Project Uplink Children with special needs include those who have disabilities, developmentaldelays, are gifted/talented virginia Board for People with Disabilities http://www.vcu.edu/uplink/links/disability_agencies.html
Extractions: The American Occupational Therapy Association is the nationally recognized professional association of more than 40,000 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and students of occupational therapy. These individuals work with people experiencing health problems such as stroke, spinal cord injuries, cancer, congenital conditions, developmental problems and mental illness. Occupational therapy helps people regain, develop and build skills that are essential for independent functioning, health and well-being. American Physical Therapy Association The Division of Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children is an international membership organization for individuals who work with or on behalf of children (birth through age eight) with special needs and their families. Founded in 1973, the Division is dedicated to promoting policies and practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of children. Children with special needs include those who have disabilities, developmental delays, are gifted/talented or are at risk for future development problems.
Extractions: A Person, Not a Disability: Resources on Special Needs and Advocacy Abledata http://www.abledata.com/index.htm Provides information and links on assistive technology. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sbilling/ada.html Provides links to a variety of resources about the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability information. Adaptive Physical Education http://www.mde.state.mi.us/off/sped/adptv_phys_ed/home.html Provides resources and links on adaptive physical education. ADHD Owner's Manual http://www.edutechsbs.com/adhd/ Provides resources on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including information on medical and behavioral interventions. Advocates http://www.infocom.com/~intern/ Provides resources, links, and a forum for those who wish to advocate for students with special needs. American Sign Language http://lonestar.texas.net/~imking/signpage/sign.html Provides information about ASL and gives pointers to assist people who can hear with communicating with those who cannot. Animated ASL Dictionary http://www.feist.com/~randys/index_nf.html
NASP Position Statement On Inclusive Programs severe disabilities, must attend separate schools to receive special services, The system used to identify and evaluate students with special needs. http://www.nasponline.org/information/pospaper_ipsd.html
Extractions: The 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 97) created significant educational opportunities for students with disabilities and established important safeguards that ensure the provision of a free, appropriate public education to students with special needs. NASP strongly supports the continuation and strengthening of this mandate. NASP also recognizes the need to continually evaluate the effectiveness of all aspects of our educational system and to promote reform when needed. Some of the benefits of inclusive programs include: typical peers serving as models for students with disabilities; general education classrooms that are better able to meet the needs of all students as a result of additional instructional resources, staff development for general and special educators, a more flexible curriculum, and adapted instructional delivery systems. In advocating for the development of these programs, NASP takes the position that:
Resource Center Bibliographies - Disability Resources The Americans with Disabilities Act handbook for schools / Oklahoma City, Okla . Technology for inclusion meeting the special needs of all students http://www.okcareertech.org/resrc/bibs/disabil.htm
Extractions: O'Brien, Nancy P. Education : a guide to reference and information sources / 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, c2000. General education sources Educational technology and media Early childhood, elementary, and secondary education Higher education Multilingual and multicultural education Special education Adult, alternative, continuing, and distance education Career and vocational education Comparative and international education Curriculum, instruction, and content areas Educational administration and management Educational history and philosophy Educational research, measurement, and testing Educational psychology. 305.908 GUI 1993
Extractions: You Are Here Home Meeting Every Student's Needs Students with Special Needs Science Resources ... About this CD This section includes a variety of strategies for supporting students with special needs in the science classroom. Addressing Accessibility in Mathematics Project. (2003). Accessibility strategies to consider . Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Inc.
Extractions: You Are Here Home Meeting Every Student's Needs Students with Special Needs Math Resources ... About this CD This section includes a variety of strategies for supporting students with special needs in the mathematics classroom. Addressing Accessibility in Mathematics Project. (2003). Accessibility strategies to consider . Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Inc.
CEC Career Connections - Higher Education Jobs three years experience in teaching special education in public schools; particular emphasis on the needs of students with mild to moderate disabilities, http://www.cec.sped.org/careers/higher-ed.php
Extractions: MASTER'S DEGREE IN SEVERE DISABILITIES - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND The University of Maryland (UMD) Department of Special Education Applications are accepted on a continuous basis. For more information please contact Dr. Francey Kohl, Project Director Low Incidence Personnel Preparation Grant, Department of Special Education, 1308 Benjamin Bldg. College Park, MD 20742; Phone: (301) 405-6490 or (301) 405-6514; E-mail: flkohl@umd.edu. The University of Maryland has a strong commitment to diversity and actively seeks applicants from underrepresented groups including individuals with disabilities. ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST - AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Responsibilities: Train faculty, staff, and individual students with disabilities on use of adaptive technology and how to adapt learning strategies. Act as primary contact person to troubleshoot adaptive software/hardware. Ensure compatibility of campus with adaptive technology. Recommend, install, maintain, upgrade assistive technology eqipment on campus. Assist in the design, maintenance, and evaluation of university Web sites to ensure accessibility. Qualifications: MA/MS in Special Education or Education Technology or related field; Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP) or eligibility to obtain certification. Familiarity with learning strategies as they related to disabilities. Ability to effectively teach/train. Minimum three years experience with adaptive technology software. Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot adaptive software/hardware. Knowledge of Section 508 and issues related to accessibility of technology. Experience working with individuals with disabilities. High degree of initiative, ability to work independently, and ability to work as part of a team.
Credits/References 3rd Grade Teacher Thalia Elementary School virginia Beach, VA Including studentswith special needs A practical guide for classroom teachers. http://coe.jmu.edu/mathvidsr/credits.htm
Field Study: Instruction - Mild/Moderate Disabilities special education needs in the primary school A practical guide. If you needaccommodations due to a documented disability, please contact the Office http://www.nu.edu/Academics/Schools/SOE/SpecialEducationandT/Courses/EXC660ASyll
Extractions: Overview of the characteristics of mild/moderate disabilities. Discusses the planning and evaluation of curriculum, methods, techniques, basic strategies, materials and media used for teaching students who manifest mild/moderate disabilities across the content areas. Addresses positive behavior support. Emphasizes learning strategies, study skills, critical-thinking skills, educational assessment, interactive teaming and parent involvement as they relate to IEP development and evaluation of instruction. Textbooks: http://www.mbsdirect.net/national/ Field Study: Instruction - Mild/Moderate Disabilities The School of Education prepares educators as lifelong learners, reflective practitioners, and ethical professionals. Our mission is accomplished in a learning community through professional preparation programs, partnerships with schools, and educational research. Course Description: Practical field activities designed to promote and supplement the course goals and outcomes of EXC 660. Must be taken concurrently with EXC 660. Note: Grading is on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Washington County Public Schools: Special Ed who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services. Schoolaged children who may have a disability may be referred to the Child http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/departments/specialed/identifying_disabled_children
Extractions: The Washington County Public School System provides a free and appropriate public education for all identified eligible disabled students, ages birth to 21, residing within Washington County. Disabled children are those children who manifest one or more of the following impairments and who, because of those impairments, need special education. The State of Virginia uses the following definitions: Autism means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences. Deaf blindness means concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational problems that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for deaf or blind children.
Minority Students In Special And Gifted Education To Nurturing Minority Students With special needs or Talents Curry School ofEducation University of virginia Charlottesville Beth Harry http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309074398?OpenDocument
Extractions: Materials of interest to persons studying, working or living with students or adults requiring special needs (physical, emotional, learning, mental, etc.) All are located in the Peabody Library unless otherwise noted. Directories Computer Resources for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Exploring Today's Assistive Technology. Alliance for Technology Access. Alameda, CA: Hunter House, 1994. Reference HV 1569.5 .C675 1994 The Directory for Exceptional Children . Boston: Porter Sargent Publishers. Latest in Ready Reference LC 4007 .D5 Directory of College Facilities and Services for the Handicapped. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1983-. Latest in Ready Reference LC 4812.6 .D57 Directory of Facilities and Services for the Learning Disabled. Novato, California: Academic Therapy Publications. Latest Only in Ready Reference L 901 D5114 Kravets, Marybeth and Imy Wax. 4th ed. New York: Random House, 1997. Ready Reference L 901 .K73 1997 Peterson's Colleges with Programs for Students with Learning Disabilities.
General Resources About Disabilities Information about special education and disabilities. University of VirginiaCurry School of Education. General Resources about Disabilities http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/sped/projects/ose/resources/general.html
Extractions: University of Virginia Curry School of Education Many of these sources apply to several aspects of disability or special education. We've assembled them here for folks who are seeking general (in the sense of 'generic') sources. The resources listed here are sometimes included elsewhere in our pages. If you're looking for something that you haven't found elsewhere, you should scan this list. Looking for information that used to be listed on this page? See the new sibling page, Assistive Technology NCITE , the National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators Case-Link , an interactive multi-media project about using cases on the web as a means of teaching about special education. Anyone who wants to know something about effective instruction should read Ed Anderson's paper called " Education that Works: The Child is Always Right ." It's one of many valuable resources one can find at the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies web site. George Klima's extensive site about the importance of effectiveness in educational reform , one of our favorite, no-nonesense places about education on the web Project EASI U.S.
Dissabilities Real World Day is for high school students with disabilities, Our primarygoal is to support families of students with special needs and to promote http://www.ps.vt.edu/ofs/Disabilities.html
Including Students With Disabilities In General Ed Classrooms Their 25 students include 4 who have special needs due to disabilities and 2 The school principal, Ben Parks, had worked in special education many years http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/including.students.html
Extractions: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that a continuum of placement options be available to meet the needs of students with disabilities. The law also requires that: "to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities ... are educated with children who are not disabled, and that special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be attained satisfactorily." IDEA Sec. 612 (5) One of the educational options that is receiving increasing attention is meeting the needs of students with disabilities in the regular classroom. This digest is written for the practitioner who is working in the regular class environment with students who have disabilities.
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.
Special Education Resources The special needs Education Network (Canada) This site provides a directory of Disability Research Unit (DRU) - A research unit within the School of http://www.theteachersguide.com/Specialeducation.html
Extractions: Technology General Resources Our Kids Our-Kids is a support group for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. PRELUDE Music Therapy - Our Mission...is to serve children and adults with special needs through sharing information; creating and publishing music therapy strategies; and giving workshops and presentations to professionals, parents, and students.
The DRM Regional Resource Directory: Virginia virginia Beach Department of Public Libraries special Services Library virginia specific disabilities Curry School of Education - Office of special http://www.disabilityresources.org/VIRGINIA.html
Extractions: Advocacy and Legal Rights ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities (Virginia Protection and Advocacy System) Disabled Action Committee (DAC) National Resources Aging AARP in Virginia Arlington County Aging and Disability Services ElderWeb: Virginia Virginia Department for the Aging ... National Resources Allergy and Asthma Allergy and Asthma Network - Mothers of Asthmatics National Resources Arthritis National Resources Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Association - Chapters in Virginia Arts Very Special Arts Virginia National Resources Assistive Technology Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority Computer Resource Lab (Fredericksburg) Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS) National Resources Autism
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/
