CONTENTS
EP'S ANNUAL TRAVEL ISSUE
COVER STORY
- 20 INCREASING ACCESS TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK’S JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM By Penelope Hatch, PhD, CCC-SLP and Nancy Quick, PhD, CCC-SLP
- 24 TRAVEL TIPS FOR FAMILIES By Jenn Adams
- 27 EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND INCLUSIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES: IMPROVED POSSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES By Garima Jain, N.D., C.N.C., CHW
FEATURES
- 31 UNDERSTANDING JOB PROTECTED LEAVE By Ayesha Hamilton, Esq
- 34 WHEN MOM HAS CANCER, KIDS ARE PART OF THE JOURNEY By Joni Rodgers
- 36 LIFE AND STUDIES COALESCE FOR MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE By Sylvia A. Martinez.
- 40 PHYSICAL CHALLENGE AWARENESS: ALMA’S WAY FEATURES EDDIE MAMBO, WHO HAS CEREBRAL PALSY By Dr. Mary Louise Russell
- 42 EMABARKING ON THE SPECIAL EDUCATION JOURNEY By Raja Marhaba 46 CREATING RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN By Ali Greco, PsyD
- 48 SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS By Troy Doucet
ON OUR COVER
Access to Yosemite National Park's Junior Ranger Program was recently expanded to allow for children from 4 to 12 with complex learning, communication, motor and/or sensory challenges to experience the park's program just as their neurotypical peers do. EP's Annual Travel Issue also looks at inclusive public transportation and offers great travel tips for families. An exclusive Accessible Homes special section and a wide range of compelling features round out our July issue. Coverage begins on page 20.