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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
...math. This is the 2e student experience: twice...experience: twice exceptional, both gifted and...exceptionality Means. Twice exceptional students have documented...Twice exceptional students have documented giftedness...suggest 14-17% of students in gifted programs...areas of deficit. A student who excels in verbal...average reader. The student...
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
...child may be twice exceptional: both gifted and...disabled. Twice exceptional (2e) students...exceptional (2e) students are among the...means, why these students slip through the...support. What Twice Exceptional Means. Twice exceptional...exceptional Means. Twice exceptional means a child...domains. A 2e student's giftedness and...verbally. The student who struggles...
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
...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....picture and check out the objects from every possible angle. More advanced students will also love the commentary, scientific information, and trivia about...
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
Education > Other

Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights

By Henry Peterson
...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, charter schools must accept students with IEPs and 504 plans, provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE),...services outlined in your child's plan. Capacity concerns don't create exceptions. Neither do staffing limitations or curriculum models. If a charter school...
Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services
Education > Higher Education

Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services

By Diana Foster
Your student has been accepted...whether your student gets the accommodations...it's there for students who need accommodations,...out to your student first. Registration...self-initiated. If your student doesn't register,...accommodations. No exceptions. Here's how...accommodations for students with documented...accommodations so students can access...Even if your student had an IEP...them. Your student must register...
Screen Reader Software for Students: JAWS vs NVDA vs VoiceOver Compared
Assistive Tech > Software

Screen Reader Software for Students: JAWS vs NVDA vs VoiceOver Compared

By Elijah Evans
...choices for their blind or low-vision student often encounters the same question:...three dominant screen readers for students in 2024. Each works exceptionally...for students in 2024. Each works exceptionally well. The choice depends less on...or eventual employment. Many blind students end up fluent in more than one screen...
What U.S. Parents Can Learn from How Other Countries Educate Students with Disabilities
Global Insights > Education

What U.S. Parents Can Learn from How Other Countries Educate Students with Disabilities

By Amelia Scott
...refining what already exists. The result: fewer adversarial meetings. When the system assumes variability, individual accommodations feel less like exceptions being carved out through bureaucratic process. Nordic countries embedded accessibility at the urban planning level decades before school placement...
Budget Cuts Hurt Special Needs Programs
News > Education

Budget Cuts Hurt Special Needs Programs

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...sacrificing everything but the kitchen sink, and the lives of special needs students are no exception. According to CBC news, a Winnipeg School Division cut...everything but the kitchen sink, and the lives of special needs students are no exception. According to CBC news, a Winnipeg School Division cut $900,000 from the...
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
...learned from experience with underfunded therapies, long waitlists for quality services, and insurance denials on effective equipment. NVDA is the exception. It's not the budget...
Disability Stereotyping and Bias: Challenging Assumptions About Your Abilities
Career > Discrimination

Disability Stereotyping and Bias: Challenging Assumptions About Your Abilities

By Oliver Smith
...congratulations disproportionate to the task. You finish a standard report and someone calls it "inspiring." This frames ordinary work performance as exceptional based solely on disability status. Competence audits. Your work gets verified or double-checked in ways others' work doesn't. A manager reviews...
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
...Education There are numerous ongoing research programs worldwide committed to improving special needs education. But as it stands, there are a few exceptional initiatives that have made significant strides in shaping outcomes and propelling the field forward. Focus: Innovations in Hearing Assistance Technology....

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