March 6, 2019
By: Juri Love
Source: The Sun Chronicle FOXBORO — It is important for children to understand the world through the eyes of people with disabilities, and for people with disabilities to have access to the literary world. To that end, the Boyden Library children’s department last fall received $500 from the Foxboro Commission on Disability to […]
March 6, 2019
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week A substantial percentage of students with ADHD symptoms severe enough to affect them both academically and socially are not getting any support in school for the disorder, says a new study based on the experiences of nearly 2,500 children and youth. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that […]
March 5, 2019
By: Patty Machelor, Arizona Daily Star/TNS
Source: Disability Scoop TUCSON, Ariz. — For many families, having a clean, discreet place to change a child’s diaper is what makes it possible for them to be out in the community. For those raising children challenged by disabilities, that need might not end when the child is too big […]
March 5, 2019
By: Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez
Source: CNN The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine does not increase the risk of autism and does not trigger autism in children who are at risk, according to a new study of over 650,000 children. Researchers used a population registry to evaluate whether the MMR vaccine increased the risk of autism in […]
March 5, 2019
By: Yesenia Robles
Source: Chalkbeat At one school in the tiny district of Sheridan south of Denver, two social workers roam the hallways with handheld radios, responding to crisis after crisis. It might be a student crying in class for unknown reasons, a disruptive student, or a fight. Less urgent requests, such as a check-in for […]
March 5, 2019
By: Cheyenne Haslett
Source: ABC News About 14 million students attend schools across the U.S. where they walk the halls alongside police officers but don’t have access to counselors, nurses, psychologists or social workers, according to an ACLU report released Monday. And of the schools that do provide students access to mental health professionals, about 90 […]
March 5, 2019
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week Is this the year that Congress will take up the long-overdue renewal of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act—plus boost funding for the law? The National School Boards Association wants to see both. Advocating for “full funding” of IDEA is a perennial issue, but the association is also drawing attention […]
February 28, 2019
By: Blythe Bernhard
Source: Disability Scoop People with developmental disabilities may find it easier to get dental care after a national board changed its ethics policy to be more inclusive. The American Dental Association recently revised its code of conduct to prohibit denial of care to patients with physical, developmental or intellectual disabilities. In cases where a dentist […]
February 28, 2019
By: Carolyn Phenicie
Source: The 74 The Education Department and congressional Republicans are proposing a new program that would provide up to $5 billion every year in federal tax credits for contributions to groups that give scholarships for children to attend other, typically private, schools. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, with Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and […]
February 27, 2019
By: Wilhelmina Bradley
Source: The 74 As parents, we send our children to school every weekday trusting that they will be provided not only with a quality education, but with a safe, supportive learning environment. Nothing prepares you for that moment when that trust is broken, and you watch your child struggle every day as the […]