Extractions: Arizona State University This volume of Education and Treatment of Children contains a collection of the 12 peer-reviewed articles that were originally presented at the 21st Annual Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders national conference held in Scottsdale, Arizona in November 1997. These articles were selected from among over 150 papers presented which dealt with the education and treatment of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). In addition, this publication represents Volume 21 of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders ongoing monograph serios on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth. The keynote article by Don MacMillan, this year's recipient of the Council for Exceptional Children's outstanding Special Education Researcher award, discusses the fact that while disability categories as independent variables in special education research is unwarranted because assignment to categories by the schools does not appear to have high decision reliability and categorical membership of children obscures individual differences among children within categories. He calls for the "unpackaging" of these categorical variables in order to explain more variance in research and to link treatment to child needs more efficiently The next article by Yell and Shriner provides a thorough analysis of the new discipline provisions for students with disabilities in the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. They point out that these amendments represent some of the most significant changes in the law since original passage in 1975.
District Administration: One Test For All? Overall, however, the law does more good than harm for special needs children, disabilities, the rest of the students must take the west virginia http://www.districtadministration.com/page.cfm?p=733
Family Support And Disabilities/Special Needs Community Safety, Disabilities/special needs, Domestic violence, Evaluation by the west virginia Governors Cabinet on Children and Families. http://www.familysupportamerica.org/lcenter/showtopic.php?action=viewprog&catego
West Virginia Healthy People 2010 Objectives In west virginia, employment options for people with disabilities are often Children with special Health Care needs, adults with disabilities have few http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hp2010/objective/6.htm
Extractions: Credits 6 - Disability and Secondary Conditions Objectives References According to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, a person is considered as having a "disability" if he or she meets at least one of the following criteria: (1) He or she has a physical or cognitive impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; (2) he or she has a record of such an impairment, and/or (3) he or she is regarded as having such an impairment. The U.S. Census of 1990 reports that 35% of West Virginians are identified as having a disability. Of those, 19% are rated as severe. Approximately 3% of this population have difficulty with self-care, a major quality of life area. Survey research conducted by Keith and Stewart in 1992 found that approximately one-third of West Virginia households included a person with an identified disability. Of the adults who responded to this survey, one in five reported requiring professional care for their disability. Primary disabilities with concomitant chronic health problems and physical limitations occur within the aging population of West Virginia. Additionally, poverty, low educational levels, lack of prenatal care, and teenage pregnancies may contribute to high incidences of disability among infants born in the state.
Extractions: Screen magnifying and reading software available on selected public computer terminals at all City of Mesa Library locations. Homebound Program Talking Book Program Table of Contents: Adaptive Technologies in Arizona Libraries List of Arizona libraries that provide services and/or equipment such as TDD/TTY, large print collections, books on tape, wheelchair accessible workstation, CCTV talking book exchange, screen enlarger, etc. Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP) Its mission is to increase access to assistive technology devices and services. Easter Seals Provides training on Assistive Technology to schools and community organizations. Southwest Human Development Information, advocacy, product guidance, and training. Other Resource Centers for AT in Arizona back to top Arizona Braille and Talking Book Library Loans recorded books, magazines, and playing equipment; provides two telephone-based services: Newsline (news from selected newspapers), and Jobline (with information drawn from America's Job Bank.
Special Needs Project - America's Disability Bookstore special needs Shopping Cart special needs Customer Service Tracy L. Morris,PhD, Department of Psychology, west virginia University, Morgantown, WV http://www.specialneeds.com/books.asp?id=13433
Rural Special Education Quarterly: Riding Fences Ami Richards of west virginia University outlines why students with learningdisabilities who have attended small rural schools may need special assistance http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4052/is_200407/ai_n9418108
Extractions: Once again, the articles presented in this issue demonstrate that rural special educators and disability services personnel are aware of the hottest topics and most current issues in the field. Let's applaud our colleagues at rural schools and universities for their commitment to the profession and their creative application of best practices in insuring that individuals with disabilities in even the smallest rural schools have access to programs with the latest best practices-with a rural twist! Barbara Ludlow Executive Editor Rural Special Education Quarterly
Extractions: This Article Abstract Full Text (PDF) P ... Citation Map Services E-mail this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal ... Cited by other online articles PubMed PubMed Citation Related Collections Emergency Medicine References Children with special health care needs are those who have, or are at risk for, chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and who also require health and related services of a type or amount not usually required by typically developing children. Formulation of an emergency care plan has been advocated by the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program through its Children With Special Heath Care Needs Task Force. Essential components of a program of providing care
Agencies - United Way Of Central West Virginia Home Page of the United Way of Central west virginia. occupational therapyand speech therapy services for low income, uninsured special needs children. http://www.uwaycentralwv.org/pages/agencies.php
Extractions: Class advocacy - individual and family services for mentally disabled citizens; assures that individualized services meet the need of persons with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities directly associated with mental retardation and their families. Boy Scouts of America. Buckskin Council
:: United Way Of Central West Virginia :: American Red Cross of Central west virginia and Putnam County and speechtherapy services for low income, uninsured special needs children. http://www.uwaycentralwv.org/agency_resources.html
Extractions: The staff has been instrumental in efforts to ensure 211 operational in West Virginia. 211 is a free, easy to remember telephone number that connects people with important community services, disaster information, and volunteer opportunities 24 hours a day, seven day a week. More information can be found at the 211 Web site: http://www.wv211.org/
WASHINGTONIAN: Special-Needs Private Schools The following schools are structured for students with special needs. Leary School of virginia, 6349 Lincolnia Rd., Alexandria 22312; 703941-8150. http://www.washingtonian.com/schools/private/2004/specialneedsprivate04.html
Extractions: PRIVATE SCHOOLS The following schools are structured for students with special needs. A few others locally have a special-needs component in addition to their mainstream offerings, including Annapolis Area Christian School; West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Maryland; St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel; Dominion Christian School in Oakton; and Paul VI Catholic High School and St. Leo the Great School in Fairfax. Schools that accept boarding students
EASI Equal Access To Software And Informatipm One apparent difficulty that west virginia special educators have want andneed help to teach them along with the nondisabled students in their classes http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv04n4/article4.htm
Extractions: ejpyle@wvnvaxa.wvnet.edu How teachers construct and interpret curricula at the classroom level is determined by years of experience as students and as teachers. The lenses through which teaching experiences are viewed have been s haped by educators' recollections from childhood, as well as a certain amount of nostalgia for the past. The underpinning of these recollections of experience include assumptions and beliefs about how students learn and about how schooling practices "should be" i n order to facilitate student learning. Assumptions must be examined in order to facilitate change in how curricula is developed an d enacted, as well as to create opportunities for meaningful learning by all students. The purpose of this paper is to describe a novel approach to the preparation of science and special education teachers in the constr uction of curricula for science classrooms that include Grade 4 - 8 students with disabilities. Our basic mission is to include stu dents with disabilities by design and collaboration, rather than by modification of existing curricula or lessons. Specific objectives include: (a) describing the activities of the project, (b) describing current research trajectories with respec t to the effectiveness of the project, and (c) discussing implications of the research trajectories for science and special educators as they relate the dual processes of science curriculum reform and inclusive special education service delivery.
Epilepsy Fdn.-Children Often Not Given Diastat In School Accommodating children with disabilities or special needs requires more Wendy Garrison, executive director of the Epilepsy Foundation of west virginia, http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/epilepsyusa/schooldiastat.cfm
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RIPTIDES Archives -- June 2004 (#1) The data were gathered by the west virginia Department of Education. In thisissue, experts in teaching students with special needs share their ideas on http://lists.rbs.org/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0406&L=RIPTIDES&P=R2
Extractions: Special Learning Needs Consultant Estimates of the percentage of U.S. school-age children with learning difficulties are as high as 30 percent. [1] In its 1987 report to Congress, the Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities summarized a review of available learning disabilities prevalence research and concluded that: In the absence of good prevalence data, the Committee believes that 5 percent to 10 percent is a reasonable estimate of the percentage of persons affected by learning disabilities. It is clear the prevalence is somewhat higher among socio-economically disadvantaged populations. [2] In studies conducted by the Presidents Committee on Employment for People with Disabilities it was found that 10 to 14 percent of adults in the workplace have learning disabilities. [3] A survey of 567 adults with learning disabilities conducted by the association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (now Learning Disabilities Association of America) found that 210 (37 percent) were unemployed. [4]
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.
Extractions: Provide behavioral consultation and training for early intervention children and school-aged children who present with various behavioral challenges specializing in children diagnosed with Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder utilizing principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and applied verbal behavior (AVB). Disabilities Rights Center
Owens Library Learning Disabilities WWW Resources Inclusive Learning Environment for Students with special needs Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA). The site is hosted by west virginia University. http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/courses/education2/wwwld.html
Extractions: "The Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluations for children and adults with social disabilities, usually focusing on the issues of diagnosis and intervention." The site has medical information, a listing of publications, and a resource list of Internet links. Designed for parents of children with Down Syndrome, this comprehensive site features many links to disability, medical, and educational sites plus parenting resources on the Web. Lists are provided for U.S. and international organizations, online publications, parent resources, medical resources, and health care guidelines for persons with Down Syndrome.
Extractions: January 2005 President's Message Legal Features Combining a Reverse Exchange and a Forward Exchange Utilizing Revenue Procedure 2000-37 Illinois Automatic Contract Renewal Act - Amended to Require Written Disclosure Notice to Consumers of Automatic Renewal Contracts, and to Make Violation of Act a Violation of Consumer Northerns Exposure The Application of Buckhannon Board and Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act By Karen Blouin Introduction The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the federal statute that ensures disabled students are provided with access to a free and appropriate public education.1 The IDEA contains a fee-shifting provision that permits courts to award attorneys fees to prevailing parties when educational plans are challenged.2 The fee-shifting provision ensures that the IDEA is enforced by allowing parents to pursue the education their child is entitled to, without incurring attorneys fees.3 The Supreme Court decision in Buckhannon Board and Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
West Virginia Advocates He said that since the students needs couldnt be met at school she should be special Announcement. west virginia Advocates is updating the Advocare http://www.wvadvocates.org/docs/Advocare/WVAdvocarewinter20032004.htm
Extractions: NaN West Virginia Advocates Advocare Winter 2003-2004 1207 Quarrier Street Suite Charleston WV wvainfo@wvadvocates.org www.wvadvocates.org A Saga of Special Education In Pocahontas County They wanted to put her classroom under a stairwell. When that didnt work, they called the police. Herein is a saga of special education in Pocahontas County and WVAs involvement: Mallory (not the childs real name), who has autism, was enrolled in Pocahontas County Middle School last year. She was supposed to receive special education services as legally mandated in her duly adopted Individual Education Plan (IEP). In January 2003 Mallory was suspended from school for 10 days for alleged disruptive behavior. Her parents called West Virginia Advocates. Susan Given , Assistant Program Director, advised them that the school had the right to suspend a special education student for 10 days without providing services. However, after that time the school was obligated to provide services specified in the IEP. She told the parents to call back if their child was suspended again so that WVA could ensure the correct process was followed. In March Mallory was again suspended. The school administration wanted to send her to an alternative school that was lodged in the high school. The plan was to set up a classroom for Mallory under a stairwell. Mallorys parents believed that the placement would be detrimental to both their childs education and well being.
