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Easter Seals (founded in 1919 as the National Society for Crippled Children)〔http://www.easterseals.com/who-we-are/history/〕 is an American nonprofit charitable organization that assists more than one million children and adults with autism and other disabilities and special needs annually through a network of more than 550 service sites in the United States, Canada, Australia and Puerto Rico. Sites provide services, therapies and treatments tailored to meet the specific needs of the particular community they serve. The organization assists children and adults with physical and mental disabilities and special needs resulting from any cause, whether diagnosed at birth or incurred through disease, accidental injury or the aging process. Easter Seals meets the standards of the National Health Council and the Better Business Bureau/Wise Giving Alliance. ==Services== Easter Seals offers a variety of services designed to meet individual needs. Therapists, teachers and other health professionals help people overcome obstacles to independence and reach their individual goals. Families are treated as active members of any therapy program. Services include, but are not limited to: * Medical Rehabilitation (including Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, speech-hearing therapy and early intervention) * Residential Services (serving children, adolescents, and adults) * Job Training and Employment * Child Care for children ages 6 months to 5 years * Adult Day Programs for adults with disabilities and older adults * Camping and Recreation for children and adults to experience all aspects of camp without usual limitations * (Substance Abuse Programs ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Easter Seals (U.S.)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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