Dr. Mel Levine, Renowned Pediatrician and Author, Headlines the List of Prominent Guests on Disability News and Views Radio Show
Prominent Headliners Upcoming Guests on DisAbility News & Views Radio Show and new sponsors join the nation's live radio show that makes a difference!
(PRWEB) February 28, 2005 -- Renowned Pediatrician and Author, Dr Mel Levine, headlines the list of prominent guests on Disability News and Views Radio Show in March. DisAbility News & Views fills a huge void in media, as 56 million people with disabilities are the least unrepresented minority in our country today bringing timely and critical information to the general public live every Sunday on WXRL 1300AM 5-6 PM EST.
Dr. Mel Levine, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Medical School in Chapel Hill will be a guest on March 6th. Dr. Levine is also the co-founder of All Kinds Of Minds in 1995, a non-profit Institute for the study of differences in learning, with financier Charles R. Schwab. Dr. Levine has appeared on The Today Show (MSNBC), 60 Minutes (CBS News), Oprah and NPR Morning Edition and Time, Newsweek, Family Circle, and USA Today. Publications by Dr. Mel Levine include: A Pediatric Approach to Learning Disorders; All Kinds of Minds; A Mind at a Time and Ready or Not, Here Life Comes (Simon & Schuster, February 2005). "Ready or Not, Here Life Comes" examines how parents and schools can better prepare adolescents for the transition to adult life. Dr. Mark Gordon Behavioral Optometrist, will be interviewed on the second segment of the March 6th broadcast. Dr. Gordon specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of learning-related vision problems.
On March 13th, staff from Head Start Classroom Program, will share information about the services they provide to families of three and four year old children. Dr. Mary Sweig Wilson, President of Laureate Learning Systems, Inc. (also a sponsor of the radio show) will provide information on software programs available that train cause and effect, turn-taking, early vocabulary, syntax, cognitive concepts, auditory processing, and reading. Laureate programs are used world-wide in homes, schools, hospitals, and clinics.
On March 20th, Vickie Rubin from Early Childhood Direction Center of the Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, NY. ECDC is a free program that assists parents and professionals with linking children with special needs to services in their community. Andrew K. Cuddy, Attorney who specializes in Special Education Law will be in studio on March 27th to share important information on two unbelievable cases involving adults with disabilities that you need to hear about!
The show's host and developer is Monica Moshenko, the mother of 11 year old son with a high functioning form of autism, and 24 year old boy/girl twins. She is also the President of Power Advocates, an agency designed to train and assist parents of children with special needs through the special education system. Moshenko is passionate about making a difference on radio for all people with disabilities, their families and the general public. "My focus is on abilities and strengths people have, rather than the disability and to educate the general public that people with disabilities are people like you and I."
Moshenko has received email from people across the country and most recently from S. Africa and Englad about the positive effect this radio show is making in listener's lives. Past shows can be accessed online at www.disabilitynewsradio.com Transcription of past shows will be available this month, providing more access to people with hearing loss.
While Moshenko brokers the time to host the live show, she has found businesses across the country that believe in the mission of DisAbility News & Views that help support the radio show. Monica's plans for the radio show include syndication in other markets across the country this year.
New sponsors are Autistic Services, an agency located in Williamsville, New York committed to treating, educating, and caring for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and Solution ComfortSeat ® Personal Hygiene Assistive Product Line, from Illinois. The state-of-the-art in bathroom Personal Hygiene Assistive Technology, Solution ComfortSeat ® Personal Hygiene Assistive Products are the ultimate in clean and comfort in your bathroom at prices for any budget. When toileting becomes painful, difficult or impossible, a Solution ComfortSeat® can help retain or restore independence and dignity.
Other sponsors of the radio show include Future Horizons in Texas, a world leader in autism education providing conferences and publications; Laureate Learning of Winooski, Vermont, research-based language software; ABC Therapeutics in Clarence, New York, providing occupational therapy services and assessments including sensory integration therapy for children and Accelerations Educational Software from South Carolina featuring software that is specifically effective for individuals with autism and other learning disabilities.
National and local businesses and agencies that provide services and products for people with disabilities, families and professionals are can sponsor DisAbility News & Views Radio Show by calling Monica at 716-522-9185 or email monica@disabilitynewsradio.com
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