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Thank you to the following individuals for their editorial assistance and review:
Bernice Born - Make-A-Wish Foundation of Western Pennsylvania
Tina Calabro - Parent, Consultant, Writer, Editor
Pam Cook - Allegheny Children's Initiative, Inc.
Anna Egan - D.T. Watson Rehabilitation Services
Julie Hladio - Alliance for Infants and Toddlers, Inc.
Mara Kaplan - The Center for Creative Play
Nancy Kennedy - RS, BSN, Consultant
Michael Kerr - March of Dimes, Birth Defects Foundation
Nancy Klimon - Three Rivers Health Plans, Inc.
Barbara Lehman - Vocational Rehabilitation Center
Jeanne McMullen - Parent
Gail Reiber - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Maureen Tierney - VNA HealthCare Services
Heidi Weschler - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Audrey Zelanko - Parent
Thank you to Denise Merrill for initially recommending a resource guide for children with special needs in the Southwestern PA area.
Thank you to Mary Jane Cassatt of CONNECT Information Service for her time and the materials she provided for this project.
Thank you to Jim Denova, Executive Director of the Forbes Fund, for his assistance with securing grant funding.
Thank you to Priscilla Ebert for her assistance in fundraising.
Editor's note:
I would like to extend my personal thanks to Tina Calabro for her hard
work, editorial direction, dedication, and support; and to Gerry
Barron, for his direction and encouragement. Thank you also to
Dr. Bruce Dixon, Director of the Allegheny County Health Department,
for the use of the department's offices and resources for editorial
work; to Chuck Vukotich, Assistant Deputy Director of Operations, for
his technical expertise; and to Grace Conrad, Maria Manias, and Millie
Silvester, for their administrative assistance.
James Talerico