Posts filed under: inclusion

March 16, 2010
Asbury Park (N.J.) Press
Special-education stimulus funds diverted to other costs in Monmouth and Ocean counties
Kim Vaccaro of Brick wasn't aware that last year's federal stimulus package included a $2.4 million grant to help her district enhance its special education program.
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Filed Under: education, inclusion, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, public policy

March 8, 2010
ABC 2 (Baltimore)
Baltimore Schools Settle 26 Year Old Disability Lawsuit
Top school officials were all hugs and smiles today as they made the announcement.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), education, inclusion, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, public policy

Feb. 24, 2010
WISC-TV (Madison, Wis.)
Mother: Son Left Out Of Field Trip Due To Disability
An Oregon mother said her son wasn't allowed on a school field trip because of his disability.
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Filed Under: autism spectrum, children, education, inclusion, K-12

Feb. 11, 2010
Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
Tillis overcomes hearing disability to help lead Knights
The Harker Heights gym was vibrating with excitement. The home team had just forced overtime with a last-second tip-in at the end of regulation in a pivotal District 12-5A basketball game two weeks ago against A&M Consolidated.
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Filed Under: education, hearing impaired, inclusion, K-12, profile, recreation

Feb. 10, 2010
Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat
Anderson doesn't let disability stop him
In Landus Anderson's world there is no such thing as an excuse.
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Filed Under: education, inclusion, K-12, physical disability, profile, recreation

Jan. 31, 2010
Morristown (N.J.) Daily Record
Do disabled students' test scores measure progress?
Before No Child Left Behind, state standardized test results for students with disabilities were never in the public spotlight.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, education, inclusion, intellectual disability, K-12, learning disability, public policy

Jan. 21, 2010
The Boston Globe
Specialized Carroll School finds room to grow in Waltham
Few things are as tough on a child’s confidence as having trouble learning to read. So after Morag Bamforth’s son was diagnosed in first grade with dyslexia, she enrolled him at the Carroll School in Lincoln.
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Filed Under: education, inclusion, K-12, learning disability

Dec. 29, 2009
National Public Radio
Intellectually Disabled Student Wins Dorm Suit
Here's one reason Micah Fialka-Feldman wants to live on his college campus, instead of remaining at home with his parents: To get to college in the morning, he takes the public bus near his home, then transfers to a second bus. The trip takes about two hours.
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Filed Under: education, higher education, housing, inclusion, intellectual disability

Dec. 24, 2009
Tri-Town News
Director describes district's efforts toward inclusion
There are advantages to including children with special needs in regular education classes. That was the message delivered to the Jackson Board of Education by the district's director of special education at a recent meeting.
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Filed Under: education, inclusion, K-12

Dec. 4, 2009
The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press
Lee to teach about disabilities
Many people who live with a disability can find it hard to work their way into a local community or a larger society.
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Filed Under: children, education, inclusion, K-12

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