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Education > Higher Education
Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills for College: A Transition Checklist
...schedule, and someone...a dorm and the entire...it is self-advocacy....is self-advocacy. And here's...self-advocacy. And here's...provide self-advocacy...provide self-advocacy instruction...professor, and never...is that self-advocacy...that self-advocacy is a skill,...practice it, and build...home. Self-Advocacy...home. Self-Advocacy Is Procedural...students and parents...treat self-advocacy...treat self-advocacy as something...professor, and how to...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Autism in the Workplace: A Guide to Accommodations and Self-Advocacy for Autistic Adults
...it. Others hesitate to disclose their diagnosis, concerned...between legal protections and actual practice is wide....knowing what to request and having a strategy for when...having a strategy for when and how to disclose. Your Rights...strategy for when and how to disclose. Your Rights Under the...accommodations cost nothing, and the median cost for accommodations...
News > Employment
Disability Disclosure at Work: When to Tell, What to Say, and How to Protect Yourself
...application, and there it is:...the voluntary self-identification...an interview, and the hiring manager...got the offer, and now you're wondering...you start. The disclosure question isn't...than you think. Disclosure isn't a confession....strategic choice, and the law gives...employers can and cannot ask. Understanding...Employers Can and Cannot Ask (and...Cannot Ask (and When). The Americans...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
How To Tell Your Child You Have MS
Full disclosure: I don't have...up on it and summarize...highlights. And, I consulted...Mindfulness, and an expert...question of when and how to tell...on the age and maturity of...right way, and there are...Dingledine and other experts...to know. And they need...are smart, and they often...imaginations, and the truth...straight out and ask what's...awareness. Self-awareness...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Transport Wheelchairs vs. Self-Propelled Wheelchairs: Understanding the Difference
...transport chair or a self-propelled model....by a caregiver. Self-propelled wheelchairs...daily routines, and where their strength...their strength and coordination may...is lightweight and folds compactly,...for car trunks and air travel. These...medical appointments, and situations where...developing the strength and coordination needed...expensive than self-propelled models,...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Scooter Boards and Prone Carts for Early Mobility
...a prone scooter board, and your first thought might...What Prone Scooter Boards and Prone Carts Are. A prone...stomach (prone position) and uses their arms to push...to the ground, simple, and designed for children who...for children who can't self-propel. The cart supports...Most. Prone scooter boards and prone carts work best for...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Adaptive Strollers vs. Wheelchairs: Which Mobility Device Does Your Child Need?
...trunk control, and the stroller has...functional needs and future independence...Special Tomato, and Kimba aren't just...things: full trunk and head support for...standard vehicle, and caregiver-controlled...when a child can't self-propel. The best...pressure sores and manage tone, adjustable...angles for feeding and rest, and harness...feeding and rest, and harness systems...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
When to Replace Your Child's Wheelchair: Fit Indicators and Insurance Timeline
...indicate safety issues and confirm that your...postural needs, and evolving mobility...no longer fits and how to navigate...curvature progression, and months without...points on the hips and outer thighs, increasing...needed for reaching and self-propulsion...for reaching and self-propulsion in manual...support placement and leads to asymmetrical...between their hip and the armrest. If...
News > Lifestyle
Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap
...do, who they can become, and what kind of life they...when to introduce skills, and which teaching methods...organize into six domains: Self-care: Bathing, grooming,...appointments. Communication and self-advocacy: Asking for...appointments. Communication and self-advocacy: Asking for help,...Communication and self-advocacy: Asking for help, stating...
Education > Online Learning
Online Learning Platforms for Students with Disabilities: A Complete Comparison
...Academy is free and comprehensive....what it costs, and how to evaluate...Academy: Free Self-Paced Learning....instruction, and the ability...extensions), and some autism...Weaknesses: Self-direction required....science, history, and language arts....patient, visual, and procedural....are accurate, and the pacing is...assumes nothing and builds from...Khan Academy's self-paced structure...
Therapies > Animal
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
...support options for your child, and the terms keep overlapping:...are massive. One costs $25,000 and has full public access rights,...but only works in facilities, and one requires no training but...requirements, legal access rights, and cost. Service Dogs: Task-Trained,...(Type 1 diabetes) Interrupting self-injurious behavior (autism,...
Education > Higher Education
Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services
...for students who need accommodations, and it won't reach out to your student first....student first. Registration is entirely self-initiated. If your student doesn't register,...conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory impairments. Common accommodations...include: Extended time on exams (time-and-a-half or double time) Separate testing...