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IDEA Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Public Schools
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments

IDEA Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Public Schools

By Nora Bloom
...interpreter. The one assigned...when the teacher...asked for someone...and the district...placed in the general...and the teacher...wear the microphone....microphone. By the time...have. The Individuals...protections for students...are deaf or hard...Requires for Deaf...for Deaf and Hard...tailored to the needs...are deaf or hard...hearing. The law recognizes...that communication access...It's the foundation...consider: Communication needs...and the child's...mode of communication Linguistic...staff in the child's...
Communication Options for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Family Decision Guide
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments

Communication Options for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Family Decision Guide

By Nora Bloom
...loss, the first...oTher. The audiologist...Therapy. The early...total communication. A Deaf...communication. A Deaf adult...approach is the right...through the major...major communication approaches...approaches for deaf...for deaf and...what the research...Just the information...What Communication Approach...Means. A communication approach...approach is the method...It's the foundation...foundation for how...both. The approach...shapes the kind...school, the professionals...often the community...why the decision...
Real-Time Captioning for Deaf Students: CART vs. Auto-Captions and What Works
Assistive Tech > Hearing

Real-Time Captioning for Deaf Students: CART vs. Auto-Captions and What Works

By Diana Foster
A deaf student sitting...producing. The difference...lower when the classroom environment...That gap is the center of most...and schools. The Accuracy Gap...Practice. CART, or Communication Access Realtime...drops furTher. The gap matters...matters most in the moments that...word changes the meaning of...meaning of the next three...affects safety. The 2014 Joint...on access for students with...
Assistive Technologies to Enhance Communication for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Assistive Tech > Hearing

Assistive Technologies to Enhance Communication for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

By Diana Foster
...that make communication, learning,...tasks better. For people who...people who are deaf or hard of...technology for hearing are:...or behind the ear. Cochlear...implants are for people with...directly to the hearing nerve,...parts of the ear. A doctor...to put in the implant. Both...programmed for each person's...Captioning puts the words people...It's used for things like...but puts the speech into...
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
Special Needs > Respiratory Health

Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know

By Samantha Kay
...enough. The protocols...that work for most students...typical communication, motor control,...captures. The school's...plans assume the child will...they assume the child can...assumptions fail, the plan needs...modification. The asthma itself...change. The management...Accounts for Your Child's...Start with the standard...address the specific...treatment. Communication modifications:...language, the plan must...
Choosing AAC Devices Based on Research: What the Evidence Says About Effectiveness
Research > Assistive Tech

Choosing AAC Devices Based on Research: What the Evidence Says About Effectiveness

By William Lewis
...boards, communication books....will work for your specific...You look for research...to guide the decision....success. What the Research...books, communication charts)...charts) when the goal is...social communication. Children...you read the next paragraph:...paragraph: the studies...because the studies...measures. The research...because the field hasn't...First, the populations...different communication barriers...
Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children Who Can't Speak: Research, Reality, and How to Access Trials
Research > Assistive Tech

Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children Who Can't Speak: Research, Reality, and How to Access Trials

By William Lewis
...searched for brain-computer...interfaces for your...neural communication. What...real. The FDA approved...approved the first...BCI for stroke...into communication applications...applications for children...and the gap between..."approved for adults"...qualify for. What...placed on the scalp...near the brain...(semi-invasive). For communication,...For communication, the...communication, the person...using the device...stimulus. The BCI picks...picks up the associated...triggers the corresponding...cursor. The core...worn on the...
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
News > Research

When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent

By Grace Lee
...published the same year,...gluten-free diets for autism, screen...time limits for ADHD, optimal...models. The disagreement...don't have the luxury of...decades for scientific...outcomes for three-year-olds...measuring the same thing...therapy for seven-year-olds...delays. The intervention...intervention has the same name,...name, but the populations...invalidate the other; they...functional communication. One...
The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care
Global Insights > Healthcare

The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care

By Ivy Sullivan
...expected: the outcomes...Harvard, the NIH, and...NIH, and the Agency...Agency for Healthcare...screened for cancer...younger. The cliff isn't...designed for adults...MACPAC. The primary...that match the need. You...preparing for this gap...Here's the timeline,...timeline, the framework...do when the system...halfway. Why the Gap Exists....mattered for this population,...care plans for cognitive...cognitive or communication differences....
When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal
Education > K-12

When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal

By James Peterson
...Again. By the time you...and by the time the...the time the bus arrives,...themselves in the bathroom....sick in the traditional...refusal. And for students...distress at the prospect...attending. The child isn't...identify the threat....threat. For students...functions as communication. The child...communication. The child who...you that the fluorescent...period. The student...Refusal is the message...classroom, but the hallway...
Where to Find Low-Interest Loans for Assistive Technology and Home Modifications in Your State
Financial > Loans

Where to Find Low-Interest Loans for Assistive Technology and Home Modifications in Your State

By Sophia Wilson
...accessible van. A communication device for your...communication device for your child. Ramps...You've applied for grants and you're...don't wait, and the gap between what...generosity but by the commercial lending...funded under the Assistive Technology...mobility devices, communication systems, hearing...adaptive technology for work or school....work or school. The programs evaluate...depending on the amount borrowed....
Early Warning Signs Your Baby or Toddler May Need Early Intervention
Education > Early Intervention

Early Warning Signs Your Baby or Toddler May Need Early Intervention

By Dr. Eileen Hart
...significant difference. The American Academy of Pediatrics...you don't have to wait for a scheduled checkup if...development, cognitive skills, communication, social-emotional growth,...stage, you're watching for basic motor control, sensory...them up Doesn't reach for objects by 5 months Can't...react to loud sounds Communication and social-emotional:...

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