Its all Greek to me

Holidays in Greece usually mean lots of lovely food, wine, good company and wonderful weather. The sun has proved somewhat elusive this year and there has been heavy rain for almost twenty-four hours. It reminded me of the monsoons I experienced as a child when I lived in Malaya. Fortunately the sun has come back now and hopefully will last for the last two days of my stay.

I am visiting Zakynthos and went to the main town which has been completely rebuilt since the 1953 earthquake which destroyed most of the buildings on the island. Only three buildings were left standing in the town - a church, a school and a bank. Fire then ravaged all that was left.

The Cultural centre has a library with the most beautiful wooden bookcases with glass fronts - a step back in time! The island archive is in the same building and is kept also in similar glass fronted bookcases, consisting of lots of paper files tied up with coloured tapes. A bit of a busman's holiday looking at these, I suppose.

This year I have seen more wheelchairs than I have ever before, but the Greeks have installed ramps of various sizes - some impossibly steep and narrow - making all buildings, including bars and restuarants accessible with help if necessary.

By the way, is there a conductor/and or conductive services in Greece? I seem to remember hearing about some recently. If anyone has information please let me know for my next listing of centres/services worldwide.

Its back to the beach now, then perhaps another ouzo before dinner. I must make the most of this holiday as it may be a long time before the next one.

Internet News no.5

It has been fairly quiet over the past few weeks so there are fewer items than usual in all subject areas. Perhaps the next few weeks will present a different picture. One particularly interesting item is an advert for a new Chief Executive for a CE centre.

Conductive Education

http://www.trurodaily.com/index.cfm?sid=111434&sc=68
Parent in Nova Scotia enthuses about Conductive Education.

http://www.loughboroughecho.net/whats-on-loughborough/events-leicestershire/2009/08/26/money-for-steps-at-music-in-the-meadows-73871-24534888/
Fundraiser for Steps Centre in Leicestershire
　
http://prayersforlittleangels.blogspot.com/2009/08/congratulations-zachary.html
Mother raising money to send child to Colorado Centre

http://www.prlog.org/10341804-cetsat-adopts-childrens-charity-to-help-50000-londoners-impacted-by-cerebral-palsy.html
IT company ‘adopts’ London CE centre which gets £14,000 investment

http://imagebearer.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/the-brace-race/
Fundraiser for Blue Ridge Association for Conductive Education centre in Virginia

http://jobs.thirdsector.co.uk/job/320352/chief-executive
Advert for new Chief Executive for CE centre in UK
　
Cerebral palsy

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-cerebralpalsy-bab,0,7147081.story
Michigan State University using $1.9 million federal recovery grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study causes of cerebral palsy by taking blood samples from all new born babies.
　
Multiple sclerosis
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1207217/The-2p-blood-pressure-pill-holds-multiple-sclerosis-bay.html
Cheap blood pressure tablet able to hold off MS
　
Parkinson’s disease

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/09/15/pesticides-in-parkinson-s-disease-link-115875-21674838

Claim that working with pesticides can raise risk of getting Parkinson’s disease.

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS80235+14-Sep-2009+PRN20090914
Announcement of the first of a series of conferences for those with early onset Parkinson’s disease.

http://www.itnews.it/news/2009/0914091001470/new-online-resource-for-people-with-parkinson-s-their-families-and-carers.html
New online resource for people with Parkinson’s disease, their families and carers.
　
Strokes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1213471/When-singer-Edwyn-Collins-strokes-family-desperate-help-But-nurses-treated-nuisance.html
Report of inadequate care for Edwyn Collins after his strokes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1210030/New-blood-thinning-stroke-drug-save-lives-cut-reliance-warfarin.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/besttreatments/2009/sep/02/safer-alternative-to-warfarin-for-protection-from-stroke
New blood thinning drug could help save lives and protect from stroke.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/displayarticle.asp?id=447063
Stroke survivor talks about her recovery

Another CE Centre added to US list

I have been alerted today about a CE centre in Virginia, United States - Blue Ridge Association of Conductive Education (BRACE) - which I was not aware of.

http://imagebearer.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/the-brace-race/

Details of this centre have now been added to the US list which has a link on the right-hand side. Please do let me know if you are aware of others which need to be included.

CE Centres worldwide A-F

This is a list of centres or programs employing conductors, in countries beginning with letter A to letter F. If I have missed any centres or programs, or included wrong details, do please let me know so that I can amend accordingly.

Australia
CE Assoc. of W. Australia19 Carson Street East Victoria Park 6101 Western Australia Australia
contact: Trevor Granland, President phone: 08 9361 7500 fax: 08 9361 6363
email: katrinag22@bigpond.com web site: http://www.conductiveedwa.com.au/

Centre for Conductive Education
McLeod Centre, 189 Alhambie Road, Alhambie Heights, NSW 2100
contact: Joan Bratel phone: 02 9975 8424 fax: 02 9975 8420
email: mailto:%20jbratel@tscnsw.org.au web site: http://%20www.tscnsw.org.au/services/conded

Conductive Education ServiceSpecial Education Resource Unit, 724 Marlborough Street, Henley Beach, SA
contact: Assistant Manager tel 8235 2871
email admin@seru.sa.edu.au website http://web.seru.sa.edu.au/

Kidman Park Primary SchoolDean Avenue Kidman Park Adelaide 5025 Australia
contact: Meryl Davidson phone: 011 618 353 2444 fax: 011 618 235 1357
email: mdavidso@kidmanpkps.sa.edu.au

National Association Conductive Education (SA)
P.O.Box 152 Fulham Gardens South Australia Australia
contact: Andrew Rabbitt phone: 0408845135
email: andrewra@kin.on.net web site: http://www.conductiveeducationsa.org/


Austria

Institut Keil
Bergstetggasse 36- 38 A - 1170 Wien Austria
contact: Monika Weiszmann phone: 0043 1 408 81 22 fax: 0043 1 408 81 22 16
email: office@institutkeil.at web site: http://www.institutkeil.at/

Mehrfach Therapeutisches Zentrum MTZ - LinzDauphinestarsse 56 A - 4030 Linz Austria contact: Mr Kapellner / Mrs Schmid
phone: 0043 732 30 40 20 fax: 0043 732 30 40 20 20
email: mtz-linz@aon.at web site: http://www.therapie-mtz.at/

Bahrain
Al Matrook Conductive Rehabilitation Centre
Duraz, Bahrain
[No other information available]

Belgium

Centre et Ecole “La Famille”
Rue Jean Jacquet 25 1081 Bruxelles Belgium contact: Yves Bawin phone: 02 411 31 37 fax: 02 410 93 35
email: yves.bawin@geslafamille.be web site: http://www.geslafamille.be/


Brazil
Associação Beneficente Pássaros de LuzItajai, Santa Catarina
Email: edcondutivaitajai@hotmail.com

Educação Condutiva Com Amor
Florianópolis- Santa Catarina
Rod. SC 401, km 14 Vargem Pequena
contact: Leticia Kuerten email: leticia.kuerten@gmail.com
and educacaocondutiva@gmail.com
Internet http://educacaocondutiva.blogspot.com/

Canada
Ability Camp Inc
RR#8 Picton Ontario KDK2T0 Canada
contact: Kevin Hickling, Director phone: 1-800-442-6992
email: mailto:sandy@abilitycamp.com web site: http://www.abilitycamp.com/

Families of Alberta for Conductive Education (FACE)
Hope Lutheran Church, 3527 Boulton Road, NW Calgary, AB T2L 2L3
contact: Andrea Hargitai  email: Conductor@conductive-education.ca
website: http://www.conductive-education.ca/Conductive_Education_Alberta/Conductive_Ed.html


March of Dimes
10 Overlea Boulevard Toronto Ontario M4H 1A4 Canada
contact: Brent Page phone: 416 425 3463 fax: 416 425 1920 email: bpage@marchofdimes.ca web site: http://www.marchofdimes.ca/
Sessions also available in Nova Scotia. contact: Beth Brydon phone:902-401-8425
e-mail: bbrydon@marchofdimes.ca.

Purpose Conductive Education Lower Mainland Purpose Society, 40 Begbie Street New Westminster, B.C. V3M 3L9 Canada contact: James Forliti, Coordinator phone: 604-526-2522 fax: 604-526-6546
email: james.fotliti@purposesociety.org web site: http://www.purposesociety.org/

Strive for Children

PO Box 2900, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 7W7

Contact; Centre Manager phone: (647)828-5255 email: strive@striveforchildren.com

or  tunde@striveforchildren.com   website: http://striveforchildren.com/index.html

The Movement Centre of Manitoba Inc.1646 Henderson Hwy Winnipeg Manitoba R2G 1N7
contact: Margy Nelson, Executive Director phone: 204 489 2679 fax: 204 255 2947
email: mailto:margy@movementcentre.ca web site: http://www.movementcentre.ca/
 
S.T.E.P.S. (Special Therapy & Education Program of Saugeen). Contact: Angela Richard e-mail a_richard@yahoo.com phone: 519 797 1935 website: http://www.stepsahead.ca/Home.html

S.W.O.N.T. Optimist Conductive Education Trust FundP.O. Box 22, Pain Court, ON N0P 1Z0
contact: Manager phone: 519-351-2089 fax: 519-351-3494
email: steps@swontconductiveeducation.com or website: http://swontconductiveeducation.com/


Denmark

Conductive Education Program Copenhagen Istedgade 44, 41650 KH V Copenhagen, Denmark
contact: Andrea Sabroe  email: cp@petocph.dk   web site:  http://www.petocph.dk/


CP Skolen
Gustav Zimmersvej 23 9430 Vadum Denmark contact: Centre Manager phone: 98 26 96 93 email: bevaegelsesskolen@get2net.dk web site: http://www.cpskolen.dk/

Geelsgårdskolen
Kongevejen 252, 2830 Virumcontact: Manager phone:. 45114000 Fax: 45114001 email: geelsch@hav1.regionh.dk

Konduktiv Pædagogik i Danmark
Primulahaven 52 Smørumnedre 2765 Smørum Denmark contact: Jette Olsen phone: 44 651757 email: nanni@smorumnet.dk

Eire (Ireland)

Cork Centre for Conductive Education
Cork Peto Group Ltd,Bandon Business Centre,Lauragh,Bandon,Co. Cork, Ireland
Phone: +353(0)23 29834  email: info@corkpeto.ie
website: http://www.corkpeto.ie/index.php



Hand in Hand

Norbreck, Belvedere Lawn, Douglas, Cork, Ireland.
contact: Hajnalka Kele  phone: 00353 (0) 879560460 
email: contacthandinhand@mail.com
website:  http://www.handinhand-conductiveeducation.com/



France

Association Noemi   675 re Pateur 59652 Sainghin en Melantois France
contact: Olivier Delplanque email: assonoemi@wanadoo.fr
website: http://www.assonoemi.fr/?p=135

Centre d'Education Conductive de Bayeux  Honorine Leve Toi, 39 rue des bouchers 14 400 BAYEUX
contact: Melanie Jeannot    phone : +33(0)2.31.22.02.19 – email: asso.hlt@orange.fr
website: www.honorine-leve-toi.org

Where can I get books on Conductive Education?

I was sent an email this week asking about the book Susie mentions in a comment on Andrew's blog about spina bifida

https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1817853304487578335&postID=1716217999823721751&isPopup=true

Dr.Erika Medveczky's book published, I think, in 2006 is Conductive Education as an educational method of neurorehabilitation. Budapest: Peto Institute. ISBN963 229 819 5

This particular book, in Hungarian or English, is only available from the Peto Inbstitute. Although they no longer have a list of publications on their website, the library holds stock, can supply items and would, I am sure, let you know what else is still in print that they can supply.

Contact balogh.margit@peto.hu

Unfortunately I, personally, do not have books on CE for sale, but can suggest where to go.

Some titles can be ordered from the Foundation for Conductive Education and include:

Akos, K. and Akos, M. (1991) Dina. Birmingham: Foundation for Conductive Education

Maguire, G. and Sutton, S., ed. (2004) Maria Hari on conductive pedagogy. Birmingham: Foundation for Conductive Education.

Maguire, G. and Nanton, V., ed. (2005) Looking back and looking forward. Birmingham: Foundation for Conductive Education.

All three titles should be available via Amazon too.

The Foundation also has a number of other titles in their catalogue produced in the 1990s and I suggest you contact them for availability. These include:

Come wind come weather

The transitional years

A different outlook

The Foundation may also hold copies of Adult Conductive Education; a practical guide for sale.

Copies of all titles mentioned here should also be accessible to users and members of the National Library of Conductive Education.

If anyone knows of new titles published on Conductive Education please let me know. Details of any I hear about will be posted on this blog.

Final issue of RACE now in the mail

Today it was confirmed that all subscribers to RACE will receive their copies of the final issue shortly as these are now in the post.

Anyone who does not receive their copy should contact Melanie Brown mel@conductive-education.org.uk

Spina bifida in the news

Yesterday I saw a news item on television about the rise of spina bifida cases in Scotland. The Scottish Association for Spina Bifida was recommending that women hoping to have a child should take folic acid as a precaution.

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/north/120266-mother-backs-folic-acid-campaign/

This morning I read of about a parent's blog new to me that is reporting her child's sessions at the Conductive Learning Center in Michigan.

http://whitneynelson.blogspot.com/

On this she reports that a child with spina bifida is in her daughter's group, and I wondered if this is a sign that spina bifida is increasing outside the UK too. The Peto Institute has always had a Conductive Education group for those with the condition, and some of the first non-Hungarian children to go there in the 1980s had spina bifida.

Due to the decline in numbers it has not featured much in Conductive Education in the UK since then, as far as I am aware. Perhaps things will change and conductors will need a refresher course on those children's needs.

If any centres do have groups with spina bifida children, please let me know and I will put the information up on this blog.