Autism Editorial-Gerber, Singer The california Employment Development Department ranks special education The increasing numbers of special needs children entering local schools is a http://www.education.ucsb.edu/news/releases/autism_editorial.html
Extractions: March 21, 2004 A recent News-Press story presented some alarming figures: An unprecedented number of children with autism are expected to enroll in local schools in the next three years. And these are just the kids the districts are already aware of. Schools are just beginning to see the wave of these children. As more and more special-needs children enter public school, they join those already enrolled: in the next few years, schools will be inundated with them. The article announced that the problem of educating children with autism in the public schools has grown so severe that Goleta Union School District is considering establishing a special class next year just for students with autism. For 10 years, school districts all over the country have been working toward full integration of students with disabilities, regardless of severity, in regular, age-appropriate classrooms. But the instructional and management difficulties presented by some students with disabilities notably those with autism impose new challenges on schools to meet the extraordinary needs. The News-Press article indicates that a fairly sudden increase in the number of students with autism is forcing the issue in a way that severely limits options for schools, like Goleta's, that are facing ever greater resource constraints.
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Extractions: Dear Readers Welcome to EASI's second special K-12 issue of "Information Technologies and Disabilities" Journal. When we began planning this offering, we had anticipated a Journal that would focus solely on the non-technical aspect of providing access and accommodations to K-12 students who are learning about math, science and technology. However, we received so many excellent papers focusing on the technology, that we decided to combine both the technical and non-technical articles in this issue. An interesting theory occurred to us as we read the more technology-driven papers. There's a very human element to teaching and learning, and no matter how technical the material is or how technology-driven the class or teaching methodology is, teaching and learning strategies that focus on the person must be incorporated into the mix or the technology will not be successful. And so we have an interesting range of papers that focus on the high-tech, low-tech, and no-tech. They range from concept-mapping theories to the experiences of a woman who determined that a blend of home schooling and public schooling was the best recipe for ensuring her son's educational success. This edition of the journal is partially supported by EASI's National Science Foundation grant to compile and disseminate information about K-12 science, math, engineering and technology.
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Extractions: California Association of Private Specialized Education and Services (CAPSES) California Chapter of Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDACA) California Department of Education, Special Education Division Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder of Northern California (CHADD) Easter Seals Bay Area National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) National Institute for Learning Disabilities (N I LD) Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) Northern California Branch of the International Dyslexia Association Parents Helping Parents SchwabLearning.org Alameda County Contra Costa County Marin County Monterey County ... Sonoma County Children's Learning Center 1910 Central Avenue, Alameda Info : Serves children PK - 12 with emotional disturbance, learning difficulties, mild developmental delays, autism, or language delays
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Extractions: Robert Scheer Speak No Evil: Ryan Jones couldn't find a place in the Santa Cruz school system, despite a law guaranteeing his right to a public education. More than 20 years ago, Congress passed sweeping legislation to protect the civil rights of disabled children by guaranteeing them an education. California still hasn't gotten around to enforcing it. By Kelly Luker I T IS THE MIDDLE OF A SCHOOL DAY, but 9-year-old Ryan Jones is at home, showing his visitor a collection of Star Wars memorabilia. Unable to speak because of a stroke suffered at birth, the bright-eyed youngster points excitedly to miniatures of Darth Vader and R2D2 as his mother Karen smiles and looks on. The tender scene belies the controversy around this mother and her disabled son. Ryan is not playing hookyKaren Jones pulled her child out of school, disgusted with school officials' failure to give him what he needs to get an education. After two years, numerous meetings involving several attorneys and, finally, a formal civil rights complaint, it doesn't look like Ryan Jones will be back in school anytime soon. The story behind Ryan's and Karen's fight can be traced back more than a decade before Ryan was born. A federal law known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was passed in 1975, requiring that children with special needs be taught alongside other school children "whenever possible" in the "least restrictive environment." It is these two phrases that have become a sticking point between Santa Cruz County educators and parents of disabled kids. These parents, including Karen Jones, have joined together to file a complaint with the Civil Rights Office at the U.S. Department of Education.
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Extractions: Email: herner.8@osu.edu Education Doctorate Degree in Special Education from University of Nevada , Las Vegas , May 2000 Master's Degree in Educational Administration from University of Nevada , Las Vegas , December 1993 Bachelor of Science in Education from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, May 1990 Major: Elementary Education Professional Experience- University 2004- present: Assistant Professor, Special Education, The Ohio State University at Lima 2003- 2004: Adjunct faculty, Special Education, California State University Northridge, Northridge , CA . 2000- 2004: Assistant Professor, Special Education, California Lutheran University , Thousand Oaks , CA . 2000- Spring semester: Instructor, Clark County Community College , Las Vegas , NV . 1998-2000- Instructor: University of Nevada Las Vegas , Las Vegas , NV . 1998-2000: Teacher, grade four, Paradise Professional Development School , Las Vegas , NV .
Children S Brain Tumor Foundation About CBTF IDEA applies to all public schools and to children with specified disabilitiesor special needs. Los Angeles, california 90048 (310) 2039232 http://www.cbtf.org/school.html
Extractions: pdf version I would like to take a few minutes today to talk about the Special Education Reauthorization bill (S.1248) that will be voted on the floor today. I'd like to start by thanking Senators Gregg and Kennedy, in particular, for their hard work in crafting this bill over the course of the last two Congresses. This reauthorization process has truly been a bipartisan effort and is an example of what happens when partisan differences are set aside to work towards common goals. There are few more appropriate issues on which to work together than ensuring all children, regardless of there lot in life, are guaranteed an education that suits their needs. I support this bill because it's a step in the right direction. It is not perfect, but it reaches a fair compromise by giving states and schools greater administrative and fiscal flexibility, while continuing to provide parents with disabled children the assurances that their children will continue to get an appropriate education. This bill focuses on two main concepts: aligning special education law with No Child Left Behind and ensuring greater mechanisms are in place to allow disabled students to transition into mainstream society after high school graduation.
PORT 2000 March 1996 mainstreamed students with learning disabilities or other special needs. NetDay96, Dday for wiring california schools to the information highway, http://www.portnet.k12.ny.us/port2000/news0009.htm
Extractions: Quotation of the Month: "The best way to have an idea is to have lots of ideas." - Linus Pauling There is quite a bit of good news to report since the last edition of Port 2000: The District is seeking candidates for the position of Director of Technology. An advertisement ran in the New York Times in early January and got an extremely good response. A group of parents and teachers will be meeting and interviewing applicants in the coming weeks. It is hoped an appointment can be made this month. An additional computer support position was approved by the Board of Education in January. Carmine Matina, Mark Glass and David Strom (co-chair, Citizens' Adivisory Committee) met in February with the District architect. In the meeting plans were finalized for the bid package for overall infrastructure improvements in the four elementary schools. This package (which the district publishes) is used by various construction companies to produce bids on the actual work. The work will include putting in place electrical and data communications wiring in the classrooms and hallways and connecting up hubs. The plan is to do all four schools this spring and summer. Because of Apple Computer's recent financial problems the District has decided to purchase PCs for use in classrooms.
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Extractions: Creating solutions and changing the lives of people with disabilities in Southern California Please read more about our programs by browsing this page or selecting a program from the drop-down box below. You can also locate an Easter Seals office near you! SELECT A PROGRAM Accessibility in San Bernardino County Adult Day Center Adult Day Program After-School Program Behavior Management Behavior Management Day Program (Site-Based) Camping Child Development Center Circle of Friends Community Access Program Coordinated Life Services Day Training Activity Center Family Support Program Home Select Independent Living Skills Individual Community Support Out of Home Respite Residential Program Senior Day Care Steps to Achieving Financial Freedom (STAFF) Stroke Support Group Supported Employment Supported Living Easter Seals is assisting the County of San Bernardino with identifying barriers to activities and services in the community for seniors and people with disabilities. If you live in San Bernardino County and would like to help make the community more accessible, please click here to get an access form . Print the form out, complete it and mail it to the address indicated.
California Community Colleges - FAQ - Colleges Q If I have special needs, how can community colleges help me? Each collegehas a disabled Students Programs and Services (DSP S) office where you can http://www.cccco.edu/faq_colleges.htm
Extractions: A: Community colleges are publicly supported and locally oriented colleges that offer programs for transfer to a four-year college, career education programs, remedial or "catch-up" programs for students who lack a strong educational background, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement. Q: Is a community college right for me? A community college is a good choice for any student who may want to attend a four-year school later but who is not yet academically, personally, or economically ready to begin study at a university. In a community college, students can choose to work toward an associate (two-year) degree in hundreds of academic and technical fields that will enable them to transfer to a college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree; or, they can complete a one- or two-year training or certificate program in a choice of occupational fields, various health professions, and/or high-technology job fields. Q: How do I apply?
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Assistive And Adaptive Technology for students and youth with special needs in schools, homes, and the community . Software for special needs such as for Learning Disabilities and http://disability-resource.com/assist.html
Extractions: French German Italian Portuguese ... FreeTranslation.com Point-N-Click Click-N-Type AutoClick feature, you know that there are many people who have the manual dexterity to move a mouse, trackball or other pointing device, but do not have the fine motor skills to actually click a mouse button. To address this need AutoClick was introduced to give such individuals the ability to type on the Click-N-Type keyboard. The problem is that a virtual keyboard is limited to typing. Someone else has to set things up for you because Windows requires mouse clicking.
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Extractions: Tuning up the IDEA You can't legislate backbone Inclusion: The key is individualization Professional development can ease adjustment ... Are minorities overrepresented in special ed? Teachers want a say in proposed changes. Stories by Sherry Posnick-Goodwin Photos by Scott Buschman Teachers "got blindsided" when the federal government did a major overhaul of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, says Diana Garchow, one of CTA's representatives on the NEA Board of Directors. It won't happen again. Resource specialist Ken Johnson teaches fractions to a pull-out group of students with learning disabilities at Wilson Elementary in Colton. A member of CTA's IDEA Task Force, he worries that funding could be linked to student outcomes if the Bush administration has its way. When the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) comes up for reauthorization this year, teachers will be prepared to fight ill-advised changes. "This time we want to get ahead of the curve and see where this is going," says Garchow, a Bakersfield resource specialist who's chairing CTA's IDEA Task Force. "CTA is extremely concerned about some of the changes that may be coming down the pike this time. The things that will happen under the IDEA reauthorization are very real and could have a big effect on our lives." Members of the newly appointed task force hope that by making their concerns known now, they can avert problems in the future. The group has been studying many of the changes already proposed for the law's reauthorization, which was supposed to be considered by Congress in 2002, but has been delayed until this year.
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Extractions: Empowering Families Introduction to Homeschooling Getting Started ... Join - Volunteer - Support By Linda J. Conrad Jansen, Esq. Many homeschoolers are reluctantly drawn to homeschooling because the schools failed their children. This trend is expanding to include children in special needs programs, resulting in an increasing number of questions from parents choosing to homeschool their children who are interested in continuing or obtaining special needs help from the schools. In many instances a special needs child shows tremendous gains just by being removed from the public school situation and educated at home by loving and caring parents who are able to provide the stimulation and enrichment each child needs and deserves. If services are offered the family is not required to accept them. Many families do just fine without government help, but if you need it, special needs services are available to homeschoolers. A search of the Internet reveals several sites committed to special needs legal issues. The California Department of Education, http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/
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Extractions: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA REVIEWS (Read entire review) "Instructors for our course Education of Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Students with Exceptional Needs very often show this film. Students in various programs including administration, elementary and secondary instruction, counseling, school psychology and special education must take this course. "Going To School" always prompts incredible interest and discussion. It is a wonderful film that brings such issues as inclusion, disabilities, families, collaboration, and the law to life. This film is truly a staple in many courses in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University."
Schools And Camps For Children With Disabilities Finding the right school or camp for children with special needs. HomeschoolingKids With Disabilities special needs homeschooling resources, http://www.baby-place.com/disabilities.htm
Extractions: To request a FREE listing on this page click here Help! Please click here to report problems like broken, outdated or inappropriate links. Baby Place Articles and Advice: Special Needs Extremely informative articles written by mothers and other experts on raising children with special needs. Baby Express USA A program for babies and infants 7 months and older and their parents and caregivers, to teach American Sign Language before your babies can speak. Classes include music, art, and stories to teach sign language. All babies, hearing or those wtih special needs are invited to attend. Classes are held throughout New Jersey. Bright Tots Resources to understanding developmental disorders such as autism, pdd and aspergers. Early Learning Site Software tools to teach children speech, language and communication. Parent to Parent of New Hampshire An interactive network of families having children with special needs and professionals. Although "personal" parenting matching is for New Hampshire families, the organization provides support and net parent matching nation wide.
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Special Needs Schools Online Web sites of special needs schools alphabetically listed. specializing inlearning disabilities. The Gow School, South Wales, NY http://privateschool.about.com/od/schoolsneeds/
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