Posts filed under: education

Feb. 13, 2011
ProPublica
Education Department Bureaucracy Keeps Disabled Borrowers in Debt
Tina Brooks can't sit or stand for more than half an hour before the pain in her lower back becomes intolerable. She suffers severe headaches and memory loss, and she has lost most of the vision in her left eye. Five doctors and a judge from the Social Security Administration have all determined that she is fully disabled and unable to work.
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Filed Under: education, higher education, public policy

Feb. 13, 2011
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Elite charter school under probe again
For the second time in four years the state is investigating the enrollment process of the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology after complaints the elite charter school illegally screened applicants.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), education, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, public policy

Feb. 11, 2011
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Talking with children about disabilities: The Grandmothers
Sidewalks are made without curbs at the corners and laws prohibit putting up new buildings that are not accessible to everyone. We are now aware of the extra-large stalls in bathrooms and parking for people with disabilities in every mall. We take these improvements for granted now.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, education

Feb. 2, 2011
KUSA-TV (Denver)
Local recruit turns disability into advantage
He's 6 feet 5 inches tall and nearly 300 pounds, but that's not what makes Justin Hansen such an impressive recruit for the CSU Rams' football team.
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Filed Under: autism spectrum, education, higher education, inclusion, K-12, recreation

Nov. 26, 2010
The (Bloomington, Ill.) Pantagraph
Local stutterers manage their invisible disability
During first grade, Eric Pace was called on by his teacher to answer a question. He stuttered and struggled through his answer.
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Filed Under: education, hidden disability

Nov. 16, 2010
KARE-TV (Minneapolis)
Pilot curriculum teaches kids about disabilities
A new pilot curriculum at Plymouth Creek Elementary has first-graders learning more than just reading, writing and arithmetic.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, disability awareness, education, K-12

Oct. 6, 2010
The Dallas Morning News
Grievance update -- in which I inadvertently get the teacher I'm writing about suspended
Kathleen Nosek, the Sheffield special-ed teach whose grievance I've been writing about, was suspended with pay this afternoon as a direct result of my visit to her classroom on Tuesday. I filed the story tonight and you can read it in today's paper.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), education, employment, hearing impaired, K-12, public policy

Aug. 26, 2010
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
DO-IT helps kids with disabilities develop to their full potential
Seventeen-year-old Mead High School student Benjy Migliuri recently returned from a visit to the University of Washington. While it’s not unusual for high school seniors to tour prospective colleges, Migliuri’s 10-day stay was unique and one he’d never dreamed possible.
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Filed Under: education, higher education

Aug. 18, 2010
Chicago Tribune
U. of I. opens state-of-the-art dorm for students with disabilities
With very limited use of her arms and legs, Kelsey Rozema has needed her parents' help with most daily tasks — getting out of bed, showering, putting on a coat and even opening a water bottle. In 18 years, they've been apart for only six nights.
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Filed Under: education, healthcare, higher education, inclusion, long-term care, physical disability, profile

Aug. 15, 2010
Los Angeles Times
Paul K. Longmore dies at 64; leading disability scholar and activist
Unable to use his hands because of a childhood bout with polio, Paul K. Longmore wrote his first book by punching a keyboard with a pen he held in his mouth. It took him 10 years, and when he was done, he burned a copy in front of the Federal Building downtown.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), education, employment, higher education, K-12, long-term care, physical accessibility, physical disability, profile, public policy, Social Security

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