Special Needs

Articles

A deaf student sitting in a mainstream classroom with auto-captions...sentences, a lab instruction where accuracy affects safety. The 2014 Joint Committee on Infant Hearing's position...Committee on Infant Hearing's position on access for students with hearing loss specifies full access to...

...iAlertEM is an app that allows students to anonymously send bullying...Studio. It works by allowing student to send a picture, message,...the tip is sent anonymously, students do not have to be afraid to...about bullying activity, and students were actually posting footage...too late to intervene, and students end up getting hurt. "I wanted...

...classroom cameras stems from cases where nonverbal students couldn't report mistreatment. Oscar's Law is named...mistreatment. Oscar's Law is named for a West Virginia student whose mother discovered he was being shoved and...requirements. Supporters argue cameras protect students who can't advocate for themselves. The footage...

...Schools often skip this topic for students with disabilities entirely, or cover...and error, sometimes at real cost to safety. I've sat with families after something...independence, it also covers practical safety: how to meet people safely, what red...practical safety: how to meet people safely, what red flags in a...

...takes a patient understanding of each swimming student as well as a well-thought-out plan for how the...Utilize appropriate adaptive equipment — Some students may benefit from adaptive equipment that makes...help children with motor disorders enjoy swimming safely. For children with tubes in the ears, specialized...

...homebound instruction. You're being told this is about safety, about liability, about what's realistic. The standard...safe. What IDEA Requires for Medically Complex Students. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...doesn't make it legally compliant. If your child can safely attend school with nursing coverage and emergency...

A student with Asperger syndrome can explain the water cycle in more detail than the textbook and still miss the deadline to turn in the worksheet about it....

...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...

...price, often $90 to $1,475 a year depending on license type, reflects that 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 to JAWS in a transition program before entering a workplace that requires it....

...purpose-driven settings where autistic students are matched with neurotypical peers...common design: they pair autistic students with neurotypical peers in settings...most often middle or high school students, are matched with an autistic child...day. A neurotypically developing student volunteers to...

...if it's marketing language, or if it signals real expertise in teaching students with disabilities. VSA (Very Special Arts, now branded as VSA and The Kennedy...participation are often environmental or instructional, not inherent to the student. A VSA-trained teacher learns to see a child arranging materials in repetitive...

...relevant for young adults still in school is the Student Earned Income Exclusion. Student Earned Income...school is the Student Earned Income Exclusion. Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE). SEIE lets students...Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE). SEIE lets students under 22 who are regularly attending school exclude...