Could your loved one living with PWS benefit from more movement in their life? PWS parent and Pilates Teacher, Joakim Valsinger is offering FREE Pilates sessions for families living in Nevada, more specifically the Henderson/Las Vegas area, on Monday, October 17, 2022.
Joakim says he has used his skills as a Pilates Teacher to help his son Albie, who is living with PWS, โget stronger and move about.โ
Next week, Joakim will be in Henderson, NV for the PMA International Conference and Expo, where he will host the workshop โPilates for the Disabled Child.โ As part of the trip, Joakim will arrive early to offer free Pilates sessions for families living in the area.
โI do not charge for these sessions, as I know all too well the extra financial burden which PWS places on our families,โ Joakim told PWSA | USA.
As part of these sessions, which he says will last between one and a half to two hours, Joakim has found it useful to videotape them for families, as it means they can refer back to the movements they covered. He says it is also a great way to share the same information with the PWS community. If you are not comfortable having the session videotaped, you are able to opt-out and not have it recorded.
If you are interested in having Joakim host a Pilates session for your loved one on Monday, email him at joakim@balanspilates.com. You can also find more information about Joakim on his Facebook page or his Instagram page.
Perry A. Zirkel has written more than 1,500 publications on variousย aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education.ย He writes a regular column for NAESPโsย Principalย magazine and NASPโsย Communiquรฉย newsletter, and he did so previously forย Phi Delta Kappanย andย Teaching Exceptional Children.
Jennifer Bolander has been serving as a Special Education Specialist for PWSA (USA) since October of 2015. She is a graduate of John Carroll University and lives in Ohio with her husband Brad and daughters Kate (17), and Sophia (13) who was born with PWS.
Dr. Amy McTighe is the PWS Program Manager and Inpatient Teacher at the Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome at the Childrenโs Institute of Pittsburgh. She graduated fromย Duquesne University receiving her Bachelorโs and Masterโs degree in Education with a focus on elementary education, special education, and language arts.
Evan has worked with the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) since 2007 primarily as a Crisis Intervention and Family Support Counselor. Evans works with parents and schools to foster strong collaborative relationships and appropriate educational environments for students with PWS.
Staci Zimmerman works for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Colorado as an Individualized Education Programย (IEP) consultant. Staci collaborates with the PWS multi-disciplinary clinic at the Childrenโs Hospital in Denverย supporting families and school districts around the United Statesย with their childโs Individual Educational Plan.
Founded in 2001, SDLC is a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities throughout the South. It partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, Legal Services Corporations (LSC) and disability organizations on major, systemic disability rights issues involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the federal Medicaid Act. Recently in November 2014, Jim retired.