21. Purple Day
What It Is: "Cassidy Megan created the idea of Purple Day (March 26) in 2008, motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy. Cassidy's goal is to get people talking about epilepsy in an effort to dispel myths and inform those with seizures that they are not alone. The Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia came on board in 2008 to help develop Cassidy's idea which is now known as the Purple Day for epilepsy campaign."
22. Paper Rater
What It Is: Worried about your child with learning disabilities plagiarizing by accident? This site will flag plagiarized content on student papers and also check for grammar and spelling problems.
23. myGlutenFacts
What It Is: "myGlutenFacts is a powerful tool that helps you easily determine which foods are safe for your diet. ... Our members are always a few clicks away from the latest Gluten Facts for any retail food product found in North America. Developed by a team that truly understands the gluten free diet, myGlutenFacts.com will save you time & money as you expand your selection of safe foods."
24. Light It Up Blue
Image courtesy of Autism Speaks
What It Is: "On the night of April 1, prominent buildings across North America and the world including the Empire State Building in New York City and the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada will be lit up blue to raise awareness for autism and to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day on Friday, April 2. And we’re aiming to light the world blue, too – city by city, town by town – by taking action to raise awareness about autism in our communities."
25. Signed Stories
What It Is: "Signed Stories has a very simple goal – to help improve the literacy of deaf children nationwide by allowing them to share in the joy of storytelling. ... We're making hundreds of children's stories available - accessible in British Sign Language AND in text, pictures and sound."
26. Weekly Round-Up
What It Is: Your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.
27. Fun Things to Do
Your super-sized listing of Five Fun Things to Do Today -- including a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and a site that's just silly or fun.
28. Weekly Round-Up
Here's your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.
29. All About Parenting Easter Blog Carnival
What It Is: "It never quite feels like Spring until Easter arrives, with all its chocolate bunnies, marshmallow peeps, family feasts and religious festivities. Here's a round-up of great ideas for Easter celebrations - divided by age, from tot to teen, and every theme - from around the blogosphere."
30. Diabetes Mine Design Challenge
What It Is: "Do you have an idea for an innovative new diabetes device or web application? This is your chance to win up to $7,000 in cash and valuable assistance to realize your design concept — while potentially helping transform life with diabetes for millions of people struggling with this difficult condition."
31. T21 Traveling Afghan Project
What It Is: "The handmade blanket is traveling from one family to another who has a family member with Down Syndrome. The family member can be of any age, from birth through the senior years. The family can also be located anywhere on the globe."
