Extractions: WITH A DISABILITY May, 1995 There is no single formula for parents to use when planning for the future of a family member with disabilities. Especially difficult is the question: What will happen to our child or adult family member with disabilities when we are gone? A person's estate is what he owns or possesses, like the home, car, money in the savings or checking accounts, stocks and bonds, furniture, and all types of personal possessions. Estate planning is the process of planning how these possessions will be divided and distributed when the person dies. Parents must take care of the needs of their family by managing their income and assets, and they must also make plans for the time when each parent will die and how the needs of the family will continue to be met. Your estate plan should include at least your will and may include such other things as trusts and insurance policies. There is little information to assist lawyers in counseling parents about the unique estate planning problems when there is a family member with disabilities.
Extractions: (with and without disabilities) Updated 8/24/05 Resources for Students with Disabilities Higher Education Organizations Fellowships and Internships Scholarships/Grants/Financial Aid ... Library/Educational Research Resources Education A Better Chance National resource for recruiting and developing leaders among young African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Native-Americans in the U.S. Assesses and refers academically-talented students in grades 6 through 11 for placement and financial aid at some of the nation's finest independent schools. Academy for Educational Development, Center for Youth Development and Policy Research. AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, and the environment. Alaskan Native Knowledge Network A major project supported by the National Science Foundation, the
Hazelwood Act For Veterans Children of disabled Firemen and Peace Officer Program Student must also bea texas resident and have attended high school in texas only. http://www.ess.panam.edu/finaid/prospective/types/special_programs/special.htm
Extractions: State Programs Hazlewood Act for Veterans Veteran's Rehabilitation Program Texas Rehabilitation Commission Program Foster Care Program ... Hispanic Scholarship Fund This program is available to Texas veterans honorably discharged who have depleted their Chapter 31 G.I. Bill Benefits and are eligible to receive financial assistance to cover most tuition and fee expenses. This program is available to eligible undergraduate and graduate students. An application and proper documentation must be on file before a student's account can be credited. If you are interested in applying or need more information not available here, contact our office for more information. This program is available to military veterans. For more information, contact the UTPA Veteran's Affairs Office at (956) 381-2280. This program provides financial assistance to students who qualify. Students interested in more information can contact the Texas Rehabilitation Commission at 1-800-410-7760.
VSA Arts Of Texas Home Page Promoting the Creative Power in People with Disabilities Expressive ArtsSummer Workshop for Children with special needs http://www.vsatx.org/
Special Education And Section 504 Even if special education and Section 504 are not issues for you now, they probablywill be at some point in ASSOCIATION OF texas PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS http://www.atpe.org/TeachersToolbag/speced.html
Extractions: Order your ATPE 25th Anniversary Commemorative Print today! ... E-MAIL THIS PAGE TO A FRIEND IN THIS ARTICLE What is IDEA? What is Section 504? What if you think a student may need special services? How are placement and services determined? ... What exactly is an IEP? RELATED LINKS Special education discipline ARDs Discipline of students with disabilities flow chart (PDF) Understanding inclusion ... Teachers' Toolbag Special Education and Section 504 in Texas Do you want to learn how certain laws will affect how you approach special education in your classroom? Even if special education and Section 504 are not issues for you now, they probably will be at some point in the near future as more students with disabilities are included in the regular education program. Whatever your current situation, you should protect yourself and your students by knowing the details of what special education students are entitled to in the classroom. What is IDEA?
A School Zone - Inclusion & Accommodation & Transition Page Inclusion of Students with special NeedsTeaching and Learning Resources and It looks like the schools need to get busy and figure out how to make these http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/6097/inclusion.html
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Inclusion Of Students With Special Needs: Teaching And Learning Every school has a small core of students whose basic needs for attention, Dyslexia need not mean disability. Dr. Fuller presents a method of teaching http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds/inclusion/teaching/front_teaching.html
Extractions: Inclusion of Students with Special Needs: Teaching and Learning Schools are accommodating diversity with a variety of teaching strategies and different degrees of mastery. Inclusive learning environments are reflections of the change in teaching and learning to help all students meet high expectations. Go to articles and links for further information: Research, Resources and Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms Criteria for Identifying Best Practices The purpose of this publication is to provide educators with instructional strategies that research shows have the greatest likelihood of positively affecting student learning. It is designed to be used by K-12 classroom teachers, building level administrators, and central office administrators. It is offered as a tool to enhance students' achievement in any content area.
Extractions: Nourishing your special needs child by Andrea Longbottom Excelling at home: Mary Hernandez holds her son, Raul, to a structured school schedule, but also involves him in household routines. "He's like a sponge!" Mary Hernandez says of her 13-year-old son's ability to soak up knowledge. Mary's son, Raul, has epilepsy and slight cerebral palsy. Four years ago, Mary pulled Raul out of public school and began homeschooling him. She was frustrated with the school, whose teachers maintained Raul couldn't learn because of his disability and let him spend hours playing with toys. Mary brought him home, sure that her son could excel if given the chance. Raul has since learned to read and write. "He knows all the presidents from the first to the forty-third president!" says Mary proudly. "You tell him something, and he will remember it." At home, Mary holds Raul to a structured school schedule, but also involves him in household routines.
Prediction: IDEA Will Continue Down The Wrong Path His parents wanted him to attend the texas School for the blind in Austin, texas, Children with disabilities have individualized, specialized needs. http://www.cato.org/dailys/05-22-02.html
Extractions: Archives Hurricane Katrina Archives May 22, 2002 by David Salisbury David Salisbury is director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute. Peter, age 12, is visually impaired. His parents wanted him to attend the Texas School for the blind in Austin, Texas, but school officials at Peter's local public school wouldn't let him. They felt they knew better than Peter's mother and father what was best for him. To most people, it seems rather patronizing for public school administrators to presume to make such a decision for Peter's parents. Unfortunately, current federal policy places government-not parents-in the primary decision-making role when it comes to children with disabilities.
Extractions: Adaptive Technology Defining a Disability What constitutes a disability? A disability is defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as a mental or physical impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities. Learning is an example of a major life activity. If you have a mental or physical condition, a history of such a condition, or a condition which may be considered by others as substantially limiting, you may have a legally defined disability. What does substantially limiting mean?
Special Education Inclusion school personnel must do to meet the needs of children with disabilities. But for special needs graduates from integrated programs the employment http://www.weac.org/resource/june96/speced.htm
Extractions: Special Education Inclusion Educators' Bulletin Board Classroom resources IDEAS Resource pages on educational issues ... ONLINE SERVICES This article was updated November 5, 2001 Inclusion remains a controversial concept in education because it relates to educational and social values, as well as to our sense of individual worth. Any discussion about inclusion should address several important questions: There are advocates on both sides of the issue. James Kauffman of the University of Virginia views inclusion as a policy driven by an unrealistic expectation that money will be saved. Furthermore, he argues that trying to force all students into the inclusion mold is just as coercive and discriminatory as trying to force all students into the mold of a special education class or residential institution. At the other end of the spectrum are those who believe that all students belong in the regular education classroom, and that "good" teachers are those who can meet the needs of all the students, regardless of what those needs may be.
Least Restrictive Environment And Placement Requirements Hosted by texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to meet the needsof students with disabilities for special education and related services. http://www.tsbvi.edu/agenda/policy3.htm
TSBVI Instructional Resources Page Inservice Training for Local School Staff Expands TVI Resources not a TSBVIwebsite; Let s Play A Guide to Toys for Children with special needs http://www.tsbvi.edu/Education/
Quality Counts 2004: Special Needs, Common Goals Students with disabilities have the same right as all other children to be And while 76 percent of public school teachers teach special education http://counts.edweek.org/sreports/qc04/article.cfm?slug=17exec.h23
Children With Special Needs | Connect For Kids Resources are provided for parents,family members, school personnel and interested Child Find Web Site Finding and Assisting Kids with special needs http://www.connectforkids.org/taxonomy/term/336
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Special Education Reading Project Objectives 2000; Learning Disabilities Association of texas (LDAT) on October 26, 2000; Study the role of the special education teacher in schoolwide reform, http://www.texasreading.org/utcrla/pd/serp_objectives.asp
Extractions: dpbryant @ mail.utexas.edu Objectives A presentation on the SERP Elementary Institute materials was made to all general and special education reading liaisons at the statewide reading liaisons meeting on January 14 and 15, 2002. The SERP team worked collaboratively with TEA and Education Service Centers to conduct training-of-trainers. Conference presentations were conducted for the remaining year. Development of a professional development guide for teachers who teach secondary struggling readers was completed. A training video was produced to accompany the materials.
Special Needs Links EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES for CHILDREN with special needs. About OneHanded Typing Related Services for School-Aged Children with Disabilities http://www.kid-power.org/links.html
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GEES SC Publication - Planet Planet special Edition 3 special Educational needs and Disabilities - learning and The special Educational needs and Disability Act (SENDA) 2001 - An http://www.gees.ac.uk/pubs/planet/
Extractions: Skip Navigation About Us Search Higher Education Academy ... Planet To get copies of Planet (current or back issues) Planet Download area (PDF) If you would like Planet in a different format please contact Mike Sanders Jun 2005: Planet Special Edition- Issue 14 Postgraduate Taught Courses in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Dec 2004: Planet - Issue 13 Apr 2004: Planet Edition 7 - Issue 12 Dec 2003: Planet Special Edition 5 - Issue 11 Linking Teaching and Research and undertaking Pedagogic Research in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Jun 2003: Planet Edition 6 - Issue 10 Jan 2003: Planet Edition 5 - Issue 9 Dec 2002: Planet Special Edition 4 - Issue 8 Planet Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Ideas for learning and teaching in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Jun 2002: Planet Edition 4 - Issue 7 Apr 2002: Planet Special Edition 3 - Issue 6 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities - learning and teaching guidance for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Jan 2002: Planet Edition 3 - Issue 5 Nov 2001: Planet Special Edition 2 - Issue 4 Case Studies in Problem based Learning (PBL) from Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Assistive And Adaptive Technology The texas Technology Access Project works to raise awareness, Software forSpecial needs such as for Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia, http://disability-resource.com/assist.html
Extractions: French German Italian Portuguese ... FreeTranslation.com Point-N-Click Click-N-Type AutoClick feature, you know that there are many people who have the manual dexterity to move a mouse, trackball or other pointing device, but do not have the fine motor skills to actually click a mouse button. To address this need AutoClick was introduced to give such individuals the ability to type on the Click-N-Type keyboard. The problem is that a virtual keyboard is limited to typing. Someone else has to set things up for you because Windows requires mouse clicking.
