Tag Archives: special education

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for September 2017

Posted on September 21, 2017 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What is inclusion and how does it benefit people with and without disabilities? Are there unmet inclusion needs? This … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged ADA, arts, assistive technology, barriers, children with disabilities, community living, community participation, education, employment, inclusion, independent living, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, participation, people with disabilities, social inclusion, special education, technology, transportation | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 23 to Friday, May 27

Posted on May 27, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Caregivers: Supporting children who serve as caregivers (The New York Times) In the normal course of events, parents and grandparents take care of children when they are sick or need help or sustenance. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged caregivers, children as caregivers, community mental health services, cost of mental disorders, post stroke rehabilitation, prosthetic foot, prosthetic foot for high heels, ReWalk Robotics, soft exosuit, special education, ThriveNYC, video game for post-stroke rehabilitation, workers with autism | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 11 to Friday, January 15

Posted on January 15, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: New Sisters High program helps students plan beyond graduation (The Bulletin, Bend, OR) A high school in Sisters, OR has launched a transition program for special education students after a year of … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged Braille tablet, cognitive impairments, diabetes, down syndrome, EsoGlove, IDEA, Mini-Mental State Exam, MMSE, Ottawa 3DY screening tool, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, robotic hand rehabilitation device, software app for diabetes control, special education, transcendental meditation, United States Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, December 14 to Friday, December 18

Posted on December 18, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: California approves tougher teacher training standards to help mainstreaming (EdSource) Under Federal pressure to increase the amount of time special education students spend in general education classrooms, the California Commission on Teacher … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged age related memory loss, age-related cognitive decline, age-related hearing loss, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, diabetes-related blindness, graduation rate of students with disabilities, mainstreaming, Noctura 400 Sleep Mask, special education, sports and cerebral palsy, type 2 diabetes, type 2 diabetes related dementia, videotaping of special education classes, weight loss and type 2 diabetes | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 29 – Friday, July 3

Posted on July 3, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Teenager Matthew Tillyer becomes a TIE Fighter pilot – right from his wheelchair (Huffington Post) Thirteen-year-old Californian Matthew Tillyer, who uses a wheelchair to get around, was recently transformed into a … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged ADHD, American Sech-Language-Hearing Association, artificial neuron, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, classroom surveillance cameras, guinea pigs as therapy animals, Karolinska Institutet, Legoland, National Center for Information and Technical Support for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act, special education, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, Star W, Star Wars | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community

Posted on February 26, 2015 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged access, accessibility, Apps, assistive technology, children, children with disabilities, digital divide, Disabilities, e-learning, education, Educational Resource Center, employment outcomes, general education, Hispanics, Hispanics with disabil, Innovation and learning Network, intellectual disabilities, interventions, Latino attitudes, Latinos, Latinos with disabilities, learning, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, ONCE, people with disabilities, RIA, Spanish, Spanish-language, special education, special needs, teachers, technology, TWYLA, visual disabilities | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, December 15 –Friday, December 19

Posted on December 19, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Human Interest: ‘El Deafo’: How a girl turned her disability into a superpower (NPR) Writer and illustrator Cece Bell tells her own story about growing up with a hearing impairment following meningitis at the age of 4. In her graphic … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged 3D printed prostheses for dog, ADHD, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Concerta, deaf, district of columbia school system, down syndrome, El Deafo, eldercare, Green House Project, hearing aids, hearing impairment, higher education, methylphenidate; Ritalin, mild cognitive impairment MCI, Phonic Ear, prosthetic skin, special education | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, November 10 –Friday, November 14

Posted on November 14, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Education: No longer ‘falling off the cliff’ (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Cutting Edge is a program that aims to provide a college experience to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Every year, Edgewood admits a small cohort of students … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged age-related macular degeneration, artificial retina, children with traumatic brain injury, computer aided therapy, computer game, computerized training therapy for hand impairments, developmental disabilities, easy-to-walk communities, hands-free smartphone user interface, higher education, intellectual disabilities, orthopedic implants, paraplegia, seniors, special education, transcranial direct current stimulation | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, October 6 – Friday, October 10

Posted on October 10, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Human Interest: A couple gaining independence, and finding a bond (The New York Times) A couple about to wed met five years ago at a sheltered workshop in North Providence, RI, where people with intellectual disabilities performed repetitive jobs for … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged accessible living, bedside handrail, cochlear implants, communicating android robot, Google Glass speech captioning app, intellectual disabilities, Japanese sign language, legislation, listening skills, portable concussion assessment system, seniors, sheltered workshops, special education, The Council of the District of Columbia | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 23 – Friday, June 27

Posted on June 27, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Human Interest: Worshippers with disabilities search for acceptance (Disability Scoop) Fifty million Americans have some form of disability, yet those numbers are not reflected in the church pews, as accommodations for people with physical and mental disabilities in houses of … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged autism and driving, braille, Braille teaching tool, building accessibility, church attendance, church building accessibility, disability terminology, fNIRS, ImPACT neurocognitive test, intellectual disability, paraplegia, portable optical brain imaging tool, pre-kindergarten education, ReWalk, ReWalk Personal System, special education, thought-controlled arm, Utah Electrode Array | Leave a comment