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Eric Dompierre barred from playing basketball with his high school team
Eric never let the fact that he was born with
Helping Rare Disease Patients Find Their Voice
Stephen P. Spielberg, M.D., Ph.D., FDA’s deputy commissioner for medical
National Council on Disability (NCD) Releases New Recommendations & Guidance on Managed Care for People with Disabilities
The National Council on Disability appreciates the need to reform
Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities
In 2007, EEOC issued guidance explaining the circumstances under which
Education Department Awards $24.6 Million in Grants To Support Teacher and Principal Development
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today announced the award of
ADA Kits for Hotel Guests with Hearing Loss
Harris Communications makes it easy to be in compliance with
AT&T Accused of Improperly Billing for Service for Deaf
The Justice Department has accused AT&T of knowing that a
Student with Down’s Syndrome wins right to challenge high school placement
Belfast's High Court has granted the girl leave to seek
People with autism possess greater ability to process information
ScienceDaily (Mar. 22, 2012) People with autism have a greater
250 children living in nursing homes in Florida should get home care
Five year old Andi lives in a nursing home in
Responding to People with Autism during Emergencies
Author Geoff Crist is the proud parent of a beautiful,
Obama Signs ‘Thank You’ to Deaf Supporter
President Obama didn’t miss a beat last week when he
Mitochondrial Disease: Jeans for Genes
Many of us struggle with not knowing how we can
Physical Activity Proves a Vital Function in Cognitive Ability in Recent Studies
Physical activity among today’s youth in the United States has
Catastrophic failures handling inquiry into report of abuse
In June 2005, Mrs Jenkins, who worked at the day
Police need training on autism
The arrest of an autistic teenager who could face four
Differentiated Instruction in Today’s Classrooms
The IRIS Center is a national center that provides high-quality
Understanding how social touch is processed differently by autistic people
A better understanding how social touch is processed differently by
Makayla Norman,14, was starved to death last year, attorney general calls for change
The Ohio attorney general is calling for change after learning
iPad Summer Institute
Blog on the topic of assistive technology, eLearning, mind mapping,
Never Lose Hope
Here is a letter to an individual who believed my
Are These Good Annual Goals?
Is this annual goal written correctly for a high school
Autistic Student Advocates for Herself, Other Autistics
“Because we see autism and other neurodevelopmental or neurological differences,
Family launches High Court challenge for inclusion
"This case is about inclusion. "It's about the right
School principal reprimanded told to work from home as a result of physical altercation with student
In April 2011 before a classroom of students and a
Deaf children four times more likely to be mistreated at school and have mental health issues
Researchers found that deaf children who cannot make themselves understood
The Lancet:The health of deaf people: communication breakdown
Andrew Alexander discusses how deaf people are often alienated from accessing the UK health-care system and what needs to be done to change this.
Reading Club | ‘Navigating Love and Autism’
On Dec. 26, 2011, the front page of The New
New telemetric system safe and effective for ICP measurement
A new implantable sensor device provides a less-invasive alternative for
TASH Responds to AASA Position Supporting Restraint and Seclusion in Schools | TASH
Last week, the American Association of School Administrators issued an
A dark legacy of forced sterilizations
Sterilization victims seek compensation STORY HIGHLIGHTS California forcibly sterilized 20,000
Police assaulted boy with autism
Metropolitan Police (Met) officers assaulted a 16-year-old boy with severe