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Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
Your child's special education services don't end at high...school-based services and adult life. If you wait until senior...these areas: Post-secondary education or training: what comes after...certificate programs, or continuing education Employment: competitive integrated...goals Independent living skills: where appropriate, goals...
Therapies > Occupational
Occupational Therapy for Children with Special Needs: School, Private, or Both?
...parts of your child's life, and for many families,...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA,...services only when they're educationally necessary. That means...ability to access their education. Educational necessity...access their Education. Educational necessity is a legal...School-based OT focuses on skills needed to participate...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
...about the future, but because "adult life" for someone with DS doesn't follow...postsecondary goals in three areas: education or training, employment, and independent...employment, and independent living skills. What the law doesn't provide is a...employment objectives, and daily living skills training designed to help your child...
News > Advocacy
How to Be Your Child's Best Advocate: A Complete Guide to Special Needs Advocacy
...child first receives a diagnosis or enters special education services, the system can feel overwhelming. You're...covers the documentation strategies, communication skills, and legal knowledge that turn uncertainty into...medical settings, and throughout your child's life. Start with Documentation. Good advocacy begins...
Global Insights > Employment
The Real Path to Employment: What Happens Between High School and Your Child's First Paycheck
...planning is part of the IEP process and focuses on life after high school: employment, postsecondary education,...life after high school: employment, postsecondary education, and independent living skills. The IEP team, which...postsecondary education, and independent living skills. The IEP team, which includes you and your child,...
Career > Skills Training
Navigating the Path to a Rewarding Career in Skills Training
What is Skills Training?...Training? Skills training...computer skills, communication...field. Many skills training...complete skills training...quickly. Skills training...other educational institutions....on-the-job skills training....Career in Skills Training....Working in skills training,...success. Skills training...Careers in skills training...good work-life balance....Types of Skills Training...field of skills training....type of skills training...
Education > Other
Inclusive Education for Students with Special Needs
...Inclusive Education? Inclusive...Inclusive education means all...inclusive education are: All...Special education teachers...general education teachers...Inclusive Education Important?...Inclusive education is important...communication skills Feel more...ready for life after school...Inclusive education also teaches...Inclusive Education. For inclusive...inclusive education to work...inclusive education More teachers...
Education > Online Learning
Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Special Needs Students Through Online Learning
...to balance their education with therapy sessions,...Overcoming Barriers to Education. For many special...and accommodating educational experience. With...Developing Essential Life Skills. In addition...Essential Life Skills. In addition to...develop important life skills. Navigating...important life skills. Navigating online...are all valuable skills that can translate...
Parenting > Early Intervention
Navigating the Early Intervention System for Children with Special Needs
...support and therapy Family education and counseling Services...few years of a child's life are critical for brain...and social-emotional skills Reduce the need for special...the need for special education services later in life...education services later in life Enhance family well-being...well-being and coping skills Increase the likelihood...
Parenting > Early Intervention
Advocating for Your Child with Special Needs in the Early Intervention System
...babies and toddlers learn the basic and brand-new skills that typically develop during the first three years...typically develop during the first three years of life, such as: physical (reaching, rolling, crawling,...problem. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), you have the right to: A timely, comprehensive,...
Social Engagement > Discrimination
Fostering a Sense of Belonging for People with Disabilities in Society
...contribute their unique perspectives, skills, and talents. Inclusion promotes a...greater sense of purpose and meaning in life. Challenges to Social Inclusion. Despite...loneliness, and a reduced quality of life for individuals with disabilities....awareness and combat stereotypes through education Involve people with disabilities in...
Education > Other
Supporting Children with Special Needs through Early Intervention
...areas: physical skills, thinking skills,...skills, thinking skills, communication...communication skills, social/emotional...social/emotional skills, and self-help...and self-help skills. Some examples...three years of life. This is a critical...communication skills. It can help...social/emotional skills too. Getting...for special education services later...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....