21. Manhattan Institute offer options for children with special needs, as florida I hope the success of the florida program will options to ensure that their disabled children receive http://www.miedresearchoffice.org/boehner061103.html

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2003 Contact: Alexa Marrero or David Schnittger New Report Finds Significant Benefits, Parental Satisfaction with Florida's Innovative McKay Scholarships Report Shows Overwhelming Positive Feedback from Program Participants, Significant Improvements in Services Provided for Students with Disabilities WASHINGTON, D.C 92.7% of current McKay participants are satisfied or very satisfied with their McKay schools; only 32.7% were similarly satisfied with their public schools; Only 30.2% of current participants say they received all services required under federal law from their public school, while 86.0% report their McKay school has provided all the services they promised to provide; Those participants also saw class size drop dramatically, from an average of 25.1 students per class in public schools to 12.8 students per class in McKay schools; Participating students were victimized far less by other students because of their disabilities in McKay schools. In public schools, 46.8% were bothered often and 24.7% were physically assaulted, while in McKay schools 5.3% were bothered often and 6.0% were assaulted; and Over 90% of parents who have left the program believe it should continue to be available to those who wish to use it.

22. Special Olympics Florida of State and High School Associations www edu/; Department of Education special needs Education www florida disabled Outdoors Association www.fdoa.org; florida http://www.sofl.org/related_sites.aspx

FAQ Sports State Games Inside SOFL ... Related Sites PDF documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader to download. Download it Now Although we feel Special Olympics offers excellent "training for life," there are other organizations that provide excellent information for families and people living with a developmental disability. Please take a look at the listing of resources available to you. Special Olympics Incorporated www.specialolympics.org American Bowling Congress www.bowl.org American Horse Show Association (AHSA) www.ahsa.org American Softball Association www.softball.org Federation International de Natacion Amateur www.fina.org International Bocce Association www.borg.com/~iba/ International Sail Federation http://sailing.org/ National Federation of State and High School Associations www.nfhs.org National Horseshoe Pitching Association www.horseshoepitching.com Swim Info http://www.swiminfo.com/ United States Amateur Confederation of Roller Skating www.usarollersports.com United States Golf Association http://www.usga.com/ United States Powerlifting Federation www.uspf.com

23. People For The American Way | Exclusion And Mistreatment Of Special-Needs Studen with special needs be accommodated in participating private schools. 18 Under florida’s McKay voucher program for students with disabilities, parents may opt http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=5471

24. About The Florida School For The Deaf And The Blind The special needs Department serves students who are either whose abilities range from learning disabled to gifted. Today, the florida School for the Deaf and http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/about/

About Our School Overview History Facilities Location ... Quickfacts About FSDB The mission of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is to utilize all available talent, energy, and resources to provide free appropriate public education for eligible sensory-impaired students of Florida. As a school of academic excellence, the school shall strive to provide students an opportunity to maximize their individual potential in a caring, safe, unique learning environment to prepare them to be literate, employable, and independent life-long learners. The school shall encourage input from students, staff, parents, and the community. As a diverse organization, the school shall foster respect and understanding for each individual Overview The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is a state-supported boarding school for eligible hearing-impaired and visually-impaired students pre-school through 12th grade. Founded in 1885, the School awards standard and special diplomas and prepares its graduates for a wide range of professional careers and trades. Each year, over three-fourths of the graduating class continue their education at colleges, universities, and technical training centers. The School is comprised of two departments: the Department for the Deaf and the Department for the Blind and Special Needs. The Special Needs Department serves students who are either deaf or blind and who have a secondary handicap which affects their ability to learn. (

25. Education to meeting all the needs of special needs children in a FCCJdisabled Student Services 101 W. State St potential is the mission of florida Community College at http://www.coj.net/Departments/Community Services/Disabled Services/Directory of

Home Departments Community Services Disabled Services ... Disability Specific Organizations Education Emergency and Crisis Numbers Employment Health Housing ... Youth Education Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Boston University 940 Commonwealth Ave. W. Boston, MA 02215 Telephone: 617-353-3549 Fax Number: 617-353-7700 Website: www.bu.edu/cpr The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is affiliated with Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at Boston University. The Center is a research, training, and service organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons who have psychiatric disabilities by improving the effectiveness of people, programs, and service systems. 4101-1 College St. Jacksonville, FL 32205 Telephone: 387-0370 Fax Number: 387-0156 Fees, If applicable/Form of Payment: Sliding scale Days and Hours of Operations: Monday-Friday, 7-6 FCCJ-Disabled Student Services 101 W. State St., Room A-1093 Jacksonville, FL 32202 Telephone: 633-8488 Fax Number: 633-5893 Website: www.fccj.edu

26. NAESP : Help Students Welcome The Disabled not only to prepare students with special needs for the when they have experienced a disability firsthand. The florida Inclusion Network cites as an example a http://www.naesp.org/ContentLoad.do?contentId=1114

27. The National Organization On Disability - Community Involvement (Accessible Amer barriers to accommodate the needs of disabled citizens The florida Accessibility Code is reviewed by staff Students with special needs are included in not only http://www.nod.org/content.cfm?id=816

28. FDLRS Media Center The FDLRS (florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources who work with students with special needs Profoundly mentally handicapped; Specific learning disabled; http://www.broward.org/library/fdlrs.htm

About the Library African-American Research Library Calendar of Events Computer Training ... Foundation The FDLRS Media Center Main Library Fourth floor Purpose The FDLRS (Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System) Media Center, located at the Main Library , is a cooperative effort between Broward County Library and the School Board of Broward County FDLRS is a statewide program that provides services to special education students, their teachers and parents, and the community agencies serving them. The media center contains a collection of books, audiovisual materials and kits, available for loan or preview. A special collection of infant and toddler materials is also available to parents or personnel working with children who may be at risk. Materials are for "trial use" with the hope that successful items will be purchased and used in the classroom or at home. The Family Network on Disabilities of Broward County, a resource and referral agency for families of children with disabilities or special needs, is located next to the FDLRS reference desk.

29. St. Petersburg Times Online: News Of Florida Overall, the number of florida students with special education needs has grown 54 Students with disabilities make up 15 percent of florida s total public http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/2004/05/09/State/Experts__Retaining_di.shtml

Calendars Classified Forums Sports ... Text-only News sections Entertainment AP The Wire Business Citrus County ... Find your local news section Weekly sections Brandon Times City Times Homes Outdoors ... Xpress Special Sections Arena football Buccaneers College football Devil Rays ... Seniority Subscriber Services Subscribe Renew Help Advertise In print Online Market Info Join Us Internships Scholarships Times Jobs Contact us Experts: Retaining disabled students can breed failure Holding back students with disabilities for failing the FCAT leads to frustration and a higher dropout rate, some educators say. By REBECCA CATALANELLO, Times Staff Writer Published May 9, 2004 Third-graders with disabilities fail the state's standardized reading test at twice the rate of their nondisabled peers. In the high-stakes world of testing in Florida public schools, that unsurprising fact takes on greater significance: It means the type of student most likely to be held back from the fourth grade is a child whose struggle to learn is caught up in a battle against physical impairment or learning disability. "We had some kids taking the test who could barely write their names," said Carol Thomas, assistant superintendent for Pinellas County schools.

30. Vouchers Don T Help Disabled Students dollars to educate disabled students don t offer special classes for disabled children. 641 private schools taking McKay vouchers in florida found that http://www.dyslexia-adults.com/t139.html

DYSLEXIA TEACHER Where can I find a test for dyslexia? Sharing information about helping dyslexic pupils and students Our website Home Page News and Research Resources Case Studies ... Mailing list Your reference for dyslexia: Dyslexia Teacher Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MS. 02139 USA Dyslexia Teacher Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7GX ENGLAND Dyslexia Teacher Saint Laurent Montreal Quebec H4L 2V8 CANADA Dyslexia Teacher Bulimba Queensland 4171 AUSTRALIA Where can I find a test for dyslexia? www.dyslexia-test.com FREE Dyslexia Magazine Click here How can I train to teach children with dyslexia? www.dyslexia-certificate.com for personal or professional use (meetings, courses, etc.) provided that our web address www.dyslexia-teacher.com is clearly included in the copy. www.dyslexia-teacher.com supporting the dyslexic pupil SUGGESTIONS BOX Please send us your suggestions for improvements to our website www.dyslexia-teacher.com www.dyslexia-test.com www.dyslexia-parent.com www.dyslexia-adults.com ... www.classroom-assistant.net DYSLEXIA TEACHER Vouchers don't help disabled students About 77 percent of private schools taking tax dollars to educate disabled students don't offer special classes for disabled children.

31. Oklahoma Council Of Public Affairs taxpayer and parent of a disabled child. gives local school districts to educate children with special needs. It’s already working in florida, where McKay http://www.ocpathink.org/ViewPerspectiveStory.asp?ID=147

32. Press Release - Education Subcommittee Hears Testimony On Benefits Of Parental C the parents can ensure their disabled sons and our educators more accountable to parents in florida. justice system, and children with special needs have had http://edworkforce.house.gov/press/press107/ideaeducationchoice50802.htm

News from the Committee on Education and the Workforce John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2002 CONTACTS: Dave Schnittger or Heather Valentine Telephone: (202) 225-4525 Education Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Benefits of Parental Choice in Special Education Florida’s McKay Scholarships Provide Parental Choice for Special Needs Students WASHINGTON, D.C. The Education Reform Subcommittee today heard testimony on several special education-related issues, including innovative programs that enhance parental choice in special education. This is the third in a series of hearings to lay the groundwork for reform and reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which House Republicans hope to pass through Congress this year. Several states have taken the lead in finding innovative approaches to improving special education and giving more options to parents with special needs children. Florida, for example, last year launched a program that provides education choice for parents of disabled students. The McKay Scholarships are available to parents who want to ensure that their special needs children receive a quality education. According to Education Week , Florida education officials received more than 14,000 inquiries from interested parents in the first few months of the McKay program’s existence. (Lisa Fine, August 8, 2001)

33. Special Needs Students Case studies from California, Connecticut, florida, North Carolina kids with ADD/ADHD or other special needs. Parents Fear Learning disabled Label For Child http://www.aizan.net/families/special_needs_students.htm

Special Needs Children/Students Up See also the ADHD Education for Parents page and the Children's Mental Health pages A Guide to Reasonable Accommodations – this site is provided by Florida State University Introduction Section I Disabling Language ... Autism 101 - articles by the #1 Autism expert Educating the Student with Autism Home Affects Mental Development of Fragile X Kids Parents of Autistic Kids Sue Drug Firms, Dentists Glasses Read Dyslexics' Eyes - Missile-tracking technology may spot symptoms of learning impairment. 2002 International Symposium on Adult ADHD – Chicago in May 2002. More than 700 people from around the world, including the top professionals in the ADHD field, will gather in Chicago for Journeys 2002. The Dyslexia Page - collection of links to articles and sites Focusing on Hyperactivity - New diagnostic tools may show us that there is more to ADHD than meets the eye. New Findings Concerning Poor Reading and Spelling - Children who were predominantly poor spellers were already showing a range of linguistic difficulties when they started school. Our Special Kids The ABC's of LD and ADD - From LD Online, straight-forward answers to common questions about learning disabilities and the brain.

34. GenAmerica.com [Planning For Children With Special Needs] florida Voice on Mental Retardation; FLUCP Happiness Parents and Friends of the Developmentally disabled; special needs Boy Scouts; special Olympics; Spina Bifida http://www.genamerica.com/pubsite/genamweb.nsf/0/85b60693573a5b9986256ddd007cb97

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36. A New Model For Special Education effective tool for ensuring that disabled students’ needs are Many families of special education students are The evidence from florida’s McKay Scholarship http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/Articles/2003_06_16GreenePerspective.htm

A New Model for Special Education By Jay Greene and Greg Forster [Posted June 16, 2003] As Ohio’s special education enrollments rise, the state’s schools labor under both the high cost of special education services and the burden of lawsuits brought by dissatisfied parents. No one is happy with the current system and it is time to consider alternatives to how we ensure services for disabled students. Under the current model, public schools and families agree on a document that outlines what services schools will provide. This document, an Individual Education Plan (IEP), is essentially a contract between schools and families. If schools fail to deliver on the services promised in the IEP, families can take their schools to court and force them to comply. IEPs were designed to guarantee appropriate services for disabled students. In practice, however, this formal, legalistic process is highly inefficient and often fails to protect students while causing excessive paperwork and legal fees. For the current system to work, families have to be sophisticated enough to demand that all of their children’s needs are fully and clearly addressed in the IEP document. Schools are experienced at writing IEPs and may seek to minimize the level of expensive services. Even if the IEP does fully and clearly specify what students need, schools may fail to live up to their obligations. Families can then go to court, but to do so they have to be aware that this legal option is available, have the resources to pursue it against school districts with far greater resources, and be willing to engage in a legal fight with the same school system that takes care of their children every day.

37. Florida's Voice On Mental Retardation - FVMR.org as supported by the ARC of South florida, opened 8 with concurrent growth of the disabled population) and l992) literally blew away some special needs residences http://www.fvmr.org/proposal.html

THE FUTURE OF FLORIDA'S LARGE RESIDENTIAL CENTERS FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION AND/OR DEVELOPMENT AL DISABILITIES PROPOSED BY FLORIDA’S VOICE ON MENTAL RETARDATION (FVMR) OCTOBER 2003 THE PROBLEM How can the State of Florida meet the varying needs of its growing population of persons with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities while governmental funding continues to trail the increase in financial and service needs? A Florida “Snapshot” l. Florida continues to rank as one of the poorest funding states for social services. 3. Average costs: private ICF's - $ 4l,000 to $ 94,000 a year per person; state DSI's - $ 76,000 to $ 85,000 per person. 4. Even if all current Medicaid funds were perfectly targeted to meet the most pressing needs of the poorest people with the most severe disabilities, only 44% of need would be met. (Managing Florida's Future, The Commission on Long Term Care in Florida, December l5, l995.) 5. A proliferation of federal class action lawsuits has proven the primary impetus in effecting change (Doe v.Chiles/Bush; Prado-Steiman; Olmstead; etc.). 6. Resentment builds when one family seems to be receiving services while another family is under-served or not served.

38. Edvantage Media - Resources Netwrok supports 67 florida school districts in special needs Education Network Canadian Government initiative which offer services for disabled and challenged http://www.edvantagemedia.com/emresources4.html

ABOUT.COM : Special Education extensive resources for special ed and includes a feature on how to improve learning for students supported by medical technology. Includes top related links. ADHD National Institute for Mental Health is behind site on understanding ADHD and getting help. For parents and teachers of kids who are affected. ATEN Assistive Technology Educational Netwrok supports 67 Florida school districts in meeting the AT needs of their students. ARC Resources for the Mentally Retarded individuals and their families, including treatment studies and factsheets. Attention Deficit Disorder Contents page, reviews and order information for this handbook aimed at parents and professionals. Autism Resources Index of online information and resources on the developmental disabilities, Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Blind Children's Center Los Angeles-based school offering publications covering social development. With pointers to other services on the Web. Child and Family Studies Program Research project which addresses educational issues such as direct instruction, inclusion, and reform of instructional practices. Council for Exceptional Children Guide to the professional development opportunities, resources, and specialized support divisions offered by the organization.

39. Including Special-needs Students In Regular Classrooms . . . ByPeter Farley of inclusion say integrating special needs students into the the number of learningdisabled students placed New York, Louisiana, New Jersey, florida and Texas http://www.umass.edu/journal/car/studentwork/farley.html

Students' Work Including special-needs students in regular classrooms seems to improve student academic performance, data show by Peter Farley AMHERST The inclusive-style classroom may be denying elementary school special needs students the attention they require and the education they deserve, according to some local teachers. But an analysis of available data gives a different picture. Now only one question remains: which method of grouping is most effective in helping students, with and without disabilities, to achieve their expected goals? IDEA requires that disabled students be placed in a setting that constitutes the "least restrictive environment." In other words, the government calls for disabled students to be educated with those who are nondisabled, to the maximum extent appropriate. However, teachers such as Mary Donovan, a fourth-grade instructor at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst, say the law is often misinterpreted. The "least restrictive environment" isn’t always the regular classroom for special needs students, Donovan said.

40. NCPA - Daily Policy Digest - School Choice Helps The Disabled The study also applauds florida s A+ Plan. Under schools enrolled more than 900 special education students the number of learningdisabled students receiving http://www.ncpa.org/iss/edu/2002/pd072602f.html

Policy Issues NCPA Publications Both Sides Editorial Opinions ... Audio/Visual NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS HOME DONATE ONE LEVEL UP ABOUT NCPA ... CONTACT US School Choice Helps The Disabled Daily Policy Digest Education Issues / School Choice and Charter Schools Friday, July 26, 2002 Opponents contend that school choice will hurt disabled children. However, a recent study finds that just the opposite is true. According to a new international study by the Yankee Institute, school choice would greatly benefit disabled children in the United States. In other countries, special education children are thriving far beyond American standards with school choice. In Denmark, where the government's commitment to fund private education dates back to 1899, more than 99 percent of learning-disabled children are educated side-by-side with mainstream children. The number of special school systems in the Netherlands has fallen from 14 to 4 since 1990, when the government began awarding educational stipends to parents of learning-disabled children to use at mainstream schools. In Australia, a 1998 study found that intellectually and physically disabled children who studied in mainstream schools under the country's school choice program were achieving literary and math skills equal to their peers.

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