ADA Portal
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American Association of People with Disabilities
The American Association of People with Disabilities is the nation's
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a Coalition of
Ad Hoc Developmental Disabilities Task Force
The Ad Hoc Developmental Disabilities Task Force monitors the Developmental
AAIDD
The American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities promotes progressive
The Gift of Knowledge
It’s been a couple of years now that I’ve been
Respect: The Joy of Aides
Respect: The Joy of Aides is a new documentary exploring the relationship between people with disabilities and their aides by Eva Sweeney.
WERE $50,000 PER YEAR DC PRIVATE SCHOOL ESE KIDS ILL-SERVED BY DCPS?
Washington Post E.W. — that’s how he is identified in
Autism Now: MacNeil Interviews Director of Education
An extended transcript excerpt of , PBS' Robert MacNeil's interview with Jesse Mojica, director of education policy for the Bronx borough president, on treatment and education for children with autism.
Autism Now : MacNeil Interviews Principal at Autism Charter School
An extended transcript excerpt from Robert MacNeil's interview with Rima
University Students Design Tray to Fit Most Walkers and Wheelchairs
THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS At 5 years old, Dakota Tomac
From Skin Cells to Motor Neurons
HARVARD GAZETTE Harvard researchers have succeeded in reprogramming adult mouse
Autism: The Musical
AUTISM: THE MUSICAL counters todays bleak statistics with one womans optimistic pledge to lead a group of autistic children in defying diagnosed expectations by writing, rehearsing and performing their own full-length musical.
Brain’s Synaptic Pruning Continues Into Your 20s
Pasko Rakic at Yale University and colleagues at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, have now found that the brains of adults in their 20s are still subject to synaptic pruning.
Celiac Disease
Gluten Intolerance and Celiac Disease Gluten Intolerance and
A Mother’s Determination And Next Generation Sequencing
When Noah and Alexis Beery were diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age
Sprout
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Occupational and Physical Therapy Collaboration
"Occupational therapists and physical therapists function in slightly differing roles
Certain Proof – A Question of Worth
Certain Proof: A Question of Worth is a feature documentary about three children living with significant communication and physical disabilities, who struggle against the public schools in an emotional battle to prove their worth.
Student Software Opens World For Motion Impaired
49-year-old Rick Hoyt has cerebral palsy and communicates using
Hold My Hand
The documentary,"Hold My Hand", follows Eliza Schaaf, a young woman with
The Affordable Care Act
Senior advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius speak to parents, advocates and experts at an Autism Awareness Month Conference.
IDEA Money Watch Responds to Something’s Got to Change
In June 2011, the American Enterprise Institute (AIE) released
Best and Worst States for Disability Services
UCP's invaluable analysis of Medicaid for individuals with intellectual and
The Pearls Project-Teaching Empathy
Students at Ridgewood High School were shown photos of young
Toronto Police Defend Handcuffing a 9 Year Old Child with Autism
CTV reports that a 9 year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome
The Importance of Special Needs Trusts
One of the most important move parents of children with
Computer Based Program May Relieve Some ADHD Symptoms
Children can experience the relief of some symptoms of attention
IQ Scores Inaccurate Portrayal Of Intelligence for Individuals with Autism
A discrepancy between IQ scores and performance on academic
Handwriting and Autism
New Study Affirms Handwriting Problems Affect Children with Autism into
Who’s Leading Your Individualized Education Program (IEP)? The Importance of Self Advocacy – Part 2 of 2
This is Part 2 in a two-part blog post by
National Council on Disability Report Examines How to Improve Access to Health Care, Special Education and Services for USMC Family Members with Disabilities
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On November 28, the