SPIN - Special Parent Information Network

08/28/2025

Please join LDAH-Leadership in Disabilities & Achievement of Hawaii for our Learning Lab: Building Leaders in Parents creates a community of voices. Be part of the solution for your child receiving specially designed instruction under IDEA.

September 3 Hearing “I Love You”…… It starts with Early Checks, Come and join us with Dr. Luke Wasserman, Audiologist and learn why early identification of hearing loss is so important.

September 10 Parent Talk Café Voices Across the Ocean - Stories of Life, Isolation, and Resilience in the Pacific. Login with us on https://www.facebook.com/groups/2659334410969387

September 17 Coming Soon! Go Baby Go & TMC: GBG is looking for families, learn about this program and more from Dr. Patty Coker-Boltz……. Access Unlocked, our 18th Annual Traveling Mini Conference is about to begin.

We highly recommend bringing your spirit of learning and engagement to our Learning Labs

Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00pm
Location: Zoom Platform

To register: call our office at 808-536-9684, QR code on flyer or this registration link below:
https://forms.gle/qfrdGd4JK8jFHNua9

08/28/2025

Interested in learning how to perform First Aid/CPR/AED tailored to the disability community?

Wellness Matters Program

Inclusive First Aid/CPR/AED

Offered by Dr. Kelle Murphy, Center on Disability Studies, UHM

Receive American Heart Association certification in First Aid/CPR/AED

Eligibility: Disability community- open to individuals with I/DD including family members and caregivers.

When: Upcoming Session in September/October- Monday September 29 from 5-8 PM and Thursday October 2 from 5-8 PM

*Participants must attend both classes to receive certification. Day 1- First Aid; Day 2- CPR/AED

Where: Center on Disability Studies Library University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 1410 Lower Campus Rd , Honolulu, HI 96822

Cost: $17.80 per person. Limited to the first six participants.

Register: Email Dr. Kelle Murphy at kellem@hawaii.edu by September 22, 12:00 noon.

08/27/2025

on the Windward side of Oahu...

Looking for early childhood resources for your child on Oʻahu? Visit the City & County of Honoluluʻs Early Childhood Resource Pop-Up on Wednesday at Key Project in Kahaluʻu.

08/27/2025

For teens and their families! And you don't need to be part of CAMD to participate!

08/26/2025

This looks ghoulishly fun!

🎃🍏 Halloween Snack Crafts 🍏🎃

Families with young Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind children—come join us for a spook-tacular time! Siblings welcome.

We’ll be making fun, creative Halloween-themed snacks together—no tricks, just treats!

📅 Friday, October 10, 2025
🕚 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
📍 CSC

Register here: https://bit.ly/CSChawaii

Image Description:
Bright and playful Halloween-themed flyer. At the top, a purple banner reads: “For families with young Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind children. Siblings welcome.” The title “Halloween Snack Crafts” is in white spooky lettering with “Snack Crafts” in dark purple. Below are four Halloween-themed snack creations: a green apple monster with marshmallow eyes, a rice crispy bar with orange frosting and candy eyes, a deviled egg topped with a black olive spider, and a cracker topped with cucumber slices, cheese, and veggie pieces to look like a cat face. Event details are in white text on an orange background: “Friday at CSC, October 10, 2025, 11 am – 12 pm.” A QR code sits in the lower left corner next to the text: “Register: https://bit.ly/CSChawaii.” Logos for CSC and HPDBP appear in the top right.

08/26/2025

🍕 Missed the last sensory friendly pizza workshop or want to join again? We’re partnering with to bring back the sensory friendly pizza workshop!

🎫 Get your tickets now linked in our bio!

08/11/2025

Aloha SPIN Network,

We’re excited to announce that a brand-new workshop recording is now available on our YouTube channel and the SPIN Conference website!

"Keep Calm and Conjure On" is a spellbinding session that explores anxiety in youth—covering practical strategies to support students and valuable resources for families who suspect their child may be experiencing anxiety.

A huge mahalo to Dr. Sarah Fishstrom from UH Mānoa and Dr. Kimberly McDonald from the Hawai‘i Department of Education for their wand-erful presentation and for generously re-recording their workshop for everyone to enjoy.

Please feel free to share this resource with your networks—schools, families, and anyone who might benefit.

🔗 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8b_MqFvIjMc
🌐 View on the SPIN Conference website: https://spinconference.org/2025-spin-conference-attendee-page/
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for the slides and video link.)

Mahalo for helping us spread the magic!

08/07/2025

Please join LDAH - Leadership in Disabilities and Achievement Hawaii – for our Learning Labs: Building Leaders in Parents creates a community of voices. Be part of the solution for your child receiving specially designed instruction under IDEA.

August 13 Chapter 60/IDEA Hawaii’s Rules & Regulations affecting a free appropriate public education for students who are eligible

August 20 Understanding Evaluations : Having the right data to develop the IEP begins with the evaluation process

We highly recommend bringing your spirit of learning and engagement to our Learning Labs.

Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm. At 4:45pm, we will have about 15 minutes for questions that you may have.

Location: zoom platform

To register: call our office at 808-536-9684 or below is the registration link.

Registration Link for Learning Lab

https://forms.gle/d3KVyL5TQLaGcL437

07/30/2025

We are delighted to share another recorded workshop from the 2025 SPIN Conference has been edited, captioned and posted to the SPIN Conference website!

A BIG Mahalo to Dr. Christoper Padesky for re-recording the workshop "The Wizards Guide to Dyslexia" over his summer break. We are so grateful for his time and expertise in sharing about dyslexia and supports for students at school and at home.

You can watch it on our SPIN YouTube page here: https://youtu.be/3Vq5__vzDRs

Or you can visit https://spinconference.org/2025-spin-conference-attendee-page/ and scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the recording link, the presentation slides and a handout on dyslexia.

Stay tuned as more workshops are being recorded and will be posted to the conference website soon.

07/29/2025

These Swim Clinics are awesome!

Join us for our Adaptive Swim Clinic on August 16th at Pālolo Valley Swimming Pool.
[2007 Palolo Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816]

Our Adaptive Swim Clinics provide one on one coaching and support in a controlled environment for anyone with a disability to develop their swimming skills. (beginner to advanced)

8:00 -Volunteer Set up
8:30 -Volunteer Meeting
9:00-1:00 - Swim Sessions
Breakdown 1-1:30pm

https://www.accessurf.org/swim/

Mahalo to The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation for all your support.

07/25/2025

It's going to be a WILD day at the Zoo!

CSC is partnering with Relay Hawaii to bring you Deaf Safari on October 25th! Reserve your free tickets today! https://relayhawaii.com/zoo

07/25/2025

It's a great day to be at the Beach with AccesSurf!

Register for August 2nd Day at the Beach!

Join us at Kualoa Regional Park where we host our Annual Flat water day!
Enjoy kayaking, swimming, canoe, stand up paddling or just hanging out on the beach!

There are so many places to volunteer at this very special event!

- Kayak
- Swim
- Stand up paddle
- Food tent
- Merch tent
- Check in
- Set up and Tear down!
**We require a lot of help with setting up and tear down so if you can come for one or both we appreciate all the help we can get as many hands make for lighter work!

https://www.accessurf.org/datb/