Mississippi Youth Soccer for young athletes with disabilities, organized by mississippi Youth Soccer We canlearn how to work with disabled children from special Olympics, but http://www.mysams.org/topsoccer.html
Extractions: and Answer Section. INTRODUCTION TO TOPSOCCER TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based training and team placement for young athletes with disabilities, organized by Mississippi Youth Soccer Association Volunteers. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, AGE 4-19, who has a mental or physical disability. Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful members of the MYSA/US YOUTH SOCCER family. Why do we need a TOPSoccer Program? TopSoccer was formed to perpetuate the US YOUTH SOCCER mission statement, which is, in part, "to foster the physical, mental and emotional growth and development of Americas youth through the sport of soccer at all levels of age and competition." There are thousands of children with disabilities who need, and can be provided with, the opportunity to play soccer through TOPSoccer program.
SPED National News: Summer 2002 lead governor on K12 Education mississippi Gov children with disabilities and theirnon-disabled peers General education and special education must be flexible http://www.advocacyinc.org/sped_sum02_natl.htm
Extractions: SPECIAL EDUCATION ISSUES REPORT The President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education was created by President Bush in October of 2001 to review and make recommendations about the current system of providing special education under the IDEA. Its final report, A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and their Families , was issued in July. The Commission's findings and recommendations are expected to be major influences on policymakers, especially Congress, as it begins the process of reauthorization of the IDEA. Parent and advocate groups are encouraged to read and disseminate the report and to discuss it among themselves. Following are two excerpts from the report: the Summary of Findings and the Summary of Major Recommendations. You can find the entire document through Advocacy, Inc.'s website ( http://www.advocacyinc.org ). It is also available through the government's website ( http://www.ed.gov/inits/commissionsboards/whspecialeducation/ Summary of Findings Finding 1: Finding 2: The current system uses an antiquated model that waits for a child to fail, instead of a model based on prevention and intervention. Too little emphasis is put on prevention, early and accurate identification of learning and behavior problems, and aggressive intervention using research-based approaches. This means students with disabilities don't get help early when that help can be most effective. Special education should be for those who do not respond to strong and appropriate instruction and methods provided in general education.
Academics - Graduate - Master Of Education In Special Education Mary M. Chittooran, Ph.D. mississippi State University; agencies offering specializedservices to disabled individuals. programs of study in special education. http://genesis.cs.utc.edu/~utcvir/jah/g_sedu.htm
Extractions: Undergraduate Graduate Master of Education in Special Education The Master's of Education concentrations in special education seek to provide breadth and depth to professionals holding an initial degree in special education. The program also provides options for those seeking initial licensure in special education from general education or unrelated fields. Additionally, the concentrations allow specialization in the following areas: mild disabilities; moderate/severe disabilities; early childhood special education; gifted education and emotional/behavioral disabilities. The program and department are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Council for Accreditation in Teacher Education. Program Requirements A program of study for the student is prepared in consultation with the faculty of the program. A typical program of study includes the following: Core Courses EDAS 501 - Methods of Educational Research.........3 EPSY 505 - Foundations of Services to Exceptional Learners....................3 EDSP 506 - Program Design and Curricula Strategies for the Exceptional Learners.3 EPSY 507 - Advanced Techniques of Individual Assessment...................3 EPSY 508 - Collaboration and Consultation..........3 EDSP 509 - Advanced Instructional Technology.......3 EDSP 570 - Seminar: Contemporary Issues and Independent Research....................3 Elective - An appropriate graduate level course approved by advisor.
Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital Batson Hospital was built atop the mississippi Children's Cancer A special hospitalfor children has pediatric specialists direct therapy for disabled children http://www.umc.edu/childhosp.html
Extractions: Home Children's Miracle Network Children's Rehabilitation Center Friends of Children's Hospital It Happens Every Day Children are struck down by illness and injury. It may begin with a simple cough or an accident. And often it strikes with sudden, unrelenting violence. Thousands of Mississippi children and their families must deal with this reality each year. At the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children, staff members work hard to overcome these obstacles. They cannot do it alone. It takes support from the community to keep the hospital on the cutting edge of contemporary health care. With the community's help, 1997 was a banner year for Mississippi's children. It was then the doors to the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children opened to begin offering state-of -the-art health care in a state-of-the-art facility. While the original Children's Hospital opened in 1968 and more than 40 pediatric specialists were on staff providing care only available at UMC, the environment and facilities were not ready for 21st century medicine. To meet that need, the new $17 million five-floor Batson Hospital was built atop the Mississippi Children's Cancer Clinic. It has prioritized children's care and placed new emphasis on the special needs of hospitalized children. Included in the 130- bed facility are areas for physical therapy, infant care, treatment rooms, bone marrow transplantation, a pediatric pharmacy, the state's only pediatric intensive care unit as well as patient classrooms and activity rooms.
Special Many learningdisabled students have difficulty focusing Here are some special activitiesthat can Texas Frostproof, Florida Zigzag, Oregon Whynot, mississippi. http://www.acu.edu/~armstrongl/geography/spec.htm
Expanded Itinerary - Thursday June 21 Davenport Community School District and mississippi Bend Are of Students of Colorfor special Education to Improve Services for AtRisk and disabled Students. http://www.ideainfo.org/expandedthur.htm
Disability News Newsgroup Archives Security Income (SSI) program for disabled children who the mississippi Delta (besidesmississippi, Louisiana, Illinois who really need the special help and http://www.dimenet.com/disnews/cgi/getlink.cgi?1079R
People With Special Needs Down Syndrome Report February 1999 do not swim in the mississippi, so Emmanuel I started writing about developmentallydisabled people and children) who had adopted three special needs children. http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/pwsnfeb99.html
Extractions: URL: http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/ VOL. 19 #1 ISSN 0731- 566X February 1999 NOTE: All articles and the I pronoun not attributed to others are written by or identify George R. Johnson, Robert's father. Victor Bishop writes several pages which appear towards the end of this paper. Robert is 26 years old and has Down syndrome. Emmanuel is Victor's son and is two years old and also has Down syndrome. PRIMARY CARE OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DS. Rebecca Saenz, MD, wrote this 1-15-99 AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN article and the two patient information handouts that follow it. We strongly endorse it and certainly hope that every support group obtains a copy and makes its existence known. Subscription information can be obtained from 8880 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114-2797 but probably any library can get a copy for you. WHO?
Welcome To Bridges4kids.org! mississippi. New Jersey alters mission for aiding disabled Services, not housing,to grassroots network assisting families of children with special health care http://www.bridges4kids.org/Resources/StateResources.html
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: Resources by State Click on a state for resources specific to that state Some of the smaller, Eastern states are grouped together ( Maryland Delaware , and the District of Columbia States, Territories, and Islands not pictured: Alaska American Samoa Hawaii Puerto Rico , and the Virgin Islands NEW! Find Resources in Your State from Children With Disabilities Click here for U.S. Regional Resource Centers Alaska AR 5 teens charged in taped assault Group beat special education student at bus stop, police say AR Bill Would Offer School Vouchers to Disabled Children Legislation proposed for the upcoming session would give Arkansas, for the first time, a limited form of school vouchers. California CA County's tip line provides outlet for school concerns Prevention of violence, teen suicide are missions; its anonymity, 24-hr availability boost its profile
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND Fax (601) 3258989 Send E-mail mississippi State Univ Publishes books helpful to familieswith disabled children Pro-ed Their focus is primarily special education http://www.acb.org/resources/parents.html
Extractions: REVISED 7/25/2001 The following companies and organizations provide information, products and services to parents of blind and visually impaired children. This list is not intended to be either a complete listing of all such organizations, or an endorsement of any organization or product. In addition to the organizations listed, contact your state education department for early intervention and childhood learning enhancement information. American Printing House for the Blind
Abstract A Survey Of Special Education Undergraduates Found Jackson University of Southern mississippi-Gulf Coast disabilities are relativelymore disabled by the possible that graduates of special education teacher http://www.nationalforum.com/jacksn.htm
Extractions: Preservice Special Education Teachers' Knowledge Of Technology Sara C. Jackson - University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast Abstract A survey of special education undergraduates found little familiarity and almost no experience with 17 frequently used items of technology in teaching children with disabilities. The study implied a need to modify existing teacher preparation curriculum to require preservice special education teachers to learn computer and assistive technology competencies to better teach children with disabilities. The study also implied a need for professional development in the area of assistive technology. Insufficient technology skills can also be attributed to the widespread practice of establishing computer labs in schools, separate from the classroom, and thus removed from involvement with the classroom teacher (OTA, 1995). Exposure to technology is necessary to acquire skills in technology. This is an area of knowledge that demands hands-on opportunities during the learning experience. Doing is learning. This well articulated need for improved technology skills exists not only for teachers who are currently teaching, but for the students who have just completed the requirements for their undergraduate degrees and supposedly were recently exposed to the newest educational developments. Ketcham (1996) stated that few of the graduates he interviewed for teaching positions had insight about how to use technology in the classroom. Colleges of Education have a primary role to play in meeting this well documented and important need of teachers and future teachers. Teachers who have just graduated should have the skills necessary to be successful in K-12 schools. Without question, technological
Post-Crescent - Learnings Costly Curve Part of the solution may be labeling fewer students as disabled. mississippi. specialeducation research is not rigorous or coordinated enough to support http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_4981028.shtml
Extractions: Post-Crescent staff writer Freedom made the commitment to ensure all children equal access to a public education well before state and federal governments made it law in the early 1970s, he said. Yet, in times of tight budgets there is no denying the mounting cost of educating everyone from the blind, deaf and medically fragile to children with cognitive and emotional disabilities and speech delays. While Congress considers reauthorizing the 28-year-old law now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), area school systems are picking up the bulk of the bill for an ever-growing number of special-education children. Two dozen Fox Valley school districts spent more than $62 million in district, state and federal dollars in the 2000-01 school year to educate 7,597 students with disabilities, according to the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. In the coming school year, Freedom, with a total enrollment of 1,590, will spend $1.9 million of its $12.2 million operational budget educating 215 children with disabilities.
Extractions: KASA is proud to announce that after a lengthy and difficult selection process, we have added four new members to our National Advisory Board. They are: Blake Bogartus, 18 years old, from Alabama Mara Buchbinder, 20 years old, from New Hampshire Micah Fialka-Feldman, 17 years old, from Michigan Amanda Putz, 15 years old, from New York These folks join our 5 other Board members in doing long and short term planning for KASA and representing us at national meetings. We have also elected new co-chairs for the 2002 year, Maia Wroblewski and Naomi Ortiz. You can read more about our new Board members and co-chairs on our website in January. We thank all of you who helped to distribute our application and especially to those of you who applied to be on the Board. We receiving an incredible number of applications and the selection process was very competitive. We hope that all of you will continue to make a difference in your communities and to be active members of KASA at every opportunity. DISABILITY PREPAREDNESS WEBSITE The Disability Preparedness Website is up and running. This website features the article, Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs, by Dr. Carl T. Cameron, President, Board of Directors for the Inclusion Research Institute. Users will also find resources for training, products, articles and websites. For more information visit their
HoustonChronicle.com - Funding Cuts Could Leave Disabled, Needy In Limbo services for the mentally and physically disabled and child of the health and humanservices needs of the finished public school as a specialeducation student http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/special/03/legislature/1732081
Extractions: 78th TEXAS LEGISLATURE Legislature site: The new Texas Legislature convenes Tuesday. Keep up with legislators and bills, listen to broadcasts from the Capitol and much more. Video: Panoramic interactive views of the House and Senate chambers. Requires Quicktime . Use the Quicktime buttons to view or scroll the image. Chronicle video Area lawmakers: Find out more about legislators for Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Montgomery, Fort Bend and Chambers counties. AUSTIN Waiting lists tens of thousands deep for health and human services may grow after Texas lawmakers return this week, confronting a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall but vowing no new taxes.
Rural Schools And The I Workforce Investment Act /i behind in grade level, disabled, pregnant or system, particularly those from specialpopulations of the Southern Rural Development Center, mississippi State, MS http://www.ael.org/eric/digests/edorc009.htm
Students 1998-1999 - Human Development And Family Studies and opening an alternative school for the disabled. in 1994 from the University ofMississippi, and her Currently she is a special needs Teacher in Fayetteville http://www.uncg.edu/hdf/hdfs_graduate/students/98cohort.htm
Extractions: About Undergraduate Graduate Students ... Graduate : Students : 1998-1999 Stacey Adamczyk MS/PhD Stacey is a 1998 graduate in psychology from UNCG. Stacey is interested in adolescent development and the link between this stage of development and community support. This interest was fostered in an internship with Communities in School, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping connect at-risk high school students with appropriate community resources. She has an assistantship with Dr. Fletcher Rhonda Blackburn PhD Dr. Hestenes Jody Davis PhD Jody received her BA degree in 1994 from the University of Mississippi, and her Masters degree from Texas Tech in 1998 in sociology. She has served as a research assistant at Texas Tech. Her interest area is cognitive development and her career goals include conducting research on children's cognitive development and university level teaching. She has an assistantship with Dr. Lange
Extractions: WASHINGTON One in six parents of disabled children has considered suing or has threatened to sue the child's school district to get services, a poll shows. The poll, being released Monday by the advocacy group Public Agenda, suggests parents feel that while teachers care and school personnel are qualified to deal with disabilities, school systems don't offer special help to children unless families insist. Ann Duffett, an author of the study, said parents have a different perspective from policy-makers.
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Extractions: Join the Discussion "I don't have a solution to the big picture of teenage violence but I do feel this particular act could have been prevented IF someone had taken this kid seriously. With all the school shootings over the last several years, why no one believed him is beyond me. Having a gun should never be a joking matter, and if someone tells you they are taking a gun to school (or anywhere for that matter), TAKE IT SERIOUSLY!!! "It is such a tragedy. And again, someone heard the warning signs, but did nothing because they believed the child when he said, he was just kidding. Something this serious should have been reported to the parents or school. Another thing I keep hearing is the parents should be accountable for this kids behavior. We are good parents here, we have done all we can to help our damaged kids, but it scares me that we would be accountable to the same punishment for something my kid would choose to do."
National Leadership Area In Re-engineering Schools: Key Issues rehabilitation services for the disabled, and Inspector higher education and otherspecial education service Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, mississippi Region 5 http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/re-engineering/keyissues/resources.shtml
Extractions: Selected Readings About Student Learning Funded by the U.S. Department of Education For additional information available from the US Department of Education, you may either call 1-800-USA-LEARN or access the Department's homepage at http://www.ed.gov Prepared by the Federal Resource Center for Special Education
Community Service VERY special ARTS mississippi State University VITA helps those with special needsincluding persons with low income, elderly and disabled homeowners living http://goldenkey.gsu.edu/publication/cafe/CommServ.html
Extractions: Very Special Arts is a nationwide, volunteer-based, non-profit organization dedicated to the development, promotion, coordination and implementation of quality accessible arts programs for people of all ages and disabilities. This information will outline this ultimate volunteering experience and will provide the information needed to contact your local chapter of Very Special Arts.
