October 6, 2016

Name:  Samantha Rabito Position: Occupational Therapist School/District: ReNEW Charter Schools # of Years Using Accelify: 1 year, 4 months “Accelify definitely has an impact on students. It allows me to worry less about scheduling and documentation and instead focus fully on the students and helping them achieve success at school.”   In many ways, Samantha […]

September 30, 2016

This week, we learned that people with disabilities who want to go to college may be hindered by the very programs intended to help them. On the bright side, for those students with disabilities who do get to college, more and more colleges are instituting programs to better support them. In other news, the nation […]

September 28, 2016

Accelify’s Dr. Danielle Damico discusses the key components of setting high quality goals for students with disabilities It is the beginning of another school year, and whether you are a special ed teacher reviewing goals for a new group of students, a therapist working on writing goals for a brand new IEP, or a general education […]

September 9, 2016

This week, inclusive education took the international stage as the UN named it as a basic right for students with disabilities across the world. But a new study raises concerns about the potential downside of inclusion, particularly upon students without disabilities. Meanwhile, with the new school year now underway, schools are beginning to take a […]

September 1, 2016

Name: Charity Washington Position: Speech-Language Pathologist District: Jefferson Parish Public Schools # of Years Using Accelify: 4 years “I believe that Accelify has a significant impact on students. With Accelify, providers are better equipped to provide accurate documentation of student progress while delivering services that will enrich the lives of each student.”   9 years ago […]

August 30, 2016

5 Tips for Effective Communication Between Home and School By Naama Yefet, Account Manager, Training and Support at Accelify Strong communication between home and school is key to student success. When parents become involved in school, research shows that children are more likely to engage in positive behavior, to be more motivated to learn, to […]

August 12, 2016

This week, as the Department of Ed reminds schools of their obligation to provide behavior supports to students that need them, concerns over school discipline policies persist. A federal investigation cites an Oakland school for harsh discipline of one student with disabilities while students in New York City take to the streets to question the […]

July 22, 2016

This week, the surge of police violence that has shaken the nation touched the disability community when an unarmed caretaker of a man with autism was shot. Autism has also been in the headlines for other reasons. Apple came under fire for depicting a debunked communication method in a video about assistive technology for individuals […]

July 15, 2016

This week saw some disheartening news for special ed. More than half of states were saddled with the troubling reality that they are not meeting special ed requirements under IDEA. Meanwhile, a new report finds that an excessive number of special ed students are put in seclusion/restrain. On a brighter note, San Francisco responds to […]

July 14, 2016

Can the data captured by IEP Systems help districts develop Early Warning Systems to target at-risk students? Over the past decade, education, like virtually every other professional field, has both benefitted from and struggled to grapple with the massive influx of data made available through advances in technology and a proliferation of tools and resources for […]