Washingtonpost.com: The Supreme Court need services, said Ray Bryant, special education director of educational prospects for the disabled and ruled district in Cedar Rapids, iowa, must provide all http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/supcourt/stories/court030
Extractions: Thursday, March 4, 1999; Page A1 The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that public schools must provide a wide array of medical care for disabled children attending classes, over protests that the decision would seriously strain the resources of many school districts. With more and more young accident victims and chronically ill children able to attend school with the help of respirators, feeding tubes and other technological advances, school officials across the country increasingly are being called upon to furnish medical services with the regular curriculum. About 6 million students nationwide have disabilities, including tens of thousands who require "significant assistance," according to federal figures. Yesterday's decision could dramatically ratchet up local school boards' costs for meeting those medical needs. "No one argues that these children need services," said Ray Bryant, special education director of Montgomery County. "But extending services to education like maintaining ventilators and . . . skilled nursing really seems to go beyond what education does." By a 7 to 2 vote, the court expansively interpreted a federal law intended to improve educational prospects for the disabled and ruled that a school district in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, must provide all-day nursing care to a quadriplegic boy.
Stateline.org: Lobbying Season Opens For Special Education.. the full cost of educating learning disabled children even attempts to get full funding for special education support, Senators Tom Harkin (D-iowa) and Chuck http://www.stateline.org/stateline/?pa=story&sa=showStoryInfo&id=225070
Blind Attorney Activist Shuns Special Treatment Elliott says she wanted to return to iowa anyway. to the Americans with Disabilities Act that a disabled person had the right to refuse special treatment. http://www.nfb.org/BM/BM01/BM0107/bm010705.htm
Extractions: The Braille Monitor, July 2001 Edition by Mike Kilen Peggy Elliott with her cat Sheriff. Photograph by Steve Pope From the Editor: Mike Kilen is a staff writer at the Des Moines Register , but the following article he wrote for the Cornell Report , the Cornell College alumni magazine. Alumni magazines like to write profiles of interesting or distinguished alumni, so it was not particularly surprising that Peggy Elliott, Second Vice President of the National Federation of the Blind, received a call from her Alma Mater, asking for an interview. Peggy was a bit leery of the idea, knowing all too well that such features all too often turn out maudlin or pretentiously inspirational. She insisted on seeing the finished product for approval before she would agree to schedule the interview or give the reporter the names of other people he could call. The resulting piece was as focused, lively, and decisive as Peggy herself. Here it is, reprinted with permission from the Cornell Report Peggy Pinder Elliott '76 has always bristled at people fawning over her because she is blind. If one more person says that she is "amazing," it may just send this Iowa lawyer into a courtroom‑like rant. So entering the kitchen of the former
Extractions: MS. LEACH: This is Lynda Leach at the University of Illinois. Welcome to our conference call. We have four presenters lined up from Iowa to talk about Iowa's School-to-Work Initiative: Building a System By Connecting the Dots. Laurie Phelan is from the Iowa Office of School to Work, Jack Hillyard is from Iowa Creative Employment Options, University of Iowa; Barb McClannahan, project manager, Iowa Paths Systems Change Grant, Division of Economic Development; and Debbie Stevens, coordinator, Success Center, Oskaloosa. MS. PHELAN:
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Extractions: FAPE Newsline Archive March 1999 Before your child receives special education services, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that he or she have an evaluation. An evaluation includes information from parents, any special medical concerns, interviews with parents and school staff, and may include specific tests. The results of an evaluation will be used to see if your child needs special education help in school. You must give your consent in writing before the first evaluation can take place. The evaluation: Some questions parents can ask the school staff about evaluation are: Why do you want to evaluate my child?
Extractions: For events and activities related to the implementation of the Olmstead Decision in Iowa, see the calendar at your "Olmstead in Iowa" Headquarters Audience : events of particular interest to individuals who have disabilities , their families , or to professionals, providers, volunteers . (Note: We encourage people to browse the full calendar, as any event may be of interest to all.) See also this calendar of Iowa events related to the Olmstead Decision and Iowa Mental Health/Developmental Disability Commission meetings. This calendar includes both Add this page to your favorites or bookmarks. Education June 7-8: Working With the ADD/ADHD Child in the Classroom (Johnston) June 7-18: Assessment/Remediation of Math and Practicum (Cedar Rapids) June 7-18: The Exceptional Learner (Cedar Rapids) June 10-11: Very Special Arts Iowa: The Arts of Discovery (Creston) June 14 through July 2: Introduction to Orton-Gillingham Method of Teaching Reading (Cedar Rapids) June 15 through July 20: Working with At-Risk Students (Cedar Rapids) June 22-25: I-Learn: The Exceptional Learner (Johnston)
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Extractions: Associated Press WASHINGTON The Senate, nearing its first major update to special education since 1997, agreed Wednesday to accelerate spending on disabled children but refused to lock in specific increases. Senators hashed over competing plans to fulfill the promise that Congress made almost three decades ago: the federal government's commitment to cover 40 percent of the cost of educating children with special needs. The matter is significant because states and school districts must pay for whatever expenses Congress does not. That can amount to billions of dollars that local communities say they need for teachers, training, supplies and construction. Spending is the major sticking point in the Senate's renewal of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act, the 1975 law guaranteeing equal education to children with disabilities. As many as 6.7 million students are in special education.
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