Development - Page 2 Of 2 on this site from the alabama Cooperative Extension Donations Through your donationsto special Kids Fund's and research for developmentally disabled and at http://specialchildren.about.com/cs/development/index_2.htm
Extractions: "First Signs is a nonprofit organization dedicated to informing physicians and parents about the early warning signs of autism and other developmental disorders. Our ultimate goals are earliest possible identification and intervention for children at risk. From First Signs, an organization that is making a difference in the lives of children.
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People With Special Needs Down Syndrome Report February 1999 willing to accept one or more specialneeds students? Rooney for the University ofAlabama in relation articles on living arrangements for disabled people, but http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/pwsnmar96.html
Extractions: VOL. 16 #1 March 1996 EDUCATING RAFAEL. The 1-17-96 EDUCATION WEEK contains this article on DS/INCLUSION, plus OBERTI AND THE LAW (the case is one of 1/2 dozen on inclusion). The case indicates schools have the burden to prove why a student should not be included in a regular classroom. The Oberti's first took the school to court five years earlier, but lost. The Appeals judge in '92 said: "Inclusion is a right, not a privilege for a select few." The author (Lynn Schnaiberg) says the two sides to the case are speaking in different languages: the school saw Rafael as half-empty, but his parents saw him as half-full. In concluding OBERTI AND THE LAW Schnaiberg says: "Regardless of where educators stand philosophically on inclusion, many disability-rights advocates have made the link between inclusion and racial desegregation. And they warn that if schools don't move fast enough to better integrate their disabled children, the courts may step in to do the job for them." See Page 776 of the 21/28 December '95 NATURE for this report by the Harvard Department of Neurology (Bruce Yanker, Enders 260, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115). In the final paragraph the authors state that "increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) may contribute to abnormal brain developmental and mental retardation in DS." Their final sentence says, "if there is in vivo confirmation then the neuro protective effects of antioxidants may provide an important therapeutic approach to mental retardation and the prevention of Alzheimer's disease in DS individuals."
People With Special Needs Down Syndrome Report May 1998 If the apparently disabled person has a job that Gene returned to the University ofAlabama as head PEOPLE WITH special needs/DS REPORT, NonProfit Organization. http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/pwsnmay98.html
Extractions: VOL. 18 #2 May 1998 NOTE: All articles and the I pronoun not attributed to others are written by or identify George R. Johnson, Robert's father. Robert is 25 years old and has Down syndrome. ROBERT JOHNSON. When I started putting out a newsletter for supporters of disabled people, my thoughts were first that I would find and report on significant facts relating to the broad population and second that Robert was just one in millions, but I could share most of his experiences and I would report them to provide an example to others. Some of his current efforts are reflected in letters from the publisher of WHO'S WHO IN THE MIDWEST VICTOR BISHOP.
Extractions: From the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) preserveIDEA@dredf.org IDEA Rapid Response Network (RRN) News Briefing April 29, 2002 GREAT RESPONSE: DREDF's RRN Staff was overwhelmed and overjoyed by the response to our first announcement earlier this month launching the RRN. Almost 1,000 individuals (primarily parents and child advocates) from across the country sent back emails saying they wanted to be involved in and receive information from the RRN. It is very encouraging that so many of you responded and that the base for building the Network is already well established. If you did not receive the first announcement or want to respond to it go to preserveIDEA@dredf.org RRN PURPOSE: The purpose of the Network is to build a group of parents and supporters nationwide who can be called on to respond to proposed amendments or concepts for changes to IDEA that might weaken, eliminate or in any way compromise the civil rights of children with disabilities during the upcoming Congressional reauthorization process and, when necessary, call on parents in specific states to respond to the positions of their members of Congress; to educate and inform parents about proposals to amend IDEA. The
Bookmarks For Department alabama State Agencies alabama School Systems Resources for the DisabledWAPD Resources Agency for Development in special needs Education Eurybase http://www.achievement-center.org/willies bookmarks.htm
Dr. Robert Loyd education for moderately disabled Pictorial knowledge Invited Speaker , Internationalspecial Education Conference Presenter -, alabama State special Education http://www.education.armstrong.edu/sped/faculty/loyd/vita.htm
Early Intervention for special education to offer all disabled students a of families to meet the specialneeds of their As an example, we will use the alabama Early Intervention http://www.dpo.uab.edu/~birmie/ei.htm
Extractions: Introduction to Early Intervention Home About Me Table of Contents What is Physical Therapy ... Contact me This section on early intervention is designed to give the reader a better understanding of the history and laws of early intervention. Also, the foundation for physical therapy is discussed. At the end is an example of the early intervention system as described by the "assessment-evaluation-intervention model." TABLE OF CONTENTS (click on any topic to view in the page or else scroll down) "Disability is a natural part of the human experience and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to participate in or contribute to society. Improving educational results for children with disabilities is an essential element of our national policy of ensuring equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities. "
Extractions: October 4, 2001 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am happy to appear before this Committee and to discuss with you issues related to implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), including our very serious concerns associated with the disproportionate number of minority students who are referred to special education. I am also eager to explain how these issues speak to our need to reform special education. I think it would be helpful to put these issues in context. Back in January, as you recall, President Bush made education his highest priority and laid out his education agenda, called No Child Left Behind . It has four pillars: accountability for results, local control and flexibility, expanded parental options, and doing what works to improve student performance. We started this agenda with President Bush's plan to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). I must say that I have been pleased by the bipartisan cooperation thus far in both the House and the Senate, including the members of this Committee, in reauthorizing that Act. In particular, Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you and Mr. Miller and the members of this Committee for your hard work in producing and passing an excellent bill in the House. I have enjoyed working with many of you to put the Federal government on the right side of reform so we can ensure that our schools serve all of our children well. I also appreciate the work of the conference committee, and I wish the Conference well in finishing its work quickly.
DREDF IDEA BRIEFING APRIL 29, 2002 Dale County School District, Dale County, alabama. The truly disabled All proposalson the table of children eligible to receive special education services. http://www.arc-nebraska.org/DREDF 2.htm
PUSH Camp is an acronym for People Understanding the Severely disabled. . lives of people withspecial needs, said Norman State University, West alabama University, the http://clemsonews.clemson.edu/WWW_releases/1997/march1997/PUSH_aids_Outdoor_Lab.
Extractions: CLEMSON While many college students will spend their spring break getting tanned, swimming at the beach or visiting amusement parks, nearly 35 Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members from schools across the country will devote their time and energy to building structures for the disabled at Clemson University's Outdoor Lab. As a part of PUSH Camp, Pi Kappa Phi volunteers will build a climbing tower, an accessible haywagon and a new arts and crafts area at the Outdoor Lab. PUSH Camps are a part of PUSH America, a national outreach project of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity aimed at helping the disabled. "PUSH" is an acronym for "People Understanding the Severely Disabled." The camps provide unique alternatives to traditional spring break activities, said Eric Schmidhauser, national director of PUSH America. A part of Clemson University's parks, recreation and tourism management department, the Outdoor Lab offers numerous camps for special populations of children and adults throughout the year. "The PUSH Camps provide a great chance for the Pi Kappa Phi men to see that they can make a difference in the lives of people with special needs," said Norman McGee, camp director for the Outdoor Lab. "The camps also enable us to undertake projects that might not otherwise be possible."
Disability Resources Information Sites families who have children younger than the age of 3 with special needs and/or AlabamaResidential Facilities for the disabled Contact information and http://alabamaorg.com/SocietyandCulture/DisabilityResources/
Extractions: See Also: Health: Conditions and Diseases Regional: North America: United States: Society and Culture: Disability Resources Society: Disabled Society: Issues: Disabilities ... Nick's Crusade 2003 - A campaign to change the fact that, after age 21, Alabama and many other states do not have a program to adequately care for people with disabilities. Site includes an introduction to the issues, a letter-writing campaign, publicity, links, news, and a countdown clock to the moment Nick's home care ends. Alabama Medicaid Home Page - Official web site of the Alabama Medicaid Agency. Information about the Alabama Medicaid program, schedules of events, provider software and forms, manuals, bulletins and notices, and links to other health care related web sites. Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services - Provides, through a single agency, a seamless system of service delivery for infants, toddlers, adolescents, adults and older individuals with disabilities.
CQ, Vol. 30, #8: Policy In Progress Ronnie Jackson, Superintendent of alabamas Dale County School issue of school choicefor disabled students to allow the parents of special education children http://www.nasponline.org/publications/cq308policy.html
Extractions: June 2002 Witnesses included parents and educators sharing success stories regarding positive behavior interventions. Dr. George Sugai, Co-Director of the Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), University of Oregon, described the successes and positive outcomes for schools using PBIS, as an example of a proactive approach to discipline. Ronnie Jackson, Superintendent of Alabamas Dale County School District (with the highest percentage of IDEA lawsuits in the nation), said it is not right for schools to have dual discipline systems. He admitted that it was not IDEA statute that prevented him from removing students, but the threat of lawsuits. Prior to the hearing, NASP collaborated with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) to hand deliver copies of the NASP publication, Interim Alternative Educational Settings ( IAES), to the offices of each of the 74 House and Senate members of the Education Committee. Several staff members requested additional information about the IDEA Partnerships and resources.
Kathy Devine's Speech - Minorities In Special Education Conference African Americans in the learning disabled and gifted Revisions to the alabama AdministrativeCode (the Code concerns as part of the special education student http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/edo/documents/kdevine-spch.htm
Extractions: U.S. Department of Justice INTRODUCTION I'm here on behalf of the United States Department of Justice to talk about a statewide special education agreement that the United States, private plaintiffs and the State Department of Education in Alabama entered into this year that addressed issues of overrepresentation of African Americans in the mentally retarded and emotionally conflicted exceptionalities and of underrepresentation of African Americans in the learning disabled and gifted exceptionalities. I. Background A. Originally, the Lee v. Macon case began in 1963 with suit against one school board by parents and children who were seeking an injunction to prevent the Macon County School Board from continuing to run segregated schools. The case was expanded in the next few years to include the Alabama State Board of Education and over 100 local school systems. At present, 82 school systems are still under court order in the Lee v. Macon cases. In 1997, Judge Myron Thompson, in the Middle District of Alabama, called up 12 of these cases against local school districts, stating that the parties should move toward unitary status. During 1997 and 1998, the parties engaged in discovery and negotiated consent decrees with what was first 12, and then was reduced to 11, local school districts. While the state was one of the defendants in each of the consent decrees, these decrees addressed local level problems.
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Us-Special Needs Schools A page with information about summer camps for kids with special needs focus on therapy for kids with special needs and/or respite for the kids and Atlantic Coast special Educational Services provides full time, summer respite residential services http://www.abilities.fsnet.co.uk/usa/us-special%20needs%20schools.htm
People With Special Needs Down Syndrome Report Summer 1998 People with special needs Down Syndrome Report which, in its 13 years, has raised nearly 3 million dollars for Westchester/Putnam special Olympics and Westchester ARC. http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/pwsnsum98.html
Extractions: VOL. 18 #3 Summer 1998 NOTE: All articles and the I pronoun not attributed to others are written by or identify George R. Johnson, Robert's father. Robert is 25 years old and has Down syndrome. EULOGY FOR GREAT PIONEER IN AWAKENING THE WORLD TO THE POTENTIAL OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME. I should have done this for others this past quarter of century and at least I will name another father of a son with Down syndrome, who dedicated much of his life to unraveling the medical and physiological facts relating to the condition: that is the late Albert Rosanova, M.D. The late Hans Zellweger, M.D. assisted me with my first pages and continued to provide articles and advice until he died. Another, with his doctorate (but not medical) was our former associate editor Ted Tjossem. Another was former Senator and great Japanese American warrior against social indifference, Sam Hawakaya. Although all of the above were great men, none surpassed Charles Kingsley in doing God's (and that of a whole lot of humans) work while on earth. The following biographical sketch was furnished by his widow, Emily Perl Kingsley , but I want to state that Charles was a past Board member of the NDSC, and that any of the leaders of the Congress this past 25 years, will attest to his humanity, conscientiousness and capability. Also, I suspect they would agree that Jason Kingsley has been and likely will continue to be a model for people throughout the world with DS or otherwise concerned with the condition. The men named above all left the world better than the world they lived in.
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Extractions: The issues surrounding school social behavior expectations, disabling emotional behavior and learning disabilities are complicated. It appears that the Senators and Congressmen who are involved in the Reauthorization of IDEA are even more confused than necessary. Oftentimes, the "source" of information is school administrators and teachers.
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Extractions: THE NATIONAL FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT INSIITUTE This new publication is created to communicate National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) research and projects to you, the Child Nutrition Professional, in reader-friendly terms. Our goal is to help you incorporate state-of-the-art information and procedures into the daily operation of Child Nutrition Programs. We hope this publication will be read, used, and shared by all people interested in the health and well-being of children. The format of NFSMI Inslght is designed to slip easily into a file or a three-ring notebook. This publication will be produced periodically. Please let us know if NFSMI Insight has been helpful and we would be interested in your ideas for additional topics. Children who have a variety of special food and nutrition needs exist in every school district. Studies have shown that most school nutrition managers have at least one child in their school with special needs. The medical conditions reported most frequently include food allergies, diabetes, and a variety of disorders that require modifications to the texture of food. Federal regulations require school nutrition professionals to modify meals for a child with a medical authorization that his or her diet is restricted by a disability. Providing special meals need not be a costly undertaking for school nutrition services. This issue of NFSMI Insight presents recommendations for managing nutrition services for children with special food and nutrition needs These recommendations focus on administrative processes that can reduce labor and food costs.
