Extractions: Provide Feedback with our online survey. Prepare My Child for School Help My Child Read My Child's Academic Success My Child's Special Needs Disabilities Gifted English Language Acquisition Civil Rights ... College for My Child Select a Topic Accountability Achievement Gap Choice Charter Schools Early Childhood FAFSA Faith-Based Find a School Flexibility International Ed Learning Resources Math Reading Safe Schools Science Suppl Services Teacher Quality Technology What Works Advanced Search About ED Offices Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; List of correspondence from January 2, 2004, through March 31, 2004 [OSERS] (May 24, 2004) The Secretary is publishing the following list pursuant to section 607(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended (IDEA). The Secretary is required, on a quarterly basis, to publish a list of correspondence received by individuals during the previous quarter that describes the interpretations of the Department of Education (Department) of the IDEA or the regulations that implement the IDEA. Portable Document Format (PDF) (59KB) Training and Information for Parents of Children with DisabilitiesParent Training and Information Centers; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004, CFDA Number 84.328M [OSERS]
Family Village / Disability Awareness of State s Bureau of international Information Programs. Disability Awareness GuideFrom Very special Arts. Disability Awareness Kit Australia Understanding of http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/general/disability-awareness.html
Extractions: This is a site about growing up with medical problems...any ole type. Its goal is to help people understand what it's like, from the perspective of the children and teens who are doing just that. These kids have become experts at coping with problems that most of you have never heard of. They'd like you to know how they do it, and they hope that you'll be glad you came to visit one of the three areas (one for kids, one for teens, and one for adults). Count Me In This puppet program was designed to help children and adults learn about disabilities and chronic illnesses in an effort to bridge the gap between typical students and those with disabilities included in the classroom. Disability Awareness: Articles by High School Students Disability Awareness Game This is a computer-based classroom game from Parents Inc. that may be used to present different disability awareness ideas in a classroom situation. It is designed to generate discussion based on the many misconceptions people have about disabilities. The target audience for this game is 5th grade through high school, although it can be successfully used with lower grades and adults. Disability Awareness Resources
Extractions: All homeschoolers, and home schools should consult their attorney, or HSLDA for all legal matters. The most important thing to remember with (most) special needs children is that they learn an objection/problem if it's shown to them in a way that they understand. Yes, it does take time and a strong will (on the parents part) to explore the many ways of showing a child something that he/she just cannot get. Children are learning DELAYED instead of learning DISABLED. There are no special requirements placed on the homeschooling child with special needs. SpecialHomeschoolers Email Loop If you are homeschooling special needs children in South Carolina, you are welcome regardless of your religious affiliations. However please understand that this is a Christian based support group and email loop. We do advocate prayer for our children and our families. We will share resources, curriculum ideas, support and prayer if needed and always when requested. :-)
ThinkQuest : Library : Why Is Mona Lisa Smiling? of the site, the high school international student team National Parent Network onDisabilities, Internet Resources for special Children, American http://library.thinkquest.org/13681/data/learn/fax2.htm
Extractions: Index Artists Experience the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci through visiting this excellent, thought-provoking, and visually appealing site. The authors share an interesting theory about the origin of Mona Lisa's smile, and visitors can experience this possibility through the magic of morphing computer graphics. Also featured are such diverse offerings as a chance to listen to original music composed by Da Vinci, resources for the hard of hearing, and an opportunity to design a digital post card. Visit Site 1997 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge Languages English Students Khoa John F. Kennedy High School, Bronx, NY, United States William John F. Kennedy High School, Bronx, New York, NY, United States Alexander Soltorgsgymnasiet, Borlange, Sweden Coaches Steve John F. Kennedy High School, Bronx, NY, United States Steve John F. Kennedy High School, Bronx, NY, United States Peo Soltorgsgymnasiet, Borlange, Sweden Want to build a ThinkQuest site? The ThinkQuest site above is one of thousands of educational web sites built by students from around the world. Click here to learn how you can build a ThinkQuest site.
Expatica.com - News & Community For Expatriates In The Netherlands learning problems to physical disability, they have a as information about what internationalschools in Belgium have to offer for children with special needs. http://www.expatica.com/xpat/xpatsite/hrmain.asp?pad=234,345,&item_id=24719
Extractions: ISER is a nationwide directory of professionals who serve the learning disabilities and special education communities. We help parents and caregivers find local special education professionals to help with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder assessment, therapy, advocacy, and other special needs. Begin your search for learning disabilities or special education help by choosing from one of the following areas: LD and ADD/ADHD Assessment
Extractions: For Advocacy Support Videos and Handbooks Nationwide Services A Turnaround Organization Online Educational Advocacy and Counseling reasonable rates. Bodin Associates based in Los Altos, CA and serving a national and international client base. Education Management Consulting assessments for school placement and evaluation and for legal proceedings involving educational issues and institutions. Keys to Safer Schools provides advocacy services to parents of children being discriminated against by school districts LD Online interactive guide for children, parents, teachers, and others involved with learning disabilities National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems referrals to local agencies Richard Crandall providing free services via the Internet. Advocates for Human Potential based in Sudbury, MA. Judith E. Greenberg Child and special education advocate also provides expert witness testimonybased in Rockville, MD. Rockville, Potomac
IPS-L Special Education Internships with internships in programs for individuals with disabilities. on a campus with internationalstudents, and issues of children and adults with special needs. http://www.ipsl.org/programs/specialed.html
Extractions: Choosing a Program ... Special Programs > IPS-L Special Education Internships Site Map The International Partnership for Service-Learning, in affiliation with The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and its Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES), is pleased to offer cross-cultural programs in 10 nations, combining academic study for credit with internships in programs for individuals with disabilities. Most of these programs follow the same program design as the IPS-L undergraduate programs, which include academic study, living in a homestay with a local family or on a campus with international students, and serving 15-20 hours a week in established service agency. With the Special Eduation focus, your service will be in the form of an internship serving individuals with special needs, supervised by professionals; and your academic studies will focus on the culture in which you are living and the issues of children and adults with special needs. Internship opportunities include serving in schools, residential settings, clinics, sheltered workshops, and other programs for children and adults with a variety of special needs such as:
Extractions: "The teachers are telling me he's lazy and won't try hard enough. They say we have spoiled him in America." "There was no way he could exist in any school in Burma so I had to home-school him." 'My hyperactive twins were kicked out of play group in Tanzania at age three for being 'too immature.'" 'My husband couldn't leave his station in Africa so I alone had to take my two children under three years of age to London for a week of testing." - comments of American parents who have lived abroad with learning-disabled children For parents of children with severe learning disabilities, dyslexia, problems with their own language and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), moving abroad causes great difficulties but can, at times, also bring unexpected gifts. Families have to assess what their child's strengths are as well as areas of weakness - usually well ahead of when they would need to acquire that knowledge in the States. Frequently they unite behind this child and find ways for him or her to succeed in some activities, be it in the arts, physical activities or in some area of the new culture. Diversity can be an attribute, not just a nuisance. Still, the tribulations of parents overseas should not be underestimated.
NCIP Links Office of special Education and Rehabilitative Services National Institute on Disabilityand Rehabilitation Classroom Connect; ISTE international Society for http://www2.edc.org/NCIP/links.htm
Extractions: NCIP Links Below is a list of links that provide information, and resources relating to technology and students with disabilities. This list was last updated July 1998 USE THIS MENU TO JUMP TO SECTION HEADINGS TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES SPECIAL EDUCATION ... top top top top Ability's Web Site for the Disabled CODI - Cornucopia of Disability Information at SUNY at Buffalo NYISE - The NY Institute for Special Education SERI - Special Education Resources on the Internet ... Solutions@disability.com
Extractions: Centennial Flame Research Award for Persons with Disabilities CMT International Educational Assistance Award Copnick/Hilliard Scholarship Fund Doreen Kronick Scholarship ... Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) Rixon Rafter Scholarship Fund Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada Scholarship Program Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program The National Educational Association of Disabled Students ... York University-Scholarships and Bursaries Fund: Ontario Student Assistance Program Internet Address: http://osap.gov.on.ca/eng/eng_osap_main.html Description For the purposes of OSAP, "permanent disability" is defined as a functional limitation that is caused by physical or mental impairment that restricts your ability to perform the daily activities necessary to participate in studies at a postsecondary level or in the labour force, and that is expected to remain with you for your expected natural life. If you apply for OSAP and indicate that you have a permanent disability, you may be required to submit documentation to demonstrate that you meet the above definition. Acceptable documentation includes a medical certificate, a learning disability assessment, or a document proving that you are in receipt of federal and/or provincial disability assistance. Bursary for students with Disabilities For more Information Please Contact: Student Financial Services
NSLC - NSLC Library international Partnership for ServiceLearning.special Meeting Individuals withDisabilities Education Act with Service-Learning.PSLA special Ed Update http://www.servicelearning.org/article/archive/333/
Extractions: NSLC Library Bibliographies Disabilities and Special Needs Students and Service-Learning: Selected Resources Disabilities and Special Needs Students and Service-Learning: Selected Resources Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, March 2004. http://www.servicelearning.org National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. Special Education/Disabilities Links . Scotts Valley, CA: NSLC, n.d. Articles and Resources Available Online Constitutional Rights Foundation. Service Learning and Special Education Service Learning Network 9 no. 2 (2002). http://www.crf-usa.org/network/net9_2.htm Corporation for National and Community Service. Learn and Serve America Program Directory Learn and Serve America. http://www.servicelearning.org/article/archive/45/ For a selection of examples of service-learning programs involving special needs students, you can search the directory for keywords such as "disabilities" "disabled" "special needs" or "special education". Institute on Community Integration. Yes I Can: a Social Inclusion Curriculum for Students with and without Disabilities . Minneapolis: Author, 2001.
FCO - Parenting 7. Ontario special Olympics Ontario special Olympics is a lives of Canadians withmental disabilities through sport a provincial, national or international event http://www.library.utoronto.ca/equity/familycare/parenting/special_needs.html
Extractions: A child with a disabilities or challenging behaviour may need extra support and resources to overcome daily challenges. Click here to access the Family Care Resource Centre online bibliography for detailed descriptions of books that may be of interest to parents of children with disabilities. Physical Disabilities
Inclusive Technology - Useful Web Sites F - L of a pupil with multiple disabilities developed this of interest in the area of specialneeds. ISAAC an international organization linking people interested http://www.inclusive.co.uk/useful/sites_f_l.shtml
Extractions: N . O . P Q R S ... Z Facilitating Inclusion in the North East (FINE) - FINE brings together twelve Local Education Authorities in the North East of England with the aim of developing more effective inclusive educational practices. www.fine-partnership.org.uk Fisher Marriott Software - software for special needs. www.fishermarriott.com Flexible Software www.flexible.co.uk Forest Bookshop www.forestbooks.com/system/shopassistant.htm Foxdenton School and Integrated Nursery www.foxdenton.com Fragile X Society - supports families of those with Fragile X. ( more info www.fragilex.org.uk Frank Wise School www.frankwise.oxon.sch.uk - this New Zealand based company supplies rehabilitation equipment for children with special needs and adults with disabilities. www.gelart.co.nz Global Direct www.globaldirect.co.uk Granada Learning/Semerc - supplier of resources for special needs. www.semerc.com Hands and Eyes Newsletter home.earthlink.net/~vharris/index.htm Haemophilia Society - national charity that represents people with haemophilia, von Willebrand's disease and related bleeding disorders. (
Choosing Curriculum For Your Learning Disabled Child: Evaluating Needs By knowing what you expectand needfrom a holds her undergraduate degree in specialeducation and work and experience in learning disabilities, gifted and http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0,1703,A%3D152406%26M%3D200130,00.h
Extractions: From taking the plunge to tapping into the myriad homeschooling resources, The Big Book of Home Learning features ten essential steps to homeschooling success, curriculum options, and inspirational vignettes. Ask yourself these questions: From your viewpoint, this makes curriculum selection a two-choice process: Mrs. Letz Farmer, the owner of Mastery Publications ( www.masterypublications.com
Council For Exceptional Children well as children who achieve despite their disabilities. Up to Teach Students withSpecial needs Money Management Impact Learning and PostSchool Success Brain http://www.cec.sped.org/
Extractions: The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) joined HHS on May 26, 2004, as it launched its new initiative, "You Can Do It, I Can Do It," campaign, which supports good health and physical activity for children and youth with disabilities. Under the initiative, CEC and other partner organizations will help bring together physical activity mentors with young people with disabilities to help increase appropriate physical activity.
Extractions: Bank of America Accessible Banking announced today enhancements made to the companys web site to help ensure greater access choices for all customers. Following W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, the Bank of America web site offers increased accessibility for users of assisted technology such as screen readers and those who access financial information from web-enabled cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). Cynthia Waddell to Provide Accessibility Oversight Consulting Services at MCS education services Cynthia D. Waddell, formerly the Executive Director of ICDRI, has joined MCS education services (MCS) as Executive Director of ADA/Section 508 Compliance Services. MCS is a for-profit corporation based in Rancho Cordova, California and tapped Cynthia Waddell to lead the accessibility compliance division and report to the Chief Executive and Finance Officer, Jeff Williams.
