A few months ago we shared Liliya’s Story with you. In short, Liliya Bromberg is a 21 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy. Liliya lives in a small one-bedroom apartment with her parents. As any young woman would want, Liliya desperately needs friends and independence. Providing Friendships For years Friendship Circle had been providing friends for individuals [...]
It’s been a whirlwind month of Autism Awareness. The media and blogosphere released story after story and post after post. If you still haven’t heard about autism then you must be an ostrich! To recap Autism Awareness Month we went through a whole months worth of blog posts and stories and bring you 52 of [...]
Once upon a time, someone googled “I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers.” The autism community noticed. #AutismPositivity2012 Today, April 30, 2012, bloggers around the world are sharing their positive messages about autism in response to that google search. The next time someone does a search on “I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers,” he or she [...]
In the sports world we are less than one week away from the start of the NBA playoffs. The last playoff spots are being secured and the chase for the NBA title will begin. As we have done for football and hockey we take a look at the NBA teams who go the extra mile [...]
Many children with special needs require an adaptive bike to enjoy the freedom and fun of bike riding. Unfortunately many parents are unable to afford an adaptive bike. Here is your chance to win a free adaptive bike! Friendship Circle of Michigan has partnered with adaptive bicycle companies to give 18 children with special needs [...]
This time of year is generally a very active one for parents of a special needs child and special education teachers. Many IEP meetings are held in March and April. We have heard a number of horror stories from parents about their IEP meetings. Now we would love to hear your IEP experiences: Please take [...]
Today marks the 110th birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of righteous memory (1902-1994). Every year this day is celebrated as Education and Sharing Day U.S.A. What is it? Established in 1978 by a joint Congressional resolution, Education Day U.S.A. focuses on the very foundation of meaningful education: instructing our youth in the ways of morality and [...]
In case you were wondering this is no April Fool’s Joke:) We are proud to announce that Friendship Circle is has been chosen as the About.Com Readers’ Choice Award for Favorite Special-Needs Regional Resource. Five special-needs regional resources were selected to vie for a 2012 About.com Readers’ Choice Award. Over a 30 day period in February and [...]
This time of year is known as March Madness mainly because of the Colleges Basketball tournaments that start in mid-march and carry into April. For parents of children with special needs March Madness has a totally different connotation. March and April is IEP season when a number of parents have IEP meetings with the schools [...]
Liliya Bromberg is a charismatic and sweet young woman whose energetic laughter fills Friendship Circle. Liliya is 21 years old. She was born in Russia and diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as a baby. When Liliya was four, her parents sacrificed a lot to bring her to the United States so she could receive better medical [...]
