Special Education Law Blog: Idaho School Focusing on Effective Suicide Prevention. Suicide is a serious and widespread issue for many students and in turn schools. Unfortunately the magnitude of this issue is sometimes only realized after a death occurs or even more than one. Administrators and principals in the Coeur d’Alene School District recently held a management retreat to address the issue of suicide prevention. The special session was the result of four tragic suicides committed students within the district in the past 15 months. One of the saddest things about this brief blurb in the local paper was the comment posted to the newspaper’s online website, which said, “Why are we coddling these people and using taxpayer money to do it?
School is only to teach the 3 R’s, nothing more. And only through the 6th grade, then these parasites are on their own!” The callousness of the writer, who is clearly fortunate to not have had loved ones struggle with suicide or mental illness, is stunning. And what about our children with special needs?
Technology Has Changed the Teaching of Deaf Students - On Special Education. Changes in technology have had a dramatic effect on how children who are deaf or hard of hearing are taught, according to a new report from Project Forum at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education. Technology, including visual or text-communication devices and speech-to-print software as well as the wider use of cochlear implants, can generally be positive influences on these students' access to a free, appropriate education as required under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, wrote Eileen Ahearn, a senior policy analyst for Project Forum.
Project Forum researches policy related to students with disabilities and is supported by the U.S. Department of Education. About 1 percent of all students with disabilities are deaf or hard of hearing, according to a Government Accountability Office report from earlier this year. States surveyed by Project Forum found that greater use of cochlear implants has led to: Movingforward.wikispaces. Dr. Chris’ Autism Journal » Blog Archive » Please help us build a new program! TeachTown has spent the last 4 years helping thousands of children across the country that live with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Now, TeachTown needs your help to create another software-assisted program for school-aged children with ASD and Asperger’s Syndrome. With aid from a grant from the National Science Foundation, TeachTown will be conducting a series of research studies to help us develop this new product and we need volunteers. The results of each study will help in the development of TeachTown’s newest project, an education and treatment program designed for school aged children.
For our study, we are looking for parents or professionals working with children with autism or Asperger’s Syndrome to take an online survey. You must be at least 18 years of age, and your child or the children you work with must be at least 3 years old. Christina Whalen, Ph. This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at 8:07 am and is filed under General Thoughts. Supportblogging. Culture & Identity Explored Through Disability Lens at National Diversity Forum | NCWD/Youth – The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth. For most Americans, completing demographic profiles have become a way of life. Whether filling out a patient information form at a doctor’s office, participating in a community survey, or even completing an online dating profile, providing our race, gender, age, income level, and the personal characteristics are consistent parts of our day-to-day lives.
However, just as checking a particular box to indicate our ethnicity or gender doesn’t indicate that our experiences and viewpoints are the same as others who have checked the same boxes, those of us with disabilities aren’t all alike. The fact that two people might have a disability, or even that they both have similar diagnoses, is not an indicator that they will have the same outlooks, have access to the same resources, or be treated the same way.
Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) explored the concept of Culture and Identity as part of its Add Us In National Diversity Forum. Dr. Mindjet MindManager 2012 Professional for Windows! AAC-RERC White Paper: Mobile Devices and Communication Apps.