Tag Archives: students with disabilities

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for April 2019

Posted on April 25, 2019 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I have been recently diagnosed with a disability. I work part time and go to school part time and … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas, Right Resources Right Now | Tagged access, accommodations, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, barriers, barriers to employment, comunity, Employees with disabilities, employment, housing accommodations, inclusion, Inclusive Education, reasonable accommodations, reasonable accommodations in employment, sports, students with disabilities, technical assistance, technology, transition, transition to adulthood, university accommodations, Work ACCESS | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for February 2018

Posted on February 20, 2018 by mpgarcia

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 | Leave a comment

What are Disability Studies?

Posted on August 7, 2017 by mpgarcia

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 →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now | Tagged cultural factors, disability studies, economic factors, faculty with disabilities, NIDILRR, participation, perspectives on disability, political factors, REHABDATA, social factors, students with disabilities, university or college programs | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 29 to Friday, March 4

Posted on March 4, 2016 by bchaiken2014

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 | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, August 24 – Friday, August 28

Posted on August 28, 2015 by bchaiken2014

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 | Leave a comment

Welcome to Senior Year: Preparing for Transition

Posted on August 10, 2015 by naricspotlight

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 →

Posted in Project, Right Resources Right Now | Tagged college, education, employment, school to work transition, students with disabilities, transition, youth | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1

Posted on August 1, 2014 by bchaiken2014

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 | Leave a comment

OSERS Announces New Technical Assistance Center on Improving Transition

Posted on July 3, 2014 by naricspotlight

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 →

Posted in Grant/scholarship opportunity | Tagged Department of Education, employment, Grants, postsecondary education, students with disabilities, technical assistance, transition, vocational rehabilitation | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 26 – Friday, May 30

Posted on May 30, 2014 by bchaiken2014

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 | Leave a comment

Looking at the Workforce Recruitment Program

Posted on April 16, 2013 by mpgarcia

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 | 1 Comment