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Inclusion of Students with Special Needs:
General Information
- The NICHCY Publication List
Contains a wealth of information on disabilities; some publications like Planning for Inclusion relate to inclusion and assessment issues. Publications are also available in Spanish, and in printed formats.
- Council for Exceptional Children
Materials covering understanding individual differences, model programs, cooperative teaching, using Para educators, providing safe schools, cultural diversity are available from CEC. FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about special education and disabilities.
- Wrightslaw
Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to this website for accurate, up-to-date information about effective advocacy for children with disabilities.
- Wisconsin Education Association Council: Educational Issues Series: Inclusion
Report includes overview of legislation and court cases, a glossary of terms, a brief review of current research, some recommendations, and a reading list.The Inclusion Series (Video or DVD) http://www.inclusionseries.com/
A documentary series on inclusion of people with disabilities.The IRIS Center's Online Dictionary http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/onlinedictionary.html
This online dictionary contains terms related to education and special education and their definitions.
- Articles and recommended reading
Special Education and the Concept of Neurodiversity Thomas Armstrong
A well known educator and author describes how new research on neurodiversity is very much in line with contemporary psychology's new approach to "positive psychology" and will be fundamental in changing the attitudes and outlook of people toward children in special education programs.Seeking a Post-Secondary Education Yvonne Singer
An inspiring and courageous story from a physically disabled young woman who pursued higher education despite the recommendations of her teachers and family.Pain, Waste, and the Hope for a Better Future... "Invisible Disabilities" in the Educational System Margi Nowak, Ph.D.
Margi Nowak is a cultural anthropologist and parent of a child with an "invisible" but very real disability. Her experience is similar to that of other parents in similar situations, a lack of coordination and delivery of information and help to teachers of special needs children, reluctance on the part of educators to trust and work with parents, and a bureaucracy that more often thwarts than supports advocates for special needs students.A Special Camp for Special Campers Nancy Presser
A group of dedicated volunteers offer a special camp for special kids.Music, Mathematics, Dyslexia: The Other Ways of Organizing Information Reneé Fuller, Ph.D
Dyslexia need not mean disability.Spastic Cerebral Palsy and Intrathecal Baclofen Debra S. Schwulst
A new method for managing the symptoms of cerebral palsy.Tourette's Syndrome: Welcome to Tourettaville
A website by a parent. Be warned: she's got a sense of humor!A Will of His Own: Reflections on Parenting a Child with Autism Kelly Harland
The Normal One: Life With a Difficult or Damaged Sibling Jeanne Safer
Related links
Available Resources State by State http://www.nichcy.org/states.htm
NICHCY compiles disability-related resources in each state, and creates State Resource Sheets. This handy resource sheet will help you locate organizations and agencies within your state that address disability-related issues.Including Your Child
Produced by the U.S.Department of Education, a pamphlet designed to help parents of children with special needs support and foster their success. Covers the first eight years of a child's life.
- Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
A "Village" of resources for teachers and families, well designed and nicely organized. One of the most interesting things at this website is the Specific Diagnoses Card Catalog, containing brief descriptions of hundreds of physical and cognitive disabilities.Post School Outcomes
What life after high school is like for special needs graduates in Washington State.
- Deaf Blind Perspectives
A free publication with articles, essays and announcements about topics related to deaf-blind people.
- Parent Centers by State
Listing of parent centers compiled by the Federation for Children With Special Needs, a parent center in Boston, Massachusetts.LDA: Learning Disabilities Association
The Learning Disabilities Association of America is a nonprofit, volunteer organization formed to "advance the education and general welfare of children and adults of normal or potentially normal intelligence who manifest disabilities of a perceptual, conceptual, or coordinative nature."The National Down Syndrome Society website http://www.ndss.org/index.cfm
The Venture Program at Bellevue Community College http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/venture/
Resources, information about legislation and advocacy.
College credit for developmentally delayed students. Students can earn AA degree in "essential studies." Groundbreaking new program for post-secondary opportunities.
Articles
- Including Young Children with Special Needs Ilene S. Schwartz, Samuel L. Odom, and Susan R. Sandall
Inclusion is not just a school issue -- it extends to the communities in which children and their families live. For parents of special needs children, participation in community, family, and other activities is important as well. Ilene Schwartz, Susan Sandall, and Sam Odom share their views of inclusion, what it means and what it takes to implement.
- Inclusion at the Preschool Level: An Ecological Systems Analysis Samuel L. Odom, Charles A. Peck, Marci Hanson, Paula J. Beckman, Ann P. Kaiser, Joan Lieber, William H. Brown, Eva M. Horn, Ilene S. Schwartz
Social policies that guide the implementation of preschool inclusion require a full understanding of the multidimensional nature of the inclusion process. An ecological systems perspective is proposed to facilitate developing a program of research that could identify barriers to and facilitators of preschool inclusion. This conceptual framework is useful for policymakers and practitioners.
- Including Children with Autism in Inclusive Preschools: Strategies that Work Ilene S. Schwartz, Felix F. Billingsley, and Bonnie M. McBride
How children with autism and other developmental disabilities are included with normally developing children in the Alice H. Hayden Preschool at the University of Washington's Experimental Education Unit (EEU). Strategies adapting developmentally appropriate practice to the special needs of autistic preschoolers are outlined.Students with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: New Developments and Intervention Suggestions Darcy Miller
Washington State University professor explains how a new diagnostic code can be used to describe the variants of fetal alcohol syndrome and suggests methods for successful intervention.Related links
Child Care Plus: Promoting Inclusion in Early Childhood Settings
Child Care plus+ provides technical assistance and training to child care providers and trainers for including children with disabilities in their programs.ECRII: Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion (University of Maryland)
The Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion (ECRII) is a five-year national research project funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education to study the inclusion of preschool children with disabilities in typical preschool, day care and community settings. See Portraits of Inclusion through the eyes of children, families, and educators, a preliminary report based on a two year research project that focuses on individual experiences in different settings.The Early Childhood Inclusion Network (Syracuse University)
Primarily serves New York State area, site contains resources and suggestions that will interest early childhood educators.
- NECTAS: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Program (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
NECTAS provides responsive technical assistance (TA) to the programs supported under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for infants and toddlers with disabilities (Part H of IDEA) and for preschoolers with disabilities (Section 619-Part B of IDEA) in all states and participating jurisdictions, and to the projects funded by OSEP under the Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities (EEPCD).Brain Injury Group: Hope Through Treatment (BRIGHT) http://www.brightonline.org
A group whose mission is to promote the translation of cutting edge research into practical treatment options and to provide education and resources for professionals and to the families of infants and children who suffer from developmental delay caused by brain injury.Early Childhood Outcomes Center http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~eco/index.cfm
Outcomes for infants, toddlers and preschoolers with disabilities.
This information is provided by:
Office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Education
P O Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6088
Fax (360)586-1631
E-mail: dgill@ospi.wednet.edu
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