Pinterest: 15 Special Needs Organizations & Bloggers To Follow
So... Are you on Pinterest yet?
If you haven't heard the buzz yet Pinterest is a pinboard-styled social photo sharing website. The service allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections. The site's mission statement is to "connect everyone in the world through the 'things' they find interesting."
The Growth of Pinterest has been amazing. Pinterest was started just over two years ago and currently has over 11 million visits a week!
While mainly known as a visual hot spot for design, home decor, fashion and recipes, Pinterest has a number of "pinners" that pin special needs related items and activities.
Today we bring you 15 great special needs non-profits, bloggers, and therapists active on Pinterest. Do you have more to share? Tell us in the comments. Happy Pinning!
Nonprofit parent support organization sharing peer support and resource navigation assistance to families who have a preemie, child with special needs or loss at anytime during your journey.
Boards:Preemie Products, help resources, books and 10 more boards.
A National nonprofit for children with apraxia of speech and their families. Dedicated to up-to-date, reliable information for parents & professionals.
Boards:communication apps, apraxia blogs, speech therapy products, five more boards.
Based in Donegal, Ireland, Little Angels Special School is a multi-denominational school which caters for students with moderate, severe and profound learning disabilities and students with Autism. Pupils range in age from 4-18 years.
Boards: Sensory, Autism, Outdoor Play and29 more boards.
5 Minutes for Special Needs is a group of bloggers that offer support, insight, and inspiration for parents of special needs children.
Boards:iPad/Tech, Autism, Craft Ideas and six more boards.
The inclusive Class is a blog by Nicole Eredics a special education teacher in British Columbia. Her blog is dedicated to providing ideas & solutions for the inclusive classroom.
Board: The Inclusive Class
Located in Kansas City, Mo, Sublime Speech is a blog for therapists and parents.
Boards: iTherapy, Parent Resources, Articulation and four more boards.
Tzvi Schectman is the Family Coordinator for the Friendship Circle of Michigan and the Editor of the the Friendship Circle Blog. You can connect with Tzvi on LinkedIn and Google+