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Tag Archives: special education
CASP and Special Education: Children with Disabilities, Their Families, Their Communities, and the Professionals That Support Them
The Ann Sullivan Center of Peru (CASP, its Spanish acronym) is a nonprofit education organization created in Peru in 1979 to serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), such as autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, or cerebral palsy, and … Continue reading
Posted in Organization
Tagged CASP, children, children with disabilities, communities, families, inclusion, Perú, professionals, special education, supported employment
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Special Education – What is it?
According to the Center for Parent Information and Resources, special education is “instruction that is specially designed to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.” In other words, the education of a child with disabilities is developed … Continue reading
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Tagged Disabilities, disability, education, NIDILRR, people with disabilities, special education
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Research In Brief: Education Concepts
The school year is in full swing! In this month’s Research in Brief, we will define some terms you may see in research articles related to education of children and teens with disabilities. These include: An Individualized Education Program (IEP) … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 23 to Friday, May 27
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
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 11 to Friday, January 15
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
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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
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 29 – Friday, July 3
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
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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
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community
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
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, December 15 –Friday, December 19
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
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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
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