May
11
Sat
Speakers: Jenny Downs, PhD, Michelle Stahlhut, PT, PhD, Theresa Bartolotta, PhD, Donna Witzleben Special Day/Time : Saturday, 11:00 AM EST Register
Categories: Education Slider Webinar
Jun
1
Sat
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
Jun
11
Tue
Topic: Nutrition Strategies for Rett Syndrome Speaker: Suzanne Geerts, MS, RD, LD UAB Register
Categories: Previous Webinars Webinar
Jun
22
Sat
Rettsyndrome.org Ed Day hosted by TBD – Boston, MA
Jul
9
Tue
Topic: Genetics of Rett Syndrome and the MECP2 Gene Speakers: Steve Skinner, MD and Hannah Warren, LMSW Register
Categories: Education Slider Webinar
Jul
20
Sat
Hosted by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Katie’s Clinic for Rett and Related Disorders, a Rettsyndrome.org Clinical Research Center of Excellence
Intended for anyone wanting to connect on issues important to Rett syndrome families, especially clinical trial information and emphasis on the enriched environment. Attendees will enjoy a fun camp-style day of discussion and “living education” activities that will cover: research updates, medical and therapeutic interventions, and communication strategies.WHEN | Saturday, July 20, 2019
WHERE | Camp Arroyo, 5555 Arroyo Road, Livermore, CA 94550
TIME | 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. (please arrive at 8:30a.m.)
Fee: $10/per person. Diagnosed children are FREE.
Includes: Presentations, hands-on activities and demonstrations, interactive panel discussion, continental breakfast and lunch. We will have an onsite photographer for family portraits for RSO awareness and education materials. If you choose to participate, photos will be shared with you at no charge. REGISTER NOW!Aug
31
Sat
6th Annual Pennsylvania Strollathon
Join us for the 6th Annual Pennsylvania Strollathon Saturday August 31st, 2019 Registration: 9:00am, Stroll: 10:15am Location: Millvale Riverfront Park, Millvale PA? Directions :: Website Event Chair: Christina Dean ([email protected]) & Jennifer Langzettel ([email protected]) Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
Sep
7
Sat
13th Annual Chicago Strollathon
Join us for the 13th Annual Chicago Strollathon! Saturday September 7th, 2019 When: 11:00am Location: Kankanee State Park Map ll Directions Event Chair: Misty Gruenes ([email protected]) Visit the Event page
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
8th Annual Nebraska Strollathon
Join us for the 8th Annual Nebraska Strollathon Saturday, September 7th 2019 Registration: 1:00pm, Stroll: 2:00pm Location: Yanney Park, 2020 W 11th St, Kearney, NE 68845 Rotary Shelter by the Splash pad Event Chairs: Jacy Horst & Megan Ladenburger & Elly Gullion Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
Sep
10
Tue
Sep 10 @ 1:00 pm
Please join us Tuesday, September 10th at 1:00 pm eastern with Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D., Director, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital; Baylor College of Medicine as we journey from discovery of the Rett syndrome disease-causing MECP2 gene to where that discovery and subsequent learnings have taken us to today. This live webinar is intended to provide hope and inspiration to caregivers and families. Our goal is to help you frame our collective Hope for better treatments and ultimately a cure for Rett syndrome while empowering you with strategies in the here and now. Questions and comments submitted in advance will be addressed, and there will be plenty of time for write-in questions during the session. Visit www.rettsyndrome.org/RettEd for additional 2019 webinar topics, and to access recording links from past webinars and associated QA documents. RettEd is a monthly series featuring expert Speakers on Rett-related research and care topics, hosted by Rettsyndrome.org, to help pave your personal pathway to empowerment Registration & Information
Categories: Education Slider Webinar
Sep
22
Sun
14th Annual Portland Strollathon
Join us for the 14th Annual Portland Strollathon Sunday, September 22nd Registration: 1:00pm, Stroll: 2:30pm Location: Rose Quarter, Portland OR Directions :: Website Event Chair: Lacey & Leigh Calvert Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
Sep
27
Fri
The program will have lectures from international experts. Subjects include epilepsy, learning and communication, physiotherapy and other rehabilitation, nutrition, sleep and neurological problems. The purpose of Rett Finland is to support families with Rett's syndrome diagnosed child. The Association has about 100 members. For more information on the association's activities, visit the association's website at www.rettfinland.fi and on Facebook www.facebook.com/Rett-Finland Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Meetings/Symposiums
Sep
28
Sat
The program will have lectures from international experts. Subjects include epilepsy, learning and communication, physiotherapy and other rehabilitation, nutrition, sleep and neurological problems. The purpose of Rett Finland is to support families with Rett's syndrome diagnosed child. The Association has about 100 members. For more information on the association's activities, visit the association's website at www.rettfinland.fi and on Facebook www.facebook.com/Rett-Finland Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Meetings/Symposiums
16th Annual Cincinnati Strollathon
Join us for the 16th Annual Cincinnati Strollathon Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2019 Registration: 9:30am Stroll: 11:00am Location: Voice of America Park, West Chester OH 45069 Directions :: Website Event Chairs: Brittney Gibson, Jim Magato, & Jennifer Magato Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
6th Annual Maine Strollathon
Join us for the 2019 Strollathon season! Saturday September 28th, 2019 Registration: 11:00am, Stroll: 12:30pm Location: Capitol Park, 33 Union Street, Augusta ME 04330 Event Chair: Evie Swan ([email protected]) Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
Oct
6
Sun
11th Annual New Jersey Strollathon
Join us for the 11th Annual New Jersey Strollathon! Sunday, October 6, 2019 Registration: 10:00am Stroll: 11:00am Location: Maxwell Park, Hoboken NJ 07030 Event Chair: Leslie Greenfield ([email protected]) Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
Join us for the 13th Annual Minnesota Strollathon! Sunday October 6th, 2019 Registration: 1:00pm, Stroll: 2:00pm Location: Savage Environmental Learning Center Website :: Directions Event Chair: Mary Kallstrom ([email protected]) Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
Oct
15
Tue
Newly Published Communication Guidelines for Rett
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 1:00pm Webinar Please join us as Gill Townend, CertMRCSLT, M.Phil., B.Med.Sci.(Speech), Researcher and Augmentative & Alternative Communication Expert, Rett Expertise Centre Netherlands and Theresa Bartolotta, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Professor, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, School of Education, Monmouth University, Monmouth University Graduate Center who will be introducing the development, final statement and recommendations of the largest body of evidence-based Communication guidelines to be published for Rett syndrome, work that was funded by Rettsyndrome.org and accomplished by a global team of experts. Our presenters will also be sharing the accessible, user-friendly handbook version of the guidelines with recommendations of how to embed these at home, in the classroom, and in day programs. Our goal is to help empower you with strategies in the here and now while we accelerate work towards our collective hope for better treatments and ultimately a cure for Rett syndrome. Questions and comments submitted in advance will be addressed, and there will be plenty of time for write-in questions during the session. Registration & Information Categories: Education Slider Webinar
Oct
19
Sat
7th Annual San Antonio Strollathon
Join us for the 7th Annual San Antonio Strollathon! Saturday October 19th, 2019 Registration: 10:00am, Stroll: 10:30am Location: San Antonio Aquarium Website :: Directions Event Chair: Courtney Bernal Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
2nd Annual Tennessee Strollathon
Join us for the 2019 Strollathon season! NEW DATE: Saturday October 19th, 2019 Location: Athens Park, Athens, TN Registration: 10:00am, Stroll: 11:00am Event Chair: Sally Teague ([email protected]) Registration & Information
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
Oct
24
Thu
Oct 24 @ 9:00 am
WHEN | Thursday, October 24th, 2019 TIME | 9:00am WHERE | Monmouth University: Directions | Website Registration Information
Nov
2
Sat
10th Annual Florida Strollathon
Join us for the 2019 Strollathon season! November 2nd, 2019 Space Field of Dreams, West Melbourne FL 9:00am-1:30pm Event Contact: Henry Perez ([email protected]) Registration
Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
Nov
12
Tue
Please join us as we speak to an orthopedic expert in neuromuscular scoliosis and developmental hip dysplasia. We will discuss how and when these typically occur in Rett syndrome, and what we can do about it. Questions and comments submitted in advance will be addressed, and there will be plenty of time for write-in questions during the session. RettEd Webinars are a free resource designed to empower families affected by Rett syndrome and their care teams. Register Today
Categories: Education Slider Webinar
Apr
9
Thu
Apr 9 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us April 9 at 11 a.m. New York time (EDT) with Meir Lotan, PT, PhD, for another Facebook Live session with 4 U.S. families. Meir will work with their children who are between 8 and 13, with a range of abilities, using what they have on-hand to keep their child engaged and moving during this time. Dr. Lotan will conclude with a short presentation on hip subluxation and ways to do safe stretches at home. All live sessions will be posted on YouTube after the training.
Apr
16
Thu
Apr 16 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us April 16 at 11 a.m. New York time (EDT) with Meir Lotan, PT, PhD, for another Facebook Live session with Rett families. Meir will work with their adult children who have a range of abilities. He will use what they have on-hand to keep their child engaged and moving during this time. Dr. Lotan will conclude with a short presentation on hip subluxation and ways to do safe stretches at home. All live sessions will be posted on YouTube after the training.
Apr
27
Mon
Apr 27 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join us Monday, April 20 at 2 p.m. New York time (EDT) with Gill Townend, PhD and Theresa Bartolotta, PhD as they introduce Section 8 from the Rett Syndrome Communication Guidelines during a Facebook Live session. This is the first of two sessions on Communication interventions. This will be a valuable training for parents and professionals who have limited experience working on or advancing communication in both children and adults with Rett syndrome. All live sessions will be posted on YouTube after the training.
Apr
30
Thu
Apr 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us for our next live training session with Meir Lotan, PhD, PT, on Facebook. Dr. Lotan will be focusing on how to use your child or loved one’s home track system & ceiling lift for appropriate moves and stretches. Dr. Meir Lotan will also use this time to answer your questions. Take some time to watch the previous videos (found here) and submit your questions by Sunday, April 26 for Dr. Lotan through this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9VDNM9W. Dr. Lotan will try to answer all your questions during our Facebook Live session. All live sessions will be posted on YouTube after the training.
May
2
Sat
4th Annual Iowa Strollathon
Saturday, May 2th, 2020 Time: 11:00am-2:00pm Location: Kinzler Construction Services, 700 SE Oralabor Rd, Ankeny IA 50021 Event Co-Chairs: Kelly Zwald, Megan Hill Mitchum, Libby Stromer ([email protected]) Website: www.iowa.strollathon.org FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/944620542600601/ Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
13th Annual St Louis Strollathon
Saturday, May 2th, 2020 Registration: 9:00am, Stroll: 10:00am Location: JCC, 2 Millstone Campus Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146 Event Chairs: Joyce Opinsky & Amy Kreher ([email protected]) Website: www.st-louis.strollathon.org FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/481490805883829/ Categories: Special Events - Strollathons
May
4
Mon
May 4 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join us Monday, April 27 at 2 p.m. New York time (EDT) with Gill Townend, PhD and Theresa Bartolotta, PhD as they conclude Section 8 from the Rett Syndrome Communication Guidelines during a Facebook Live session. This is the second of two sessions on Communication interventions. This will be a valuable training for parents and professionals who have limited experience working on or advancing communication in both children and adults with Rett syndrome. All live sessions will be posted on YouTube after the training.
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