August 5, 2016
Source: disabilityscoop.com By: Shaun Heasley Nearly three years after investigators warned that most federally-funded autism research is “potentially duplicative,” a new report finds some improvement but suggests that concerns remain. The U.S. Government Accountability Office raised alarm bells in 2013 with a report finding that 84 percent of autism research projects funded by the federal […]
August 5, 2016
Source: disabilityscoop.com By: Michelle Diament Suzanne Wright, a co-founder of the nation’s largest autism advocacy group, has died. Autism Speaks said that Wright died at her Connecticut home Friday after a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Wright, who was 69, worked with her husband, Bob, to create Autism Speaks after their grandson was diagnosed with […]
August 5, 2016
Source: npr.org By: Anya Kamenetz At the Democratic National Convention this week, Bill Clinton gave a shoutout to a program called Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youth. In HIPPY, as it’s called, parents receive free books, educational materials and weekly home visits to coach them on how to get their young children ready for […]
August 5, 2016
Source: chalkbeat.org By: Grace Tatter Up to 20,000 Tennessee families can now request funds from the state’s first education voucher program, which opened applications Monday. The program will allow parents of students with disabilities to receive public money for private services such as home-schooling, private school tuition and tutoring. While less controversial than more sweeping […]
August 5, 2016
Source: edweek.org By: Evie Blad Eight states will work collaboratively to create and implement plans to encourage social-emotional learning in their schools, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning announced this month. The organization, which is also known as CASEL, will assist the states through consultation with its own staff and a panel of experts. […]
August 5, 2016
Source: katv.com By: Matthew Mershon LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas faces yet another teacher shortage, with hundreds of positions that still need to be filled before the school year starts up for most Arkansas students. There are teacher shortages across the board, but nowhere is it felt more than in the field of special education. According […]
August 4, 2016
Source: edweek.org By: Christina Samuels This week, I wrote an article about a special education advocate in Michigan who has beendiligently filing complaints with the U.S. Department of Education against school districts that have websites which are inaccessible to people with disabilities. If your district hasn’t already been subject to such a complaint, you may […]
July 28, 2016
Source: disabilityscoop.com By: Joy Resmovits The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidelines aimed at preventing schools from discriminating against the growing numbers of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In a letter to school districts and a “know your rights” document posted on its website, the department said schools must obey existing civil rights […]
July 28, 2016
Source: disabilityscoop.com By: Michell Diament Riding high on a wave of success, a reality show all about a group of adults with Down syndrome is set to return to television. The second season of A&E’s “Born This Way” premieres this week. The show follows seven young adults with the chromosomal disorder along with their families […]
July 28, 2016
Source: disabilityscoop.com By: Carol Marbin Miller MIAMI — Gladys Soto learned that her adult son was at the center of a churning national scandal over the excessive use of police force and the rights of people with disabilities when a church friend called her last Monday. Was she watching television? Was that Arnaldo, her son with […]