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A proposed law moving quickly through the Legislature would give parents of kids receiving special education services the final say about their child’s placement on a special diploma track.

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Insight into Inclusion: The Language we Use

2014-04-05T00:03:42-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, cross disability, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Food allergies, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusion. all disabilities, inclusive education, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, The Inclusive Class|

How do we help our children or students who are

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School Says, “No Advanced Classes for Kids with IEPs”

2013-03-24T23:30:53-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, IEP, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, Wrights Law|

My child has a learning disability. Her teachers want her

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Retention is Not a Form of “Specialized Instruction”

2016-11-10T10:11:54-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, OT, PT, rare or undiagnosed disorders, retention, specialized instruction, spinal muscular atrophy, ST, Wrights Law|

The school wanted to retain my son who has an

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What’s the Difference between Reduction in Homework and Shortened Assignments?

2016-11-10T10:11:54-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Accommodations, Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: Accommodations, all disabilities, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, modifications, NICCHY, NICHCY, rare or undiagnosed disorders, Special Education, special needs|

By Kori Hamilton and Elizabeth Kessler, professional special educator and

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A Parent’s Story of Advocacy on The Inclusive Class

2016-11-10T10:11:55-05:00By Nicole Eredics of The Inclusive Class|Categories: Articles, Autism, blog, Cross Disability, Inclusion, Nicole Eredics, Ollibean Family, Parenting, Podcasts|Tags: all disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, cross disability, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabilities, parenting, The Inclusive Class|

Teachers love a great resource! Especially a resource that is

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Appropriate Education for Your Child – 02/15/2013

2013-02-16T10:06:13-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, The Inclusive Class|

Unfortunately, our guest Howard Glasser, was unavailable for this morning's

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Wright’s Law: Why Schools Usually Say “No!”

2016-11-10T10:11:56-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: 1:1, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, Disability, down syndrome, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, para, para-educator, rare or undiagnosed disorders, Special Education, special needs, spinal muscular atrophy, Wrights Law|

My son is going to middle school. Same district, new

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The Inclusive Class: Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities

2016-11-10T10:11:59-05:00By Nicole Eredics of The Inclusive Class|Categories: Accessibility, Accommodations, Autism, blog, Cross Disability, General, Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Nicole Eredics, Podcasts|Tags: all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Dr. Sheldon Horowitz, Food allergies, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, Nicole Eredics, podcast, podcasts, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, Terri Mauro, The Inclusive Class|

Nicole and Terri are looking forward to interviewing Dr. Sheldon Horowitz about ways classrooms can support children with learning disabilities.

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Q&A: IDEA and child care

2013-01-05T17:37:36-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IDEA, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, NICCHY, NICHY, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

This 4-page brief explains the basics of the Individuals with

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IEP Team Member Apology: A Template for “Not Knowing It All – After All”

2012-12-29T21:22:02-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, Wrights Law|

Have you just committed a real faux pas but find

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COPAA Statement on the Newtown Tragedy

2016-11-10T10:12:01-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, COPAA, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, newton shootings, rare or undiagnosed disorders, Sandy Hook, spinal muscular atrophy|

The members of Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.

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What Does Ollibean Mean to You?

2016-11-10T10:12:02-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: blog, Editor's Picks, General, Lifestyle|Tags: all disabilities, all kids, Attention Deficit Disorders, autiism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Food allergies, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, muscular dystrophies, Ollibean, Ollibean Spotlight, Ollibean tshirts, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

Crazy but true, simply wearing an Ollibean tshirt makes bedtime routine happy and fun! Send us a message about why you want one, what Ollibean means to you, and we'll get one to you.

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Ollibean: All of a kind

2016-11-10T10:12:02-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Lifestyle, Think Tank, Video|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, all kids, allofakind, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Faces of Ollibean, hearing impairment, inclusion, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, Ollibean, Ollibean Spotlight, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy|

The faces of Ollibean are kids with and without disabilities all trying to make the world a better place.

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Longview school suspends use of isolation box

2012-11-30T10:45:47-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, isolation box, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, restraint, restraint and seclusion, spinal muscular atrophy|

The Longview School District has suspended the use of an

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Evaluating the Efficacy of the LRE

2012-11-16T08:40:14-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, IEP, KPS4Parents, learning disabilities, LRE, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

I attended an IEP meeting recently that really brought home

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Now, It’s Our Turn!

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Food allergies, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, The Inclusive Class|

Tonight, Terri and I had the tables turned on us!

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Adding the I to IEP: H is at the table

2015-02-16T10:10:09-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: 30 Days of Autism, advocacy, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, H, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, Leah Kelly, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, self-advocacy, spinal muscular atrophy|

We worked with the wonderful team at H’s Distributed Learning

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Open Letter from a Doctoral Student Who Needs Some Help with her Study

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

Hi, my name is Christina and I am a doctoral

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Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities – 11/02/12

2012-11-01T17:48:13-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, The Inclusive Class|

Having taught at the primary, secondary and college levels, Dr.

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Listen to The Inclusive Class Roundtable – 10/26

2012-10-27T14:13:58-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all, all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Food allergies, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, The Inclusive Class|

Inclusive Education, as defined and described by education experts, is

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Special ed in distress A few schools get it right, but complaints and lawsuits are mounting against a troubled program serving 7,000 Seattle students.

2012-10-21T10:55:44-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, Seattle, spedchat, spinal muscular atrophy, Washington|

Five years ago, a high-profile report found that Seattle's public-school

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Why Won’t the School Provide Homebound Instruction?

2012-10-19T16:14:26-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, Wrights Law|

My child’s doctor recommended homebound instruction. The school said they

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AAPC Publishing Releases Lesson Plan a la Carte: Integrated Planning for Students With Special Needs

2012-10-02T11:58:51-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

Integrate learning objectives with therapeutic supports and necessary modifications right

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A Sensory Garden for Zoë and Oliver

A Sensory Garden for Zoë and Oliver

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Lifestyle, Parenting, Think Tank|Tags: all disabilities, all kids, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Bloom, Bloom Garden Shop, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, gardening, hearing impairment, Julie Lohoefener, kids, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, Ollibean Contributor, rare or undiagnosed disorders, sensory garden, Sensory processing disorders, SPD, spinal muscular atrophy|

One of Ollibean's contributors, the lovely and amazing, Julie Lohoefener of Bloom Garden Shop, let's us in on some great tips on creating a non-toxic Sensory Garden with your kids.

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