Good news for those with multiple sclerosis?

Today there is a report  about the possibility of a new drug to help those with MS.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1380141/Drug-stop-MS-discovered-scientists-pinpoint-chemical-driving-force-illness.html

It is reported that researchers have identified the chemical 'driving force' behind the condition after trials on mice. Towards the end of the year trials on people are planned.

Let's hope all goes well.

Conductive Education: do we want to save the history and knowledge?

This morning on the Today programme, BBC Radio 4, there was an item on archives and preservation of knowledge. This was prompted by the news that the poet,Wendy Pope, had sold her archive to the British Library and led to a wider discussion about preserving documents in the electronic age, the difficulties thereof due to sheer volume, and how important librarians and archivists were to the organisation and management of such collections in today's 'digital abundance'.

Naturally it made me think of Conductive Education and what was being done to save its history, development and practice. The National Library aimed to fufill this role as far as it was possible whilst I was Librarian, collecting centre brochures, reports, press cuttings, reports etc, but I would think maintaining the collection in this way will have been very difficult if not impossible during the past two years.

Maintaining this blog, reporting and recording events, answering enquiries is my small contribution to establishing a record, a history, the facts of what is happening in the CE world. Another resource is the virtual library, the virtual catalogue which includes items on the Internet which are available to those who want to investigate, analyse and discuss. Unfortunately one disadvantage of the Internet is the 'disappearance' of items due to broken links, deletion or being moved to new locations as has happened with some of the items I have found for the Virtual Catalogue, but with limited resources it is not possible to track everything down.

 I do my best.

One question you may ask is does anyone really care? Other than me, of course. If Conductive Education is to have a future surely it must have a recorded past to learn from and build on?

I would like to offer everyone the chance to present their papers, documents, writings to me for inclusion in the Repository on http://www.e-conduction.org/  or to keep with other material I am collecting here in my 'office'.

Let's do our best to save and preserve knowledge for those who will follow us in the years to come.

More information about Casablanca

I have just discovered some more information about the venture in Morocco.

http://hvg.hu/egeszseg/20110324_peto_intezet_casablanca#utm_source=hirkereso&utm_medium=listing&utm_campaign=hirkereso_2011_3_24

This article in Hungarian reports that  MOIRA, a CE organisation set up in Hungary in 1987  is involved in the project. It has introduced CE services all over the world since 1991  and further information about it can be found at http://www.moira-cec.hu/en/index.html

News of a centre in Casablanca, Morrocco

I have just read about a new centre for children with disabilities in Morocco.

http://www.leconomiste.com/article/casablanca-un-nouveau-centre-pour-reeduquer-les-enfants-handicapes

This centre of the Association of Moroccan BMI, is offering a variety of therapies/systems, including Conductive Education for children with cerebral palsy and has been operating since January this year. Hungarian conductors have been introducing Conductive Education to fifty children and the members of the Association have been learning all about it.

I have not been able to track down more information, such as a website and ask anyone who knows more to let me know and I will include all the information on my CE Centre list.

It is good to see new ventures starting up in these difficult times and I hope this one will be successful.

Internet News no. 19, 2011

Its that time of the month again and I have to say the same as usual, that there has been very little news about Conductive Education except for the demise of the NICE/Wolverhampton Conductive Education degree as reported on Conductive World  and  Educacao Condutiva.

http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/03/conductor-training-at-nice.html

http://educacaocondutiva.blogspot.com/2011/04/revista-special-children-relata-curso.html

Most other items all report visits or fundraising initiatives for individual children or centres. Perhaps next month will be different.

If I have missed anything, please do let me know.



http://www.andrew-mitchell-mp.co.uk/content/president-sutton-coldfield%E2%80%99s-parkinson%E2%80%99s-uk-branch-andrew-mitchell-mp-visits-conductive-educ
Local MP visits NICE adults services in Birmingham


http://media.www.therotundaonline.com/media/storage/paper1354/news/2011/03/09/Features/5k.Run.To.Support.Joshua.Bolt-3984349.shtml
5k run as fundraiser to contribute to CE for a little boy.


http://israelity.com/2011/03/06/nostalgia-sunday-hakol-over-habibi/
Fundraising event for Tsad Kadima in Israel.


http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3037213
Report of adopted little boy needing funds to ensure his place at Strive CE centre, Barrie, Ontario.


http://ofallon.patch.com/articles/kalebs-journey-ofallon-fundraiser-to-raise-awareness-of-child-abuse
Fundraising for little boy in Missouri


http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/family-affair-duah-matta-rehovot-1.350009
Report of life as a conductor in Israel


http://www.wigantoday.net/lifestyle/what-s-on/still_time_to_sign_up_for_ramble_1_3216722
Sponsored ramble in aid of Rainbow House, Cheshire, UK



http://www.beachcroft.co.uk/article.aspx?id_Content=2044
Birmingham lawyers supporting Foundation for Conductive Education lottery.


http://www.maerkischeallgemeine.de/cms/beitrag/11943864/61129/Konzept-fuer-Integrationskita-vorgestellt-Ex-Buergermeister-wirbt-mit.html
New CE services may be on the way in Potsdam, Germany


http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2011/03/03/irwin-mitchell-in-national-institute-of-conductive-education-charity-drive-65233-28273952/
Lawyers, Irwin Mitchell, support for NICE open day on16 March


http://www.midnorthmonitor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3051460
Fundraiser for little boy to go to CE camp in Ontario


http://cecmd.com/flyers/2011WalkathonSheet.pdf
Flyer for entering Walk-a-Thon in aid of CE Center of Detroit


http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/local-to-you/find-local-branches/south-west/bristol/bristol---events.aspx
CE sessions for adults in Bristol arranged for March and August


http://katiesstemcellstory.blogspot.com/2011/03/conductive-education-in-phoenix.html
A parent reports on fundraising for a summer camp in Phoenix


http://rainbowramble.blogspot.com/2011/03/not-long-to-go.html
Call for people to support the Rainbow Ramble in aid of Rainbow House in Cheshire, UK


http://workingwithspecialneedschildren.edusped.com/the-pace-centre-a-charity-for-children-with-physical-disabilities-such-as-cerebral-palsy/
Call for funds to support the PACE Centre in Aylesbury, Bucks, UK.