not talking.