Do2Learn: Educational Resources For Special Needs Goes to School http//funrsc.fairfield.edu/~jfleitas/contents.html Individuals and parents of children with special needs can learn to advocate for http://www.do2learn.com/disabilities/advocacy.htm
Extractions: Since 1975 in the United States, Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) has been the legal right of every school-aged child. This mandatory law was called PL94-142. It is now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and has been amended several times to add new provisions and regulations. Infants and children up to age three are now eligible for early intervention services including an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). The IFSP is a written account of personal and social services needed to support a family with a young child at risk for future difficulties because of a disability. Children between the ages of three and five are also eligible for services, including an Individual Education Plan (IEP). New categories, including developmental delays for children three to nine, autism , and traumatic brain injury, have been added to the list of those served under Special Education. Other laws in the United States protect people with disabilities against discrimination. Two of them, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ensure the civil rights of all people with disabilities.
Special Education Resource Site special Education Department University of KansasDisability and special special needs Education Network (SNE) Home Page special Education Links http://www.wcape.school.za/subject/speced/spechome.htm
Extractions: CHI Committee Home Page offers advice and support for all those concerned with the well being of of children of high intelligence. A.D.D. WareHouse Online Catalog - Products for Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD Owner's Manual - Practical Help and Useful Tips on the latest Interventions and Methods, Medications and other Interventions for the child With ADHD How Teachers and Educators can effectively reach the Hyperactive/ADD Child ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER - description and signs/symptoms of ADD: Beverly Price: Journey into ADD. Calliope Books: ADD - Literature about Attention Deficit Disorder/ADHD. Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder - How to cope with ADHD in children and adults, for parents, teachers and children alike.
Terms And Definitions Appropriate able to meet a need; suitable or fitting; in special education, (kansas State Regulations for special Education). School Social Work means http://www.mcpherson.com/418/special_ed/terms_definitions.html
Extractions: Terms and Definitions Advocate: someone who takes action to help someone else (as in "education advocate"); also, to take action on someone's behalf. Amendment : a change, revision, or addition made to a law. Appeal : a written request for a change in a decision; also, to make such a request. Appropriate : able to meet a need; suitable or fitting; in special education, it usually means the most normal setting possible. Assessment : a collecting and bringing together or information about; a child's learning needs, which may include social, psychological, and educational evaluations used to determine assignment to special programs or services; a process using observation, testing, and test analysis to determine an individual's strengths and weaknesses to plan his or her educational services.
Special Ed, Therapy, Magazines University of kansas Department of special Education information about thepeople, places, Winchelsea School - a small special school with 150 pupils, http://www.behinderung.org/disablts.htm
Extractions: Bridge School, The - dedicated to ensuring that children with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of assistive technology and the development, implementation and dissemination of innovative educational strategies. Cove School - a private school for children with learning disabilities. AccessPoints - provides those interested in special education with assessment and materials on-line catalogs, announcements of new products and events, and a collaboration newsletter. Ace Access Centre - enables the effective use of assistive technology for pupils and students with physical and/or communication impairment. Alaska Special Ed Page Assistive Communication Device Design - WingSpeak (TM) Assistive Technology Design at The University of Texas at Austin Child and Family Studies Program - enhancing the overall quality of life for children who are at risk for, or who experience, developmental disabilities, and their families. CLASS Plus IEP Program - computer program to generate Individual Education Plans (IEP) for Special Education with criterion referenced tests.
EmTech - Special Education special education links. KVB Manufacturing Wheelchair Lifts Designed ForDisabled Drivers; LAB Resources - Assistive Technology for special needs http://www.emtech.net/sped.htm
Extractions: Inclusion Links ... Access Unlimited - Adaptive Transportation And Mobility Technology Access Utah Network Access-Able Travel Source Access information for disabled travelers Access-Able's Newsletters Page Accessibility in Nevada Accessible Vans of America Accessibility Design Resources ... Accessible San Diego for Travelers with Disabilities Accessible Traveler's Database Accessible Web Page Design Resources Ai Squared - ZoomText screen magnification software All Things Web: Accommodating Imperfection All Things Web: Could Helen Keller Read Your Page? Alternative Care Providers - Home Medical Equipment and Supplies Alternative Health/Medicine/Therapies Alphabet Signs - ADA signage Anitavee's Adaptive Apparel Apex Dynamics Applied Digital, Inc. Applied Future Technologies, Inc. ... Assistive Media - audio-literary service for persons with print reading/access barriers Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program (ATACP) AssistTech Inc - innovative toys for special needs kids Associated Handicapable Vans Attention Control Systems - planning and execution software for assisting brain injured people gain independence Audiobooks Online - Ear Friendly Books Auditech - TTYs and Assistive Devices Autochair Home Page Automotive innovations - Vehicle modifications AZtech Adapted Special Needs Clothing Adaptive Environments Center Home Page Advanced Peripheral Technologies - Mouse Emulator Alliance for Technology Access Assistive Technology Baclofen - RxList Generic Information Bilbo Innovations - Keyboard Control Pedals
Kansas City Star 05/26/2005 Blunt Enacts School Funding Law In a ceremony at Dobbs Elementary School in kansas City on Wednesday, Gov. higher and in districts that have more students who need special education, http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/11738990.htm
UWWY Partner Agencies Sponsoring organization of the special Olympics adult team in kansas City, Emergency Assistance Family Services; Day Care Center; school age Latch Key http://www.kumc.edu/uwwy/agencies.html
Extractions: 24-hour emergency response and health and safety education; immediate help for disaster and fire victims; emergency worldwide communications and assistance for military families; free smoke detectors; fire safety education, first aid, CPR, lifeguard training, health screenings, emergency first aid stations, HIV prevention education.
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE For Parent Centers Newsline For children with special needs, the many and complex situations that can cause School staff, along with the rest of the team, needs to examine the http://www.taalliance.org/apcn/archives/archive_jan2000.html
Funding For Hearing Aids State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs If you need a hearing aid or similar use but the Office of special Education has ruled that schools need to http://www.atk.ku.edu/hearingaidfunding.htm
Extractions: Southeast Kansas Assistive Technology Access Site People who are deaf and hard of hearing must often pay out-of-pocket for hearing aids that are not generally covered by insurance. This can create financial difficulties for people who need such aids to help them. As a result, people with hearing loss, their families, and the professionals who work with them must spend considerable time trying to find financial assistance for purchasing hearing aids. PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS HeartSpring-Kansas The goal of the Donor Hearing Aid Program is to place amplification on those individuals who are in need, but are unable to purchase new hearing aids. A full hearing evaluation is provided and if necessary, one or two reconditioned behind the ear hearing aids. The cost to the client is $100, which covers the expense of the ear molds. Candidates for the Donor Hearing Aid Program must:
Providing Disability Information, Advocacy And Services For People Disability information for people with disabilities, disabled veterans and Neither movie theatres nor audience members need special equipment to enjoy http://www.halftheplanet.org/departments/newsletter/dec_2001.html
PresidentÂ’s Commission On Excellence In Special Education Grasmick serves on numerous boards and commissions addressing the needs of She has served as an elementary school and special education teacher, http://www.tash.org/govaffairs/spedcommission.htm
Extractions: November 9 - 12, 2005 * Milwaukee Midwest Express Center Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa - Chair Governor Branstad served four consecutive four-year terms as the chief executive of the state of Iowa. He completed his term of office in January of 1999. While in office, Governor Branstad made education a top priority of his administration. His leadership capabilities have been recognized through his chairmanship of the National Governors Association (NGA) (1989), and of the Republican Governors Association (1997), and his leadership in education is exemplified by his chairmanship of the Education Commission of the States (1998). As NGA chairman, he led the historic 1989 education summit in Charlottesville, Va. With the support of President Bush, the summit called for the development of performance-based National Education Goals. Those goals were subsequently adopted by the NGA in 1990. Governor Branstad has had careers as a farmer and an attorney and served his country with the U.S. Army from 1969-1971. He is a native of Leland, Iowa, and he and his wife, Chris, have three grown children. Adela Acosta of Maryland Steve Bartlett of Texas Steve Bartlett currently serves as president of the Financial Services Roundtable. He reorganized the membership base to include select member companies from all sectors of the financial services industry. Prior to that he was mayor of Dallas, Texas, from 1991-1995 and was a member of the United States Congress. A native Texan, Bartlett learned the value of hard work growing up on a small farm near Lockhart in south central Texas before moving to Dallas.
Ask The Experts: Job Hunting When You're Disabled Sometimes they have special programs for the disabled. If you need to get myattention, just wave or give me a tap on the arm. http://career.clemson.edu/students/experts_disability.htm
Extractions: I have great abilities but also a disability - I am hearing impaired. I have been looking for work for 6 months and can't find a job. I have tried job boards but rarely get an interview. How can I get a job with my disability? I have a college degree and am a Microsoft Certified Professional. Companies say they hire the handicapped but I have not seen that to be the case. First Answer:
Little Red School House As your child reaches middle and high school years, you need to encourage themto learn to Apple special needs Worldwide Disability Solutions http://www.headinjury.com/school.htm
Extractions: Donate The Alex Center for Children Life after brain injury Learn About Brain Injury Getting Started Essential Skills Self Assessment ... Wellness Inventory Resources Support Groups Caregiver Resources Disability Income Self-Employment Funding ... Disability Resources Education Resources Health Resources Advocacy Skills Advocacy Overview D. Mortz Inspirational Award est. 2002 Educational rights of children with Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI. Thousands of parents each year face unexpected difficulties associated with their child's return to school following a traumatic brain injury. Even a mild brain injury such as a concussion or whiplash can cause serious learning and behavioral impairments. Headaches, sleep, concentration, memory, vision, mood and irritability are but a few of the many continuing problems caused by head injury. The combination of the many thinking and emotional disorders caused by brain injury seriously undermine the ability to learn and fit in. See TBI Checklist.
Special Ed Gender Gap Stirs Worry Article of Interest special Education Of the Commonwealth s roughly 160000disabled public school students, 66 percent are boys, according to 2000-01 http://www.bridges4kids.org/articles/7-02/BostonGlobe7-8-02.html
Extractions: Early On Lead Poisoning Positive Behavior Support No Child Left Behind ... LDA of Michigan Where to find help for a child in Michigan Anywhere in the U.S. , or Canada What's New? Help Text Menu ... Translate Last Updated: Article of Interest - Special Education Special Ed Gender Gap Stirs Worry Some say boys singled out for wrong reasons. by Anand Vaishnav, Globe Staff and Bill Dedman, Boston Globe Correspondent, The Boston Glove, Public schools in Massachusetts and nationwide place twice as many boys as girls in special education, a gender gap that extends from the biggest cities to the toniest suburbs to the tiniest towns, according to a Globe analysis of state and federal data. But the size of the gender disparity in special education is not uniform from district to district. For example, for children diagnosed as emotionally disturbed, one special-education category, boys make up 90 percent of emotionally disturbed students in Kansas City, but only 55 percent in Milwaukee. The more subjective the diagnosis of the student, the wider the gender gap, records show. In Massachusetts schools, boys are slightly more likely than girls to be identified with hearing or vision problems, and 11/2 times as likely to be retarded. But boys are twice as likely to be labeled with a learning disability, and more than three times as likely to be called emotionally disturbed.
