Link: Presidential Statements and Course of Action
A gathering of information published by the White House Committee concerning the US President's plan of action dealing with laws, funding, and the education of persons with special needs.
Link: Home Page
The National Council on Disability is an independent federal agency composed of members appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. NCD provides advice to the President, Congress, and executive branch agencies to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability and to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
Link: Eyes
Humans are social animals. In recent years, psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists have revealed the distinct parts of our brain that allow us to interact, collaborate and communicate with each other. One important way of studying the “social brain” is to look at what happens in the brain during neuro-developmental disorders associated with atypical social abilities.
Link: Popovich
Former CSU swimmer Erin Popovich continued her impressive run through the 2008 Paralympic Games today by setting another world record while winning the women’s 100-meter breaststroke in the SB7 disability classification.
Link: Chinese Disabled
Never mind the prospect of a swimmer competing in the butterfly who has only one leg, or a long jumper who is blind. To Zhou Rong, it was miracle enough when she saw a television report showing a disabled person in Beijing navigating a wheelchair onto a public bus.
Link: Gender bias
The influence of gender in the setting of goals and planning of transition services for young
women with disabilities. Despite a more positive trend in outcomes for youth with
disabilities in the past twenty years, high school graduation rates, percent of students
attending 4 year colleges and wages for women all remain lower that those for men. These
differences have persisted over time and were identified in the early 1980’s as the “double
handicap” of both disability and gender inequality
Link: College Graduate
Michael explained, logically, that he needed help to figure out what to do about his job. He had been feeling a little bored, and unsure whether he'd make a good job choice (technically analyzing product samples to determine if they were meeting certain safety standards). He was having difficulty keeping up with certain job demands, especially in writing regular reports and meeting deadlines.
Link: Disability is Natural
That’s right: no child needs an aide! In a general ed classroom, the teacher might need an aide, but no child needs an aide. There are many negative consequences to attaching a grown-up to a child, and there are also many ways to provide the assistance a student with a disability might need. Both will be explored (and the same issues can be applied to adults with disabilities, as well). But first, let’s review today’s conventional wisdom on this issue.
Generally, the issue has been framed this way:
Students with disabilities belong in special ed classrooms because they need all the special assistance and training that can only be provided by special ed staff. If, however, it’s decided to “place” a student with a disability in a general ed classroom, this can occur only if the student has a one-on-one aide.
Link: Resource
Assessment and Accommodations examines what the research has to say about providing students with disabilities with accommodations that support learning as well as their ability to show what they know and can do. We have included multiple examples of accommodations, guidelines to help IEP teams decide what accommodations a student needs, connections to Federal guidance and requirements on this important topic, and links that will help you identify what accommodation policies your state has adopted to guide participation of children with disabilities in large-scale assessments.
Link: Disabilityinfo.gov
Disabilityinfo.gov is a comprehensive website designed to offer people with disabilities access to important information they can use. Disabilityinfo.gov is a one-stop website — not only for people with disabilities, but also for older Americans, employers, Social Security beneficiaries, community- and faith-based service providers and others. Disabilityinfo.gov features information on a number of related topics. The site is easy to navigate, and is organized into subject areas, including benefits, civil rights, community life, education, employment, health, housing, technology and transportation. Disabilityinfo.gov also is a useful information and referral tool for responding to the questions and concerns of Social Security’s nearly 50 million beneficiaries. Individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), disability or retirement benefits, as well as advocates who work with beneficiaries, will find answers to questions about work incentives, the appeals process, Medicare and Medicaid, youth transitioning from school to work, accessible transportation and much more.
