UCP Channels - Education: For Families Your UCP north carolina, February 06, 2003. For disabled, Test Puts Diploma Outof Reach, USAToday 6/8/01. Textbooks Go Digital for Students with special needs. http://www.ucpa.org/ucp_channelsub.cfm/124/12/69
Extractions: Documents: Assistive Technology Checklist Acquisition, Planning and Procurement of Information Technology in Schools Disabled Students Union Frequently Asked Questions on Assistive Technology Funding ... Universal Design and Accessible Technology in Schools Education For Educators For Families The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Scholarships / Funding ... Discussion Group LEARN ABOUT UCP: About UCP Donate! Corporate Sponsors Public Policy ... SEND THIS ARTICLE TO A FRIEND
Juvenile Justice & Deliquency Prevention became the first director of north carolina's Protection and Advocacy Program forDevelopmentally disabled Persons laws for children with special needs in north http://www.ncchild.org/jjdp.htm
Extractions: What's Really Changed? In the wake of high profile violent crimes committed by children and youth in the schools and in the community, public alarm over juvenile crime has increased in the last decade. The fact that juvenile crime rates are declining has done little to stem public fears or the political responses to such fears. In general, NC policymakers have reacted to the negative perception of juveniles by developing tougher punishment rather than better prevention and/or treatment. This is particularly ineffective and cruel given that a majority of our state's juvenile "offenders" suffer from mental illnesses and/or addiction. Additionally, minority youth are vastly over-represented in NC's juvenile justice system. For the last five years, an average of 63% of the youth admitted to training schools have been African Americans, while they comprise only 26% of the total NC youth population. This hardly represents equal treatment under the law. In response to concerns about juvenile crime, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a major juvenile justice reform package in 1998 (the first since 1979). It included:
Exceptional Children in the state for Specific Learning disabled students model and training site for teachersin north carolina. programs for students with special needs in Shelby http://www.blueridge.net/scs/ecprogram.htm
Extractions: PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS The Shelby Public School system has been a leader in North Carolina in providing programs for Students with special needs and for students who are academically gifted. Long before the passing of a federal mandate, PL 94-142 in 1975, Shelby Schools, in cooperation with the other school systems in Cleveland County, began a program for students with special needs. In 1956, Mr. Malcolm Brown, school superintendent, and a community leader, Mr. Carlos Young, were instrumental in beginning two special programs: one for the emotionally handicapped students and a second one for home-bound students. In 1968, Shelby Public Schools began the first program in the state for Specific Learning Disabled students. Under the direction of Juanita Burns, the Director for Exceptional Children, this program also became a model and training site for teachers in North Carolina. Ruth Wilson was the first teacher in this program. Other programs for students with special needs in Shelby Public Schools serve students who are orthopedicallyimpaired, speech/language impaired, hearing impaired, visually impaired, educable mentally handicapped, autistic, or traumatic brain injured. Programs developed for academically gifted Students emphasize high order thinking skills and advanced placement classes. A junior high school program for gifted students in Shelby Public Schools preceded state funding which began in 1980. With state funding, services were provided in the elementary and the middle school. Local funding provided an appropriate education for gifted students at the high school. Beginning in the fall of 1998, a kindergarten through grade twelve program for academically gifted students will be implemented.
Kcwvita 2527, 1991, East carolina University, Greenville, north carolina. special needs andTechnology. Library Access Technology for the disabled Workshop, Baltimore http://lis.uncg.edu/documents/COA/kcwvita.htm
Davidson County Schools special Programs. Impaired, Preschool Delayed/Atypical, Specific Learning disabled,Speechlanguage schools PO Box 2057 Lexington, north carolina 27293-2057 http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/special.htm
Extractions: Academically/Intellectually Gifted Education - annual review of all students (e.g., a review of test scores at the 93% or above, EOG testing) - Aptitude test(e.g., 90% or above) - Observable Student Behaviors (e.g., Teacher Checklists) - Student Interest (e.g., interest inventories) - Student Motivation (e.g., student products, extra curricular activities) - Student Performance (e.g., grades) Four service levels for gifted learners All, Many, Some and Few , were considered in developing a comprehensive program of services. Questions may be directed to Mimi Carter, AIG Coordinator (472-4556). Davidson County Schools offer a continuum of services for students identified as Exceptional Children ages three through twenty-one. Services are provided for students identified as Autistic, Behaviorally-Emotionally Disabled, Deaf-Blind, Hearing Impaired, Mentally Disabled, Multihandicapped, Orthopedically Impaired, Other Health Impaired, Preschool Delayed/Atypical, Specific Learning Disabled, Speech-language Impaired, Traumatic Brain Injured, and Visually Impaired.
Welcome To Wilson, North Carolina! children (academically gifted, learning disabled, educable and handicapped, and otherswith,special learning needs range of school systems in north carolina. http://www.ibest.net/welcometowilson/WTWEdups.cfm
Extractions: Public School System Education Public Schools Private Schools Higher Education Special Schools Academic Excellence The Wilson County School System serves about 12,000 students In Twenty-three schools. With a $15 million comprehensive building program nearing completion and a modified restructuring brought about due to redistricting, the system has achieved an organizational plan of three comprehensive high schools to educate students in grades 9-12, six middle schools for grades 6-8, and fourteen elementary schools serving grades k-5. Through a year long strategic planning process, the system has identified and begun to implement many bold initiatives which will ensure a continuation of excellent educational opportunities for all students in Wilson County Schools. The regular classroom teaching staff consists of over 650 elementary and secondary teachers from among approximately 800 certified personnel of a total staff of 1,425. A well planned staff development and in-service training program encourages professional growth.. Many of the certified, personnel take advantage of graduate courses offered at ECU, NCSU, UNC and Duke, all within a seventy-five mile radius of Wilson. Due to differences in school size, community need and facilities, instructional approaches vary among schools. However, there is strong emphasis on developing language arts and math skills in all elementary schools and additional instruction covering science, social studies, health, physical education,-and the arts. Each high school, which has an enrollment of over 1,000 students, offers four courses of study Academic, Business, General and Tech Prep. In the secondary schools, there are programs in the academic areas, as well as programs in vocational education, the arts, and health/physical education.
Exceptionality Links disabled Peoples' International (DPI). north carolina Public SchoolsAreas of Exceptionality. special needs Advocate for Parents (SNAP). http://www.stanly.cc.nc.us/GENED/MagerMG/255/exlinks.htm
Extractions: Intro to Exceptionality Classes The creators of this web page have visited a number of sites dealing with the broad field of exceptionality. Links to these sites are provided below. Please use the email link at the bottom of this page to let us know of any other useful sites, or to tell us what you think of this web page. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Health-Related Exceptionalities Substance-Related Exceptionalities Giftedness ... General Interest Long Term Care Growth and Aging-Related Exceptionalities Tic Disorders Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities #Autism Channel The Arc (a national organization on mental retardation) web site The Arc of King County, Washington The Arc of Stanly County, NC ... Wyoming Division of Developmental Disabilities All Kinds of Minds Children and Adults with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities (CCLD) Dyslexia Solution ... Resource Group for Gifted/Learning Disabled Victorian Council of Deaf People Aids Foundation of South Africa American Diabetes Association Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) ... Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc.
Harnett County Schools' Exceptional Children Program Education Act and north carolina Public School a regular class without special educationand BehaviorallyEmotionally disabled; Mentally disabled; Other Health http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/CurriculumPage/ExceptionalKids.htm
FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN PELOTAS Topics in Early Childhood special Education 7.2 of Education University of north carolina,Chapel Hill Intervention with the Learning disabled Child. Journal http://www.iacd.oas.org/La Educa 129-131/halpern.htm
Extractions: Rune J. Simeonsson, Bernardo L. Horta SUMMARY Several studies have described what happens to a family that has a child with special needs; however, little is known about this issue in developing countries. In Brazil, there is a lack of a systematic research on children with disabilities and their families. This study describes the sociodemographic characteristics of a sample of 49 families of children with disabilities enrolled in special schools in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Family needs were explored through the Family Needs Survey (FNS). The results indicated that comparisons between findings on the FNS in the United States and Pelotas, reaffirm the idea that some family needs are universal. The present study raised some important questions about differences and similarities of the FNS in both countries. Limitations of this study along with suggestions for future research are discussed. Introduction Despite the evolutionary process of integration and normalization that was initiated in the late 1960s, developing countries seemed unprepared to adopt rehabilitative measures. According to Thorburn and Marfo (1990), the major difficulties and barriers that children with disabilities and their families have to face are not only technological but also societal, including attitudes about rights; misconceptions about causes and the problem itself; the potential of disabled people; and the availability of services. In addition, the implementation and planning of services in developing countries is a challenge because i) there are no clear responsibilities by any agency or department, ii) there are no clear goals and objectives in providing services, and iii) there is a lack of an epidemiology of needs (Sell 1984; Simeonsson 1991).
Contents Of "Special Education Of The World" 2. Assistive Communication for Physically disabled Children in Autism in schools ofNorth carolina Hiroshi TERASAKI for Children with special Educational needs http://www.nise.go.jp/kokusai/world_contents.html
Extractions: General Resources: Exceptional Parent Magazine TRI Online! Bookstore - Books About Self-Advocacy. The Parent Advocate News. The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates. ... HipMag Online. Interactive web site for deaf children. Internet Resources for Special Children. For all the Special Kids of the World. The Family Village. Children with Disabilities. ... Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 1. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 2. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 3. The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. Section 504 Regulations. Neighborhood Legal Services: New York State Guidelines to Allow for the Transfer of Assistive Technology When a Student Moves from School Jurisdiction to Higher Education, Other Human Services Agency or Employment. Resources for Disabled and Special Needs Children. ... The Association for Special Kids. An organization that helps families with special needs children set up individual financial plans. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Parents' Guide to the Development of Preschool Children with Disabilities: Resources and Services.
Therapy/Respite Camps: Kids With Autism And Other Special Needs Information about summer camps for kids with autism and other special needs in the US.Category Health Mental Health Services United States additional respite activities for those in the disabled community and teachers andpersonnel experienced in working with special needs children. north carolina. http://wmoore.net/therapy.html
Extractions: Therapy/Respite Camps for Kids This page evolves as people tell me about new camps, so if you know of camps that are not listed here, please email me so I can get the information posted here. If you direct a camp that would like a simple WWW page that describes your camp, I'll be pleased to put one up just email a description of the camp to me. Also, please let me know about any other WWW resources to which I should have a link. Thanks! Information about summer camps that focus on therapy for kids with special needs and/or respite for the kids and their families. I have broken it into national categories and regional categories in the USA: Apologies in advance if my sense of these regions differs from yours! I also have some links to other potentially useful pages Connecticut Camp Horizons provides winter weekend get-a-ways, a week long holiday event, and 8 weeks of residential summer camp for children and adults who are mild to moderately mentally handicapped. In South Windham, CT. Camp Hemlocks , in Hebron, is a rustic, barrier-free, year-round camping facility which provides recreational, educational and social programs for children and adults with disabilities and their families.
Schools For The Blind & Visually Impaired We are a special public school established by the in addition to visual impairmentare disabled by other School Located in Raleigh, north carolina, this school http://www.lowvision.org/schools_for_the_blind_.htm
Extractions: Blindness Resource Center NY Institute for Special Ed The New York Institute for Special Education(NYISE) is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian educational facility with quality programs for children who are blind or visually disabled, emotionally and learning disabled and pre-schoolers who are developmentally delayed. The school was founded in 1831 as The New York Institution for the Blind as one of the first schools in the United States to provide an educational programs for children who were blind or visually impaired. The Hadley School for the Blind The Hadley School for the Blind offers over 90 distance education courses to eligible students completely free of charge. From "Braille Reading for Family Members" to "Birdsong Tutor," you can select from a wide variety of Hadley courses. You can study in the comfort of your own home at a time convenient to you. Course materials arrive in the mail, and for students in the U.S. and Canada, instructors are just a toll-free call away. Nebraska Association of Blind Students The Nebraska Association of Blind Students is an organization devoted to helping blind students reach their educational goals. We can help students obtain educational materials as well as assist them in finding solutions to problems that they encounter in the classroom. NABS is a Division of the National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska who we work with to ensure equality for the blind.
Special Needs Students Community Care For The disabled President Bush from California, Connecticut, Florida,north carolina and Pennsylvania with ADD/ADHD or other special needs. http://www.aizan.net/families/special_needs_students.htm
Extractions: Section I Disabling Language ... Autism 101 - articles by the #1 Autism expert Educating the Student with Autism Home Affects Mental Development of Fragile X Kids Parents of Autistic Kids Sue Drug Firms, Dentists Glasses Read Dyslexics' Eyes - Missile-tracking technology may spot symptoms of learning impairment. 2002 International Symposium on Adult ADHD Chicago in May 2002. More than 700 people from around the world, including the top professionals in the ADHD field, will gather in Chicago for Journeys 2002. The Dyslexia Page - collection of links to articles and sites Focusing on Hyperactivity - New diagnostic tools may show us that there is more to ADHD than meets the eye. New Findings Concerning Poor Reading and Spelling - Children who were predominantly poor spellers were already showing a range of linguistic difficulties when they started school. Our Special Kids The ABC's of LD and ADD - From LD Online, straight-forward answers to common questions about learning disabilities and the brain.
Silver Anniversary Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs siter-cise ), and participation in north carolina Senior Games to better respondto the special needs and requests other services to elderly and disabled adults http://www.aoa.gov/nutrition/silver/awards-17.htm
Extractions: The Senior Citizens Nutrition Program has enjoyed numerous honors for its effective service to the citizens of Mecklenburg County. On June 2, 1997, the North Carolina Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health awarded the program the Governor's Award for Health and Physical Fitness for Mature Adults in the Comprehensive Program category. It was recognized for the various health and fitness programs offered at each of its nutrition sites, including health screenings, nutrition education, chair aerobics ("sit-er-cise"), and participation in North Carolina Senior Games. In February, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce named one of the program's site coordinators the 1996 Mecklenburg County Employee of the Year. The success of SCNP is also evident in the effect that it has had on its participants. SCNP serves highly vulnerable people with characteristics that tend to place them at increased health and nutritional risk. Nearly 90 percent of participants are living with incomes below poverty. SCNP has responded by meeting two-thirds of the RDA needs, instead of the required one-third, for individual clients as appropriate. According to the program's outcome data, 90 percent of all participants are well nourished and their physical and social well-being are maintained. During the past fiscal year, 93 percent of congregate participants maintained current health status and nearly 99 percent of home-based participants were appropriately maintained at home. According to State and regional surveys, 95 percent of SCNP clients are fully satisfied with the program's meals and services.
The Home School Court Report Vol. XVIII, No. 2 -- Active Cases challenged the order, but the north carolina Court of A single mother of two disabled,adopted children is an adoption subsidy due to the special needs of her http://www.hslda.org/courtreport/V18N2/V18N208.asp
Extractions: "The court was clearly engaged by the oral argument," said HSLDA General Counsel Mike Farris. "The justices were well-prepared and asked penetrating questions of both sides. The rights of parents to protect their homes and children from social workers bent on investigating rumors received a full hearing."
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IFCB-P Procedure or any of its individual schools have adopted to travel does not accommodate the disabled/specialneeds child, the consult in the Access north carolina book or http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/policies/admin_policy/ifcb-p.htm
Extractions: Participation in an approved field trips shall be considered an excused absence from any class missed and the student shall be entitled to make up his/her work; however, while on an approved school field trip, the student shall be counted as present at school. Prior to any field trip, arrangements shall be made by the principal and the staff for students to make up any work missed in other classes. Additionally, no student's grade shall be lowered if the parents do not consent for the student to go on the field trip.
