1. Are there any laws regarding inclusion that I can reference when my child's school repeatedly tries to schedule food-centric activities that by their very nature exclude my food allergic child? We have a 504 for her which provides her with a food-free classroom, but there are many cases where several classrooms come together to do these food-centric activities, and this is when the problems arise. Is there a certain part of the ADA I could refer them to? 2. What exactly is 'inclusion'? I...
Thanks for this piece!! I'm in search of any materials that help make ending the classroom birthday treat more palatable to parents & staff that are still undereducated when it comes to the reality of children living with life threatening allergies.
That is definitely a concern StephC and something we tried to highlight. Most of the hotels I've been in lately have gone to "pod" type systems - but not K-cups. And they tend to only have regular and decaf coffee. I don't know if many people travel w/ their own flavored coffee, but it's certainly a possible issue. As Allison alluded to, Melkorey and I wound up cooking in a hotel room one night. We were at an AAFA function and a storm calling for flash flooding was rolling in. There were no...
That's good to know, Kathy, about the switch to pods. The last time I made coffee in a hotel room, it was probably back in the last century some time.... :/ Your meal looks delicious, btw! I wonder about adding a paper-type disposable tablecloth to the mess kit, just to keep stuff off of bathroom counters. Who'dathunkit?! I smell a cookbook in the works!
Hi, Carolyn ... there is a lot of exciting research into immunotherapy right now. For instance, the FDA is now considering the immunotherapy drug Palforzia for children and teens with peanut allergy. And research has been ongoing with drugs like Viaskin. I have much hope that families managing food allergies will have many additional tools in their kit in the future. In the meantime, how can our community help you and your teen?
My FAK has both food allergies and asthma, and I'm trying to get his 504 plan to allow him NOT to wear a cloth face covering. The way the governor's executive order reads, that means he has to wear a face shield instead. Wearing a cloth over his mouth and nose for 7 hours is not a good idea. A face shield should allow a teacher to see any hives or facial swelling, should they occur, should allow him better air flow, and won't attract dust mites on the cloth for concentrated breathing. We...
I am a teacher and have NEVER thought about this until now. My 20 month old has severe egg allergies so researching allergy information has become my new habit. I have printed this list and will share it with his teachers and keep one for my own classroom.
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