Extractions: IRA has joined with several other education organizations to sponsor Keep Kids Learning, a grassroots campaign to bring needed change to the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). If you want children with learning problems to be heard in Congress, be their voice: Visit the Keep Kids Learning site to find information about joining the e-mail campaign. This initiative is funded by the National Center for Learning Disabilities. LDOnLine RAI provides instructional classes that directly link sight, sound, touch, and movement to teach intensive, systematic phonics. Serving Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and eastern Maryland, RAI places teams of highly trained tutors in schools to instruct students. RAI interacts with the community through a referral service for private tutors and a lending library, and it sponsors speakers and book reviews. RAI advocates for early identification and appropriate instruction of children with specific reading disabilities.
PEC: Adapted Physical Education Web Sites information relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES on a globalbasis. This site is maintained by special Olympics international, http://www.pecentral.org/adapted/adaptedsites.html
Extractions: Adapted PE Web Sites Abilitations Thera-Talk Achievable Concepts The entire range of adapted equipment and specialized products is listed with prices. The equipment ranges from the passive to the extreme and includes adapted cycles, beach wheelchair, modified games and cards, bowling aids, specialised gardening equipment, activity resource manuals and other publications. The equipment is suitable for adults and children with disabilities as well as useful for aged care facilities and specials schools. Adapt-Talk Subscribe to this listserv sponsored by SportTime and discuss the latest issues about Adapted PE. Adapted Physical Education National Standards (APENS) Project This Web site describes this project in which the roles, responsibilities, and perceived needs of practicing adapted physical educators are described. The national APENS exam is also explained and visitors can see when the next exam is going to be. Anchorage School District Adapted PE Page This site contains information about adapted physical education including a listing of common disabilities, teaching strategies, photos of equipment for adapted physical education settings, and a nice list of resources. The Anchorage School District Adapted P.E. department was awarded the first PEP Grant, called Project ACCESS, that addressed students with special needs in October of 2003. Grant monies will enable APE staff to better serve students with special needs in the physical education setting. Opportunities for better access to physical education for students with disabilities is the result of over $75,000 dollars to spend on appropriate equipment needs.
MS Nepal - Development Through Partnership of the commitment to children with special needs and disabilities as can be So far, the ones who go to school are either in special schools run by http://www.msnepal.org/reports_pubs/ekchhin/apr2000/3.htm
Extractions: External Consultant to BPEP The issues of protecting and promoting the rights of children with disabilities is gradually making a geadway. Two Nepali NGOs have tested and have come up with the output that inclusive education is a good start to meet that end. The Case of Nepal More activities are there now in both the CRC field and in the field of disability in Nepal. This is also the crucial case for MS-Nepal with its strong commitment toward meeting the needs of disabled people by including disability as a cross cutting issue in its new policy paper. This initiative is seen as a human rights issue and certainly is a continuation of the commitment to children with special needs and disabilities as can be seen in the MS support to Basic and Primary Education Project under the Special Education Programme. The CRC perspective Nepal ratified the CRC in 1990 and is now in the process of preparing its second report on CRC status and progress to the CRC Committee in Geneva. The Ministry of Children, Women and Social Welfare is responsible for preparing a report, which should be submitted this year. The Ministry has recognised that it will be beneficial to include all relevant ministries and I/NGOs in the preparation of the report. The first step in this process was a planning workshop that took place on 21 March 2000. Resource persons from Nepal and a host of other countries participated in the workshop.
Mainstreaming Students With Special Needs In Regular Classes Mainstreaming Students with special needs in Regular Classes. He has providedtraining, education, and resources to schools and corporations since 1979 http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/cat/course339.html
Extractions: ROD MCLEAN, M.A., is the founder of ABLE force, a disability awareness consulting agency. He has provided training, education, and resources to schools and corporations since 1979 in the area of psychological adaptation and reconstruction following life-threatening trauma. He coauthored Stroke Survivors and has written columns and related articles. Top Enroll
Extractions: @import url("/includes/css/standard.css"); @import url("/includes/css/main_menus.css"); @import url("/Units/publications/pgrad2006/style/pg06.css"); Home A-Z Index People Reference Contact us Home Why Sussex Resources Services ... Services for students Career development and part-time work Student support services Facilities for students with disabilities and special needs International student services The University of Sussex welcomes applications from candidates with sensory and physical disabilities, specific learning difficulties and other special needs. Over the years, students with a wide range of needs have successfully completed postgraduate study at Sussex. We encourage you to talk to the Disability Coordinator about your requirements well in advance of starting your postgraduate studies. Preliminary discussions before you make a formal application are to ensure your needs can be met. (For further information on application procedures, see Applying to Sussex The Student Support Unit provides assessments and advice, and can make special arrangements for examinations and other assessments. The Disability Coordinator is the main point of contact for any student with an impairment and/or special educational requirement.
Housing And Welfare : International Summer School 2005 The international Summer School handbook should answer many of your questionsabout living Facilities for students with disabilities and special needs http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/publications/summer/housing_and_welfare.html
Extractions: @import url("http://www.sussex.ac.uk/includes/css/standard.css"); @import url("styles/iss05.css"); home Subject areas Summer School calendar Applications and further information Fees ... General information We have a range of student housing, usually in single rooms, with different prices depending on the facilities provided. However, you can also live off campus in privately rented accommodation if you prefer (high school students must live on campus). Be aware, however, that Brighton is a tourist centre, and prices rise in the summer months. All University accommodation is self-catering with access to kitchen facilities where you can cook your own meals. The standard rent for 2005 will be £70.50 per week including utilities and linen bales. Some townhouse accommodation will be available at a higher rent of £89 per week. Please submit your application for accommodation at the same time as your application form - we are unable to guarantee housing to late applicants. Family accommodation on campus is very limited so please enquire early. There are plenty of places to eat out on campus on weekdays. In Bramber House there is a choice of self-service restaurants, a coffee shop, and take-away services. Several of the campus bars and coffee shops within the academic areas also serve lunchtime snacks. Campus stores include a bookshop, grocery stores, a newsagent, post office, pharmacy, launderette, insurance office and two banks.
Extractions: Want to be notified when this page is updated? Click here to sign up for the Clerc Center's E-Newsletter! Altshuler, K. 1978. Toward a psychology of deafness. Journal of Communication Disorders, 11, Altshuler, K.Z. 1986. Perceptual handicap and mental illness, with special reference to early profound deafness. The American Journal of Social Psychiatry, VI Altshuler, K.Z., Deming, W.E., Vollenweider, J., Ranier, J.D., Tendler, R. 1976. Impulsivity and early profound deafness: A cross-cultural inquiry. American Annals of the Deaf, 121
Seaside's Disability Links SonRise Program. for Families with special needs Children. Toy Guide forDifferently-Abled Kids. Stanford Driving School. disabled Instruction. http://www.seaside.org/linx.html
Extractions: Careers and Jobs. Children. Cognitive/Developmental. Commercial Links. ... Miscellaneous Links Back to the top of the page . Ability OnLine. Blind Children's Center. CFSP. Child and Family Studies Program. Children's Vision Concerns. Books about Children and Visual Impairment. DREAMMS for Kids, Inc. Educational Technologies for kids with special needs. Help for the Family of a Special Needs Child. Macomb Projects. Young Children with Disabilities. Our Kids. Raising kids with special needs. Parents Instructing Challenged Children. Parenting Resource Center. R.J. Cooper. Assistive products for children. SAFE-T-CHILD.
Extractions: Tackling Autism In India Autism is a complex developmental disability that appears during the first three years of life. It is the result of a neurological disorder that affects communication skills. Autism is four times more prevalent in boys than girls. Children and adults with autism have difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interaction, and leisure or play activities. The disorder makes it hard for them to communicate with others and relate to the outside world. In some cases, aggressive and/or self-injurious behavior could result. Persons with autism may exhibit repeated body movements (hand flapping, rocking), unusual responses to people, or attachments to objects, and resistance to changes in routine. A center for autistic children exists at Priyanj Ashiana [Tel: (022) 884 1193], Sanket Building, Evershine Nagar, Malad (W), Mumbai. Here, children receive structured intervention on a one-to-one basis. A monthly parent enrichment program has also been recently started. Rubina Lal, a lecturer at SNDT and chairperson of the advisory board of the above institute feels there is no awareness in our society about autism. She calls for Government intervention in bringing about better understanding among parents.
Extractions: April 2003 - In an uncaring society which has earned a notorious global reputation for hypocritical piety and institutionalised neglect of the poor and disadvantaged, its the ultimate cruelty. Across the subcontinent 90 percent of Indias estimated 40 million children aged four-16 years with physical and mental disabilities are out of school. And the overwhelming majority of them are vagabonds not out of volition but because callous school managements and over-anxious parents of abled children in a travesty of humanity and social justice have consistently discouraged them from entering the nations classrooms. Social justice and equity which are dominant sentiments of the Constitution of India demand that Indias 35 million physically disabled, if not the 5 million mentally challenged, children should be given preferential access into primary and secondary schools. Instead nine-tenths of them are systematically excluded. The cover of this conspiracy of exclusion of challenged children from the education system was dramatically blown in mid March when Star TV and several newspapers reported the refusal of every school government and private in Kerala (officially Indias most literate state) to admit seven-year-old Benson and his five-year-old sister Bensy, whose parents died of AIDS. Though its well-known that the HIV-AIDS virus is not communicable, both children were dismissed from the Kaithakuzhi Government Lower Primary School after the schools parent-teachers association backed by villagers launched a stir for their expulsion. Opinions voiced by doctors and social workers to the effect that there was no risk of other students in the class contracting AIDS were ignored. And following the example of this government school every other school has refused to admit Benson and Bensy.
CRIN: Resources and training of personnel who works with children with special needs. international disability consultants regularly visit the project to work with http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=1638&flag=report
Siblings Of Children With Disabilities international Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v47 n3 p293307 Effects of a Support Group for Siblings of Children with special needs. http://ericec.org/faq/siblings.html
Extractions: Internet: http://ericec.org How are children affected by having a brother or sister with a disability? What support can be provided to siblings of students with disabilities? A short list of opportunities observed by parents and brothers and sisters could include: the insights a sibling will have on the human condition: the maturity many brothers or sisters develop; the pride brothers and sisters report in their sibling's abilities; the loyalty brothers and sisters display toward their siblings and families; and the appreciation many brothers and sisters have for their good health and own families. Below are suggestions for parents and service providers to minimize siblings' concerns and maximize their opportunities: Provide brothers and sisters with age-appropriate information. Most brothers and sisters have a life-long, and ever-changing need for information. Parents and service providers have an obligation to proactively provide siblings with helpful information. Agencies representing specific disabilities and illnesses should be challenged to prepare materials specifically for young readers. Provide siblings with opportunities to meet other siblings of children with special needs. For most parents, the thought of "going it alone," without the benefit of knowing another parent in a similar situation is unthinkable. Yet, this happens routinely to brothers and sisters. Sibshops and similar efforts offer siblings the same common-sense support that parents value. They let brothers and sisters know that they are not alone with their unique joys and concerns.
EnableLink: Family Life: Links Website maintained by Disability, Pregnancy Parenthood international (DPPi) The Dragonfly Toy Company Inc. For Children with special Play needs http://enablelink.org/family/fam_view_links.php?showfamily=1
International Disability Rights Monitor concerning educational reforms which addresses the school integration of youngdisabled people; It also grants special needs education allowances. http://www.cirnetwork.org/idrm/reports/compendium/france.cfm
Disability Research Institute - Resources for funding programs that assist in educating children with special needs (OSEP), A bimonthly webzine of international disability news and views http://www.dri.uiuc.edu/links.htm
Extractions: Institute Skip Navigation Home Resources Home About DRI Affiliates Research ... DRI Web Accessibility The DRI has set up this page as a resource of online information. The information is catagorized into the following areas. Please notify the webmaster if you encounter any broken links or would like a link added to this page. Institutions Canada GLADNET - Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training A network of research centers, universities, enterprises, government departments, trade unions, and organizations representing disabled persons, all committed to the common goal of advancing competitive employment and training opportunities for working age persons with disabilities. The network is an initiative of the Vocational Rehabilitation Branch of the International Labour Organization (ILO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.
MY TEACHERS PAGE This site is from the special needs Education (SNE) project, about specialeducation and disability, links to information and resources arranged by http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/teacher.html
Extractions: Just For Kids ... Themes During the year, I will be adding resources for teachers to this site. These resources will be teaching tools and topics that will cover many facets of education. If you have additional sites that you have found to be useful or any topics that you would like me to research and display the results here, please use the handy e-mail link to send them to me. I would also appreciate you letting me know if any of the listed links are no longer active in order for me to keep these pages as up-to-date as possible. Special Education General Special Education Sites Attention Deficit Disorder Behaviour Exceptionalities Communication Learning Disabled ... Holidays Page Special Education - BC - On-line Documents
Special Education Resources The special needs Education Network (Canada) This site provides a directory of Disability Research Unit (DRU) - A research unit within the School of http://www.theteachersguide.com/Specialeducation.html
Extractions: Technology General Resources Our Kids Our-Kids is a support group for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. PRELUDE Music Therapy - Our Mission...is to serve children and adults with special needs through sharing information; creating and publishing music therapy strategies; and giving workshops and presentations to professionals, parents, and students.
Extractions: Test your Site for Accessibility with Cynthia Says Home About Us Donations ... Contact Our Friends Economic Factors Involved with Universal Internet Access and People with Special Needs - A Working Paper Internet Fiesta March 1-2, 2001 Sofia, Bulgaria Michael R. Burks Office: 919 870 8788 email mburks952@att.net Table of Contents Introduction Author's Note General Access Issues Economic Issues ... References This paper is truly work in progress, it is at this time a general look at disability issues and how they are related economically to Internet Access. It was first written in 1997 for the W3c Conference at which the Web Accessibility Initiative was announced. I have revised and re-written it so it could be used at the Internet Fiesta in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 1 and 2, 2001. In order to make this paper as relevant as possible to those who are involved with the Internet and disability issues as well as the accessibility of electronic and information technology, I invite and solicit comments, additions, and any information you feel is relevant to improving this as a resource for those who need it. I will post them as soon as I can and will credit the contributor of the information when it is posted. Please send all comments to: mburks952@att.net
Extractions: Internet Special Education Resources Nationwide and International Services Bodin Associates More than 18 years experience in finding the right school or placement Advocates for Human Potential Educational Planning with Personalized Guidance Autistic Interactive Click Pages Over 200 pages of multimedia learning, support, and information services Educational Connections, LLC Find the right school or therapeutic program for your at-risk teen or special needs child Ellen Heard, Inc. Personally resarched school placement world-wide for at-risk or emotionally suffering teens dyslexia-lessons.com Specialist one-on-one tutoring worldwide EdAnywhere EducationalOptions, LLC Helps you find the right school or program for troubled or at risk teens Edufax (with Marcia Rubinstein) Educational consulting, placement, and advocacy Practice Effective Guidance Strategies (PEGS) Software to help teachers and homeschooling parents with effective teaching strategies School Finders helps parents locate the right school for at-risk, ADD, AD/HD, special needs, average and gifted children worldwide.
Council For Exceptional Children The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international TEC Plus, the online companion to TEC, contains more content for special http://www.cec.sped.org/
Extractions: Vote for the CEC Board of Directors and the Student Representative to CEC's Representative Assembly . Ballots and electronic voting credentials were mailed to eligible voting members. Credentials for accessing the online ballot are being sent electronically to all eligible voting members whose e-mail addresses are on file. Ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST, Oct. 24.
