MASSPAC-Special Education--Fact Vs. Fiction 96% of the Commonwealth s children with special needs are in public school settings.Our neighboring states of New Hampshire, Connecticut, and rhode island, http://www.masspac.org/resources/fact_fiction.htm
Extractions: FACT VS. FICTION Anecdotes and stories are often cited to support the need to amend Chapter 766 in ways that would be drastic and devastating for children. However, the facts clearly demonstrate that these anecdotes present a distorted view inconsistent with reality. FICTION: Parents and advocates are unreasonable and consistently oppose efforts to reform Chapter 766. FACT: Parents and advocates actively participated with 15 statewide organizations to develop a comprehensive and far-reaching Special Education Reform Proposal. This proposal, which represents major concessions by parents, addresses mechanisms to tighten eligibility, reduce costs for independent evaluations, revise discipline standards for children with disabilities, and increase the states share of special education costs. Parents and advocates developed this Reform Proposal in conjunction with state organizations representing superintendents, school committees, principals, special education directors, private schools, collaboratives, and teachers unions. FICTION: Special education is out of control the numbers and cost are skyrocketing and no relief is in sight.
RISD : Rhode Island School Of Design : FACULTY Reaves has taught art history for RISD CE, at rhode island College, St.Laurent is a high school teacher working with special needs children at School http://www.risd.edu/ce_faculty.cfm
Extractions: Kathryn Beth Adams: BFA, BIA, RISD; BA, Secondary Education, RIC. Previously an Interior Designer at firms in Rhode Island and New York, she started K2S Design Studio in 1998. Specializing in residential, commercial and hospitality projects, the firm won several awards, including the Rhode Island Monthly Gold and Silver awards for commercial renovation. Currently serving as a consultant at her new firm, Divine Proportions, Adams is also a licensed member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Ajax Alexandre: BA, Theatre, Ohio State University; MFA, Furniture Design, UMass/ Dartmouth. He is a custom furniture maker and sculptor working in wood, metal and glass. He has taught furniture design and three-dimensional design at UMass. Ivan Anic: BFA candidate, Film, Animation and Video, RISD; concentration in Animation. Anic recently finished working on the animated series Family Guy for Fox Studios, and has extensive experience in a variety of animation styles. Donald Annaldo: MAT, RISD; BA, Roger Williams University. Annaldo has been an art educator at North Kingstown high school, where he has taught art and ceramics. He has also been an active member with the RIAEA and the RI Scholastic Art Awards, and is the recipient of the RIAEA 2004 Rhode Island Art Educator of the Year Award. Sondra Arnold: MAT, Art Education, RIC. Arnold currently teaches at Matthew J. Kruss Middle School and in the Fall River public school system. She previously taught at the Alan Shawn Feinstein High School and the George J. West Elementary School in Providence.
Schools - Special Education - Education - Reference - schools special Education - Education - Reference - Harmony Hill School -Chepachet, rhode island. Offers residential and extended-day treatment and http://www.myonlinecolleges.com/school/Reference/Education/Special_Education/Sch
Extractions: Top Reference Education Schools ... Anne Carlsen Center for Children - Provides health care, education and support services for children with special needs and their families. Jamestown, ND. Atlanta Speech School - Therapeutic educational center for children and adults with hearing, speech, language, or learning disabilities. Atlanta, GA. Calvin Academy - Provides day school, after school tutoring, and summer programs for children who are not successful in traditional k-12 classrooms including special education. Minneapolis, MN. Carousel Schools - Los Angeles (California) schools offering early intervention, education, therapeutic programs, and after-school care for children with diverse special needs, from earliest childhood to grade 8. Centennial School of Lehigh University - Educational program for students with serious emotional disturbance or autism who are referred to Centennial by area school districts and intermediate units. Bethlehem, PA. Certificate in Work Education - Australia - Emphasis on the state of Victoria in Australia and is created by a group of students with disabilities Chaigeley School - Quaker-founded school for young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Caters mainly to boys aged 10-16. Cheshire, England.
Dis/abilities And Learning Disabilities Issues This Page Includes Designing for the divergent needs of special populations increases usability rhode island School for the Deaf including links to resources for Deaf and http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/Literacy_Resources/ld.html
Extractions: This page includes resources for learners with learning difficulties/disabilities, and includes resources for learners who are Deaf blind or visually impaired , or affected by developmental disabilities . As well, the site lists resources for Rhode Island learners Some sites, which address issues across ability areas, are listed in the section devoted to learning difficulties and disabilities. As well, sites addressing technology and its applications are included.
Extractions: Private Practitioner with over six (6) years of experience in representing and advocating for disabled students. Admitted to all NC state courts and federal district courts of North Carolina, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and US Supreme Court. Consultations and representation available on a sliding scale for low income families. The Law Firm of Paul L. Erickson, P. A.
Project Outreach Many of our programs are funded by The rhode island Department of Health Sewing Program The Barrington High School special needs students have been http://www.volunteersolutions.org/vcri/org/221774.html
Extractions: Advocacy - We continue to advocate for systemic change to end poverty in the neighborhood in cooperation with the George Wiley Center and the Campaign to Eliminate Poverty as well as the URI Feinstein Program Hunger Institute and the United Way. Client Choice Community Food Program - Clients choose enough food for their size family twice per month with amounts that can sustain them for the entire period. We serve over 600 families each year, over 100,000 meals. Tuesday Fresh Bread, Produce and Dairy Distribution Program - Adults meet for an informative and educational program weekly and receive healthy, whole grain breads, fresh produce, and dairy items to take home. Health Education Programs - Offered on Tuesdays, this program addresses the problem of the Disparity in Minority Health. Topics include: The Effects of Second Hand Smoke and The Use of Tobacco Products, Prenatal Lead Poisoning Prevention, Cancer, Obesity, Heart Disease and Diabetes, High Risk Behavior. Many of our programs are funded by The Rhode Island Department of Health Mini-Grant Program. All classes are in English and Spanish. We have also presented a mini-health fair with health screenings.
Gsa208 99457) which requires special services for children with special needs from rhode island RFP, page 29. SCHEDULE OF OUT-OF-PLAN BENEFITS. Children. http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/healthpolicy/nnhs4/GSA/Subheads/gsa208.html
Extractions: Schools and MCOs will be required to communicate with one another regarding any further needs the child might have within and beyond the Basic Benefit Package as well as coordinate the care the child receives from the Department of Education. MCOs will be required to work with local School Districts, the Division of Public Health, and other appropriate providers to create and implement procedures for linking and coordinating services for children who attend school and receive medical services under the auspices of Individualized Education Plans (IEP) or through similar school-based treatment plans, or who use medical services provided through School Based Health Centers. MCOs should coordinate plan benefits with these providers to prevent duplication of coverage, to assure medical necessity, and to provide for service delivery in a cost-effective manner. It is the desire of DHSS to move all provision of health care services into a managed care setting. In addition to supporting this goal, the present Administration supports maximizing the in flow of federal Medicaid resources to the State and school districts. School-based therapy services (e.g. occupational, physical and speech therapy) have therefore been excluded from the Diamond State Health Plan in order to further this second goal. Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (`IDEA'), 20 U. S. C. 1400 et Seq., requires schools to ensure that special education `related services' (defined in section 1400 (22)) are provided in accordance with each disabled child's Individualized Education Program (IEP). To the maximum extent possible these children must be educated with their non-disabled peers. This least restrictive environment (LRE) requirement has been interpreted to mean that therapy services should be delivered on school premises. The June, 1997 amendments to the IDEA also require Medicaid's financial responsibility to precede that of the schools. 20 U.S. C. section 1412. Medicaid must either 'provide or pay for' these services in the first instance.
Children With Disabilities: Global Priorities for Action on special needs Education means that ordinary schools should disabled children have the same basic needs as all children adequate food http://www.disabilityworld.org/07-08_01/children/global.shtml
Extractions: In preparation for the UN Special Session on Children, RI has reviewed current statistics, literature and international policy statements, and consulted with specialists in childhood disability. The following findings from these materials are sobering and underscore the urgency of raising the inclusion of children and youths with disabilities to a high priority in all proposed actions and programs to implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child. During the last century in most countries, disabled children were often overlooked, excluded, hidden away or exiled to institutions. In the 21st century, RI envisions "a world where equal opportunities for disabled people becomes a natural consequence of enlightened policies and legislation supporting full inclusion to and access to all parts of society." "The rights of students with disabilities to be educated in their local mainstream school is becoming more and more accepted in most countries, and many reforms are being put in place to achieve to this goal. Further, there is no reason to segregate disabled students in public education systems. Instead, education systems need to be reconsidered to meet the needs of all students."
Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council - Web Guide RI Dept. of Ed special need An encyclopedia of information about schools in The rhode island Parent Information Network website is under construction. http://www.riddc.org/lwebguide2.shtml
Extractions: Meeting Street is a nationally and internationally recognized innovator in helping children with disabilities and developmental delays and a pioneer in the concepts of inclusion, early intervention and integrated educational, therapeutic and developmental services. Since 1946, Meeting Street has encouraged and supported children, young adults and families to expand their horizons, reach for their dreams, and believe in the possibilities. MHRH The website of the Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals organizes information about the agency under many topics, most of which link to still more topics. The site shows the kinds of services offered to individuals with disabilities, the departmental organization in which services takes place, and the administrators in charge. There's even an overview of the evolution of services and the philosophies behind them for more than 130 years. The site's level of detail extends as far as inclusion of minutes of the meetings of the Governor's Council on Behavioral Health. OSCIL The Ocean State Center for Independent Living helps people with disabilities live in communities. It is a clearinghouse for accessible rental housing; landlords with accessible rental property list available units on the website to connect with persons with disabilities who are looking for accessible rentals. OSCIL runs an annual statewide Independent Living Conference for both consumers and professionals. This website is one of the few which includes a questionnaire for consumers to rate the agency on its helpfulness.
For Patients And Families - Children's Hospital Boston rhode island Department of Human Services, Children With special needs Programsfor children with special needs www.dhs.state.ri.us/dhs/famchild/dchspec.htm http://www.childrenshospital.org/patientsfamilies/Site1393/mainpageS1393P4sublev
Animal Farm And Education Reform rhode island also spends 25% more per special needs student per year than the Click here for a cautionary analysis of how school finance reform in Texas http://www.ripolicyanalysis.org/RIAnimalFarm.html
Extractions: So why does it survive? Inertia is one big reason. And the other is people's tendency to look at individual taxes in isolation, rather than considering the impact of all the taxes they pay (click here for a great piece of research on this). But back to our main story: the bottom line is that a state wide property tax would be just as indefensible as the current local property tax. Progressive income or consumption based taxes are much more defensible as a way to finance the public goods provided by government. less per pupil than the Rhode Island state average. And raising average per-pupil spending still further won't improve educational outcomes when Rhode Island's policies in other areas (e.g., high taxes and health insurance costs that discourage businesses and high income taxpayers from locating and growing here, the nation's most generous welfare benefits , and the country's worst record in getting people off welfare) seem tailor made to ensure that they are below average. Consider this: Rhode Island's average per pupil expenditure is already one of the highest in the nation (our rank ranges from #7 to #4, depending on the data set used). Our teachers are among the highest paid in the nation. Yet our educational outcomes are decidedly not among the highest in the nation. On the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress tests for eighth graders, Rhode Island's combined math and reading score ranked 37th, while our high school graduation rate ranks 29th (click
URI-TMD Wall Of Fame She wrote Dressing with Pride Clothing Changes for special needs, on theBoard of Trustees of the University of rhode island Foundation since 1985. http://www.uri.edu/hss/tmd/Wall of Fame.htm
Extractions: Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design Wall of Fame The Department inaugurated its "Wall of Fame" of successful alumnae/i with the first 'Spring Splash' Fashion Show/Fund Raiser in 2004. Three new inductees were announced at the 2005 event. The aim is to showcase the successful careers that TMD graduates have developed. If you would like to nominate someone for inclusion (maybe even yourself!) please contact Linda Welters Evelyn Siefert (Kennedy) Commentucci Evelyn Siefert (Kennedy) Commentucci in 1970 opened Evelyn of Sewtique, a sewing service center in Groton Connecticut. It now has a staff of eight and offers services from sewing machine repair to custom alterations to restoration of heirloom apparel and textiles. Mrs. Commentucci has a BS and MS from URI. She focused her masters thesis research on teaching self-help skills to physically disabled children and in 1978 founded P.R.I.D.E. Foundation, Inc. to Promote Real Independence for the Disabled and Elderly. Mrs. Commentucci has taught many seminars as far away as Japan and Australia, written teaching manuals, and designed special clothing to meet the needs of the elderly and handicapped.
FamilyFun: Child Development: My Sister Is Slow for young siblings at rhode island Hospital in Providence, rhode island. Because she knows she has special needs, she tries even harder to be a http://familyfun.go.com/parenting/child/dev/feature/dony199701_brother/
Extractions: of 3 As a little girl, Gerri Zatlow was known in her household as "the other mother." At first, she shared the caretaking of her autistic brother, Douglas, who is seven years her junior. After her parents divorced when she was 12, she provided the only respite for her working mother. She picked Douglas up from school, took him on errands and cooked him supper. He could be a handful. At the grocery store, he would throw lettuce heads and ketchup bottles on the floor while other shoppers stared disapprovingly. "This I could handle," Gerri saysshe would pick up the lettuce and explain to the grocer that her brother was disabled. But when they fought at home, Douglas smashed her perfume bottles, threw her records out the window and had a habit of biting her. If Gerri complained to her mother, she says, "All I ever heard was, 'He can't help it,' or, 'I don't want to hear it.'"
American School Board Journal: September 2001 Your Turn of special education, said a rhode island school committee member. While theprogram has been beneficial to disabled and ablebodied as well, http://www.asbj.com/2001/09/0901yourturn.html
Extractions: If Congress were made up of ASBJ readers, IDEA would be in for a major overhaul or, at least, some significant revision. That's the message we received from your responses to July's question: Do we need to revise IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)? Fifty percent of you said IDEA needs serious overhaul, 45 percent said it could use some revision, and 5 percent said "leave it alone." "IDEA mandates lack logic and plain old common sense," said a Louisiana board member. "It is so out of control that we should do away with it completely." Most readers wouldn't go that far. But several said IDEA, which aims to provide educational opportunity to disabled students, has evolved into a complex and unworkable system of rewards.
RWU 10 Big Brothers of rhode island provides oneon-one relationships between at-risk Traditional sports are sports that are for special needs athletes only. http://department.rwu.edu/~cad/FSL/youthandsports.htm
Extractions: YOUTH SPORTS AND EDUCATION 4-H Website 1 or Website 2 State 4-H Office Peckham Farm/URI, Kingston, RI 02881 Email (401) 874-2981 (fax) 874-2435 Volunteers are needed to work with local clubs and help run special events. The annual Photo/Fine Arts Fair is something local kids look forward to and needs your help. 4-H runs leadership camps, public speaking contests, food and cooking events, and horticulture activities. Volunteers also are encouraged to develop their own events! All Childrens Theatre Ensemble Website 127 Valley Street, East Providence, RI 02914 Email The All Childrens Theatre Ensemble is devoted to producing quality theatre for, by, and with children. Children in the Ensemble are trained in all aspects of theatrical production. By providing socially relevant theatre for youth, the program provides an environment in which young people grow in self-esteem as they learn to express themselves and their concerns about society. Classes are offered year round for children ages 3-14. Volunteers can participate in various programs and roles from production to teaching to program development. Audubon Society of Rhode Island Website 1401 Hope Street, Bristol, RI 02809
EASTCONN Staff Carol has worked with school children with special needs for over 15 years Founder of Stand Fast Communications and Consulting, Warwick, rhode island. http://www.eastconn.org/bios_k2r.htm
Extractions: Jkalinowski@eastconn.org John Kalinowski is Director of Technology Development Services. He is actively developing new partnerships with technology vendors to assist our schools in obtaining the highest quality technology products and service in the most cost effective manner. In addition, he is involved in designing, recommending and implementing network infrastructure, as well as delivering training and technical assistance to school personnel on a myriad of technology topics. John was president of the Connecticut Educators Computer Association (CECA) from 1991-1993, and continues to help plan and coordinate Statewide Educational Technology Conference and other technology related programs for educators. He is on the Joint Committee on Educational Technology (JCET) Task Force commissioned by the State Legislature to provide input on issues related to technology and schools. He reviewed and provided input on the State of Connecticut Educational Technology Plan. John is Exhibit Manager for the CT Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (CASCD) and the Connecticut Reading Association; in this position he coordinates vendor exhibits through a series of statewide conferences. John holds a B.A. in economics, a Connecticut Teachers Certificate and a Massachusetts Teachers Certificate.
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE For Parent Centers Newsline rhode island Parent Information Network, posted August 10, 1998 UncommonFathers may be found in the special needs section of B. Dalton, Borders, http://www.taalliance.org/apcn/archives/archive_aug98.htm
Extractions: ZERO to THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families , posted August 10, 1998 Parental Assistance Center The Rhode Island Parental Assistance Center (PAC) is a program component of RIPIN. Initiated in October 1997, PAC is a collaborative effort between RIPIN, the RI Parents as Teachers, Hippy Affiliates and the University of Rhode Island's Department of Human Development and Family Studies. The Parental Assistance Center is designed to offer parents and educators support, information and training in order to become effective partners in improving education for all children. The PAC will strive to ensure that all services will be concentrated in high need areas including, but not limited to, low income and minority populations and will be delivered in a variety of languages and easily accessible formats.
TANF Recipients As Caregivers For Family Members With Disabilities those typically provided by TANF agencies, such as specialneeds child care, Providence, rhode island The Comprehensive, Evaluation, Diagnosis, http://www.financeproject.org/Publications/TANFrecipientsascaregiversRN.htm
Extractions: /* You may give each page an identifying name, server, and channel on the next lines. */ var pageName = ""; /**** DO NOT ALTER ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE! ****/ var code = ' '; document.write(' '); document.write('>'); Vol. 6, No. 5 April 2002 TANF Recipients as Caregivers for Family Members with Disabilities In light of the dramatic reduction in welfare caseloads following the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, much attention has been given to those recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) who still remain on the roles. Many of these recipients have been categorized as hard-to-serve, or are described as having individual or multiple barriers to successful employment. Some of those with barriers to employment run the risk of being sanctioned for not participating in required work activities or of reaching their 60-month lifetime limit to benefits before achieving stable employment and self-sufficiency. Disabilities are one category of barrier that can make stable employment difficult.
Extractions: Issued Quarterly are the cover story features in Volume 14, Number 4. Other articles featured in this issue: Making History, Stealing Hearts: The Hartford 1998 World Disabled Sailing Championship By Barby MacGowan "We didn't go out to win the race today, we went out to win the World Championship," says Ross-Duggan back at the docks. When we saw how Callahan was doing, we knew there was no margin for error." Callahan's team takes the runner-up spot on the scoreboard, only a quarter point behind Ross-Duggan. The USA qualifies for a berth at the Paralympics, as do The Netherlands (third overall), Germany (fourth), Canada (fifth), Great Britain (sixth), Israel (seventh) and Sweden (eighth). The drama was about to unfold...
POSITION PAPER ON THE REAUTHORIZ Family Resource Center for Disabilities and special needs, South Carolina rhode island Parent Information Network ARC WashingtonHolmes Counties, Inc. http://www.educationnews.org/position-paper-on-the-reauthoriz.htm
Extractions: The National Committee of Parents and Advocates Organized to Protect IDEA represents millions of citizens who have come together to protect the educational guarantee required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The undersigned national, state and local organizations are united in opposition to the House and Senate bills that amend and reauthorize IDEA. Both of these bills weaken the rights and protections necessary to ensure that students with disabilities are not left behind.
