Historical Perspective 1949, the kansas legislature authorized special education for The kansas Board of Education in the fiscal were state mandated for the disabled/ handicapped and http://www.adifferentplace.org/historical_perspective.htm
Extractions: Internet Gifted Resources Historical Perspective "Kansas has been a quiet, but effective leader in the education of gifted students. In 1949, the Kansas legislature authorized special education for exceptional children. The legislature listed ten specific types of exceptionality, including "intellectually superior" children. School districts were encouraged to modify school curriculum and instruction for meeting the needs of gifted students. The Kansas Board of Education in the fiscal year 1961 passed the first formal guidelines for gifted programs. In 1969, services were state mandated for the disabled/ handicapped and in 1971 for the learning disabled. Guidelines for these mandates contained regulations that required comprehensive planning in all areas of the exceptionality, including giftedness. During the 1974 legislative session, services for all program areas of exceptionality were mandated (Special Education for Exceptional Children Act, KSA 71-966); and a state plan formulated outlining implementation procedures. The Kansas State Board of Education in the fiscal year 1975 adopted the state plan, with gifted education identified as one area of service to exceptional children. After much planning, discussion, and written proposals, the 1978 legislature mandated the implementation of Gifted Education Services in the state of Kansas, effective July 1980. These services were to provide special education for all students identified as gifted at the elementary and secondary levels.
Kansas Special Education Advisory Council SEAC input kansas Transition work. to restore state funds for services to vulnerable populations such as poor, disabled, elderly and special Education Funding. http://www.kansped.org/ksde/advisory/seac/min11-18-03.html
Extractions: Dedicated to the Education of "ALL" Kansas Special Education Advisory Council November 18 nd floor conference room MINUTES Attendees: Absentees: Shirley Armentrout Matthew Cook Bob Goodwin Ken Hund Bob Maile Barb McGrath Bert Moore Patricia Schremmer Sue Stacey Danny Thornton ZoAnn Torrey Josie Torrez Karen Untereker Doug Bowman Tom Skrtic Janice Suddath Jim Wheeler Boyd Koehn, Chairperson of Kansas State Transition Council Allison Werner, WU student and parent of a child with giftedness Alexa Pochowski, KSDE Assistant Commissioner Becky Gassman, SRS Chief of Foster Care Ruth Santner, SRS Foster Care Program manager Kerry Ottlinger, KSDE SSS Assistant State Director Introductions Dan Thornton, chair, opened the meeting. Members introduced themselves to visitors Approval of agenda Action Plan Recommendation for vacant SEAC position Georgia Masterson, parent of a child with a disability and representative of other state agencies involved in the financing or delivery of related services. Vocational-Technical Special Needs Certificate clarification ZoAnn Torrey provided an overview and draft document describing the requirements for vocational special needs certificates for special education professionals in the same areas available in general education vocational-technical education.
Assistance To Parents Of Children With Disabilities In kansas City 913/648-2317 - Advocacy for Citizens with Retardation In St. Those children identified as disabled and in need of special education receive http://www.mobar.org/pamphlet/asstprnt.htm
Extractions: Assistance to Parents of Children With Disabilities The purpose of this brochure is to provide support and guidance to parents of children with disabilities. As such a parent, you may be in need of financial, legal and emotional assistance. This publication is aimed at helping you meet the needs of your new challenge. In Kansas City - 913/648-2317 - Advocacy for Citizens with Retardation United Cerebral Palsy In addition, there are a number of support groups for persons with similar disabilities or their parents. A directory of such groups may be obtained from your local Parent to Parent organization. 1. Supplemental Security Income The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides cash benefits to needy individuals who are aged, blind or disabled. There is no minimum age requirement for eligibility under SSI. However, unlike ordinary Social Security recipients, SSI recipients must meet certain income and financial resources tests to qualify for the program's benefits. You are not limited on the number of applications you may make for these benefits. If benefits are denied on the first application, that does not mean that benefits will be denied on the second application. Furthermore, if benefits are denied, reduced or terminated, you have a right to request reconsideration and, if necessary, a hearing before an administrative law judge.
Learning Disabilities OnLine: Learning Disabilities On-Line Resources University of kansas Center for Research on Learning special Education Web Site Information on special education and support for disabled students, their http://www.ldonline.org/finding_help/online_help/online-help.html
Extractions: To find other help resources select a topic from the list and click GO Select a Topic US - National Organizations US - Federal Agencies US - State By State Resource Guides Canadian Resources Information By Phone International Links LD Schools On-line Resources Parent Advocacy US State Departments of Education If you are a professional interested in listing your services, sign-up online now! ADD Resources is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to help people with ADD develop their full potential. Their website offers the National ADHD Directory, the most complete listing of ADHD service providers and products on the Internet and many great articles by national authorities as well as adults with ADD for free downloading. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Bookmarks For Special Ed and producing computer products for special education for two decades. Our primary focus is to meet the needs of children in elementary schools who face http://www.minot.k12.nd.us/svss/bkmkssped.htm
Extractions: USE THIS MENU TO JUMP TO SECTION HEADINGS: TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES SPECIAL EDUCATION ... top Technology and Disabilities Organizations top Software and Equipment Vendors Attainment http://www.attainmentcompany.com/ Save on augmentative communication, software, video, and print/kits. Don Johnston http://www.donjohnston.com/ We provide the high-quality intervention products that struggling students and students with disabilities need to achieve literacy. Edmark http://www.edmark.com/ Edtech http://www.edtech.com/ For over seven years, ETI has been helping schools purchase quality technology products and services that enhance teachin and learning. Hach Henter-Joyce http://www.hj.com/ Using JAWS for Windows Screen Reader and MAGic Screen Magnification software developed by Henter-Joyce, blind or visually impaired computer users access a wide variety of information, education and job-related applications. Innocomp http://www.sayitall.com/
Funding For Hearing Aids of kansas Medical Centerkansas City (913 is a nonprofit organization that provides disabled children with DCRF focuses special attention on helping children http://www.atk.ku.edu/hearingaidfunding.htm
Extractions: Southeast Kansas Assistive Technology Access Site People who are deaf and hard of hearing must often pay out-of-pocket for hearing aids that are not generally covered by insurance. This can create financial difficulties for people who need such aids to help them. As a result, people with hearing loss, their families, and the professionals who work with them must spend considerable time trying to find financial assistance for purchasing hearing aids. PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS HeartSpring-Kansas The goal of the Donor Hearing Aid Program is to place amplification on those individuals who are in need, but are unable to purchase new hearing aids. A full hearing evaluation is provided and if necessary, one or two reconditioned behind the ear hearing aids. The cost to the client is $100, which covers the expense of the ear molds. Candidates for the Donor Hearing Aid Program must:
TRI Online! Disability Links - Parent Advcocacy/Special Education Parent Training Information Centers special Education Action Committee Inc. Loving Your disabled Child California (CPRC). Matrix - California. kansas. http://www.taconicresources.net/resources/pa-ed.shtml
Extractions: General Resources: Exceptional Parent Magazine TRI Online! Bookstore - Books About Self-Advocacy. The Parent Advocate News. The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates. ... HipMag Online. Interactive web site for deaf children. Internet Resources for Special Children. For all the Special Kids of the World. The Family Village. Children with Disabilities. ... Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 1. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 2. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 3. The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. Section 504 Regulations. Neighborhood Legal Services: New York State Guidelines to Allow for the Transfer of Assistive Technology When a Student Moves from School Jurisdiction to Higher Education, Other Human Services Agency or Employment. Resources for Disabled and Special Needs Children. ... The Association for Special Kids. An organization that helps families with special needs children set up individual financial plans. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Parents' Guide to the Development of Preschool Children with Disabilities: Resources and Services.
Extractions: The writer, of Lawrence, KS, is Kansas/Nebraska director of the National Right to Read Foundation. I was saddened to see that Case School for Children with Learning Disabilities in Omaha has closed its doors because it was too costly for most families. Any school with the intention of meeting the needs of struggling children is an asset to the community. The unfortunate truth is that the label "learning-disabled that is put upon children who don't learn to read in a regular education classroom is, most of the time, wrong. Most of these children don't fail to learn to read because they are learning-disabled. The real culprits are poor classroom curriculum and instructional methods, commonly called "whole language". My oldest son was nearly labeled as one of the 16,000 learning-disabled youngsters in Nebraska. When he attended first grade in Omaha, he did not learn to read. His teachers recommended testing him to see what his learning disabilities were. My husband and I said "no thanks" to their suggestion of special education services and instead enrolled him in the Phoenix Academy of Learning in Rockbrook Village. He was taught Spalding phonics. In three weeks he learned to read, and by the end of 61 days he had jumped from a pre-primer reader to a child reading at the level of third grade, second month. Not so miraculously, his "disability" disappeared. It wasn't a miracle, because there was nothing wrong with him. Like many other children, he was simply being "disabled" by ineffective reading curriculum and instructional methods.
World Reach special Education Center in Wichita, kansas for five profoundly mentally retarded, physically disabled, or have her Masters of Education/special Education in http://www.shakleeinstitute.org/1999Winners.html
Extractions: 1999 Award Winners DEBRA VOLL - Debra Voll is a Primary Communication Disorders teacher at Desert Shadows Elementary School in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since 1990, she has taught a self-contained kindergarten and first grade communication disorders class, through a team approach with two teachers, a speech-language pathologist and three instructional aides. The classroom population includes twelve children with severe language learning disabilities, autism and other pervasive developmental disorders, as well as emotional and behavioral challenges. Ms. Voll received a B.S. in Education in 1973 from Illinois State University and obtained a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership with Distinction from Northern Arizona University in 1996. She was nominated in 1992 for the National PTA's Phoebe Apperson Hearst Outstanding Educator Award, and has been awarded numerous venture grants for innovative projects, including the involvement of therapy dogs in the classroom. JANE MURPHY - Jane Murphy is a classroom teacher for District 75 CityWide Special Education in New York City. She is currently working with a team of teachers to launch a pilot inclusive education program to adapt two community classrooms for children with and without identified special needs representing a range of emotional, social and cognitive functioning, as well as physical and learning disabilities. Prior to this new project, she spent ten years in the district working in a program designed for children with severe emotional disturbances.
NCIP Links Computing Program (DCP); University of kansas Department of Ability s Web Site for the disabled; CODI - Cornucopia of at the NY Institute for special Education; 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: Quick Links ResourceNet Home Accessible Travel Fact Sheets I ... n The News "General Resources" Please note: The Resources area is a continuous work in progress. New links and categories will be added on a regular basis. If you would like to submit or recommend a site to be included you may Submit a URL Category Index ADA (non government) Assistive Technology Devices State Assistive Technology Centers Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP) Arkansas - ICAN Colorado - CATP Connecticut - CTTAP ... AbilityHub adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers. ABLEDATA Assistive Technology Information Access Unlimited Applied Science and Engineering Laboratories Assistive Technology, Inc.
Special Education Resource Site who work with the Learning disabled child special Education Department University of KansasDisability and Resources for the Child with special Educational needs http://www.wcape.school.za/subject/speced/spechome.htm
Extractions: CHI Committee Home Page offers advice and support for all those concerned with the well being of of children of high intelligence. A.D.D. WareHouse Online Catalog - Products for Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD Owner's Manual - Practical Help and Useful Tips on the latest Interventions and Methods, Medications and other Interventions for the child With ADHD How Teachers and Educators can effectively reach the Hyperactive/ADD Child ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER - description and signs/symptoms of ADD: Beverly Price: Journey into ADD. Calliope Books: ADD - Literature about Attention Deficit Disorder/ADHD. Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder - How to cope with ADHD in children and adults, for parents, teachers and children alike.
EmTech - Special Education Inclusive Network of kansas; Interwork Institute All Internet Resources for special Children (IRSC); Jim Magazine of the Able-disabled; National Library http://www.emtech.net/sped.htm
Extractions: Inclusion Links ... Access Unlimited - Adaptive Transportation And Mobility Technology Access Utah Network Access-Able Travel Source Access information for disabled travelers Access-Able's Newsletters Page Accessibility in Nevada Accessible Vans of America Accessibility Design Resources ... Accessible San Diego for Travelers with Disabilities Accessible Traveler's Database Accessible Web Page Design Resources Ai Squared - ZoomText screen magnification software All Terrain Wheelchairs A Hybrid Adaptive Mobility System All Things Web: Accommodating Imperfection All Things Web: Could Helen Keller Read Your Page? Alternative Care Providers - Home Medical Equipment and Supplies Alternative Health/Medicine/Therapies Alphabet Signs - ADA signage Anitavee's Adaptive Apparel Apex Dynamics Applied Digital, Inc. Applied Future Technologies, Inc. ... Assistive Media - audio-literary service for persons with print reading/access barriers Assistive Technology for People with Spinal Cord Injuries Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program (ATACP) AssistTech Inc - innovative toys for special needs kids Associated Handicapable Vans Attention Control Systems - planning and execution software for assisting brain injured people gain independence Audiobooks Online - Ear Friendly Books Auditech - TTYs and Assistive Devices Autochair Home Page Automotive innovations - Vehicle modifications
Representative Todd Tiahrt - Kansas 4th District - Press Releases priority for USD 259 and the state of kansas, according to It takes a special and loving person to care for our mentally and physically disabled children. http://www.house.gov/tiahrt/pressreleases/2000/05032000.htm
Extractions: Rep. Tiahrt to Speak in Support of Full Federal Funding of Special Education (Washington) Rep. Todd Tiahrt will speak this afternoon on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 4055, which amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to authorize funding to reach the federal government's goal of providing 40 percent of the national average per pupil expenditure. This legislation calls for a $2 billion consecutive yearly increase in special education funding, ending with the full federal funding total of $25 billion in fiscal year 2010. Rep. Tiahrt has been a strong supporter of this legislation and met with the United Teachers of Wichita and special education teachers on April 24, 2000. Full federal funding of special education is the top federal education priority for USD 259 and the state of Kansas, according to Gov. Bill Graves. Below is the text of Rep. Tiahrt's speech that will be covered this afternoon on C-Span, Channel 44 in Wichita. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this legislation. I also want to praise Chairman Goodling and the members of his committee for their outstanding work on this legislation.
MI-NIS Archives -- February 2004 (#10) restrictive environment, as it s known in specialeducation parlance started early Remus grew up in kansas and learned about disabled children at http://lists.wayne.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0402&L=mi-nis&F=&S=&P=963
Title I And IDEA coordination for those students in special education and regular services for the nondisabled Title I kansas State Department of Education, July 2001 Brochure. http://www.ccts-ettc.org/ettc/project TOP/title_i_and_idea.htm
Extractions: Title I and IDEA Historically, the U.S. Department of Education has provided assistance to state education agencies and local education agencies primarily through categorical programs that aim to ameliorate the nations most pressing educational needs (i.e., needs of the disadvantaged and needs of the disabled. The goal for both of these programs is improved educational outcomes for all students who are disadvantaged or have a disability. A major question to be asked is how this goal can better be met through the collaboration of Titles I and IDEA programs. Both programs have shared beliefs about effective instructional opportunities for students. The beliefs provide a vision upon which all schools may need to operate to achieve effective collaborative programs and services for all students: All children can and will learn General education has the responsibility for the education of all children and that responsibility is supported by special programs and services that are integrated within the context of the general education curriculum. Effective collaboration must center on the needs of students.
And Inclusion For All least restrictive environment, as it s known in specialeducation parlance started early Remus grew up in kansas and learned about disabled children at http://www.bridges4kids.org/articles/2-04/Oreg2-17-04.html
Extractions: Early On Lead Poisoning Positive Behavior Support No Child Left Behind ... Detroit Parent Network Where to find help for a child in Michigan Anywhere in the U.S. , or Canada What's New? Help Text Menu ... Translate Last Updated: Article of Interest - Inclusion Printer-friendly Version And Inclusion For All For more articles like this visit http://www.bridges4kids.org On a chilly Saturday morning at Roosevelt High School, Michael Remus replays a theme he has delivered throughout his career to 21 teachers gathered for a school improvement workshop: "If I walk into a classroom and the kids are doing fractions," he says, pacing in front of the teachers, "I want to know what the special education kids are doing to learn fractions. The curriculum needs to be linked to everybody."
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CONSIDER / Disabled Student Services kansas State University is dedicated to providing equal opportunity and access Support Services to talk about why I need special help and document my need. http://consider.k-state.edu/disabledstudents/
Extractions: K-State is constantly working to remove architectural barriers and make its campus accessible. New buildings on the campus are completely accessible. Most old buildings have been retrofitted in order to make them partially, if not totally, accessible. Upon request, any class located in an inaccessible location will be relocated. Curb cuts have been constructed where they are needed. The staff functions as an advocate for students with disabilities with their instructors and on campus. Through active involvement with all areas of the university, the office is able to monitor conditions relevant to students with disabilities and to provide help with decisions that affect their quality of life.
