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Global Insights > Advocacy
Empowering Students with Disabilities Through Inclusive Education
...socially: Students learn grade-level academic content from general education curriculum Peer role models encourage positive behavior and social skills Friendships...For example: Extra time on tests Copies of teacher notes Audio books Adaptive equipment like special desks or communication devices Accommodations...
Lifestyle > Art
How to Choose an Inclusive Art Program for Your Child with Special Needs
...in instructor qualifications, physical space, curriculum design, and how they respond when you ask about...inclusive teaching methods, disability awareness, and curriculum adaptation. If an instructor mentions VSA training...explain their needs. Continuing education in adaptive arts shows an instructor stays current....
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
7 Things You MUST Know About Fitness & Autism
...seven concepts to keep in mind. Fitness does NOT equal sports! Many adaptive PE programs try to emulate or copy the goings-on of mainstream PE curricula....adaptive PE programs try to emulate or copy the goings-on of mainstream PE curricula. Team sport activities leave a LOT to be desired, including foundational...
Legal > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
...Medicaid Waivers Cover. Medicaid waivers pay for services that standard Medicaid doesn't: personal care attendants, respite care, home modifications, adaptive equipment, day programs, and supported employment. These are the services that allow people with disabilities to live at home instead of in institutional...
Legal > Government Benefits
Understanding Representative Payees: Who Manages Your Child's Disability Benefits
...broadly: food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and personal items. You can use benefits for education expenses, therapy not covered by insurance, adaptive equipment, and recreational activities that support your child's development. What you cannot do is use benefits for expenses...
Career > Skills Training
Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking Skills for Workplace Success
Build adaptive problem-solving skills to handle unexpected workplace situations with confidence and competence.
Career > Interviewing
Behavioral Interview Questions and Disability: Reframing Work Experience
...across multiple specialists, advocated for accommodations in an educational setting, led a support group, or solved logistical problems that required adaptive thinking, you have legitimate answers. You just need to know how to frame them. What Behavioral Questions Are Testing. Behavioral interview questions...
Career > Discrimination
Disability Harassment at Work: Recognizing and Reporting Hostile Behavior
...related to disability Blocking or interfering with your use of approved accommodations (hiding assistive equipment, moving mobility aids, unplugging adaptive devices) Making assumptions about your capabilities and reassigning your work without cause What doesn't typically qualify on its own: ...
Career > Accommodations
Screen Reader Software and Assistive Technology Accommodations
...functions. That includes screen readers, screen magnification software, and adaptive hardware. The employer pays. Not you. This isn't a favor you're asking...low vision fall into three categories: screen access, magnification, and adaptive hardware. Screen readers convert on-screen text to synthesized speech...
Financial > Financial Planning
Assistive Technology Grants: Where the Money Is and How Families Actually Get It
...tasks easier. It includes mobility devices like wheelchairs, walkers, and adaptive bikes; communication devices including AAC systems and tablets with specialized...tablets with specialized software; positioning equipment such as standers and adaptive seating; plus orthotics, prosthetics, hearing aids, vision aids, environmental...
News > Lifestyle
The Challenged Athletes Foundation Just Gave Out $7 Million in Grants. Here's How Families Can Apply.
...founding 33 years ago. Many families don't know adaptive sports grants exist. Insurance rarely covers competition...Grants Cover. CAF's Annual Grant Program funds adaptive sports equipment, prosthetics, training, coaching,...field, cycling, surfing, triathlon, alpine skiing, adaptive climbing, swimming, and sitting volleyball. The...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Bath Chairs and Shower Seats for Children with Disabilities
...piece of equipment fits where you are right now, and what it makes possible for your child and for you. What Different Equipment Does. The category "adaptive bath chair" covers a wide range of products built for very different needs. Understanding those differences before you shop protects you from both...