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Tag Archives: students with disabilities
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for February 2018
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: As a parent, how do I help my child transition from school to work? This edition of Answered Questions … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged adult life, adults with disabilities, Answered Questions, community conversations, education, Employees with disabilities, employment, integration, social skills, students with disabilities, ThinkCollege, transition, transition services, vocational rehabilitation, VR, work plans, young adults, youth, youth with disabilities
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What are Disability Studies?
Disability studies is a broad term that the DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Center at the University of Washington describes as “an academic discipline that approaches disability from an interdisciplinary perspective and uses multiple theories to define disability and … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 29 to Friday, March 4
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: Grim statistics show city still failing to evaluate, serve many students with disabilities (Chalkbeat New York) Newly released data show that New York City is struggling to monitor and provide services to … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged asthma, autism spectrum disorder, cavitation, cavitation in brain injury, down syndrome, explosions and brain injury, motor-speech impediment, over-generalization in anxiety, Sneezometer, spirometer, students with disabilities, therapy animals, therapy dogs, VIVY diathermy pain relief device
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, August 24 – Friday, August 28
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: Amazon e-book deal with NYC public schools postponed as Blind advocates say it would leave out visually impaired students (New York Daily News) New York City education officials have shelved a $30 … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged alternative standardized tests for students with disabilities, ASD, autism spectrum disorders, brain injury, Departamento de Educación, Department of Education, diagnostic device for traumatic brain injury, electronic books, fathers of children with autism, FITGuard mouthgard, leg amputation, leg prosthesis, locus coeruleus, long-term memory, Medicare coverage of prostheses, premature infants and ADHD, robotic skeleton, students with disabilities, tetraplegia, Tough Mudder, U.S. Education Department, wheelchair controlled with chin
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Welcome to Senior Year: Preparing for Transition
Between pool parties and trips to the beach, you may have noticed that back-to-school commercials have started popping up on TV and online. In a few short weeks, students will be heading back to school and families are getting ready! … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1
Human Interest: The kids who beat autism (The New York Times Magazine) No one has figured out what happens inside the brains of people who had autism but no longer do – whether, for example their brains were different from … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged accessibility signage, accessible furniture, ADA, audio description, autism, caregivers, closed captioning, diabetic autonomic neuropathy, language skills, mainstreaming, mindfulness, Movie theaters, open-source design, Parkinson's Disease, positive adult development, preschool education, pupillometer, Special needs children, spill-proof cup, students with disabilities
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OSERS Announces New Technical Assistance Center on Improving Transition
A new opportunity from the Department of Education: The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is excited to announce a new competition – The National Technical Assistance Center on Improving Transition to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students with … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 26 – Friday, May 30
Policy: Deal in Congress would discourage sheltered workshops (Disability Scoop) Many individuals in special education leave high school and are referred directly to sheltered workshops with less than minimum pay. Under Section 511 of the Workforce Investment Act, currently before … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged autism, autism diagnosis, autism legislation, autism research, Avonte's Law, Chuck Schumer, cochlear implants, deaf, diagnostic software, dysphagia, education, legislation, S.2386, seniors, students with disabilities, tracking devices, US Government, vocational rehabilitation, Workforce Investment Act
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Looking at the Workforce Recruitment Program
What is the Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)? WRP is managed by the US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the US Department of Defense’s Office of Diversity Management & Equal Opportunity (ODMEO), as well as other … Continue reading
Posted in Organization
Tagged accessibility, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Labor, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, interviews, Office of Disability Employment Police (ODEP), Office of Diversity & Equal Opportunities (DOMEO), people with disabilities, students with disabilities, Workforce Recruitment Program
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 