Inclusive Education: It’s Great If You Can Get It
Inclusive schools need to become a reality for all students
Justice Department Settles with Florida Bus Companies Over Accessibility Violations
The Justice Department reached four settlement agreements with over-the-road bus
Wendy’s Franchisee to Settle Lawsuit for Refusing to Hire Applicant with Hearing Disability
DALLAS - CTW L.L.C., a Wendy's franchisee, has agreed to
Landmark Decision Promoting Accessible Books for the Blind
Baltimore, Maryland (October 11, 2012): The National Federation of the
Why is a 13 year old protesting in order to go TO school?
How did we get here? How did we get to a point that our 13 year old son has to fight for the rights that are already his under federal law? How did we get to a place where a pretty reserved kid has the courage, the will, to do this?
New report: Half of schools meeting state’s goal
(10-10) 17:13 PDT -- California schools have been weighed. They
Netflix pledges to caption all content by 2014
Netflix will offer closed captions on all TV and movie
Diabetic alert dogs save lives
Rebecca Farrar with her diabetic alert dog, Shirley. (Photo: ZUMA
Social Media Helps Student With Autism Find His Voice
Henry Miles Frost and his service dog, Denzel, protest outside
AAPC Publishing Releases Lesson Plan a la Carte: Integrated Planning for Students With Special Needs
Integrate learning objectives with therapeutic supports and necessary modifications right
Teen’s death shows gap in autism care, say advocates
Advocates for those with autism say the death of an
National Council on Disability (NCD) Releases Report on Rights of Parents with Disabilities & Their Children
WASHINGTON, DC -- On Thursday, September 27, the National Council
The Case for Inclusion Part Two: What Does Inclusion Look Like?
It should always be the objective of public education to serve all students no matter what their disability label. It should always be the objective to give the right amount of support for all children.
Bureaucrats
You look at me But you don’t see me You
Presume My Competence
Really, this is number one. Please presume my competence.
Focus on My Strengths
#4 Please focus on My Strengths. I have many. We all do.
I Stand With Henry
What Henry is doing is advocating for his rights, at the same time that he reminds us of our own rights and about how far we still have to go.
Top 10 Things Autistic Self Advocate Needs Teachers to Know : # 3
Top ten things I want you to know. Number 3: Please talk directly to me, not to my support person.
Almost Half of U.S. Kids With Autism Have Been Bullied
MONDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of U.S.
A Sister Stands with Her Brother: I Am Heard, I Am Important, and I Am Included
No one wants to be the excluded one, the one to stand alone in silence, the one left out of the conversation. No one wants to be forgotten. So why are some individuals treated this way? Luckily it just takes one person to stand up and include, and the rest will follow. Be that person, take a stand, make a difference.
StateImpact Florida A Finalist For Innovative, Investigative Journalism Award
From our investigation: Tres Whitlock types on the DynaVox tablet
I am the 20 % and the RNC
Henry takes his bi-partisan message of inclusion and civil rights for all to the Republican National Convention.
NeoSpeech Text-to-Speech Featured in AAC Speech Application
We believe that NeoSpeech Text-to-Speech will benefit people with speech
A Sensory Garden for Zoë and Oliver
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.
Looking to November, Disability Advocates Call for Accessible Polling Places
A Federal Court Judge will hear testimony Monday about how
Dr Thomas Armstrong – Neurodiversity – Aug 27,2012
Call in to speak with the host "Neurodiversity" by Dr
USC’s Special Ed Infographic
Welcome to Making Special Education Actually Work, the official blog
Listening to Autism: A letter from Mrs. Teacher Lady
I wanted to thank you for all the hard work
Cognition and behavior: Words bias impressions in autism
Positive response: People with autism are more likely than controls
National Federation of the Blind Applauds National Council on Disability Report
Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the
First Day of School
Today is the first time that Henry has not had a First day of School. He is not allowed to go to his neighborhood school that is about 200 yards from our home.
Amy Sequenzia : Friendship and Respect
It is a mistaken idea that we, autistics, lack empathy. It is also a myth that we are not social. My friends and I, we understand and respect differences. And we understand that we all have a lot to contribute, in a diversity of manners.