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Gifted Students with Disabilities: Serving Twice Exceptional Learners in K-12
Education > K-12

Gifted Students with Disabilities: Serving Twice Exceptional Learners in K-12

By James Peterson
...head but his reading comprehension scores say he needs intervention. The gifted coordinator says they...math. This is the 2e student experience: twice exceptional, both gifted and disabled, and caught between...child. What Twice exceptionality Means. Twice exceptional students have documented giftedness in one or...
Screen Readers Compared: JAWS vs NVDA vs VoiceOver for Students
Assistive Tech > Software

Screen Readers Compared: JAWS vs NVDA vs VoiceOver for Students

By Elijah Evans
...decision. For families navigating the special needs system, "free equals inferior" is a pattern learned...needs system, "free equals inferior" is a pattern learned from experience with underfunded therapies, long...insurance denials on effective equipment. NVDA is the exception. It's not the budget...
Your Employment Rights Under the ADA: A Complete Guide for People with Disabilities
Legal > Employment

Your Employment Rights Under the ADA: A Complete Guide for People with Disabilities

By Franklin Morris
...they missed a timeline, didn't know what counted as coverage, or never learned how to request an accommodation properly. This guide walks you through...technology, the ADA evaluates your limitations without those aids, with one exception: ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses are considered. You're also protected...
Disability Stereotyping and Bias: Challenging Assumptions About Your Abilities
Career > Discrimination

Disability Stereotyping and Bias: Challenging Assumptions About Your Abilities

By Oliver Smith
...before implementing it. Your manager asked if you needed help with tasks you've done hundreds of times...."inspiring." This frames ordinary work performance as exceptional based solely on disability status. Competence...Physical tasks get reassigned without asking if you need accommodation. The assumption is that disability...
Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability
Education > Other

Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability

By Liam Fitzgerald
...it. Your child may be twice exceptional: both gifted and disabled....gifted and disabled. Twice exceptional (2e) students are among the...services work for kids who need both challenge and support....challenge and support. What Twice Exceptional Means. Twice exceptional...exceptional Means. Twice exceptional means a child qualifies as...
Kendall Gretsch: Defending Paralympic Gold at Milano Cortina 2026
News > Sports

Kendall Gretsch: Defending Paralympic Gold at Milano Cortina 2026

By Brock Jefferson
...bifida. When she got to Washington University in St. Louis to study biomedical engineering, she added triathlon to the list and turned out to be exceptional at it. By 2016, she had won three consecutive para triathlon world championships. Then her classification was not selected for the Rio Paralympic...
The Role of Financial Resources in Shaping Special Needs Education Outcomes
Research > Funding

The Role of Financial Resources in Shaping Special Needs Education Outcomes

By Kelsey James
...Special Needs Education:...Special needs education...special needs programs...special needs education...special needs education...development needed to provide...special needs education...increasing need for change...special needs education,...educational needs; it is also...Special Needs Education...special needs education....are a few exceptional initiatives...
Special Needs App of the Day: X is for X-Ray
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: X is for X-Ray

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...with text by acclaimed children's author Paul Rosenthal. Dr. Who talent Kerry Shale narrates the text. X is for X-Ray by Touch Press gives an exceptional look at 26 different everyday objects, one for each letter of the alphabet. Swipe your finger across the screen to rotate the object or double-tap...
Bridging the Healthcare Gap
Global Insights > Healthcare

Bridging the Healthcare Gap

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...obstacles than families with special needs. Even if you are used to problem-solving...doctor have experience with special needs kids? Will she know how to make your...we have rapidly expanded, special needs families have taken an exceptional...special needs families have taken an exceptional interest in ZocDoc–and for reasons...
Is Your Child Hiding a Learning Disorder
Special Needs > Learning Differences

Is Your Child Hiding a Learning Disorder

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...problems like this in school? Is this child just lazy? Does this child need to just try harder? No. That is not the case. This child tries and works...“unexpected” learning disorder. This is mainly because the child has an exceptional way of hiding the dyslexia. This extremely bright child has just memorized...
Disabled Adult Child Benefits: How Adult Children Can Receive Social Security on a Parent's Record
Legal > Government Benefits

Disabled Adult Child Benefits: How Adult Children Can Receive Social Security on a Parent's Record

By James Williams
...when you approach retirement. You have to know to ask. Here's what you need to understand about DAC benefits, who qualifies, when they start, and how...definition The disability began before age 22 They are unmarried, with limited exceptions for marriage to another disabled beneficiary You are receiving Social Security...
Job Sharing and Reduced Hours as Accommodations
Career > Accommodations

Job Sharing and Reduced Hours as Accommodations

By Liam Fitzgerald
...Common scenarios where this applies: Chronic fatigue syndrome or post-exertional malaise that makes 40-hour weeks medically unsustainable Chronic pain conditions...Frame the Request with Medical Backing. You don't walk into HR and say "I need to work...

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