41. Special Education - Advocacy/Disabilities Rights - Massachusetts Department Of E legal assistance and information to people with disabilities throughout massachusetts. together on behalf of children with special needs and their http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/links/Advocacy.html

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42. Reference, Education, Special Education: Schools James E. Duckworth School special education school and adults with developmental disabilities or emotional day school in Canton, massachusetts and residences http://www.combose.com/Reference/Education/Special_Education/Schools/

Top Reference Education Special Education ... Visually Impaired Related links of interest: Reference:Education:K through 12:Private Schools Anne Carlsen Center for Children - Provides health care, education and support services for children with special needs and their families. Jamestown, ND. Atlanta Speech School - Therapeutic educational center for children and adults with hearing, speech, language, or learning disabilities. Atlanta, GA. Bethany Independent School - Renowned for expertise regarding dyslexic students. Kent, UK. Brehm Preparatory School - Addresses a complete array of learning disabilities. Carbondale, IL. Bullimbal School for Special Purposes - School for students with disabilities in Australia. Calvin Academy - Provides day school, after school tutoring, and summer programs for children who are not successful in traditional k-12 classrooms including special education. Minneapolis, MN. Carolina Springs Academy - Boarding school with year-round enrollment. Abbeville, SC. Centennial School of Lehigh University - Educational program for students with serious emotional disturbance or autism who are referred to Centennial by area school districts and intermediate units. Bethlehem, PA. Chaigeley School - Quaker-founded school for young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Caters mainly to boys aged 10-16. Cheshire, England.

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Top Recreation Camps Special Needs ... Sports Related links of interest: Kids and Teens:Sports and Hobbies:Summer Camps:Special Needs Society:Organizations:Service Clubs:Lions Clubs International:Special Needs Camps Alternative Summer Camps - Therapeutic wilderness experiences for adolescents, pre-teens, and adults. Descriptions and links for a variety of programs in different states. Cadmus Cultural Camp - Provides opportunities for mentally retarded adults to have a full, exciting and very social summer experience. Campers will be housed in five of the lifesharing households while some of their full time residents are on their vacations. Located in Massachusetts. Camp Allen - Private, non-profit, residential summer camp for individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities. Located in Bedford, New Hampshire. Schedule, activities, photos, and application forms. Camp Courageous - Year-round recreational and respite care activities in a camp setting in Iowa. Camp Easter Seals New Mexico - Offers one-week sessions for kids and adults with physical and/or mental disabilities. Held at Kamp Kiwanis in Vanderwagen, New Mexico. Past season recaps, staff, map, and contact information. Camp Greentop - A residential camp located on 200 acres in the Catoctin Mountain National Park, six miles west of Thurmont, Maryland, for children and adults with physical and multiple disabilities. Established in 1937.

44. American Academy Of Pediatrics National Center Of Medical Home Initiatives For C with special Health Care needs and Disabilities Information for in the resources and supports available to massachusetts youth with special health care http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/resources/state/massachusetts.html

Common Elements General Medical Home Info Accessibility Continuous, Comprehensive, Coordinated ... Search Medical Homes in Massachusetts This page is designed to keep you informed about events and activities happening in Massachusetts that will help improve access to medical homes for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). For individuals that attended the Medical Home Training Program at Boston Shriners Burns Hospital, we hope that you will use the information here to help put into practice what you learned, as well as encourage you to participate in other activities around the state. Click here for state funding opportunities. Medical Home Initiatives This section provides information on state medical home initiatives/programs. States that are a part of the mentorship network will have a "Promise to the State" which outlines how they will achieve ensuring that all children have a medical home by 2010. This is based on the

45. KinderStart - Child Development : Special Needs Child : Schools/Organizations ways for children and adults with disabilities to lead better lives. (special needs) Icon Add/View Comments (0) Rate this Site; K12 schools with Learning http://www.kinderstart.com/childdevelopment/specialneedschild/schoolsorganizatio

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46. MBA: Government Assistance: Rights Regarding Special Education In massachusetts, the law requires that special education services must provide the maximum feasible benefit to a disabled child and that http://www.massbar.org/site/apps/lookup.php?c_id=187

47. Special Needs Schools Online and social development for children with learning disabilities. . is a therapeutic day school for children to fourteen years old with special needs such as http://privateschool.about.com/od/schoolsneeds/?terms=speciale

48. Special Needs - Legal Advocacy - A To Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Special Needs help, but if you need it, special needs services are Sussan Greenwald, Esqs., special Education Attorneys The to the representation of disabled children and http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/weblinks/specialneedslegal.htm

YOU ARE HERE: HOME CONCERNS LEGALITIES SPECIAL NEEDS Click on the banner for recommended books and supplies for homeschooling A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Concerns I am Ann Zeise , your guide to the best and most interesting and useful sites and articles about home education on the web. Search This Site The Web Home Recent Articles Events Join Email List ... Free Newsletter Site Index: A B C D ... Z Special Needs Special Needs Down Syndrome Learning Disabilities Legal Advocacy ... Screening Special Situations A.D.D. Autism Blind Homeschoolers Challenges ... Traveling Homeschoolers A to Z Home's Cool Home Articles Beginning to Homeschool Community Networking ... Support Group Resources Explorations 4 Kids Computer Literacy Drivers Ed Fine Arts General Interest ... Social Studies Special Needs - Legal Advocacy Understanding your legal rights when you homeschool your special needs child. Advocating for additional rights. Area-specific support may be on your Regional page.

49. Article | Report Targets Special Needs more children are born with disabilities or conditions Berman, chair of the massachusetts Association of School Superintendents task force on special education http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_bg-report_targets_special.htm

HOME ABOUT M.I. CCI CLP ... CONTACT Site Navigation Support M.I. Scholars' Articles M.I. Issues Subscribe to City Journal Board of Trustees Staff Directory Links M.I. Book Catalog Internship Opportunities Join email updates Report targets special needs Limits urged on enrollment January 29, 2003 By Shari Rudavsky Enrollment of students in special education nationwide has increased by nearly a quarter in the past decade in the face of funding that offers incentives to identify students in need of such services, according to a recent study by the Manhattan Institute ''Bounty'' funding systems that pay per student placed in special education bear much of the responsibility for the rise in enrollment, the report argues. Nearly 12.5 of all students were classified as needing special education in the 2000-2001 school year. In the 33 bounty states, special-education enrollments grew much faster than in those with set or lump-sum funding over the past decade, the report found. One of the 16 lump-sum states, Massachusetts, had enrollment decline from 16.4 percent to 15.5 percent in that period, the report found. But a higher percentage of those enrolled in Massachusetts special education have more severe problems, as more children are born with disabilities or conditions such as autism.

50. Resources- Phone Numbers (617) 4239162. massachusetts DENTAL SOCIETY (Referrals for special needs dentistry). massachusetts OFFICE ON DISABILITY (Client assistance program). http://ppal.net/numbers.html

Helpful Websites Helpful Numbers Articles of Interest Downloads Helpful Numbers: (click here to download a printable version of this list) ADOPTION CROSSROADS (Post-adoption support services) ADOPTIVE FAMILIES TOGETHER AL-ANON/ALATEEN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL (families of young adults and adult consumers) ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG FAMILIES (Teen Parents) ASPERGER'S ASSOCIATION (Autism spectrum) AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA AUTISM SUPPORT CENTER at North Shore Arc (Resources and referrals for families) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS (Runaway Hot line) CENTER FOR ANXIETY AND RELATED DISORDERS AT BU C.H.A.D.D (Children and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder information request line) CHILD AT RISK HOTLINE (Department of Social Services) CHILDCARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL NETWORK (Enhanced resource and referral services for families of children w/disabilities looking for child care) CHILDREN’S LAW CENTER (Lynn) COMMONHEALTH MassHealth Enrollment Center (Supplemental Insurance through Medicaid) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROBLEM RESOLUTION DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH HELPLINE (Information/referral) DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL RETARDATION

51. School Resource Officers: Powerful Allies is aware of the students that have special needs. the nature of the disabilities that they through the Sandwich Police Department of Sandwich, massachusetts. http://www.mnip-net.org/ddlead.nsf/TrimTOC/SchoolResourceOffice

DDLeadership Forum Home Journal Home Journal Archives Search the Forum ... Feedback Volume , Issue Date: Spring 2004 Topic: Youth with Developmental Disabilities and the Juvenile Justice System School Resource Officers: Powerful Allies A Conversation with: Patrolman Michael Caico, Sandwich Public Schools by LEND Fellow Bob Gilmore Officer Caico, thank you for taking the time to speak with us. You spend much of your day within various school buildings in the Town of Sandwich. Do you ever encounter students with developmental disabilities? I will try to provide you with my perspective as a School Resource Officer for the Sandwich Public Schools. The issues that you are interested in are becoming more commonplace in the school setting. With the cost of sending these students out of district rising, the schools have been trying to satisfy the needs in-house. Which in turn, brings along with it, all the challenges that are associated with teaching these students. Most school staff receive some special training in the area of special education and developmental disabilities to assist them in their day to day encounters with these students. Do police officers receive similar training? The training of a Police officer in the area of Developmental Disabilities is very basic. During the twenty-one week police academy there is only a four hour block dedicated to this topic. Also, there is ongoing training offered, but not all departments can afford to send an officer. Every officer goes for a week of training once a year. This is called In-Service training. During these training sessions, the officers are brought up to date on any new laws that come into play along with any new cases that have changed the way we have approach our job. It is very uncommon that any of the training deals with the Developmentally Disabled.

52. School Choice For Special Ed Parents of disabled children need more choices, but they Eagle on July 19th as specialed Parents 1000 massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington DC 20001-5403 Phone http://www.cato.org/dailys/07-16-02.html

@import "/styles/ns4_toxins.css"; Advanced Search Help Books Policy Studies ... Events Archive Click here to learn more about supporting the Cato Institute. Pocket Constitution Email Updates Cato Audio Cato Store ... El Cato July 16, 2002 School Choice for Special Ed by Marie Gryphon and David Salisbury Marie Gryphon is a policy analyst and David Salisbury is director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom . They co-wrote, " Escaping IDEA: Freeing Parents, Teachers and Students Through Deregulation and Choice ," released on July 10. Last week, the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education released recommendations for the nation's troubled special education system. Proposing that states be allowed to adopt school choice programs for disabled students coupled with extensive continued regulation of both public and private schools the commission got it half right. A Cato Institute policy analysis released right after the commission's report shows that real reform requires massive regulatory relief in addition to parental choice. The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) governs the development of educational programs for more than 5 million disabled children. Instead of empowering parents, the law creates a power struggle between parents and the education establishment. When disagreements occur, parents and school officials must sort out their differences through a complex series of dispute resolution procedures, often involving attorneys and lawsuits.

53. Reforms Crucial To Special Education depend on the nature of each child s disability. Teachers of special needs children have precious talents 1000 massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington DC 200015403 http://www.cato.org/current/school-choice/pubs/gryphon-020614.html

@import "/styles/ns4_toxins.css"; Advanced Search Help Exit: Iraq Reforming Social Security ... More Topics Click here to learn more about supporting the Cato Institute. Pocket Constitution Email Updates Cato Audio Cato Store ... El Cato Reforms Crucial to Special Education by Marie Gryphon June 14, 2002 Marie Gryphon is a policy analyst with the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom. The Washington Education Association recently released a survey revealing that two-thirds of the state's special education teachers plan to quit over the next five years. Teachers of special needs children cited excessive paperwork and too many meetings as leading reasons for their decision to hit the road, exacerbating a serious existing shortage of qualified personnel. Predictably, the WEA used these results to call for two favorite union remedies, higher pay and smaller class sizes. Union President Charles Hasse said the survey confirms "a compensation and workload crisis among special ed staff." In fact, Washington's teachers and students would benefit most from a rarer prescription - fundamental reform. Washington is held hostage to a federal statute that governs nearly every aspect of special education. Passed in 1975, the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) mandates a complex series of meetings, paperwork, notice requirements and legalistic due process procedures for developing each disabled child's educational plan. While IDEA played a positive role in opening the doors of public schools to disabled children, the statute is a disaster when it comes to the thing parents need most: peaceful, efficient provision of high-quality educational services.

54. Milford Daily News - Local News Coverage Among the 50 states, massachusetts is noted for has skyrocketed, and their disabilities have become reimbursements for children with special needs have become http://www.milforddailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=47071

55. Special Education And Learning Disabilities Resources: Educational Alternatives massachusetts. providing tutoring and assistance for students with learning disabilities. Associates, consultation for families children with special needs. http://www.iser.com/CAedalt.html

Internet Special Education Resources Special Education Professionals: Educational Alternatives Nationwide and International Services Bodin Associates More than 18 years experience in finding the right school or placement Advocates for Human Potential Educational Planning with Personalized Guidance Autistic Interactive Click Pages Over 200 pages of multimedia learning, support, and information services dyslexia-lessons.com Specialist one-on-one tutoring worldwide Keys to Safer Schools Detection and prevention of school violence School Finders helps parents locate the right school for at-risk, ADD, AD/HD, special needs, average and gifted children worldwide. Dyslexia Parents Resource Information and world-wide resources about dyslexia for parents of children who are, or may be, dyslexic. Regional and Local Services Arkansas Statewide Services Keys to Safer Schools.com California Statewide Services Bodin Associates , Educational Alternatives, educational consulting Local Services Los Altos Bodin Associates, Educational Alternatives Los Angeles SpecialEdKids.Net, tutoring, assessments, advocacy

56. PhatNav Directory - Reference/Education/Special_Education/Schools special education school in Maryland. for children and adults with developmental disabilities or emotional a day school in Canton, massachusetts and residences http://www.phatnav.com/directory/Reference/Education/Special_Education/Schools.c

Games Exploration Attitude Site Search Encyclopedia Atlas/Almanac Kids' Web Sites Classic Books Home Games Arcade Games Strategy Games ... Schools NOTE: Entries below may contain matching catagories, paths to similar directories, and suggested Web sites. Scroll to see all. More Categories Similar Catagories in This Section Reference/Education/K through 12/Private Schools Health/Mental Health/Child and Adolescent/Treatment/Therapeutic Schools Health/Mental Health/Disorders/Neurodevelopmental/Autism Spectrum/Services Reference/Education/Special Education/Conductive Education/Schools WebSites Anne Carlsen Center for Children Provides health care, education and support services for children with special needs and their families. Jamestown, ND. Bethany Independent School Renowned for expertise regarding dyslexic students. Kent, UK. Brehm Preparatory School Addresses a complete array of learning disabilities. Carbondale, IL. Bullimbal School for Special Purposes School for students with disabilities in Australia. Calvin Academy Provides day school, after school tutoring, and summer programs for children who are not successful in traditional k-12 classrooms including special education. Minneapolis, MN.

57. Education, General And Special deficit disorder, therapy, advocacy, and other special needs. cognitive, physical and social/emotional disabilities. in Newton, massachusetts 021581060 USA http://www.kansas.net/~cbaslock/educat.html

Skip Navigation Bar Home Disability Resources Site Map ... Webrings Special Education Schools and Organizations Educational Products: Hardware and Software Schools and Organizations School to Work News, the leading monthly newspaper for teachers, business people and parents. AAHE American Association for Higher Education One Dupont Circle; Washington DC 20036-1110 USA Phone: 202-293-6440, Fax 202-293-0073 Adaptive Environments Center AE , a non-profit organization, was founded in 1978 to address the environmental issues that confront people with disabilities and elderly people. Adaptive Environments promotes accessibility as well as universal design through education programs, technical assistance publications and design advocacy. Phone: V/TTY 617-695-1225, Fax 617-482-8099 The ADA National Access for Public Schools Project Academy for Educational Development The AED is an independent, nonprofit service organization committed to addressing human development needs in the United States and throughout the world. Washington, DC 20009 USA

58. Tufts Journal: Features: Serving The Underserved trained to treat patients with special needs, will see of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities in 1994 equivalent for dental care in massachusetts, make it http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/archive/2001/september/features/dental.shtml

document.write(todaysDate); Pomp—and humility Summer art Ending violence Strategic joins ... September Tufts Dental Facilities serve the underserved by Janet Walzer Fred Holway, 54, has had multiple sclerosis for 25 years. It is not easy for Holway to get around, but that does not deter him or his caregivers when it is time to see the dentist. Via an ambulance and on a stretcher, Holway is brought to the Tufts Dental Facility (TDF) Serving Persons with Special Needs in Waltham, Mass. Dr. John Morgan oversees the TDF clinics. What makes this situation even more unique is that a dentist, hygienist and assistant, all of whom have been specifically trained to treat patients with special needs, will see Holway. The number of dental professionals who are appropriately trained to treat this population is alarmingly low. According to surveys by the Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities in 1994 and 1995, dental schools average 12.9 hours of lecture time on the subject, but 65 percent of these schools report 10 or fewer hours of clinical experience. This dearth of training, coupled with the low rate of dentists who accept MassHealth, the Medicaid equivalent for dental care in Massachusetts, make it difficult for these patients to receive care. ÒWhat the statistics show is a definite need for more training,Ó observes Dr. John Morgan, administrative director of TDF, which is headquartered at the Walter E. Fernald State School in Waltham. ÒTufts is in a better situation than most of the country,Ó he adds. As a result of a partnership that goes back to 1976 between the School of Dental Medicine and the Massachusetts departments of Public Health and Mental Retardation, Tufts dental residents and students have the opportunity to learn how to treat patients with special needs.

59. Learning Disabilities OnLine: LD In-Depth: Inclusion & Learning Disabilities: Fr of children and adults with LD, ADHD and other special needs, and he and is Vice President of the Learning Disabilities Association of massachusetts http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/special_education/schultz_inclusion.html

Frequently Asked Questions Jerome J. Schultz, Ph.D. Clinical Neuropsychologist/Inclusion Consultant Wellesley Hills, MA Q: What are the advantages of inclusion for my child with a learning disability? A: There are social and academic benefits. Having the opportunity to be appropriately The more your child is included, the less likely it is that he/she will miss out on the important social events going on in the class (and after school and on the weekends). If your child is working with a skilled classroom teacher, he/she will help all kids understand and accept learning differences and disabilities as part of the normal range of human characteristics. A skilled teacher also gives your child multiple opportunities to showcase his/her strengths in class activities. As a result, your child will have a better chance of being socially competent and socially integrated. Another advantage is that the regular education teacher, if he/she is well trained and well-supported, will know more about your child than regular educators in the past and will respond to having your child in class as a professionally stimulating challenge. If the regular class teacher works collaboratively with the special educator, your child really gets "two for the price of one." Q: What are the advantages of inclusion for the children in the regular class who don't have learning disabilities?

60. Special Education - Teacher Issues Incentives for paraeducators pursuing teacher certification (massachusetts). special Education Certifications Requiring a Master’s Early Childhood disabled. http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/49/02/4902.htm

StateNotes Special Education 700 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80203-3460 Fax: 303.296.8332 www.ecs.org State Efforts Regarding Teacher Preparation, Certification, Recruitment and Retention October 2003 The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 (IDEA) took bold steps toward ensuring children with disabilities receive the free and appropriate public education to which they are entitled. One of the major issues addressed by the legislation is the quality of teachers for children with special needs. IDEA ’97 requires students receiving special education services to be educated with their non-disabled peers to the “maximum extent practicable.” As a result, according to a 2001 report from the Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education, 75% of students receiving special education services spend 40% or more of their day in general education classrooms. Consequently, 96% of general education teachers currently teach, or have in the past taught, children with special needs. Teacher Preparation and Certification Special Education Training for General Education Teachers How have states responded to the challenge to prepare general education teachers to meet the needs of students with special needs? According to ECS’ Teacher Preparation Policy Database (http://www.tqsource.org/prep/policy/), 46 states and the District of Columbia currently have statutes or regulations requiring teacher education programs to provide some instruction on teaching children with special needs to individuals seeking initial training in elementary or secondary education. The amount and content of this instruction, however, varies dramatically.

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