41. UT College Of Education | Department Of Human Services Possibly in emergency room to attend to children s special needs while waitingfor admission to Eakin Elementary School. East tennessee Board of Parole http://web.utk.edu/~hsfield/agencydbase.html

Department of Counseling, Deafness, and Human Services Human Services Agencies NAME PURPOSE Access Breakaway Greats Center Anderson County Health Council - GREATS club - Youth (11-12) & their parents in adventure based counseling. ACCESS/Breakaway - youth up to 18 "at risk" of developing problem behaviors. AIDS Response Center Alcoa Family Resource Center Alzheimers Day Program American Heart Association American Red Cross Anderson County Juvenile Court Appalachian Exchange Volunteers live for a week with local Appalachian people while helping to provide better basic living for them in a Christian environment. Helping with cleaning and building repair, painting, landscaping, etc. Arbor Terrace Working with a geriatric population in an assisted living environment.

42. SurfWax: News, Reviews And Articles On Kids With Special Needs School key to progress of kids with special needs Mar 10, 2005 Camp Barnabascaters to disabled campers, inspires volunteers Oct 20, 2004 http://news.surfwax.com/disabilities/files/Kids_With_Special_Needs.html

SurfWax News Index Track News Save/Exchange Information About Us News and Articles on Kids With Special Needs Basketball Helps At Horry Foundation Carnival Sep 3, 2005 The charity weekend was held to benefit the R.I.S.E. Foundation for kids with special needs. This website is served by Website concerns can be sent to our. (Samfordsports.com) Read Full Story Aug 22, 2005 Sunday on the eve of the first day of school there's a new place for kids with special needs. The state of the art facility is more than 34-thousand square feet. (FOX4 Kansas City, MO) BP's presence near school worries parents Aug 16, 2005 "I'm concerned about the effects on kids with special needs," Taylor-Williams said. Other parents took issue Monday with the district's policy of locking kids inside during plant emergencies. (Houston Chronicle) Breaking Down Barriers: Daytime playtime for everyone Aug 10, 2005 Summer day camps learn to welcome kids with special needs. Wednesday, August 10, 2005. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA) At 50, kids' club makes a big splash

43. Tennessee Homeschooling Laws - A To Z Home's Cool tennessee Code Annotated Section 496-3050. Home schools. In the case ofspecial needs courses, such as laboratory sciences, vocational education, http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/laws/blTN.htm

YOU ARE HERE: HOME REGIONAL TENNESSEE OR LEGALITIES Homeschooling books and supplies at discount, no sales tax, and now free shipping! A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling I am Ann Zeise , your guide to the best and most interesting and useful sites and articles about home education on the web. Search All of A to Z Articles Calendar Curriculum Explorations 4 Kids Field Trips Jokes Laws Links Methods Older Kids Regional Religion/Cultural The Web Home Recent Articles Events Join Email List ... Curriculum Shopping Site Index: A B C D ... Z Tennessee Homeschooling Associations Events Field Trips Laws ... Universities A to Z Home's Cool Home Articles Beginning to Homeschool Community Networking ... Support Group Resources Tennessee Education Code For Homeschooling This is not intended to be legal advice and is distributed for information purposes only. Check for updates at your public library or on the Department of Education website.

44. City Of Knoxville - Fire Drills Consider special needs people. When developing your escape plan, remember thatyounger, older, or disabled people may need special assistance. http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/kfd/what2do/drills.asp

SEARCH THE SITE: I Want To... News Special Event Calendar SEPTEMBER 2005 S M T W T F S Click Here for Printer Friendly Version KNOXVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT (KFD) KFD Safety Tips After Fires After Christmas ... Residential Sprinklers FIRE DRILLS Fires can happen anywhere. A fire in a large building creates an enormous risk to everyone. Other reasons for evacuating buildings include natural gas leaks, earthquakes, hazardous material spills and storms. Knowing what to do is the key to surviving a fire emergency. Conducting regular fire drills will give you the knowledge and confidence to escape a fire safely. There are two steps for a good evacuation program - planning and practice. Planning Planning gives you the information you need ahead of time to evacuate safely. In the workplace, employees and supervisors should plan together for exiting their worksite. At school, involve all school staff including teachers, administrative and office workers, and the maintenance and food service staff. Working together, design an evacuation plan to meet the specific needs of your building and your occupants. Make the plan clear and concise. Review the plan and walk through the exit procedure to make sure that everyone knows what to do.

45. Teachers.Net Meeting - Special Education gks An issue for some time now has been how disabled vs. non-disabled are lesjw - i myself have been an assistant in a special needs school for 3 yrs http://teachers.net/archive/sp_ed110499.html

Thursday, November 4, 1999 Special Education A chat with School Psychologist, Dr. Gary Sturgill Visit the ChatBoards at the Mentor Support Center http://www.teachers.net/mentors/ Special Education ChatBoard Join a Mailring at the Teacher Mailring Center http://www.teachers.net/mailrings/ Check the meeting schedule for future meetings Ran/TN - Welcome everyone to the Special Ed Teacher's meeting. I am the moderator. Our guest for tonight's meeting is Dr Gary Sturgill. He is a school psychologist at a local school system in Tenn. Ran/TN - We will be discussing evaluations and other questions you might have for a school psychologist. GKS - Yeah, Randy good evening Ran/TN - His handle is GKS. I thought we might begin by discussing evaluations and the role they play in placing a student in a special ed program. Ran/TN - Who would like to start us off with the first question for gks? GKS - I have been in the field for about 20 years. connie - Does it seem to others that more and more students are qualifying for special services? Ran/TN - Dr Sturgill would you like to start us off by explaining what the role of a school psychologists is?

46. ADHD Information -There Are Schools For Our Kids! is an acadmey in nashville Tn set up for learning disabled and ADHD children in Need to learn to be in it. These special schools are great went thru http://www.adhdnews.com/testforum/test3494.htm

There are schools for our kids! Back to ADHD Information >There are schools for our kids! > Next Topic Thanks for the info- Im going to start calling Dear Dina: Thank you very much for your comments. You are not only helping parents to know that "special schools" do exist, but also that they work. That type of school, you mentioned, will be perfect for my son. I, finally, find people who believe that special schools can be the best option for our kids. Thank you, again. And good luck to all of you!!! The janus school is in Mount Joy Pa outside Lancaster PA. Hope this helps!I secretly have always wanted to start an adhd charter school. But I am too disorganized to do it by myself! But I am too disorganized to do it by myself! [/QUOTE] See I am VERY (scary) organized, but lack the imagination! Now you both have to get together- start a great school and locate it in my part of Pennsylvania!!!!! Well, I'm not too organized, but I have a lot of imagination. So, lets bring it to Florida and we can all work together . No, seriously, If you have the money, go for it. I'm sure you can find parents of ADHD students with a lot of imagination (or organization skills) who might be willing to join you in this "venture". Specially, after all the nightmare we go thru in regular schools. If you want ideas, I have plenty of ideas. I tell you what I think a perfect school will be for my ADHD son:

47. Nassau Education Job Search | Job Search.com special Education Teachers (Center For The disabled) One on one aide to workwith special needs children in pre k settings with direction from a special http://education.jobsearch.com/NewYork-Nassau.htm

Quick Education Job Search Enter keywords: Enter city: Select state: - All United States - Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Home Advanced Job Search Post a Resume Job Search Advice ... Search Resumes Job Search .com Home New York Job Search Nassau Job Search Nassau Job Search News New jobless claims sink; total claims lowest in 4 years The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week and the four-week average of people receiving benefits dropped to the lowest level in more than four years. Pharmacist jobs plentiful The pharmacist shortage, largely fueled by prescription growth and aging baby boomers, peaked in August 2001. Then, more than 7,700 chain pharmacist jobs went begging, the NACDS says. H-P cutting 14,500 jobs

48. UTC Graduate School | Special Education EDSP 546 Assessment of Infants and Young Children with special needs University of tennessee, Knoxville School Psychology; George B. Helton, Ph.D. http://www.utc.edu/Administration/GraduateSchool/programs/speced.php

@import url("/css/UTC5.css"); Menu Requires JavaScript University Links Apply Now About UTC Admissions Money Matters Current Students Student Resources Chattanooga Lupton Library Gifts to UTC Classes OneNet Blackboard The Graduate School Prospective Students Welcome from the Dean People to Contact Application Immunization Requirements ... FERPA Current Graduate Students Course Schedules On-Line Registration Financial Aid Graduate School Forms ... Graduate Student Association Graduate Faculty Resources Graduate Council Graduate Faculty Members Membership Criteria (.pdf) Institutional Review Board ... TCGS The Graduate School 103 Race Hall Dept 5305 615 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37403 General Inquiries: (423) 425-4666 Home The Graduate School / Special Education... Master of Education in Special Education The Master's of Education concentrations in special education seek to provide breadth and depth to professionals holding an initial degree in special education. The program also provides options for those seeking initial licensure in special education from general education or unrelated fields. Additionally, the concentrations allow specialization in the following areas: mild disabilities; moderate/severe disabilities; early childhood special education; gifted education and emotional/behavioral disabilities. The program and department are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Council for Accreditation in Teacher Education. Program Requirements A program of study for the student is prepared in consultation with the faculty of the program. A typical program of study includes the following:

49. India Together: Disabled Children Living And Learning In A Gray Zone - 24 July 2 Prem Kumar travels across the country, finding disabled children living in shall discriminate children with special needs yet the implementation of such http://www.indiatogether.org/2005/jul/hlt-grayzone.htm

indiatogether.org The news that matters. free advertisement : Learn more Home Op-Ed Interact ... Printer friendly version Living in a gray zone Prem Kumar travels across the country, finding disabled children living in isolation and despair, carrying nature's cruel dispensation. But he is heartened as well by inspiring work that so many organisations carry out, and hopes that a brighter future awaits the children, thanks to their efforts. 24 July 2005 - Childhood, we tell ourselves, should be that blissful state of innocence and joy, but this is often not the case for children who are disabled. I learned this first-hand on my voyage of discovery, travelling to visit organisations working with the disabled, and in particular with children. In so many places, I found that to be a disabled child is to live in a gray zone - a place of neglect, despair, and isolation. Branded as the "cursed" one, punishment for bad karma in a previous life, a disabled child is destined to carry the burden of nature's cruel dispensation the rest of his or her life. But great misery also moves some people to great service, and in the many organisations I visited, I found hope too, and a humanity reaffirmed by the dedication of those who work there. This is my recollection of my journey, but it is also their story. I began my journey in Delhi. One early morning, Avijit Dey, the development officer of Deepalaya, an institution for handicapped and disadvantaged children, drove me to the Okhla Industrial area. We stopped at the entrance to a narrow lane and walked toward an area known as Gole Kuan (round well) where one of Deepalaya's schools is located. I have been in slums before, but the combination of the children's disabilities and their surroundings - open sewers and piles of garbage on both sides of the street - depressed me. How can they learn in such dismal conditions, I wondered sadly.

50. Homeschool Law From TnHomeEd.com Here s a link to the actual code via The State of tennessee to Lexis Law. 496-3050 . In the case of special needs courses, such as laboratory sciences, http://tnhomeed.com/49-6-3050.html

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51. FAQ My child is learning disabled. Can special accommodations be made for them while Check here for any school s scores. tennessee Homeschoolers Defined http://tnhomeed.com/FAQ.html

Serving the homeschooling community in Tennessee since 1999. Amazon Christian Book Notgrass Sonlight ... Choosing Curriculum If your ad blocking software is on you won't see the graphic links to TnHomeEd's affiliate companies. Use these text links instead. And thanks for your support! Amazon Christian Book Notgrass Sonlight ... Sonlight's literature rich home education explained. Request the NEW Sonlight catalog Check out Sonlight's "Love to Learn" guarantee TnHomeEd doesn't charge its members or visitors for any of the information provided on this website or our e-lists. You can support the work of TnHomeEd by using the affiliate links above when you shop. A portion of your purchases will pay for keeping this website up and available for the Tennessee homeschooling community. OR you can make a donation: Thanks for your support. We appreciate it. Kay Brooks Founder TnHomeEd.com Discounted web hosting provided by: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) If you're brand new to homeschooling read Starting to Homeschool If you've homeschooled before and just need to get up to speed with the Tennessee rules read our Non-Lawyer Version or the HS Laws page which links to just about everything you need to know to get started.

52. Eduction And Academic Sources India Worldwide Center for special needs Populations Promoting organizational change and tennessee School for the Blind (TSB) - A resource for Tennesseans from birth http://hindustan.net/education/educationforchallenged.html

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53. Special Education Advocate & Attorney Directory N-Z - Search For A Special Needs I am a special education and special needs parent advocacy attorney in a civil 13 years experience litigating special education cases for disabled http://www.education-a-must.com/aalistnz.html

Find an advocate or attorney in your state. Parenting Support Group for parents, advocates, and attorneys. Ask your questions about special education law, IEPs, 504s... or ask about local resources here. Directory A-M Submit an Advocate or Attorney NC ... WY NC - North Carolina Stacey B. Bawtinhimer Attorney-at-Law 703 McCarthy Boulevard P.O. Box 12125 New Bern, NC 28561-2125 Phone: (252) 636-9010 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. Asheville Legal Center Paul L. Erickson

54. School Bus Transportation News At STN Media by the AAP about school bus transportation for children with special needs . tennessee; special needs Transportation The Automotive Safety Program http://www.stnonline.com/stn/specialneeds/sn_hotlinks.htm

Web Resources ABLEDATA Access Board American Academy of Pediatrics 1994 policy statement by the AAP about school bus transportation for children with special needs. Americans With Disabilities Act: Document Center Americans With Disabilities Act: U.S. Dept. of Justice ADA Home Page Americans With Disabilities Act : The statute Americans With Disabilities Act Americans With Disabilities Act Association of Driver Educators for the Disabled AskERIC ... Child Passenger Safety from NHTSA Child Safety Seat Ratings from NHTSA Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Council for Exceptional Children Disability Clip Art DoDDS Special Education Parent Guide ... Edupro Group Transporting Students with Disabilities Annual Conference Exceptional Parent Magazine Federal Resources Center for Special Education Head Start Region IX Quality Improvement Center for Disabilities Services ... Highway Safety Research Center : Univ. of North Carolina IDEA Partnership Legal Routes : Transportation Law and Compliance May 1999 Letter to State Medicaid Directors About Transportation Costs Testimony before the U.S. Senate about Medicaid coverage of school-based services, including transportation

55. Biography: Dr. Ronald Brouillette Advised on special needs education policy and development Brunei Darusaalam . Beyond the Decade of disabled Persons special Education in 2032 . http://www.godisa.org/about/staff/board/bios/brouillette.html

Technologies for the Developing World Biography: Dr. Ronald Brouillette Home About Godisa Our Products FAQ ... Links Dr. Ron Brouillette / India / The Chairman of the Board of Godisa. email me CAREER OBJECTIVE To work in a capacity to influence the development of appropriate educational, audiological, social, health and vocational services for Deaf and other disabled people in the developing nations of the world OVERVIEW OF SKILLS Thirty years experience in international promotion and development of disability related services: teacher education, vocational rehabilitation, audiology, management, prevention, evaluation and Community-Based Rehabilitation Approaches (CBR). PROFESSIONAL HISTORY 2002 January to Present Advisor on Hearing Impairments: CBMI, SARO South Region. Providing technical supports to Indian partners for projects related to deaf and hard of hearing students, CBR programs, and prevention of hearing impairments. Activities include: development of sign language, teacher training, early intervention projects, affordable hearing aids and audiology delivery systems. Coimbatore, TN, India. Also Global Advisor and Member of CBMI Advisory Working Groups: Prevention of Hearing impairments and Education of the Deaf, the WHO hearing aid sub-committee and Board Member Godisa Solar Hearing Aids, Botswana. 1999 March to 2001 December Technical Director: CBMI, Pearl S. Buck International and the Viet Nam Ministry for Education and Training. Developed systemic services for Deaf and hard of hearing children in six provinces. Organized: Public awareness materials, audiology centers, assembly and distribution of hearing aids, Vietnamese Sign Language and interpreters training; Teachers' training, Inclusive education classrooms at primary and preschool levels and Community- Based programs, prevention (Noise Awareness Campaign) and WHO survey on Ear and Hearing Disorders. Regional and Global Advisor: CBMI. In the areas of Deaf Education, Audiology and Prevention of Hearing Impairments. Short-term Consultancies in Deafness/ Audiology: China, Thailand, Myanmar, India and Switzerland (WHO).

56. Testimony Of Donna Trevathan Coffee County Central High School Manchester, tennessee August 26, 1998 I have repeatedly seen that if you do not treat the special needs kid by a more http://edworkforce.house.gov/hearings/105th/oi/xroads82698/trevathan.htm

Testimony of Donna Trevathan Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Education and the Workforce Coffee County Central High School Manchester, Tennessee August 26, 1998 I would like to begin by thanking both Chairman Hoekstra and Congressman Van Hilleary for the opportunity to speak with you today. As an education professional for the last quarter century and a principal for the last six years, I have come to one very important conclusion. Nothing is more vital for the future of our children than education. I feel that the education that we in the field provide must strengthen the minds and the character of the students we teach. We can accomplish this goal very simply by encouraging more local control over both the taxpayer dollars spent on education and the day to day operations of a school. One area in great need of more local autonomy is special education. The current special education law has two major flaws. First, the federal government has refused to fully fund special education, and in so doing, has placed a heavy burden on states and local school districts. In the long run, this lack of funds for disabled kids only hurts local taxpayers and the kids in need of those services. The concept of more "Dollars to the Classroom" would allow local communities more funds and more control over those funds so that money could more wisely be spent. Thus, instead of money being wasted in the pockets of some Washington bureaucrat, kids, teachers, and school districts who need to use more funds for special education could indeed use the money for that purpose.

57. MCS Community Newsletter disabled (special education). 9. ELL (English Language Learners) Our schoolsand our students need encouragement, not the stigma that comes with having http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/LeadingEdge/community_newsletter.htm

Welcome to the September issue of the Memphis City Schools Community Newsletter . A monthly E-Newsletter from Memphis City Schools Superintendent Johnnie B. Watson. This newsletter was designed to help keep the citizens of Memphis informed and updated on important developments going on in the Memphis City Schools. I hope you find the Memphis City Schools Community Newsletter informative and I welcome your feedback Sincerely, Johnnie B. Watson SUPERINTENDENT WATSON MAKES "FAREWELL TOUR" OF SCHOOLS; WORKS WITH DR. CAROL JOHNSON FOR SMOOTH TRANSITION Having visited every school in the Memphis City Schools district during his tenure, Superintendent Johnnie B. Watson has filled his calendar for September with visits to nearly two dozen schools. "I don't think it's any secret," the superintendent said, "that the schools and their students are where my heart is." He will preside over the final "Community Chat" at Snowden School on Thursday, September 25 at 7 p.m.

58. New School, New Problems: Foster Children Struggle In U.S. Schools | Connect For But when the Parent Teacher Association conducts special foster care The school system needs training more than foster parents, agrees Michael McSurdy http://www.connectforkids.org/node/163

@import "misc/drupal.css"; @import "modules/bookreview/bookreview.css"; @import "modules/sidecontent/sidecontent.css"; @import "themes/connectforkids/style.css"; Connect for Kids Home Articles Main Menu Surf to Find Info: Topics: Choose a Topic: Child Care Diversity Education Family Income Health History of Childhood Media Parenting Taking Action Youth at Risk Go Go Types of Content: Articles Blog: Under the CFK Umbrella Events Field Reports Organizations Talktime Live! Toolkits Weblinks Youth Experts Go Guides: Action Central Book Corner CFK Site Guide Kid Beat: Media Resources Newsletters State Pages Topics Go About CFK Keyword Search: Search In Your Inbox: Newsletters: CFK Weekly Connections Celebrating Families E-Alert Connections Re-Connecting Our Youth E-Update Go Subscribe now Related Terms Topics: Education Foster Care Click a link above to view all content that has been categorized under that term. New School, New Problems: Foster Children Struggle in U.S. Schools Published: January 23, 2000 by: Susan Kellam This article first appeared in January 2000. First a foster child lands in a strange family; then gets shuffled into a classroom filled with more strangers. Math assignments are different. Books carry titles the child has never seen before. Even the location of the toilet stalls creates a puzzle. Yet this is school for thousands of school-age children who become wards of the state.

59. Serving Families With A Disabled Or Chronically Ill Household Member In addition, older disabled or chronically ill adults in TANF households are likely Adults with Mental Health needs and Children with special needs A http://www.financeproject.org/Publications/servingfamiliesIN.htm

/* 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 = ' '; Vol. 7, No. 1 January 2003 Serving Families with a Disabled or Chronically Ill Household Member By Jan Kaplan Background Welfare agencies increasingly are focusing attention and resources on long-staying clients with multiple barriers to employment and long-term self-sufficiency. These clients are at increased risk of being sanctioned because of noncompliance with work participation requirements, and many are beginning to reach time limits on assistance. A significant number of long-staying clients have the primary caretaking responsibility for a household member with a chronic mental or physical health condition or disability; many have health conditions or physical disabilities themselves. These caretaking clients face unique challenges that often result in unstable or unsuccessful employment experiences. Little is known about the proportion of welfare clients with a disabled or chronically ill adult household member. In 1990, between 10 percent and 22 percent of women receiving cash assistance through the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) cared for a disabled adult member of their household. Similar data for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program population is not available. Disabilities affecting adults typically include mental illness, sensory impairments, and limitations on their ability to perform physical activities (Adler, 1993).

60. FairTest Examiner Many disability advocates see the inclusion of special needs students in state Contrary to NCLB s promise to ensure that disabled students achieve at http://www.fairtest.org/examarts/fall 03/Special Education Issues Dog NCLB.html

FairTest Examiner Special Education Issues Dog NCLB As state education officials wade deeper into No Child Left Behind's many mandates, the issue of how special needs students fit into "adequate yearly progress" (AYP) and other requirements is causing strains among special education constituencies. NCLB includes students with disabilities in the requirement that all students make AYP toward the goal of 100 percent proficiency. Many disability advocates see the inclusion of special needs students in state tests as the only way to ensure that their educational needs are met and schools held accountable. Others believe the expectation that all students, including those with severe cognitive disabilities, will score "proficient" by 2014 is an unrealistic hurdle that will doom both students and districts to failure. Still others fear that reliance on standardized tests to determine progress will undermine educators' ability to respond to students as individuals and may lead to schools pushing out students with disabilities. In late October, the Council for Exceptional Children issued a press release on behalf of a group of 150 special educators who expressed their grave concerns about NCLB's potential harm to disabled students. The issues included a concern that state tests may not measure the great progress many disabled students are making and that the tests cause them to feel "humiliated, ashamed, and frustrated." Contrary to NCLB's promise to ensure that disabled students achieve at unprecedented levels, the educators fear the law creates pressures that will cause these students to be increasingly excluded from educational opportunities. "The acceptance of students with disabilities is being unraveled," the press release said. "Students with disabilities are now stigmatized as the 'group that keeps a school from meeting adequate yearly progress,' and they are not wanted."

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