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Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...workplace readiness services through your state's...graduate. These services, called Pre-Employment...Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), are...skills while school supports are still in place....IEP transition services. It's a parallel...work together. Accessing Pre-ETS early means...student gets more support, not duplicated...which are mandated services your student can...
News > Technology
A Louisville Rehab Center Just Opened One of the Country's Most Advanced Assistive Technology Labs. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...features the ZeroG dynamic body-weight support system and multi-terrain environments...provides comprehensive AT evaluation services: matching people with mobility equipment,...ceiling-mounted robotic body-weight support system that allows patients to practice...environment. The system provides dynamic support of 10-200 pounds and includes...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
How to Write Effective IEP Goals for Inclusive Education
...directions during pull-out services. You realize what's wrong:...for inclusive education support your child's participation...how to write goals that support inclusion. The Three...Goals. IEP goals that support inclusive education address...classmates, with appropriate supports. The goal isn't watered-down...separate worksheets. It's accessing the same lesson through...
Global Insights > Healthcare
Healthcare for Individuals with Special Needs: A Global Perspective
...when it comes to accessing quality healthcare...quality healthcare services and support systems....healthcare services and support systems. While...specialized healthcare services are scarce or non-existent....mobile health services are also being...care they need. Support Systems and Resources....require a range of support systems and resources...well as ongoing support from family members...
Special Needs > Cancer
Supporting Cancer Patients with Special Needs Through Early Detection
...needs patients may face unique challenges in accessing cancer screening and early detection services,...accessing cancer screening and early detection services, so it is vital to prioritize these efforts. Regular...screening options can help bring early detection services to special needs patients who may have difficulty...
Parenting > The Early Years
The Challenges Of Parenting A Child With Developmental Disabilities
...you may not have the support of family and friends....that they receive the services and support they need....receive the services and support they need. This can be...including finding and accessing appropriate services...accessing appropriate services and supports, dealing...appropriate services and supports, dealing with the emotional...
News > Advocacy
Trump's Budget Would Eliminate All 67 University Disability Research Centers. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...research while delivering direct services. They train medical residents, special...help navigating a new diagnosis or accessing community supports. The White House...diagnosis or accessing community supports. The White House budget characterizes...proposal. IDEA Part D Cuts Target Parent Support. The budget eliminates dedicated funding...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...provide different levels of support, and require different kinds...Choosing the wrong one or accepting what's offered without understanding...leave your child without the services they need. Here's what you...specialized instruction, related services like speech therapy or occupational...Education (FAPE), meaning the services must...
Financial > Housing Assistance
Navigating the Housing Landscape for Individuals with Special Needs
...financial and housing support to live independently...also offer resources and support in finding appropriate...can be very helpful. Assessing Individual Housing Needs....doorways Proximity to health services, support networks, and...Proximity to health services, support networks, and transportation...Availability of on-site support staff if needed Opportunities...
Special Needs > Cancer
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Understanding Long-Term Effects and Disability Supports
...they constitute disabilities requiring long-term support. The survivorship phase is not a return to normal....you need to know about recognizing late effects, accessing disability benefits, and building the support...accessing disability benefits, and building the support system your survivor needs. What Late Effects...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Online vs. In-Person Support Groups: Which Format Is Right for Your Family?
You've found a support group. The topic fits,...About Effectiveness. Peer support interventions reduce...Health found that peer support groups, whether online...notes that in-person support groups for addiction...prevent many families from accessing support in the first...families from accessing support in the first place: transportation,...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
How to Write Effective IEP Goals That Support Inclusion
...IEP team says they support inclusion. Then they...environment might adapt to support them. You know there's...name environmental supports as part of the plan....write goals that support inclusion. What Makes...identifies environmental supports, not just child-level...participate, those supports belong in the goal...engaging with peers, accessing grade-level content,...