Uniquely Gifted - Resources For Gifted/Special Needs Children Online resources for helping gifted/special needs children. Includes links for specific special needs, Category Reference Education Gifted Education special needs can be both gifted and learning disabled; however, Linda who specializes in gifted/specialneeds children, has for Learning, an international education network http://www.uniquelygifted.org/
Extractions: Special Needs Educational Advisor Welcome to my site I hope you find it helpful. If this is your first visit, click here for a guide to the site. This site is named after the book Uniquely Gifted: Identifying and Meeting the Needs of the Twice-Exceptional Student , edited by Kiesa Kay. Twice-exceptional children (that is, intellectually gifted children with special needs such as AD/HD, learning disabilities, Asperger Syndrome, etc.) have a hard time of it in our education system - because their giftedness can mask their special needs and their special needs hide their giftedness, they are often labeled as "lazy", "unmotivated", "not trying". Many people don't even realize that a child can be both gifted and learning disabled; however, Linda Silverman, Ph.D., the director of the Gifted Development Center has found that fully 1/6 of the gifted children tested at the GDC have a learning difference of some type I am a special needs educational advisor , as well as co-founder and co-listowner of the GT-Special email list for families with gifted/special needs children - founded because my co-listowner and I needed a place where we could talk with other parents about our uniquely gifted children. I have also recently started a new list
ISAF - Www.sailing.org Can supply the international sailing programme, contact addresses to help teach peoplewith special needs, by Carol Water Sports for the disabled, Water Sport http://www.sailing.org/manuals/tmanual/disability.asp
Extractions: HOME MAKING WAVES REGATTAS MEETINGS ... CLASSIFICATION Wednesday, 9 April 2003 Latest News... ISAF Organisation National Authorities ISAF Classes Racing Rules ... Cruising Sailors ISAF Sailor Classification Sailing Clubs Team Racing ... Sailors Forums Rankings Sailing Match Race Calendar ISAF Calendar Regatta Information Seminars Website Submit an Article Website Feedback Advertise DISABILITY AWARENESS Index REQUIREMENTS FOR SAILING INSTRUCTORS/TEACHER TRAINING GUIDELINES FOR SHOREBASED SITE FACILITIES GUIDELINES FOR CHOICE OF BOATS QUALIFICATIONS OF INSTRUCTORS FOR SAILING SCHOOLS/COURSES FOR THE DISABLED Guidelines for Planners and Organisers of Sailing Courses for the Disabled The simplest way to understand disability is to recognise that everyone is different and has different abilities. Those working with disabled people for the first time simply need to find out what can be done rather than what cannot . Communication is the key which will dispel ignorance and inhibition. This also avoids over-protection. Sailing is one of the few sports where many disabled people can participate and compete on equal terms with the able bodied.
Travel Europrail international. London Transport Unit for disabled Passengers. Handy directoryof companies that can supply items for travellers with special needs. http://www.helpdoctor.co.uk/travel.htm
Extractions: Last updated : December 2002 If you are unable to find what you are looking for try, Google Search. For travel books and Guides try Amazon. International Airport Guide. Information on hotels and other services at over 100 international airports. MapQuest. Detailed maps of major cities around the world. Multimap. Comprehensive street map of Great Britain, Ireland and Europe. Ordnance Survey. Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory. Extensive database with links to official websites. The Foreign Office. Advice on world danger spots and contact addresses of British embassies and high commissions around the globe. Travel Resources. A collection of useful links. Virtual London. Information supplied by the London Tourist Board. WorldAtlas.com British Airways Travel Clinics. Doctor Back Home. UK based doctors will provide telephone consultations to help you if you are ill abroad. There is a charge for this service. Medical packs are available through the website. Fit for Travel.
ELLs With Special Needs -- ERIC/CLL RGOs CEC) is the largest international professional organization special needs Studentsor Disabilities/DE or of Spanish speaking learning disabled students in the http://www.cal.org/ericcll/faqs/rgos/special.html
Extractions: ERIC Documents Several factors influence the identification of English language learners with special needs. Limited prior schooling, lack of proficiency in English, native language background, cultural expectations, and personal or family concerns can all influence a learners academic progress. It can be difficult to distinguish between a learning disability and learning problems caused by a variety of other factors. English language learners whose difficulties in school stem from these factors may be misidentified as having a learning disability. In other cases, English language learners who have a learning disability may not be properly identified on the assumption that their learning problems stem from linguistic and cultural differences. To further complicate matters, special needs may not have been identified in the learner's native language but may become evident as the student is learning English. Traditional identification instruments designed for English speakers may not be valid with English language learners. Identification of English language learners with special needs should include consideration of the following factors:
International Ties international ties. Initiative that supports the Parent/Teacher special needs ResourceCenter technical assistance; curriculum and access to disabled children in http://jew.dp.ua/english/sviazia.htm
Extractions: International ties New Project Visits Jewish Community Relations Council's (JCRC's) Kehillah Project is made possible through a special allocation by the Overseas Committee of Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP). It provides many opportunities for the Boston Jewish community to play a role in the historic revitalization of Jewish life in Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine. Why Does the Boston Jewish Community Have a Dniepropetrovsk Kehillah Project? The DKP is part of a national effort organized by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, which works closely with the American Joint Distribution Committee to link American Jewish communities with Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union. JCRC pairs Boston-area groups with their counterparts in Dniepropetrovsk in order to promote exchange programs and humanitarian assistance. JCRC and CJP are dedicated to building partnerships and pursuing justice, built on a vision that articulates a core set of beliefs along with an action agenda. These beliefs include commitments: to Jewish learning caring for others fostering social justice programs locally and around the world.
Disablities RVL SCORE international. Shepherd Center. Accessible Web Page Design. AdapTek Interface disabled Access to Computers. RGM Enterprises. RJ Cooper's special needs. http://home.earthlink.net/~robinpow/disablities.htm
Extractions: Notice!!! Robin's FYI has moved to www.robinsfyi.com The People at Earthlink are great...however needed more space. I will keep these pages up, but will no longer up date them. Come on over to the new site , everything that is here and a whole lot more on the way. More information pages, More graphics, and even more links. Thanks hope to see you soon. Robin Disabilities Everyone has a disability - some just don't know it Low Vision / Blind Hearing / Deaf My Two Cents" The lite side of disabilities ... to be sorted People with something to say A Year to Remember with My Mother and Alzheimer's Doug Lathrop's Gimp Page Elizabeth's Snow White Page Fred's Webhouse ... Thoughts by Seth General AAPD Ability disABLED Disabled People's Association ... Elenco dei siti web contenenti informazioni sulle persone con disabilita' - title not english, however site offers English Family Village Fire Safety for People w/Disabilities FreeCare Government/Legislative Resources ... Washington Federation Council for Exceptional Children Physical American Paralysis Association American Paralysis Association 2 Australasin Spinal Research Trust Canadian Spinal Research Organization ... Catherine W. Britell, M.D.
Disability International Foundation - Resources for this year's observance of the international Day of Accessibility is a prerequisitefor disabled people to more and more widespread, special needs must be http://home.teleport.com/~dif/resources.htm
Extractions: contributions are tax deductible. Home Board Members A Memorial Announcements ... Save President's Weekend Feb 14th - 16th 2003 Aquatic Seminar 2001 Aquatic Therapy National Adapted Aquatics Summit Who's Who! In Aquatic Rehabilitation and Adapted Aquatics ... Your contribution will enable our continued support for the people with disabilities Resources This is a new site and is still being developed, please bookmark this site and return often! Non-Profit Computing, Inc. Highlights Background I've been full-time pro-bono since the early Eighties when I set up a nonprofit organization Non-Profit Computing, Inc. to advise and assist nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and government agencies about information technology. Highlights A few highlights to illustrate what NPC does: Arranges thousands of computer donations per year, from here to Mongolia, and technology volunteers and interns Runs a job networking group for computer, telecommunications and new media professionals that's been meeting in New York City since 1991, helping people find jobs, training, volunteer opportunities and internships, and jobs find people Created with United Way of New York City and produces the content for Tech News, a national award-winning technology newsletter for nonprofits, schools and government agencies, funded by IBM free on the web and by paper-mail subscription
Search By Subject Terms international Relief Services, international Social Services disabled Children Physicallydisabled People Poverty Social Issues special needs Groups Substance http://www.ccp.ca/directory/tour/subjects.html
Diocesan Outreach Ministry Javascript is either disabled or not supported by outreach ministries that respondto special needs. Services Domestic and international adoption services http://www.spencepages.homestead.com/outreach.html
Extractions: Humanitarian Aid African Palms, USA - the unique mission of turning an African Product (a simple palm cross) into a source of income and humanitarian aid for Africa founded in 1965 - Maryland Dominican Development Group - a partnership of several dioceses for the development of the Dominican Church to further its development and to make the Dominican Church self-sufficient - Western Louisiana Five Talents International - is an initiative seeking to combat poverty in the developing world, equip the poor with business opportunities and affirm the value of work and the dignity of every human being - Virginia Family Assistance The Children's Mission - a ministry for city children and their families seeking to enrich children's lives through books, art, music, worship, loving adult attention, table fellowship and pastoral care - Connecticut El Buen Samaritano - seeks to participate with low-income and working poor families in building a sense of community and partnership providing some needed services - Texas Seamen's Church Institute a pastoral outreach to mariners and their families on the Ohio, Cumberland, and Mississippi rivers providing pastoral care for crew and family members and support for projects -
Reforms Crucial To Special Education public schools remain receptive to disabled youngsters, they Teachers of special needschildren have precious talents Tune in to CNN international at 630pm ET http://www.cato.org/current/school-choice/pubs/gryphon-020614.html
Extractions: Terrorism North Korea ... El Cato 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.
Inclusive Technology - Useful Web Sites F - L gives information about the international special Education Congress aids and otherproducts for the disabled. to help pupils with special needs in education. http://www.inclusive.co.uk/useful/sites_f_l.shtml
Extractions: N . O . P Q R S ... Z Facilitating Inclusion in the North East (FINE) - FINE brings together twelve Local Education Authorities in the North East of England with the aim of developing more effective inclusive educational practices. www.fine-partnership.org.uk Fisher Marriott Software - software for special needs. www.fishermarriott.com Flexible Software www.flexible.co.uk Forest Bookshop www.forestbooks.com/system/shopassistant.htm Foxdenton School and Integrated Nursery www.foxdenton.com Fragile X Society - supports families of those with Fragile X. ( more info www.fragilex.org.uk Frank Wise School www.frankwise.oxon.sch.uk - this New Zealand based company supplies rehabilitation equipment for children with special needs and adults with disabilities. www.gelart.co.nz Global Direct www.globaldirect.co.uk Granada Learning/Semerc - supplier of resources for special needs. www.semerc.com Hands and Eyes Newsletter home.earthlink.net/~vharris/index.htm Haemophilia Society - national charity that represents people with haemophilia, von Willebrand's disease and related bleeding disorders. (
ISI Search For Information . DisabilityLinks A comprhesive list from disabled Peoples' international. Links to special needs Sites and US and Canadian School Sites. Link http://www.is-inc.com/isi-Srch.htm
Extractions: Links to Special Needs Sites and US and Canadian School Sites Link Description Dyslexia, the Gift Davis Dyslexia Association International The US Department of Education U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC This index lists U.S. Department of Education programs by title and general category The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based resource centers dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assisstive, and information technologies. Centers can be found all across the US. The Canadian School Network with other links to Provincial Educational Networks Canadian Universities Canadian High Schools Canadian Elementary Schools National Adult Literacy Database Inc.
REM Special Needs - Links and Resources http//www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled.html. Rompa international http//www.rompa.co.uk. ServingChildren With special needs in Your Child Care http://www.r-e-m.co.uk/specialneeds/links.htm
Western Libraries - Special Education 13th 1982. The international encyclopedia of education. NEADS National EducationalAssociation of disabled Students. SNOW special needs Opportunity Windows. http://www.lib.uwo.ca/resources/specialeducation.shtml
Extractions: This is a brief guide that describes a few of the most useful sources of information on the topic of Special Education. All library workstations provide easy access to the library catalogue for finding book and journal titles, relevant databases for finding journal articles, and access to Internet resources. If you don't find what you're looking for on this page, please feel free to contact one of our knowledgeable, helpful staff for further assistance. We're available in person, over the telephone (661-3172) and via e-mail at eduref@lib.uwo.ca. You can also view our web site at www.lib.uwo.ca/education
Hugh Sasse's General Disability Related Information Page specialneeds.net and www.special-needs-company.com . Worldwide Virtual Communityof the disabled recognition systems Talking Technologies international Limited http://www.eng.dmu.ac.uk/~hgs/disability/
UNIFEM - Brussels Action Plan of action to meet the special needs of women reasons (eg victims of war, disabled,single mothers). transfer of best practices from international experience on http://www.unifem.undp.org/afghanistan/call_for_action.html
Extractions: Brussels, 10 - 11 December 2001 Afghan women have been convening in numerous venues in the past two months to discuss and analyse how peacebuilding and reconstruction in Afghanistan can take women's talents, skills, contributions and rights into account. Through a series of discussions, panels and workshops including the UNDP/World Bank and ADB Meeting in Islamabad, the United Nations Conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, the Civil Society Meeting in Bonn, the Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy in Brussels, Afghan women have been setting out their expectations for future government, the international community, of each other and of themselves. UNIFEM and the Government of Belgium convened a roundtable on Building Women's Leadership in Afghanistan in Brussels 10 - 11 December 2001. The roundtable brought together a diversity of Afghan women from different backgrounds and political beliefs, from within and outside Afghanistan to engage in a dialogue with major donors, UN agencies and the World Bank on Afghan women's participation in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
Air Force Crossroads / Education StudyWeb School Education Colleges for disabled special needs Lists collegesand universities with programs for the disabled and their web sites. http://www.afcrossroads.com/education/special_friendly.cfm
Extractions: : The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Air Force of this Web site or the information, products, or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and morale, welfare and recreation sites, the U.S. Air Force does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD Web site.
BBC News | EDUCATION | Schools' Special Needs 'deluge' Secondary schools in England say there has been a big increase in the number of children assessed as having special learning needs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/education/newsid_1082000/1082207.stm
Extractions: Secondary schools in England say they are struggling with a big increase in the number of children assessed as needing special help with their learning. The number of children with "statements" setting out the help those with special educational needs require - and triggering funding for it - has risen by an average of 16.7% over the last three years, the Secondary Heads Association says. Secondary Heads Association And there has been a jump of 81% in the number of students assessed as having difficulties not quite severe enough to warrant statements, according to a survey it has conducted. The union's general secretary, John Dunford, said this had "considerable funding implications" for schools whose budgets were already over-stretched. Changing emphasis The money the government did provide was not keeping pace with the increasing demand, he said, particularly with the shift towards greater "inclusion", educating children with special needs in mainstream schools.
Education Options For Foreign Service Family Members and Testing Records, The special needs Child Overseas Program for learning DisabledCollegebound Placement Program, The international Baccalaureate Program http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/rsrcs/pubs/7232.htm
Extractions: [Print Friendly Version] Foreign Service life is an education. Education Options for Foreign Service Family Members , first published in February 1996, is dedicated to assist Foreign Service family members in obtaining the best education possible to supplement their Foreign Service experience. While the emphasis is on schools and school-age children, this book looks at Foreign Service family members of all ages. There is information on the day care needs of Foreign Service babies and early childhood education for preschoolers. At the other end of the spectrum, it looks at adult education options for Foreign Service spouses and young adult family members who are not in college. It is organized in general chronological order with the information on related topics interspersed throughout age level material. This book is designed for those people who want information on a specific topic as well as for those people who want to use it as a planning tool to look at the total picture of education for Foreign Service families. Chapters are below.
Extractions: [Print Friendly Version] The information below on resources for Foreign Service employee parents of children with special educational needs was originally transmitted to all posts on February 25, 2000 (State 034356) from then Assistant Secretary Patrick F. Kennedy. Phone numbers and staff names have been updated as of August 2002. The Bureau of Administration wishes to remind parents of children with special education needs of resources available to them. We hope that advance information on special educational assets in schools available at overseas posts and on private resources available in various locales will help employees and parents choose posts to bid on that will meet the needs of all family members. Because several offices at State are involved in coordinating and providing special education needs services, we hope that this cable will be useful to parents in sorting out the bureaucracy. Behind that bureaucracy and the acronyms that identify the offices, are individuals with the knowledge, background, and desire to assist. Non-State personnel should always consult with their own agency on procedures and on the special education allowance described below, as each agency must fund allowances for its own employees, and other agencies may adopt regulations that are more restrictive than the Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR).
