February 5, 2018
By: Ellen Ullman
Source: eSchool News Current approaches to identifying students with reading disabilities are often problematic and ineffective, and will not lead students to academic success. However, there have been significant improvements in identification and screening that are allowing us to provide greater—and earlier—support. In “Cutting-Edge Research to Empower Schools to Support Students with […]
February 2, 2018
By: Benjamin Wood
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune The Utah Board of Education voted Thursday to request a special exception to federal laws that require public-school students to participate in year-end testing. But some board members argued that Utah should intentionally reject those federal rules, which could put as much as $123 million in […]
February 1, 2018
By: Ariana Fine
Source: District Administration Rising Tide U (RTU), providing a road map for families who believe starting a business is their only way to help loved ones with autism build a future, along with University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD) and The Taft Foundation, recently launched […]
February 1, 2018
By: Nancy Grasmick
Source: The Hechinger Report When there aren’t enough teachers trained to teach students with disabilities, we fail the vulnerable students who most need educators’ help. We must help teachers get the training they need to be able to teach all of their students, including students with disabilities. I witnessed this need firsthand […]
January 31, 2018
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Target is expanding its clothing options for people with disabilities beyond children with a new collection of jeans and tops in adult sizes. The retailer said it will roll out sensory-friendly and adaptive clothing for women as part of a new line called Universal Thread that’s meant to fit […]
January 30, 2018
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop A major pharmaceutical company says it has received a designation from the Food and Drug Administration to help expedite what could be the first drug to treat the core symptoms of autism. Swiss drug maker Roche said this week that the FDA has granted its breakthrough therapy designation for […]
January 29, 2018
By: Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune/TNS
Source: Disability Scoop MINNEAPOLIS — Filtering into a final-period physical education class at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn., students put on heart-rate monitors, then mingle quietly until class begins and each finds a partner. The day’s focus is tennis — temporary nets are strung up across the gym floor […]
January 29, 2018
By: Claudio Sanchez
Source: NPR Ed Of the 690,000 undocumented immigrants now facing an uncertain future as Congress and President Trump wrangle over the DACA program are about 8,800 school teachers. The real possibility that they’ll be deported if the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is allowed to expire has put enormous stress on […]
January 28, 2018
By: Debbie Truong
Source: The Washington Post The list of the boy’s allergies was lengthy: peanuts, tree nuts, seafood, sesame, melons, chickpeas, kiwi fruit, most seeds. So when the 9-year-old at Lovettsville Elementary School in Northern Virginia was stung by a wasp and began complaining of a funny feeling in his mouth, Karen McCall knew […]
January 25, 2018
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop A new law will require the federal government to develop a national strategy to address the needs of family caregivers, including those supporting people with developmental disabilities. President Donald Trump signed legislation this week known as the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage, or RAISE Family Caregivers Act. The […]