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Legal > Discrimination
Empowerment through Knowledge: Demystifying Disability Discrimination Laws
...power. For individuals with disabilities and their...1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...each act, individuals with disabilities will be better...targets federal programs, with Section 504 ensuring access...education (FAPE) for disabled students. This provision requires...contractual roles. The Americans with...
Therapies > Physical
Benefits of Yoga for Special Needs Children
...of yoga for children with special needs? What...children and teens with special needs. Recently...began doing classes with highly functioning...highly functioning students with autism (ages 11-16)...functioning students with autism (ages 11-16)...classes for children with autism or other special...activities. For children with autism, the social...
Parenting > Adulthood
Self-Advocacy Skills for Young Adults: Teaching Your Child to Speak Up
...the teenager can find the words, a parent answers with the full report: the side effects, the missed doses,...room. Colleges will not schedule a meeting on a student's behalf. Employers wait for a new hire to name...legally protected changes how a person makes it. A student who understands that...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Executive Function Challenges in Asperger Syndrome
A student with Asperger syndrome can explain the water cycle... A student with Asperger syndrome can explain the water cycle in...Differently Here. Asperger syndrome often comes with intense, narrow focus and a strong pull toward depth...
Assistive Tech > Software
Microsoft Accessibility Features for People with Disabilities: What's New in 2026
...family deciding whether a blind or low-vision student needs a paid screen reader from day one, Narrator...standardized on it, but it changes the calculation for a student still building foundational skills. Our screen...screens, a specific pain point for low-vision students now doing more schoolwork...
Assistive Tech > Software
The Most Accessible Apps and Software for People with Disabilities
...store search bar, typing "disability app" and getting back a wall of icons with no way to tell which ones were built by people who understand the disability...entrenchment rather than a real gap in capability. The practical path for a student: learn on NVDA because it's free and well-documented, then get exposure...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Friendship Circles and Peer Buddy Programs for Autism
...intentional connection with the support to make...where autistic students are matched with...students are matched with neurotypical peers...they pair autistic students with neurotypical...autistic students with neurotypical peers...or high school students, are matched with...students, are matched with an autistic child...neurotypically developing student volunteers to...
Lifestyle > Art
VSA Arts Certification: What It Means for Inclusive Art Programs
...for your child with a disability,...expertise in teaching students with disabilities....teaching students with disabilities....administrators who work with people with disabilities...work with people with disabilities in...supplements them with disability-specific...instruction for learners with varied cognitive...arts instruction with IEP goals. The...inherent to the student. A VSA-trained...
Legal > Government Benefits
When Your Child with Disabilities Can Work While Receiving SSI
...Income (SSI) for a child with disabilities believe any...children under 18 living with parents, SSA applies "parental...still in school is the Student Earned Income Exclusion....Earned Income Exclusion. Student Earned Income Exclusion...Exclusion (SEIE). SEIE lets students under 22 who are regularly...income per month in 2026, with an annual cap of $9,230....
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
Your student has an IEP....realize is that students ages 14-21...ages 14-21 with IEPs can...means your student gets more...activities to students with disabilities...students with disabilities...services your student can request....counseling helps students identify...evolves as your student learns what...interviews with professionals...fields your student is curious...experiences put students in real work...
News > Education
Three School Employees Were Arrested for Abusing Children with Disabilities in a Special Education Classroom. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...improperly restraining a student in a Rifton chair, a positioning...especially non-verbal students, face elevated risks when...captured staff interactions with students that led to criminal...staff interactions with students that led to criminal charges....publicly disclosed how many students were affected or the timeline...Edwards, filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights...
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...Education). That obligation is federal law, written into the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and it doesn't bend for funding pressure....But here's what hasn't changed: IDEA's FAPE requirement. Every eligible student must receive the services written in their IEP, and a school's inability...