AAIDD Delegation to Brazil

I am happy to report that all but one of the delegation made it back to the US this morning; the one member whose flight was cancelled with...

Hurricane Sandy's progress up the east coast is a major discussion topic of the delegation today. Our flight tonight to JFK has been can...

Hurricane/Tropical Storm Sandy is traveling up the east coast of the US. As our delegation is scheduled to leave tomorrow night, delegates h...

Niteroi, a city about an hour from Rio, is home to the Pestalozzi Foundation of Niteroi (SPERJ). Founded in 1948 on a small farm, today the...

The delegation had the opportunity to meet with professionals in three different settings. In each setting we see that the Brazilian standar...

The delegation moved from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro (a 5 hour drive, but we took a 45 minute flight).  Rio is a port city and the center o...

The delegation visited a rehabilitation program affiliated with the University of Sao Paulo medical School. The program, known as IMREA, is...