{"id":60590,"date":"2018-04-03T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-regional-center-of-orange-county-offers-free-summer-vacation-and-staycation-guide-and-tips-for-parents-of-children-with-disabilities\/"},"modified":"2018-04-03T13:42:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T17:42:17","slug":"el-centro-regional-del-condado-de-orange-ofrece-una-guia-y-consejos-gratuitos-sobre-viajes-y-vacaciones-de-verano-en-casa-para-los-padres-de-ninos-con-discapacidades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-centro-regional-del-condado-de-orange-ofrece-una-guia-y-consejos-gratuitos-sobre-viajes-y-vacaciones-de-verano-en-casa-para-los-padres-de-ninos-con-discapacidades\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Center of Orange County Offers Free Summer Vacation and &#8220;Staycation&#8221; Guide and Tips for Parents of Children with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SANTA ANA, Calif.<\/span>, April 3,\u00a02018 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Whether planning a vacation or a &#8220;staycation&#8221; this summer, parents of children with developmental disabilities face special challenges, so the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rcocdd.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Regional Center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span><\/a> offers helpful tips and access to a multitude of resources to help parents and families keep their children engaged and comfortable, so everyone enjoys the activity or outing.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>RCOC Summer Recreation Resources Guide<\/b>: Get this free 14-page guide &#8212; offered in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rcocdd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Recreation-Resource-Guide-5.2017.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">English<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rcocdd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Recreation-Resource-Guide-6.2017-SP-1.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spanish<\/a> and (coming in April) Vietnamese \u2013 which provides details on more than 100 local recreation, social, camp, and sports\/fitness programs, as well as other summer events and activities suitable for children with special needs. It also includes information about beach wheelchairs, discounts, free passes, and more.\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Simplify Vacation Travel<\/b>: Access numerous online articles and tip sheets on how to make <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.specialneedstravelmom.com\/wheelchair-airplane-travel\/9-tips-for-flying-with-your-special-needs-child\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">air travel<\/a>, road trips, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/autismontheseas.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">cruises<\/a>, and theme park visits easier for those with special needs, including children with autism and those who use wheelchairs.\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Tips from the TSA<\/b>: Download the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/disability_notification_card_508.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">TSA Disability Notification Card<\/a>, and learn how to work with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/travel\/special-procedures\" rel=\"nofollow\">Transportation Security Administration<\/a> to reduce anxieties that children with autism and other conditions may have about airport security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgc6d1left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgc6d1left\" title=\"summer fishing trip\" border=\"0\" alt=\"summer fishing trip\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/660264\/RCOC_Pathways_Fishing_Derby.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>To access these and many other free resources, visit the RCOC website at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rcocdd.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">rcocdd.com<\/a> and click on Resources for Children under the Family Support tab, then scroll down to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rcocdd.com\/frc\/ccfrc\/resources\/recreation\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Recreation link<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rcocdd.com\/frc\/ccfrc\/resources\/travel\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Travel link<\/a>. (<u>Note<\/u>: The agencies, individuals and programs listed are not endorsed by RCOC; this information is provided as a courtesy to assist families, and specific details may change periodically.) For additional resource information, contact Regional Center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County&#8217;s<\/span> Family Resource Center at (714) 558-5400 or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:ccfrc@rcocdd.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">ccfrc@rcocdd.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>About Regional Center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>RCOC is the private, nonprofit organization contracted by the <span class=\"xn-location\">State of California<\/span> to coordinate life-long services and supports to nearly 21,000 <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span> residents with developmental disabilities and their families. Developmental disabilities include intellectual disabilities, autism, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/660264\/RCOC_Pathways_Fishing_Derby.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/660264\/RCOC_Pathways_Fishing_Derby.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Regional Center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SANTA ANA, Calif.<\/span>, April 3,\u00a02018 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Whether planning a vacation or a &#8220;staycation&#8221; this summer, parents of children with developmental disabilities face special challenges, so the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rcocdd.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Regional Center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange County<\/span><\/a> offers helpful tips and access to a multitude of resources to help parents and families keep their children engaged and comfortable, so everyone enjoys the activity or outing.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;ul&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-familia-y-vida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}