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Extractions: Some of our favorite Internet resources relating to Tourette Syndrome are below. If you would like to recommend a useful Web site for listing on this page, please contact Andrew Vogel at (203) 661-3026 or e-mail him at ts@tsact.org Tourette Syndrome TS discussion groups Regional TSA chapters ... Research Ask NOAH About Tourette Syndrome A-Z information resource published by the New York Online Access to Health project. NOAH features content in English and Spanish, with sections on basic facts, children's issues, diagnosis, genetics and treatment, including alternative therapies. Provides URLs to local TSA chapters in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Patti's Picks Books
Testimony Of Dr. W. Douglas Tynan private school in Boston when massachusetts was initially instruction compared tonondisabled students, we of important subgroups of special education students http://www.house.gov/ed_workforce/hearings/107th/edr/idea5202/tynan.htm
Extractions: United States House of Representatives May 2, 2002 Good Morning Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee. My name is Douglas Tynan. I am the Director of the ADHD and Disruptive Behavior program at AI duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington DE, and I am a Pediatric Psychologist. My interests in Special Education come from multiple sources. In my career path, I was a special education teacher at a private school in Boston when Massachusetts was initially implementing its special education law, Chapter 766. Later, as a Psychologist affiliated with different Children's Hospitals I have been involved in the evaluation of children and in helping design and implement education plans in both private and public schools. On a more personal note, I have a nephew, now 30 years old, who has autism. He has benefited greatly from IDEA based programs that he attended in Suffolk County, New York. I know full well how important this program is to families, including my own. As recently as 1973, perhaps as many as one million students were denied enrollment in public schools solely on the basis of their disability. This changed with the passage of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142) (later called IDEA) which mandated that children with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. IDEA has been largely successful in opening up educational opportunities for children with disabilities. Unfortunately, IDEA also has had some unintended negative consequences. These include:
Extractions: A 7 page discussion of the racial and cultural bias which exists in education and educational testing. Supports the contentions of Claude S. Fischer in "Inequality by Design: Cracking the Bell Curve Myth" which attacks the inherent bias in educational testing, particularly previous contentions that racially related I.Q. scores determine economic, social, and intellectual success levels. Presents the findings of research that supports Fischer's claim that instead of differences in racial intelligence there is a difference in environmental factors which tend to suppress non-mainstream individuals while propelling mainstream individuals on to more certain success. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
History at the Community Academy in Roxbury, massachusetts, a school If you know of a specialeducation classroom or dedicated to enhancing life for disabled or senior http://www.enabling.org/esf-history.html
Extractions: ESF supplied a total of 130 computers to disabled individuals and to disability related organizations, (the TRIAD project and United Cerebral Palsy in New York City ). Also provided was an Internet training course comprised of 10 two-hour sessions as well as staff training, evaluation, and support services. ESF provided computers in Eastern Massachusetts to: Easter Seal, Worcester; Work Inc., Quincy; Minute Man ARC for Human Services, Inc., Concord; Project Reach, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Project Share, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Boston Children's Services, Boston; Children's Hospital, Communications Enhancement Center, Boston; Kathryn Barton Nursing Home, Wayland; and Case High School, Acton. ESF provided a total of 95 computers. ESF also ran a free 6 week computer proficiency evaluation of 26 Minute Man ARC clients to see if they could benefit from the use of computers. What was learned was that all of the test group were able to use the computers and would benefit from ongoing training.
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Extractions: Lead Poisoning Positive Behavior Support Community Schools Where to find help for a child in Michigan - click here Breaking News What's New? Help ... Text Menu Last Updated: Back to IEP Topics List NEW! Download the latest edition of "The Assist" (pdf size=455kb) - click here If IEP Teams decide a student should participate in the MEAP, they must also decide if the student needs "standard" or "nonstandard" accommodations. When nonstandard accommodations are used, the student's score is NOT eligible for Merit Awards, and it will count as a "zero" or "not proficient" in Adequate Yearly Progress calculations under No Child Left Behind. In this issue of The Assist, see the full listing of standard and nonstandard accommodations, see the IEP Team State Assessment Decision-Making Flow Chart and checklist which help teams determine the type of test a student will take, and learn how you can comment on the new Draft Guidelines for Determining Participation in State Assessment for Students with Disabilities. The International Family Institute assists families of children and adults with PDD/Autism , as well as, significant and multiple disabilities by offering comprehensive assessments that assists them in advocating for services and equipment to better meet individual needs. Additionally, the team of professionals will develop a family training plan in the areas of motor skills and mobility, communication, oral motor, assistive technologies for personal and environmental access, medical and wellness, and daily living skills development. Customized goals and family/individuals training plans are developed based on the specific needs of the entire family.
Sped Law Changed Amid Controversy Major, executive director of the massachusetts Association of getting less of thespecial education related the federal definitions of disabled and emotionally http://www.masspsy.com/leading/0009_sped.html
Extractions: By Elizabeth Millard State lawmakers, down to the wire to pass a balanced budget before the July 31 deadline, turned the state's special education system on its head by adopting more restrictive federal language in the guidelines, which critics say will jeopardize services for thousands of special needs students. Wording in the state's special education regulations - known as "maximum feasible benefit" - was the logjam that threatened a timely state spending plan. When the issue of changing the 26-year-old special education law came up for debate, senators vowed not to accept a House proposal to adopt federal funding guidelines, which are more restrictive than what was on the books in Massachusetts. The old law, with its maximum feasible benefit standard, was considered by many to be the nation's most generous in the realm of special education, and special needs advocates say that adopting the federal guidelines could lead to a reduction in services. Supporters of the federal standard countered that needy students wouldn't see cutbacks, but that the standard would instead give school districts more power to deny unreasonable requests. Despite an emotional round of debate, made even more so by a group of children in wheelchairs visiting the State House, the lawmakers decided to usher in the new law.
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Extractions: Alpha Calendar Bible Studies ... Back to Home Page Is our website a help to you? Let other people know where to find "the Information Resource Bringing Us Together." E-mail your address and we'll send you a car sticker for your rear window. We love your letters! Write and tell us what you like about this site. Resources for the Disabled Local Resources Publications and Media Wheelchair accessible nature trail, Bradley Palmer State Park. 3/4 mile stretch of boardwalk and gravel paths. The 721 acre State Park is located in Topsfield, Ipswich and Hamilton. Entrance is off Asbury Street in Topsfield. 978-887-5931. Disability Advocates' Network , to become part of the Disability Advocate's Network , contact The Rev. Betsy Sowers at The Massachuesetts Council of Churches. Their theological statement on churches and people with disabilities, "The Accesible Church: Toward Becoming the Whole People of God," may be downloaded from the website www.council@masscouncilofchurches.org, or obtained by calling 617-523-2771. "The Accessible Church" Speakers Bureau
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