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Saturday, August 5, 2017

LaDDC News: High School Diplomas for Students with Disabilities

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/LaDDC-News--High-School-Diplomas-for-Students-with-Disabilities.html?soid=1125768790623&aid=7FLGYw4tImY

Saturday, June 28, 2014

"Tips for crafting standards-based IEPs"

http://www.smartbrief.com/06/25/14/tips-crafting-standards-based-ieps#.U67Wxcko7qB

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Full Inclusion Is Hard. Do It Anyway.

Full Inclusion Is Hard. Do It Anyway.

Think Inclusive (Facebook)

"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."

Thursday, March 6, 2014

PAR (Protocol for Accommodations in Reading)

PAR (Protocol for Accommodations in Reading)

Choose your state on the right to meet your Don Johnston representatives and see your state resources.
Check out ‘Schools in the News‘

State Web Sites for Accommodations Information

State Standards Alignment

Testing Accommodations State Protocol Policies

"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."

Monday, February 17, 2014

IEP Checklist for Parents | Individualized Education Plan

IEP Checklist for Parents | Individualized Education Plan - NCLD

"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Common Classroom Accommodations and Modifications | IEP Accommodations

Common Classroom Accommodations and Modifications | IEP Accommodations - NCLD

"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Parent Center Network

Historical
Life Changing

video
Celebrating 35 Years of IDEA - Parent Center Network

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Friday, July 6, 2012

Is your or your child's disability listed in Categories of Disability Under IDEA ?
AUTISM is.
The nation’s special education law is called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
1. Autism…
…means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engaging in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences. The term autism does not apply if the child’s educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional disturbance, as defined in #5 below.
A child who shows the characteristics of autism after age 3 could be diagnosed as having autism if the criteria above are satisfied.
The nation’s special education law is called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. As part of making special education and related services available to children with disabilities in the public schools, IDEA defines the term “child with a disability.” That definition includes specific disability terms, which are also defined by IDEA, as this webpage describes.
The IDEA’s disability terms and definitions guide how States in their own turn define disability and who is eligible for a free appropriate public education under special education law. The definitions of these specific disability terms from the IDEA regulations are shown beneath each term listed below. Note, in order to fully meet the definition (and eligibility for special education and related services) as a “child with a disability,” a child’s educational performance must be adversely affected due to the disability.

I don’t see the disability I’m looking for.

NICHY - National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - March 2012

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

If you considered this information or any info. you've learned/received from NICHCY, take less than 10 minutes to complet their web survey.

Other Autism-related info. provided by NICHCY:

Autism training: A developmental-behavioral pediatrics curriculum

2011 Summary of advances in autism spectrum disorder research

Transition to adulthood for individuals with ASD

Considering LRE in Placement Decisions

Check NICHCY social networks, too! Facebook, Twitter!

Also, NICHCY is on Pinterest! 'EnjoyHi5Autism' has pinned several of NICHCY's reliable and resourceful pins!

Sharing NICHCY Web Survey and Categories of Disability Under IDEA with

"disAbilityVOICE - Disability Rights Advocate" http://www.facebook.com/DisabilityVOICE ;
'Enjoyable School Year' http://www.facebook.com/EnjoyableSchoolYear ; and 'EnjoyHi5Autism' networks: http://enjoyhi5autism.blogspot.com/; http://familyenjoyinghi5autism.blogspot.com/; https://www.facebook.com/EnjoyHi5Autism, as well as, pinning on Pinterest in our 5 Boards:'Surveys, Opinions, Vote, RFPs and similar requests', 'I am the 'I' in IEP', 'Special Needs Blogs', and 'Advocacy Law for PwD' -- http://pinterest.com/EnjoyHi5Autism/pins

"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."

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I am the 'I' in IEP

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NICHCY's Niche

AUTISM IS A DISABILITY... and not just because it gets you a 'Disability' Parking Spot!

EnjoyHi5!Autism at EnjoyHi5!Autism - 13 hours ago

*AUTISM IS A DISABILITY! * *Autism is a Developmental Disability. Note the use of People First Language in the title. Ignorance is running rampant! Lack of understanding is dangerous! Lives and livelihoods are at stake! Stop the senseless bickering and nonsensical comparisons about disabilities, especially if you a affiliated with the disability community(individual, family, agency, organization,etc...). People with disabilities have enough to contend with in the arenas of non-disabled views and neuro-typical pontifications. Disability Rights Advocates have fought long ... more »

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EnjoyHi5!Autism at EnjoyHi5!Autism - 2 minutes ago

[image: special education acronyms- a nice, long, extensive list of all acronyms that you might come across in special education] Is your or your child's disability listed in Categories of Disability Under IDEA ? AUTISM is. The nation’s special education law is called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. *1. **Autism**…* …means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with... more »

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Including, Excluding Students with Disabilities under NCLB

EDUCATION - Special Education: No Child Left Behind(NCLB) , Elementary and Secondary Education Act(ESEA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA)

Including, Excluding Students with Disabilities under NCLB - On Special Education - Education Week

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Using Title I, IDEA Funds for School Choice

making federal funding for special education and disadvantaged students transferable to any school their parents choose.

...portable—meaning the money would follow students to any school their parents choose, including a private school, Presumptive GOP nominee Gov. Mitt Romney called today for

Under his proposal, parents could also choose to use the funds under Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act at charter school, for online courses, or for tutoring. Title I is funded at $14.5 billion this year, and IDEA is funded at $11.6 billion, and any proposal to radically shift the use of that money would be almost certain to face a host of administrative, budgetary, and political hurdles from the Congress and statehouses on down.
And Romney, who unveiled his education agenda at the Latino Coalition's Annual Economic Summit in Washington today, is also calling for an expansion of the DC Opportunity Scholarship program, which President Barack Obama sought to eliminate. He would also make it easier for high-quality charter schools to expand, a position that the Obama administration has also embraced.

Romney Calls for Using Title I, IDEA Funds for School Choice - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Romney Considering Big School Choice Expansion

By Alyson Klein on May 22, 2012 10:10 PM

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has been mulling some big changes to federal K-12 policy if elected, including allowing federal funding to follow students—even if they want to attend private schools—according to a campaign document obtained by Politics K-12. UPDATED: The Romney plan as sketched-out in a speech this morning tracks closely with the document.
Disadvantaged families and parents of students in special education could choose to spend federal funds at any district or charter public school, tutoring provider, or online course, according to the document circulated over the weekend. It outlines a series of ideas that have been considered by Romney and his advisers, which could be announced as early as this week. Under the proposal, students could also federal money at a private school, as long as that was consistent with state guidelines.

By Alyson Klein on May 23, 2012 12:27 PM

UPDATED
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2012/05/romney.html

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Designing Common Core Tests For All Proving a Challenge - On Special Education - Education Week

What about Common Core Tests administered to Students with Disabilities? Are the Common Core Tests 'fair' and 'appropriate' ? Are Students who receive Special Education Services provided testing accommodations, modifications and other testing considerations?
Designing Common Core Tests For All Proving a Challenge - On Special Education - Education Week

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