Child Care Contact Information for the Outof-School-Time Community. The American DisabilitiesAct ensures that a child with special needs has the right to participate http://www.pucc.com/html/ost-special.htm
Extractions: Contact Information for the Out-of-School-Time Community The American Disabilities Act ensures that a child with special needs has the right to participate in any programs that are listed in the Guides to Before and After School Programs for Boston. You are encouraged to call and visit programs to discuss how the program can meet your child's needs. The following is a list of local organizations that can assist you in communicating with the program of your choice: Boston Centers for Youth and Family Disability Law Center Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) Early Intervention Parent Leadership Project (877) 35-EI-PLP Easter Seals of Massachusetts Eunice Shriver Center Family Ties 905-TIES Family Village visit website Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN) Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) Kids of All Learning Abilities (KOALA)/GBArc Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong (MASS) ... Massachusetts Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (MASSPAC) visit website Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) Massachusetts Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) visit website Massachusetts Department of Education Massachusetts Department of Public Health Massachusetts Family Voices Massachusetts Office on Disability ... Mass Family Resource Database visit website
Extractions: It's Important to Include Students with Disabilities in MCAS This article was originally submitted to the Boston Globe op-ed section in January 2001. Governor Cellucci and Lt. Governor Swift have recently proposed new ways to accommodate students with disabilities who take the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). The MCAS 2000 test scores indicated that students who receive special education services on an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or accommodations through a Section 504 plan failed the 10th grade Math and English assessments at twice the rate of their non-disabled peers. Despite these scores, it is important to continue to include students with disabilities in the MCAS. Here are four reasons why: The law requires it. Federal and state laws require the full participation of students with disabilities. IDEA-97, the federal special education law explicitly requires the participation of students with disabilities in the general curriculum, with appropriate supports and services. In addition, the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 requires that students with disabilities be assessed through the MCAS. Students who are tested get taught and receive the necessary resources and supports to improve their academic performance. If students with disabilities are excluded from testing, or if their scores do not count, there will be little incentive for school districts to provide them with the necessary instruction and resources to improve educational outcomes. IEP goals must focus on improving student academic performance.
Special Needs News & Views (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out) special needs News. MA Portfolios Help Few with Disabilities About 5000Massachusetts students with severe disabilities sidestep the MCAS test each year http://susanohanian.org/show_special_news.html?id=81
Special Educational Needs And The Foreign Service Child Services in School for Children with special needs What Parents Need to Know Lab School of Washington. Children K12 with learning disabilities, http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/9856.htm
Extractions: Under Secretary for Management Bureau of Human Resources Family Liaison Office Education and Youth Issues There are unique challenges inherent in raising children with special needs, and this is especially so in the internationally mobile lifestyle of the Foreign Service. There has been a significant effort to increase the number of programs for children with special needs in American-international schools around the world. However, the quality of these programs varies greatly from school to school, and even from year to year. While more children who have mild learning disabilities are adequately served in international schools, children with moderate to severe disabilities still encounter major challenges. In addition to the lack of available programs overseas, very often there is also a lack of other support or therapeutic specialists to serve the requirements of special needs children. The Family Liaison Office strongly urges families to carefully research their options before bidding on and accepting an overseas assignment. There are several offices in the Department of State that work together to assist families of children with special needs. Special Needs Resource Information from the Department of State . Additionally, the Office of Overseas Schools offers the brochure
Extractions: Intervention in School and Clinic, March 1998 Many students with disabilities and those at risk for educational failure exhibit problems with remembering materials covered in school. Suggestions for helping these students improve memory for school content are described in this article. In particular, mnemonic instruction is described and examples are provided of how it can be used to increase school learning and memory of students with learning difficulties. A few years ago, we revisited an inner-city middle school where-about a year before-we had conducted an investigation on the effectiveness of mnemonic techniques in helping students with mild cognitive disabilities remember U.S. states and capitals. As we entered the classroom, Crystal, a student classified as mildly mentally handicapped, recognized one of our graduate students immediately. "Hey! I remember you!" she exclaimed enthusiastically. "You were here last year - you taught us states and capitals! I remember, go ahead, ask me one!"
LD OnLine - Inclusion Learning Disabilities Frequently Asked their child may be held back by the presence of a child with special needs . As mentioned earlier, just because a school system says it has a full http://www.ldonline.org/text.php?max=20&id=499&loc=97
Extractions: Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home ENC Features ENC Focus By Year ... Mathematics and Science for Students with Special Needs Search the Site More Options Don't lose access to ENC's web site! Beginning in August, goENC.com will showcase the best of ENC Online combined with useful new tools to save you time. Take action today purchase a school subscription through goENC.com Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. More than 13 percent of all students have disabilities, and they are spending more time in regular education classrooms. This issue shares the successes of teachers who have taught in inclusive classrooms, as well as insights from teachers with disabilities. For teachers new to special education, terminology and etiquette are explored. Welcome to the electronic version of the ENC Focus issue on the topic Mathematics and Science for Students with Special Needs.
NICHCY: Parenting A Child With Special Needs - Resources I wish Dreams and realities of parenting a special needs child. Related servicesfor schoolaged children with disabilities. NICHCY News Digest, 1(2), http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/parenting.disab.all.4.6.html
Extractions: The publications and organizations listed below, as well as the resources listed throughout this News Digest, are only a few of the many that can provide information to parents and families about issues related to disability. Additional support is also available from state and local parent groups, as well as from state and local affiliates of many major disability organizations. To help you obtain documents listed in this issue, you will find the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of publishers at the end of this publication. The publisher's name generally appears in the final position in the citation to illustrate, in the example citation below, the publisher is Woodbine House. Example: Sweeney, W. (in press). The special-needs reading list: An annotated guide to the best publications for parents and professionals. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House.
Extractions: Library Services Bibliographies Disabilities and Special Needs Students and Service-Learning: Selected Resources (Search Tips) Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, March 2004. http://www.servicelearning.org National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. Special Education/Disabilities Links . Scotts Valley, CA: NSLC, n.d. Articles and Resources Available Online Constitutional Rights Foundation. Service Learning and Special Education Service Learning Network 9 no. 2 (2002). http://www.crf-usa.org/network/net9_2.htm Corporation for National and Community Service. Learn and Serve America Program Directory . Learn and Serve America. For a selection of examples of service-learning programs involving special needs students, you can search the directory for keywords such as "disabilities" "disabled" "special needs" or "special education". Institute on Community Integration. Yes I Can: a Social Inclusion Curriculum for Students with and without Disabilities . Minneapolis: Author, 2001. http://ici.umn.edu/yesican/
Extractions: Changing Attitudes Toward the Disabled Overview MS Means Must Succeed is a five-month program that provides students with an opportunity to become sensitive to the needs and abilities of physically disabled adults. The project teaches the philosophy that people can excel despite their circumstances by demonstrating how science and technology enable disabled people to live useful lives. Students conduct bi-weekly visits to The Boston Home, a residential center serving adults with multiple sclerosis and related neurological diseases. They develop interview skills by talking with residents about their backgrounds and favorite celebrations. Improving writing and computer skills through weekly e-mail correspondence with their pals, students also learn about careers related to working with the disabled. Classroom Activities Community Activities Career Activities Read The Acorn People Write letter of introduction to residents..
Alec F. Peck - Lynch School Peck, A. Publishing in the World of Low Incidence Disabilities Why, how, andfor whom? Working with parents of children with special needs. http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/people/profiles/te/Peck.htm
Extractions: Room 108 EDUCATION Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University EXPERTISE/INTERESTS Technology for people with disabilities; educational technology HONORS/PUBLICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Access to Mass Transit for Blind and Visually Impaired Travellers. The Profession of Orientation and Mobility in the 1980s: The AFB Competency Study. Wise Use of Technology: An Ergonomic Handbook for Blind and Low Vision Users of Assistive Technology Book under contract with AFB Press for publication in 2005. Establishing Exemplary Personnel Preparation Programs for Teachers of Students with E/BD Through Partnerships with Schools, Parents, and Community Agencies . (2003) Arlington, VA: Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. (with S. Keenan, D. Cheney, and R. Neel) Seeking Social Justice: A Teacher Education Faculty's Self Study.
Saugus.MA.US: The Saugus Commission On Disabilities The Commission on Disabilities for the Town of Saugus, massachusetts. sure they meet the needs of people with disabilities, eg be a member of the school http://town.saugus.ma.us/COD/
Extractions: Commission on Disabilities The Saugus Commission on Disabilities meets each month on the fourth Monday at 5:30 PM in the First Floor Conference Room of the Town Hall. We perform site surveys for accessibility at various times and days around the community. Watch the Community Event Calendar for details. Our current members are: Kathy Forbes Chair Person (home) Joseph Dennis Gould Secretary (home) (work) Dennis DeMatteo ADA Co-Ordinator / Member (work) Geraldine Roach Member (home) Hugh Doherty Member (home) Kevin Currie Member (home) David J. Nelson Member (home) The prime contact for any Commission on Disability questions or concerns is Chair Person Kathy Forbes. We have two videos (one fifteen minutes and one half an hour) that are great for Handicap Accessibility Awareness training (both with and without closed captioning) that can be loaned to schools and organizations, and additionally members are happy to give presentations or hold question / answer meetings. Anyone who is interested should call the Chair Person. Likewise, we can provide information and training on the
Extractions: Site search Web search Index State Forms County Forms Parents ... Vision Special Education Information Links Special Education Sites All States and D.C.'s Departments of Education , quick links, though some are no longer accurate Most Used Acronyms in Special Education , short list from Dr. Sandy Enloe Acronym Finder , searchable, but not category specific Marc Sheehan's Site of many Special Education links Tennessee Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities , compiled by Wrightslaw's From Emotions to Advocacy site Report from the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education , includes 9 findings and 3 major recommendations (focus on results, emphasize early intervention over reacting to deficits, and consider special education as part of general education) Special Education Resources on the Internet , also known as SERI Internet Resources for Special Children has a lot of good links, especially to the more rare disabilities Awesome Library , a searchable site on various Special Education topics General Suggestions for Specific Disabilities (not just reading help) ABCs of Special Education , with legal, ethical, and behavioral information Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services , OSERS, U.S. Department of Education
Jan 2003 : Autism News,disability News,special Educationnews MA Severity of disabilities; emotional, behavior problems grow CA - Clockticking for special needs kids Parents say San Ramon school district is not http://trainland.tripod.com/jan2003.htm
Extractions: Posted 1/30/03 UT - Conference Will Discuss Developments in Autism IA - Enzymes offer relief from autism for family NM - He battled terrors, but his family had faith and a doc Psychiatric Genomics Selects Evotec OAI as Their Strategic Chemistry Partner For Drug Discovery and Development PA - Behavioral and medical aid for kids MA - Council supports special ed parents: Organizer: Stigma works against those who need help most FL - Elementary students experience challenges of deaf and blind UK - GP leader calls for end to MMR bonus NJ - Lobbyists target Burton UK - Mental health group launched AZ - Parents say teacher harmed autistic kids Terror suspect faces 9/11 families Posted 1/28/03 Educators Intent on Transforming Egypt (NY Times, registration required) Positive Response to Epilepsy Medication Does Not Ensure Good Prognosis Oxygen deprivation at or immediately after birth may place premature babies at risk for problems Ideas for Reducing Restraint/Seclusion in Behavioral Health UK - Ahern faces disability funding protest CA - Autism speakers to focus on play WI - UK - Fears for closure of centre for disabled CT - Opening the lines of communication MA - Hudson schools want 5 percent more next year NJ - Mom's goal: Hockey team for special kids MN - Legislators hear debate over childhood vaccinations A three-minute love affair Nick Hornby says there's still great pop out there - we just need to listen harder Austrailia -
Extractions: Fontys Graduate school Programmes Domain of Education Erasmus Mundus MA Special Education Needs - double award Home Programmes Domain of Economy and Management MSc Strategy and Organization MSc Strategy and Organization Nl MSc Implementation and Change Management ... Fontys Graduate School News Erasmus Mundus MA Special Education Needs - double award Erasmus Mundus Master of Art in Special Education Needs Domain of Education Introduction This prestigious international programme is offered by a consortium of universities of repution in the field of Special Education Needs: - Roehampton University (London) - Fontys University of Professional Education (Tilburg) and - Charles University (Prague). The final degree awarded will be a double award between Roehampton University and Charles University. The programme will be delivered in the English language. The Programme objectives are: To promote a clear understanding of Special Education Needs across Europe and Internationally at the level of its identification and definition, exploration of relevant legislation and the range of policies affecting SEN, leading to a measured consideration of the nature of provision for SEN within an international context of education practice. To enhance the knowledge of those professionally involved in SEN practice in Europe and internationally.
LLT Journal: Language Education And Learning Disabilities We are seeing special needs children in increasing numbers, yet most FL teachers Her site, The Foreign Language Teacher s Guide to Learning Disabilities http://llt.msu.edu/vol1num1/net/default.html
Extractions: SUNY Cortland Slowly but surely, we FL teachers began to realize that not only was this elitist stance archaic and fallacious in light of modern learning theory, it was also detrimental to the students in our schools and to the FL profession as a whole (Grittner, 1973). First, we have come to realize and acknowledge that all students can learn other languages. Second, we maintain that they should learn FLs in order to be fully functional in the global society that is their future. Third, maintaining an elitist attitude about FL offerings has lead to hard times and low enrollments for FL professionals and may even lead to extinction for some study. Happily, most students now can take a foreign language at some point in their public school career, and they are being encouraged to do so in greater numbers than in the past. Students also are beginning to see the relevance of FLs in their lives, certainly in terms of the workplace and their own marketability and even as a valuable goal of lifelong learning. Sonja Moore of Virginia Commonwealth University has created a web page on the Internet that brings together a host of resources and information for FL teachers searching for assistance in dealing with students and their special needs. Her site
Extractions: State Government State Services Select Program Area DOE HOME Advisory Councils Board of Education Career/Vocational Technical Education Charter Schools Compliance/Monitoring Curriculum Frameworks/Institutes Early Learning Services Education Reform Educational Technology Educator Licensure Tests (MTEL) Educator Licensure Employment Opportunities English Language Learners Family Literacy Forms Directory General Educational Development Grants: Information Information Services Health, Safety and Student Support Services MCAS MCAS Appeals MECC - (Career Center) METCO "No Child Left Behind" Federal Education Law Nutrition Programs Proprietary Schools Reading Office School and District Accountability School and District Profiles/Directory School Finance School-to-Career Education Security Portal Special Education Special Education Appeals Title I Virtual Education Space - VES News District/School Administration Educator Services Assessment/Accountability ... Assessment/Accountability
CPAC :: Upcoming Events Free Sports Camp For Children With Physical Disabilities children ages 6 16 with Aspergers Syndrome and other special needs and their whole families. http://www.cpacinc.org/events.htm
Extractions: The British Council USA actively promotes UK education and training through our online office in Washington, DC (our office is not open to the public). On our website you will find all the information you need to expand your horizons by studying abroad. Order university application forms, information leaflets, and popular guides to living in the UK. Learn what universities are best for your interests and what financial aid is available. Apply for the Marshall Scholarship - a major scholarship program designed to bring American graduate students to the UK. Through our work in arts, science and technology and education, we endeavor to promote an image of the UK that is up to date, vibrant, in the vanguard of new thinking and fully representative of our geographic and cultural diversity. If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident, please contact the British Council office in your home country: www.britishcouncil.org/home/home-contact/home-contact-worldwide.htm.
Disabilities: An Overview. ERIC Digest Estimates of the proportion of schoolaged children requiring special education LIVING WITH A BROTHER OR SISTER WITH special needs. A BOOK FOR SIBS. http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-928/overview.htm
Extractions: Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children Reston VA. Disabilities: An Overview. ERIC Digest #420. Revised. As considered in the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142), handicapped children must meet two criteria. The child must have one or more of the disabilities listed in the next section, and he or she must require special education and related services. In other words, not all children who have a disability require special education; many are able to and should attend school without any program modification. Following are the disabilities included in the definition. HOW MANY CHILDREN IN THE U.S. REQUIRE SPECIAL EDUCATION? Estimates of the proportion of school-aged children requiring special education range from 10% to 15%. The actual number of children under age 19 served in school year 1984-1985 was 4,363,031. WHAT ARE THE EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF DISABILITIES?
