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Headspace's Commitment to Disability Inclusion: A Model for Corporate Leadership
News > Employment

Headspace's Commitment to Disability Inclusion: A Model for Corporate Leadership

By Branndon
...inclusion and equality. Building on this recognition, Headspace took a significant step...forward by signing Disability:IN's CEO Letter on Disability Inclusion. This letter,...letter on Disability Inclusion. This letter, designed for CEOs to take action...with disabilities. By signing the letter, Headspace joins a growing list of...
Special Needs App of the Day: Sight Words Pro
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Sight Words Pro

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...motor control Letter recognition Phonemic...control Letter recognition Phonemic awareness...awareness Word recognition Reading fluency...Choose phonics or letter names to select...phonetic sound of the letters or the actual letter...or the actual letter name. You can put...longest word (from 3 letters up to 10) or select...the top with the letters of...
Special Needs App of the Day: iWriteWords
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: iWriteWords

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...with your fingers. As the numbers are traced, a letter appears. Once all the letters in a word are made,...numbers are traced, a letter appears. Once all the letters in a word are made, a cute drawing appears that...recognize words and numbers, and even improve recognition of cause and effect. iWriteWords is available...
What is Dyslexia?
Special Needs > Dyslexia

What is Dyslexia?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...common learning disorder that affects many children and adults. The proper recognition of dyslexia can help children and adults manage their learning disability...those with dyslexia just see everything backwards or that they just mix up letters. Others are under the misconception that those with dyslexia are just unintelligent...
Study Finds Dyslexia Starts Before Reading
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Study Finds Dyslexia Starts Before Reading

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...reading disorder that is characterized by the brain having difficulty recognizing and processing certain symbols, such as letters. While learning disorders...having difficulty recognizing and processing certain symbols, such as letters. While learning disorders such as dyslexia have been thought to be a...
Short Takes on the Disabilities: What is Dyslexia?
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Short Takes on the Disabilities: What is Dyslexia?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...it can impair one’s ability to learn, retain and express information. Recognizing and manipulating symbols, especially letters and numbers in sequence, presents...express information. Recognizing and manipulating symbols, especially letters and numbers in sequence, presents the most universally acknowledged problem....
How to Request a School Evaluation for Dyslexia: Your Rights and the Step-by-Step Process
Special Needs > Dyslexia

How to Request a School Evaluation for Dyslexia: Your Rights and the Step-by-Step Process

By Leslie Turner
...your child struggling with reading, reversing letters, or avoiding books altogether. You've heard dyslexia...Request. Start with a written request. An email or letter addressed to the school principal or director of...IDEA." Specific concerns: reading difficulties, letter reversals, trouble with phonics, slow reading speed,...
Chromosomal Microarray vs. Whole Genome Sequencing: Which Genetic Test Is Right for Your Child?
Research > Genetics

Chromosomal Microarray vs. Whole Genome Sequencing: Which Genetic Test Is Right for Your Child?

By Aiden Moore
...exome sequencing (WES) reads the protein-coding portions of your child's genome, about 1-2% of the total. It's good at finding point mutations (single-letter changes in DNA) that cause disease. If your child has a rare genetic condition caused by one broken gene, WES is more likely to catch it than CMA....
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
...action or focuses on a visual stimulus. The BCI picks up the associated brain signal, decodes it, and triggers the corresponding output: highlighting a letter, selecting a word, or moving a cursor. The core challenge is signal clarity. EEG systems worn on the...
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Access Services While You Wait (and How to Jump the Line)
Financial > Government Benefits

Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Access Services While You Wait (and How to Jump the Line)

By Oliver Smith
You applied for a Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver six months ago, received the confirmation letter, and got placed on the list. Then nothing. When you call to check your status, you're told the wait is three years. Maybe five. In some states, 16...
Why Your Child's Handwriting Struggles May Be an OT Issue (And What to Do About It)
Therapies > Occupational

Why Your Child's Handwriting Struggles May Be an OT Issue (And What to Do About It)

By Ivy Sullivan
...teacher mentions the handwriting again. Letters are inconsistent, spacing is unpredictable,...worksheets at home. You've worked on letter formation every evening. Nothing changes....problems. When a child struggles to form letters consistently, the issue often traces...tracking might skip lines or crowd letters together. A child with tactile sensitivity...
Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton

By Leslie Turner
...on explicit, systematic phonics. Rather than expecting a child to absorb letter-sound patterns through reading exposure, structured literacy teaches decoding...sequence. All three programs are multisensory. Students hear the sound, see the letter, say the word, and often trace or tap while they learn. Research on how...

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