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Early Communication – It might not be what you think!
What skills help my child learn to communicate? Communication can look like many different things! This can include: giving a meaningful look, saying words out loud, using a hand gesture or sign, pointing to a picture, and pushing a button on a communication device. Behaviors are a major way that

Disability Service Providers Get Creative As Pandemic Threatens Programs
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year, Wichita, Kansas, nurse Heather McFann was at a loss as to what to do for her 11-year-old son,

Excellence in Pediatric Care
Congratulations to Myra Niederee, Speech Language Pathologist, for her recognition in the Wichita Business Journal’s Excellence in Health Care: Pediatrics feature! Why did I choose

“Make children and families our highest priority” and “Be responsible stewards of our assets and resources”
“A few months ago, I was able to read “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss to the 2-year-old children in Room 5,” said Christina

Early Intervention Services help children
As a parent, we tend to think a certain way about our children. Thinking about all the things you imagine them doing as they grow.

Blarney Breakfast makes a difference for children like Keegan
The 46th Annual Blarney Breakfast To Go, a benefit for Rainbows United, Inc., kicked off St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Wichita at Old Chicago East

Brady’s Story
Eleven-year-old Brady doesn’t want to tell you about his day. He wants to show you his day by setting up the scene, re-enacting the highlights

Emma Low, Targeted Case Manager
Even before the pandemic hit, such a thing as a ‘normal’ day didn’t exist for a targeted case manager (TCM). In one day alone, a

Our Blarney Breakfast Tradition
It was an every year thing. The whole family would get out of bed super early, clad ourselves in green and head out into the

Alison Howerton
While assisting in a psychosocial preschool, Alison Howerton, social worker with Rainbows’ Butler County Infant/Toddler Services, was able to witness the resilience and determination of