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New Reality Show Follows Life with Disability
...new dreams, including motherhood, relationships, athletics and even stardom. Tiphany Adams is one star of...took the lives of three friends while she was in high school. “Most people would want to give up,” she...the lives of three friends while she was in high school. “Most people would want to give up,” she tells...
News > Sports
Josh Pauls Became the First Para Ice Hockey Player to Win Five Paralympic Gold Medals. His Grandfather Was Born in the Country Where He Won the Last One.
...on the 2010 Team USA para ice hockey roster, a high school junior from South Plainfield, New Jersey,...the 2010 Team USA para ice hockey roster, a high school junior from South Plainfield, New Jersey, who'd...di Verona. That moment carried weight beyond the athletic achievement. Josh's grandfather was born in Italy....
News > Sports
Tim Shriver Speaks With Moo Sung Kim, South Korea's Chairman of the Supreme Council at Special Olympics
...some of the sporting events and congratulate the athletes. Soon after, we attended the powerlifting competition,...national wrestler nicknamed "Swampy." When Adam was in high school wrestling and power lifting came naturally....wrestler nicknamed "Swampy." When Adam was in high school wrestling and power lifting came naturally. He...
Career > Skills Training
Job Corps for Adults with Disabilities: Free Career Training and Support
...requirements and are legally authorized to work in the U.S. You don't need a high school diploma or GED to apply. If you don't have one, Job...requirements and are legally authorized to work in the U.S. You don't need a high school diploma or GED to apply. If you don't have one, Job...
Career > Skills Training
Apprenticeships and On-the-Job Training for People with Disabilities
...while completing coursework through a technical school or community college. Programs typically last one...increases as you gain skills. Most programs require a high school diploma or GED, though some accept students...as you gain skills. Most programs require a high school diploma or GED, though some accept students still...
News > Advocacy
After High School: What Families Need to Know About Transition Planning
...it's required by law. But schools don't always lead with...prepares them for life after high school. It's not optional....them for life after high school. It's not optional. By...living. That means the school isn't just teaching your...after graduation when the school isn't responsible anymore?...anymore? The law says schools must help you answer those...
Education > Higher Education
Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services
...Registration isn't automatic. Even if your student had an IEP or 504 plan in high school, those documents don't transfer to college. The college can't act...Registration isn't automatic. Even if your student had an IEP or 504 plan in high school, those documents don't transfer to college. The college can't act on them....
Education > Accommodations
Sensory Accommodations Checklist: What to Request for Autism, ADHD, and SPD
...your child needs sensory support at school. The evaluation report mentions "sensory...support" feels too vague to be useful. Schools respond to specific, measurable requests....profile. Use it to build requests that schools can't sidestep or misinterpret. Auditory...permission." Preferential seating away from high-traffic areas Request: "Student will...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
Funding an AAC Device: Navigating Insurance, Medicaid, and Grants
...relevant, but the intake worker didn't explain it. The school offered a device that stays in the classroom. You...AAC device funding: private insurance, Medicaid, school provision under IDEA, and private grants. Each...Private insurers deny first-time AAC requests at high rates, not because funding doesn't exist but because...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Teaching Bowel and Bladder Independence in Spina Bifida: A Guide for Parents
...teaching process early report smoother transitions. The ones who wait until high school are often teaching under pressure, with a teenager who's resistant,...process early report smoother transitions. The ones who wait until high school are often teaching under pressure, with a teenager who's resistant, embarrassed,...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
You spent high school with extended... You spent high school with extended time...K–12 students because schools must identify and support...Changes When You Leave High School. Under IDEA,...When You Leave High School. Under IDEA, your school...school. Under IDEA, your school was required to evaluate...was driven by the school. In college, you own...
Education > K-12
When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal
...you mention school, they're in...has a name: school refusal. And...to learn. School refusal is...absence from school, distinct from...involves skipping school without distress....distress. School refusal involves...something at school that feels...disabilities, school refusal often...headaches before school may be signaling...What Drives School Refusal in...overwhelm ranks high among anxiety...