Extractions: Air Classics Art Culinaire Ask CPSC Monitor ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports The Sunrise Children's Center: including children with disabilities in integrated care programs - Amherst, New Hampshire - includes related article Children Today March-April, 1991 by Joanna Bogin Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. Autism, Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, William's syndrome, speech and language delaywe spend our days together, side by side with the "typical population." We are the Sunrise Children's Center in Amherst, New Hampshire. Sunrise began as an idea three years ago. Today it is a unique model of "reverse mainstreaming" with 55 children ranging from ages two to six years. At Sunrise we invite the general public to join us. The philosophy is simple: All children are individuals. Together we form a diverse and supportive community. There are no separate classes, no differences in curriculum except individual modifications, and there is no segregation.
GenAmerica.com [Planning For Children With Special Needs] YMCA; 7th Annual Seeking a new Dawn Conference; A Very special Place; Aaog Autismof NY Hungarford School; IGHL; Korean American disabled Association http://www.genamerica.com/pubsite/genamweb.nsf/0/85b60693573a5b9986256ddd007cb97
EBD_Everybodys_Disabled In 1990 I conducted a survey in new hampshire to investigate how children resources schools have available for serving students most in need of special http://alpha.fdu.edu/psychology/everybodys_disabled.htm
Extractions: Definitions I have always been uncomfortable with what I consider to be our inability to define well what we do and who we do it to. I think it was Voltaire who said "When you speak to me, define your terms." The Department of Education is currently soliciting comments from concerned educators, psychologists and others, to help them decide whether to replace the current definition of SED (Seriously Emotionally Disturbed) with something with an acronym of EBD standing for Emotionally Behaviorally Disturbed. Supposedly, the SED definition is outdated due to advances in mental health research and treatment and unfairly stigmatizes students. Moreover, it is felt that some of the terms used in the current definition such as "social maladjustment" are so vague that teachers and mental health professionals have difficulty in determining which students are eligible for services. According to advocates, students with social or behavioral problems that affect educational performance and social interaction should be eligible for special education services. Under the new definition juvenile delinquency, substance abuse or other behavioral problems will not automatically exclude children from receiving special education services. What does EBD stand for? I propose that if accepted the new definition will stand for
Portsmouth Herald Local News: Food Takes Big Bite From School Budget We tend to try and do it internally, he said of educating specialneeds students . $2846 to the state of new hampshire for unemployment compensation. http://www.seacoastonline.com/2004news/08022004/news/29969.htm
Extractions: edinan@seacoastonline.com Editors note: This story is the second in a two-part report examining an itemized list of bills paid by the city of Portsmouth in June. PORTSMOUTH - A $1,500 trombone, a $5 tip to a pizza delivery person, a floral centerpiece and a book titled "How To Use Condoms" are just some of the expenses billed to Portsmouth taxpayers by the School Department during the month of June. Lots of food, association dues, and special education and bussing costs running in the six digits also consume much of the schools budget. Not to mention some costly police details. All authorized by the School Board and approved with school Business Administrator Peter Torreys signature, these purchases are a minute representation of the schools annual $26.8 million in expenditures.
Alec F. Peck - Lynch School Peck, A. (1998) review of Brave new schools Challenging Cultural IlliteracyThrough Global 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.
Parents Links - Telstra Kids - Accessibility.com.au Parenting a child with special needs offers many challenges. Parent to Parentis a network of new hampshire families willing to share experiences. http://www.accessibility.com.au/kids/parentlink.htm
DisabilityInfo.gov: Education: Parent Resources: Special Education Offers assistance to parents of children with special needs in new hampshire . Public School s special Education System as an Assistive Technology http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=
Concord Monitor Online - Concord, NH 03301 Concord Monitor, new hampshire online newspaper edition, Concord, new to attend the Spurwink School, a private special needs school with programs in http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040418/REPOSITORY/404
Concord Monitor Online - Concord, NH 03301 Concord Monitor, new hampshire online newspaper edition, Concord, new More needs to be done to help the disabled find jobs that will allow them to lead http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050808/REPOSITORY/508
Extractions: "Today, six-and-a-half million children with disabilities receive special education services. Almost all of them, 96 percent, are learning alongside their non-disabled peers," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, ranking Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
NCRVE MDS-746: Exemplary Programs Through the collaborative efforts of the new hampshire Job Training Council, and local school systems to meet the needs of severely disabled students. http://ncrve.berkeley.edu/abstracts/MDS-746/exemplary.html
Extractions: As a demonstration project, the Cooperative provides a model that confederations of school districts can use to capitalize on their own unique resources within the realms of vocational and special education to prepare mildly handicapped high school students for employment and/or postsecondary vocational training. A regional cooperative is established to provide data collection, staff development, and support services to the member districts. It also assists in developing and implementing effective, results-oriented process models. The Cooperative operates on the premise that mildly handicapped learners are better prepared for the working world when vocational and special educators systematically coordinate and consolidate their expertise. The Cooperative has demonstrated success in enhancing the rate and quality of employment and enrollment in postsecondary education for the targeted population. Awareness materials are available at minimal or no cost. Contact:
GETTING YOUTH ON BOARD If you are a teen or know of a teen or young adult with special needs who been working with two physician practices in Vermont and two in new hampshire. http://www.partoparvt.org/99fvtfm.html
Extractions: GETTING YOUTH ON BOARD Families know how important it is to learn about laws and systems that provide services to our children with special needs. We also know the value of connecting with other families, but what happens when our children grow up and want to be their own advocates? There are not many places where teens and young adults can go to learn about systems, gain leadership skills, and support one another. This led Family Voices to create KASA (Kids As Self-Advocates). KASA is a "virtual organization" based in the office of Julie Keys, Family Voices staffer in Chicago. Julie and her young friends chat through e-mail and phone, represent youth at national events, and are planning to start a website, hold leadership trainings, sponsor a conference, and prepare one another for the adult world. If you are a teen or know of a teen or young adult with special needs who would like to be a part of this exciting movement, tell them to contact Julie Keys at: 312-642-2745 or email: FamilyVoices_JKeys@msn.com
Extractions: The Adult Learning Center's Child Care Programs are high quality, affordable, community-based and year-round. Each day, we strive to fulfill our unique vision of providing quality and joy for all of the children and families we serve. Our mission is to meet the individual needs of children, families and staff through creativity, diversity, growth, vision, professional teamwork and humor. Our philosophy is to help children develop into confident and competent human beings, enriched with an enjoyment of life and positive self esteem. We encourage creativity and learning through play in young children. Our curriculum is designed to stimulate growth in all areas of development: physical, social, emotional and cognitive. The staff provides a nurturing, safe, and predictable environment that invites children to be actively involved in their learning, to make choices, to be creative, to observe and to succeed. We offer: Newly renovated, air-conditioned facility is safe and inviting
NHBA - Education Law In new hampshire, a parent can choose how to evaluate the child s progress Educationally disabled children do not have to fail in school before they are http://www.nhbar.org/for-the-public/education-Law.asp
Extractions: Search: Entire Site BN/BJ Archives Education Law Question of Law articles are written to provide general legal information concerning the covered topics. They are not meant to take the place of specific legal advice provided by an attorney in each individual situation. Note that information in the articles is current as of the date of publication, but may have changed over time. The reader should, therefore, verify the accuracy of the information contained herein. If you need a referral to an attorney, the NHBA Lawyer Referral Service is available to assist you. For more information, call 229-0002 or email LRSReferral@nhbar.org Some of the links below are PDF documents. To access them, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer. To download a free copy of this software, click the "Get Acrobat" logo to the left. Then click the title to open the desired document. Info current on 11/19/04 SPECIAL EDUCATION This column is published in conjunction with the New Hampshire Bar Association as a public service. It is not presented as specific advice, which may only be provided by an attorney based upon each individual situation. If you need a referral to an attorney, the NHBA Lawyer Referral Service is available to assist you. Call 229-0002 or visit our website at for more information.
Inclusion new hampshire Institute of Disability. Inclusion is a process. Separate specialschools and later nurseries were set up that denied nondisabled people http://www.diseed.org.uk/Inclusion_Education.htm
Extractions: Increasingly, Inclusion and Inclusive Education are becoming buzzwords to which everyone subscribes. However, behind the language lies a struggle for human rights, which is by no means won nor complete. Powerful policy statements have been adopted by the international community following pressure from human rights activists and the Disabled People's Movement. The Salamanca Statement, adopted by UNESCO in July 1994, was adopted by governments and 20 non-government organisations, Every child has a fundamental right to education and must be given the opportunity to achieve and maintain acceptable levels of learning. Every child has unique characteristics, interest, abilities and learning needs. Education systems should be designed and educational programmes implemented to take into account the wide diversity of these characteristics and needs. Those with special educational needs must have access to mainstream shcools, which should accommodate them with a child-centred pedagogy capable of meeting those needs.
Special Needs News & Views (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out) special needs news. Senate Approves special Education Measure In other areas,the Senate bill emphasizes new ways to gauge a school s performance, http://susanohanian.org/show_special_news.html?id=70
Special Ed, Therapy, Magazines Winchelsea School a small special school with 150 pupils, aged 3-16 years old . University of new hampshire Institute on Disability - provides 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.
Ashland School District V. DCYF new hampshire DIVISION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES The school districtis liable for these special education costs, limited to 3 times the http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/1996/94-502.htm
Extractions: NOTICE: This opinion is subject to motions for rehearing under Rule 22 as well as formal revision before publication in the New Hampshire Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Clerk/Reporter, Supreme Court of New Hampshire, Supreme Court Building, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, of any errors in order that corrections may be made before the opinion goes to press. THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Grafton Nos. 94-502 ASHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT v. NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES May 23, 1996 , of Laconia ( Edward E. Lawson on the brief and orally), for the plaintiff. Jeffrey R. Howard , attorney general ( Nancy J. Smith , assistant attorney general, on the brief and orally), for the defendant. Disabilities Rights Center, Inc. , of Concord ( Ronald K. Lospennato on the brief and orally), for the intervenors, Shawn P. and the class in James O. v. Marston , No. 86-6-S (D.N.H. Aug. 23, 1991) (consent decree). Soule, Leslie, Zelin, Sayward and Loughman , of Portsmouth ( Gerald M. Zelin on the brief), and
Extractions: "The question that Congress must ask is why have so many states had to introduce resolutions or pass legislation to curb schools labeling and drugging children? Unfortunately, the answer is that until IDEA is reformed, and Congress provides a physically based scientific definition of 'disability,' the diagnosing of children with subjective disorders will continue to be a national problem." Mrs. Patricia Johnson solutions for behavioral and learning problems in the classroom. When Congress originally passed IDEA, covering Special Education, its primary purpose was to provide a Free and Appropriate Education for children with hearing, sight, speech and other physical handicaps. Over the ensuing 27 years, the funding has been largely funneled, instead, to children with "learning disorders," a term so subjective that children who fidget, butt into line or interrupt their teachers are so labeled. In most cases they are subsequently prescribed cocaine-like, mind-altering drugs. Many of these children simply have never been taught to read. Clearly, there is a critical need to provide an objective, scientifically based definition of "learning disability," and this must be the central point of reforming IDEA.
