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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,...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Helping Your Child With Learning Disabilities Succeed
...important thing is to provide support and encouragement. This means...disabilities and how to best support your child. With the right...With the right knowledge and support, parents can help their child...life. They can also seek out support from others who understand...disabilities. With the right support, children with learning disabilities...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
Communication Aides & Devices: Therapy Tool or Communication Substitute?
...pictures in PECS or motor plan for signing, so other supports are brought in. Many devices have symbols and/or...should be both a therapy tool and a communication support. When used correctly and consistently the child...button, making the sign, finding the picture) with accessing their needs. A positive outcome increases their...
Education > Accommodations
The Complete Assistive Technology Guide for School: From Pencil Grips to AAC Devices
...information centers report families "often or always" face challenges accessing information about assistive technology. The schools themselves identified...options as a key barrier to providing it. Assistive technology is one of the supports that can genuinely change what a student is able to do in a classroom,...