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The dirty little secret about ‘scream rooms’
Now that the dirty little secret about “scream rooms” is
Brick Walls
“Oh, that’s ok! We plan on donating. If we aren’t
Florida Charter Schools Failing Students With Disabilities
Tres Whitlock is stuck in a public school where he
Charter Schools
Charter schools are an idea dreamed up by an obscure
ASAN disappointed with President Obama’s choice for committee on disability
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the nation's leading advocacy group
Supreme Court Says NO to IDEA Case
In the special education case, Compton Unified School District v.
Laughing At My Nightmare
A local college student suffering from spinal muscular atrophy is
Saving Grace
Addison Lennon met all her early milestones: she
Meet Ryan, the six-year-old show-stealer in ads for Target and Nordstrom
With his floppy blonde hair, blue eyes and natural manner
This Time Its Personal
Truly student-centered learning has a lot of support in high
Boy With Down Syndrome Becoming an Unlikely Ad Star
One young man is making great strides in the modeling
It’s OK to make noise at this church service
Church can make some proverbial commands. The Rev. Andrew Butler,
Top Ten Autism Research Achievements of 2011
The young but burgeoning field of autism research continued its
Blogger Shane Burcaw uses humor and honesty to cope with spinal muscular atrophy
Shane Burcaw is like any other 19-year-old college student. He
A rare disease gets a new champion
A hedge fund manager and his battalion of scientists are
How David Met Sarah, by Anne Kelleher
I wrote How David Met Sarah at my mother's suggestion
Amy Julia Becker: Explaining Down Syndrome, To My Daughter, And Myself
A few months back, I mentioned to our daughter Penny
Neil Young launches film of storied benefit concerts
(Reuters) - A concert DVD featuring Neil Young and a
Operator of N.Y. Group Homes Thrived Despite Lapses in Care – NYTimes.com
The federation has amassed more citations for serious lapses of
Geri Jewell: Geri-ism #2: Unmasking the Real Disabilities
It involves the beating of a 16-year-old girl with cerebral
Olivia Rosewood: Top 15 Films About Differently-Abled People
Having a child with special needs, whether it's autism, ADHD/ADD,
Senate Introduces Bill Limiting Restraints, Seclusion – On Special Education – Education Week
A U.S. Senate bill filed late last week would limit
The other side of Down syndrome: DS parents say their children have improved their outlook on life
Matt and Meghan Wilkinson at home playing with their sons.
Author, Educator Will Speak on Differentiated Instruction
Carol Ann Tomlinson, the William Clay Parrish Jr. Professor at
RIT Offers National Writing and Arts Competitions for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
Deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students are encouraged to enter
Navigating Love and Autism – NYTimes.com
Only since the mid-1990s have a group of socially impaired
More on Students With Disabilities and the Law
By JOHN O’CONNOR Tres Whitlock is trying to enroll in
Information Commonly Unreported in Intervention Effectiveness Studies
Sharon A. Gutman, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, is Editor-in-Chief, American Journal
UNH Institute on Disability Launches Person-Centered Planning Tool
Look Back, Plan Forward, a new website launched by the
Will A $35 Product Change Multi-billion-dollar Indian Education System
Education has always been a high priority for the Indian
“The Genetics of SMA” Translated into Spanish.
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Releases “The Genetics of SMA”
Charter Schools Excluding Students with Significant Disabilities in Florida
A new report by the Miami Herald and StateImpact Florida