August 3, 2018
By: Robin Lake
Source: The 74 My day at the NYC Autism Charter School began by joining the staff to help welcome each of the 33 students into the school with smiles, high-fives, and big hellos. Despite their profound autism, nearly all the students (their ages range from 5 to 21) ride buses provided by the […]
August 2, 2018
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop New research suggests that technology developed by Google may be able to help unlock social abilities and lessen symptom severity in children with autism. In a study published Thursday, researchers at Stanford University found that kids with autism made more eye contact and were better able to relate to others […]
August 1, 2018
By: Madeline Will
Source: Education Week In a year marked by teacher activism and demonstrations, educators are urging policymakers to listen to them. Now, a new survey details teachers’ opinions on more than a dozen education issues. Educators for Excellence, a group that advocates for teacher leadership, asked a dozen teachers to develop a survey for America’s […]
August 1, 2018
By: Allison Needles
Source: The News Tribune For most of his life, Blake Nelson didn’t know how he should view his disability. The 23-year-old Graham resident knew his disability had a name — severe hard of hearing — but he never knew if he should talk about it. “I was just really confused,” Nelson said. “The […]
August 1, 2018
By: Rochelle Verstaendig
Source: Education Week A Pakistani 2nd grader with dyslexia, a South American girl suffering from a benign brain tumor, and a Japanese teenager experiencing symptoms of attention deficit disorder might not have a lot in common at first glance. However, they are all English-language learners who have also been identified as having an […]
July 31, 2018
By: Erin Brownfield
Source: EdSource Olenka Villarreal is changing the way people think about playgrounds, an effort that began with a simple question: Shouldn’t her daughter Ava, who has developmental disabilities, be able to use swings at the park just like anyone else? At that time, the answer was that she couldn’t. There were no swings […]
July 30, 2018
By: Sara Coello, The Dallas Morning News/TNS
Source: Disability Scoop DALLAS — Three-year-old Annalynne Magallon has cerebral palsy, but her family is ineligible for Medicaid to help pay for her care because her father earns too much at the Fort Worth Police Department. “He’s putting criminals away who are getting Medicaid and federal benefits that we […]
July 30, 2018
By: Sarah Larimer
Source: The Washington Post A new center at the University of Maryland that was unveiled Monday will help young people with disabilities as they move from an educational setting into the workforce. The Center for Transition and Career Innovation for Youth With Disabilities will be housed at Maryland’s College of Education and directed by […]
July 30, 2018
By: Donna Vickroy
Source: Chicago Tribune Whether it’s early admission to kindergarten or the opportunity to study advanced mathematics in high school, a new law accommodating academically gifted students went into effect July 1 in Illinois. The Accelerated Placement Act calls for schools to have a policy for identifying and advancing a student who needs early […]
July 29, 2018
By: Debbie Truong
Source: The Washington Post Anne Smith peered into the grocery bag one recent day, befuddled when she spied the ground pork, zucchini, microgreens and bananas. The ingredients had been thrust upon her and her classmates, sending them into a day-long frenzy as they devised a menu for a school-wide cooking contest. After a […]