Here's the latest article from the Special Needs Children site at BellaOnline.com.

Choosing Disability Related or Inclusive Summer Camps
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art171846.asp
There may be as many kinds of summer camps specifically for children with disabilities as there are mainstream or inclusive camps. Making a decision on which camp to choose may depend as much on a philosophy of parenting as it does on location, amenities, and cost.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art171846.asp

Visit specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com any time for articles of interest to families raising children with special needs.

Avoiding Heat-related Illnesses in Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32522.asp/

Car Safety Issues in Hot Weather
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art34902.asp

State and National Park Disability Passes
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56377.asp

Dads, Complicated Pregnancies and Childbirth
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art47718.asp

Grandfathers and Great Uncles - Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51398.asp

Dads of Babies with Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art57124.asp

Fathers of Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32675.asp

Facebook page for Special Needs Children at BellaOnline
Please share info on events, advocacy, education, summer
http://tinyurl.com/FBpg4SNC

I enjoyed finding Hopeful Parents on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/HopefulParents

Although the twitter account for this website is
http://www.twitter.com/DownSynAdvocacy
I post messages and ReTweet links to articles, events, support and
advocacy for all childhood disabilities. You do not have to have
your own twitter account to take find these resources.

Evan Sneider, actor w/ #DownSyndrome,
interviewed by @strombo
http://tinyurl.com/6dedeek
Hear his thoughts on the @GirlfriendMovie, his life

Please share links to camp or summer related activities!
To participate in free, fun online discussions, this site has a community forum:
http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=57
Specialized Diabetes Camps
http://bit.ly/lG9m36
Camp Mom: Terri Mauro http://specialchildren.about.com/od/specialneedssummercamps/tp/campmom.htm
A summer's worth of fun for kids
Camp Songs
http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activities/camp-songs.html
Songs for summer: Summer Camp Songs
http://tinyurl.com/6jlvzvx Sing
Along Songs: Campout at Walt Disney World
http://tinyurl.com/3cskmho

I hope to hear from you sometime soon, in the forum, on Facebook, or in response to this email message. I am interested in your questions, comments and suggestions.

Have fun passing this message along to family and friends, because we all love to be connected to a supportive community!

Pamela Wilson, Special Needs Children Editor
http://specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com

Twitter:

Father's Day 38 essays written by fathers with a child with Down syndrome
http://www.riverbendds.org
Riverbend Down Syndrome Association

drgrist: Attn: Heatwave NYC & DC or anywhere:
How to stay cool for next to nothing
http://bit.ly/ioNNQe
Cooling Bandanas
http://tinyurl.com/3urvccb
Other evaporative cooling for hot weather
http://tinyurl.com/6zjou7m
Cooling vests #heatwave

Headquarters Emergency Operations -
Personal/Family Preparedness Plan -
http://t.co/RNkDeJW (via @NASA)

Life with Diabetes: Emergency Preparedness.
Checklist, evacuation procedures, guidelines for
carrying insulin, & more.
http://ow.ly/5edvb

Community Emergency Response Training
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art66179.asp
Disaster response training, emergency planning

Hear Al read _When I Grow Up_
http://tinyurl.com/WhnIGrwUpAY
Weird Al Yankovic has an app for children's book
http://t.co/XbHQvpD

I am looking forward to seeing the Tintin movie based on
books I enjoyed reading w my children
http://tinyurl.com/TintinBksAmPhBlLts
Tintin movie is based on The Secret of the Unicorn
and Red Rackham's Treasure
http://tinyurl.com/TintinScrtUnicrn
Watch Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn trailer
http://bit.ly/mD4xcr

Reflections from a Different Journey
What Adults w/ Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew
http://tinyurl.com/43mfhu3

mamatude:
Five Ways to Make Your Church More Inclusive
http://t.co/2yozs1R
From Disability.gov: DOJ Protecting the Rights of Students with Diabetes
http://j.mp/mrE8pc
There's No One Right Way to Parent (Some Wrong Ways, Maybe)
http://t.co/8e7fuDV

RT @AAPD Heat Wave Especially Horrible for People with Certain Illnesses
http://tinyurl.com/3jrg3us

JasonFitch916: A great site that captures on video the growth and development of Noah
http://noahsdad.com/

DownSynPreg DownSyndromePregnancy.org reflects on recent press coverage of prenatal testing
http://t.co/S3oakDb

Looking for fiction or non-fiction books that have a person with
a developmental or other disability as a primary character
http://fb.me/BbiTXBX1

Show Me No Mercy: Compelling Story of Remarkable Courage
http://tinyurl.com/3awewt6
Father, son overcome obstacles to reunite

Evan wants to raise $1 million for Down syndrome advocacy
Starting out at $1 from 100 people for $100
Your son or daughter can write or dictate their story
whether they raise money or not - go for it!
http://tinyurl.com/WWEStarTrekEvan2011

New Zealand TV
Loved the interviews w/ man w/ DS, his workplace
http://dsuri.net/lwtIBl
Screening for Down syndrome RT @frank_buckley

Eliminating Misinformation about Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art69273.asp

A Brand New Baby with Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51264

Mosaic and Translocation Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33207.asp

Explaining Down Syndrome to Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art55519.asp

Bilingual Children with Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51927.asp

Building a Down Syndrome Library for Parents
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art70242.asp

New Parent Information on Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art68926.asp

Blueberry Shoes
Down Syndrome 1st 18 Months DVD
http://tinyurl.com/3lvrgl7
Now available w Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic soundtrack See the website
Blueberry Shoes Down syndrome DVDs
http://www.blueberryshoes.com/films.htm#ds18
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/BlbryShsFB

Baby with Down syndrome from Northern Ireland
becomes youngest British soap opera star on "Emmerdale"
http://t.co/7SnkqLN

NDSC: Congratulations to NDSC Dad Trent Whitfield and his
Boston Bruins teammates for winning the 2011 Stanley Cup!

MarathonAndi: Would you still park in that #disability parking space if
you knew it was hurtful to me and my family?
http://wp.me/p1yHoW-rc

Beautifully written poem: R-word | Gabriel Gadfly Poetry
http://t.co/ZSqCkV8

Teaching Children to Count Coins and Bills
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art171856.asp

A New Diagnosis of Type One Diabetes
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art171916.asp