Extractions: A recreational art program was piloted this spring by the graduate art therapy program at Seton Hill College in Greensburg for clients of the Westmoreland County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (Arc Westmoreland). An article in the June 15, 1997 Tribune-Review Autism Center at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Blindness Resource Center: Resources On Disabilities-Generic involved in the education of students with special needs; L. Fullmer at the west VirginiaRehabilitation Research Virtual Community of the disabled; The WebABLE! http://www.nyise.org/disable.htm
Extractions: The Access Singapore: The Physically Disabled Person's Guide to Accessible Places The Advocates for Children - provides information concerning the New York school system and students' educational entitlements. aeRes: Australian Educational Resources -MSDOS Collection: Adaptive Technology Low Vision Special Access Access.Txt is a list of known Internet and online news groups that cater to the interests of people with disabilities. A.H.E.A.D. = Association for Higher Education Access and Disability. AHEAD is an independent voluntary organisation working to promote improved access for persons with disabilities to Third Level Education in Ireland, North and South. Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center: ADA Statute, Regulations, Guidelines, Federally Reviewed Tech Sheets Apple's Disability Web Site The Assistive Technology Funding and Systems Change Project provides assistive technology funding and systems change information to individuals with disabilities, family members, parents, community-based organizations and State Protection and Advocacy agencies.
Blindness Resource Center: Resources On Disabilities-Generic involved in the education of students with special needs. L. Fullmer at the west VirginiaRehabilitation Research Virtual Community of the disabled; The WebABLE http://www.nyise.org/text/disable.htm
Extractions: Resources on Disabilities-Generic aeRes: Australian Educational Resources -MSDOS Collection: Adaptive Technology Low Vision Special Access Access.Txt is a list of known Internet and online news groups that cater to the interests of people with disabilities. A.H.E.A.D. = Association for Higher Education Access and Disability. AHEAD is an independent voluntary organisation working to promote improved access for persons with disabilities to Third Level Education in Ireland, North and South. Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center: ADA Statute, Regulations, Guidelines, Federally Reviewed Tech Sheets Apple's Disability Web Site The Assistive Technology Funding and Systems Change Project provides assistive technology funding and systems change information to individuals with disabilities, family members, parents, community-based organizations and State Protection and Advocacy agencies. Australian Disability Resources: Australian organizations and resources in the areas of disability, assistive technology and special education
Support Worker - Special Needs Headline News & Resources Gazette, WV, 3/17/2003 west virginia operates two planning care for their developmentallydisabled children as Hampton Roads has one of virginia's worst rates http://www.supportworker.com/
Doxys - Resources For The Disabled DisabilityRelated Information - west virginia Rehab Research FDR Democratic Club- For disabled People (US NARIC) - (US); Office of special Education and http://www.growing.com/doxys/disabled.html
TRI Online! Disability Links - Parent Advcocacy/Special Education North Carolina, SouthCarolina, Tennessee, virginia, and west virginia; Loving YourDisabled Child California (CPRC). special needs Parents Info Network - Maine http://www.taconicresources.net/resources/pa-ed.shtml
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.
ECC Brief Template of Advanced Educational Studies / west virginia University. in three high schoolstudents as disabled. deregulation, competition for special student applicants http://www.education-consumers.com/briefs/Sept2001.shtm
Putnam Exceptional Education Services west virginia Department of Education, Charleston, WV 25305. special Education Servicesare available for all eligible disabled youth, ages 3 years to 21 http://boe.putn.k12.wv.us/boe/programs/spedserv.html
Extractions: Putnam County Schools Definition Parents' Rights Procedures Services Exceptional students are those who need special education and related services in order to benefit from their educational program. To qualify for exceptional education services, a student must meet the eligibility criteria for one or more of the categories of exceptionality established by the West Virginia Department of Education. The objectives of the Office of Exceptional Education (OEE) are: More detailed information about the identification criteria for categories of exceptionality may be found in Policy 2419: Regulations for the Education of Exceptional Students . Office of Special Education. West Virginia Department of Education, Charleston, WV 25305.
Special And Gifted Center_Gifted And Talented west virginia west virginia Association for Gifted Talented; and development ofthe disabled and gifted Center at the University of virginia Research projects http://www.edgateteam.net/sped_gifted/giftandtalent.htm
AmeriCorps : Members & Alumni Jack especially focuses on disabled children, outfitting computers to meet theirspecial needs. Action Center Parkersburg, west virginia Shuan began http://www.americorps.org/members/winners01.html
Extractions: As a refugee case aide assigned to the West African community in Jersey City, Saly helped recent immigrants find adequate housing, work, and ESL classes. She answered their questions, from how to obtain a driver's license to where to buy ethnic foods and where to take a sick child. She also provided them with a forum to learn from each other's experiences as new Americans by starting a support group, the Refugee Women's Alliance. During her tenure with the National Rapid Response Corps, Argentina served long hours with numerous families whose homes and lives were ravaged by natural disasters. But her greatest accomplishments came in volunteer recruitment. The Miami Red Cross had a critical need for health care and mental health professionals trained in disaster response. Argentina put together a disaster response plan and recruited team members, doubling the number of nurses and mental health professionals available to assist with disasters.
AmeriCorps*State And National Direct Sandra Joy Eastlack Director of Program Services west Oahu Center throughout Hawaiiwho have a child with special needs. of the needs of the disabled and their http://www.americorps.org/joining/direct/direct_hi.html
Extractions: 52 part-time AmeriCorps members in 6 existing programs provide enriched and individualized community service to some of Hawaii's most vulnerable people. Members will provide training in recreation and independent living skills to children, while simultaneously providing respite services to parents; serve as classroom aides to teens with profound mental health problems; provide education and support to perpetrators of domestic abuse; provide an array of services to Hawaii's elderly population; provide education and advocacy to mothers who are trying to protect their children from intra-familial sexual abuse; and enrich skill building to autistic children.
Special Student Distributions OF special STUDENTS IN THE west virginia PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRIBUTION OF special NEEDSSTUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES of individuals who are disabled by their http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/charts.html
Extractions: From the table below, expectations of the type of special students in the West Virginia public school systems can be obtained. The data were gathered by the West Virginia Department of Education in 1996 and can be used by science teachers in projecting the relative frequency and the types of special students that can be expected enter their classrooms. DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIAL STUDENTS IN THE WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Type of Disability Total Percent Specific Learning Disability Communication Disorders Mentally Impaired (Mild) Behavior Disorders Mentally Impaired (Moderate) Deaf/Hard of Hearing Mentally Impaired (Severe) Orthopedically Impaired Blind and Partially Sighted Mentally Impaired (Profound) Autism Traumatic Brain Injury Deaf-Blind Other Health Impaired TOTAL In the table below are listed the categories, numbers, and percentages of students with disabilities nationwide. These data are from the US Department of Education for 1996. DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC SCHOOLS SYSTEM Type of Disability Total Percent Specific Learning Disability Speech/Language Impairment Mental Retardation Serious Emotional Disorders Multiple Disabilities Hearing Impairments Other Health Impairments Orthopedic Impairments Visual Impairments Deaf-Blindness TOTAL The table below shows the proportion of individuals who are disabled by their ethnic background. These data are for all Americans not just students, but undoubtedly represent the relative proportions in the student population in the Nation.
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404 - Page Not Found University of west virginia's ADA Document Center; Disability University of Lancaster'sSpecial needs Page. Educational Association of disabled Students (NEADS http://www.ahead.ie/other/other_links.html
West Virginia 8522 west virginia Library Commission special Services Cultural Telephone (304)8224800 west virginia Society for the Blind and Severely disabled PO Box http://www.outofsight.info/states/West Virginia.html
Parents - Web Sites By Subject - FCPL communication, reading, everyday life, special education, etc. Legislation affectingthe disabled is presented in virginia, Maryland and west virginia are listed http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library/internet/Parents.htm
ECS Quick Facts -- Special Education - Finance of $5,518 (Alaska) to a low of $210 (west virginia). or more of students labeled asdisabled are considered cost of providing services to specialneeds students http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/14/91/1491.htm
Extractions: ECS Quick Facts Special Education - Finance Education Commission of the States 707 17 th Street, Suite 2700 Denver, CO 80202-3427 303-299-3600 fax 303-296-8332 www.ecs.org September 2000 Following are some statistics about various issues related to special education financing. National spending on special education for 1995-96 was estimated to be from $32-$36 billion. (National Research Council, Making Money Matter: Financing Americas Schools Special education funding for 1995-96 was estimated to be 12% of total education spending. (National Research Council, Making Money Matter A survey of 29 states found a wide variance in the extra funds that a state allocates to special education students. The 1994-95 survey found that state spending per student varied from a high of $5,518 (Alaska) to a low of $210 (West Virginia). (CSEF, Survey on State Special Education Funding Systems, Student enrollment in special education programs increased from 3.6 million students in 1976-77 to 6 million students in 1996-97, an increase of 66.7% over a 20-year period. During that same time, the total student population increased by only 4.4%. (CSEF Resource , Winter 1999-2000) The percentage of all students enrolled in special education programs increased from 7.4% to 11.58% from 1976-77 to 1996-97. (CSEF
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Extractions: Lead Poisoning Positive Behavior Support Community Schools Where to find help for a child in Michigan - click here Where to find help for a child in the United States - 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
