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Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
Career > Skills Training

Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation

By Dr. Mia Wilson
Your student has an IEP....realize is that students ages 14-21...while school supports are still...means your student gets more...gets more support, not duplicated...activities to students with disabilities...services your student can request....counseling helps students identify interests,...evolves as your student learns what...fields your student is curious...experiences put students in real work...
New Hampshire's Open Enrollment Bill Would Force Schools to Accept Students with Disabilities. Here's What Families with IEPs and 504 Plans Need to Know.
News > Education

New Hampshire's Open Enrollment Bill Would Force Schools to Accept Students with Disabilities. Here's What Families with IEPs and 504 Plans Need to Know.

By Diana Foster
...rejecting transfer students based on disability...school-choice families. Students with IEPs and 504...Department of Education, a student's home district would...accommodations: health-related supports, ADHD accommodations,...emotional disturbance supports. That's a departure...applications from students with disabilities...compared to 14% from students without disabilities....
Online Learning Platforms for Students with Disabilities: A Complete Comparison
Education > Online Learning

Online Learning Platforms for Students with Disabilities: A Complete Comparison

By Caroline Harris
...child's IEP calls for technology supports, but no one tells you which...no premium tier Best for: Students who need conceptual depth,...Task initiation is on the student. Khan Academy delivers comprehensive...visual, and procedural. A student struggling with fractions...pacing is controlled by the student. For dyscalculia, the visual...
Best Colleges for Students with Disabilities: A Comparison of Top Support Programs
Education > Higher Education

Best Colleges for Students with Disabilities: A Comparison of Top Support Programs

By Diana Foster
...disability support" and "individualized...whether support is centralized...services help students navigate...disability support programs...them by support intensity....designed for students who need...Levels of Support. Not all...disability support programs...to your student's needs...Standard Support The college...offers it. Students request...structure. Your student manages...Structured Support The program...functioning support, and sometimes...mentoring. Students meet weekly...
Standardized Testing Accommodations: Making Sure Your Child's IEP Supports Transfer to State Tests
Education > Accommodations

Standardized Testing Accommodations: Making Sure Your Child's IEP Supports Transfer to State Tests

By Benjamin Thompson
...space for quizzes. Read-aloud support for written materials. When...Accommodations. Classroom accommodations support learning. Testing accommodations...the skill being tested. A student with dyslexia can demonstrate...measures math reasoning and the student's disability affects reading,...specifically measuring the student's ability to decode and understand...
Sensory Accommodations Checklist: What to Request for Autism, ADHD, and SPD
Education > Accommodations

Sensory Accommodations Checklist: What to Request for Autism, ADHD, and SPD

By Benjamin Thompson
...your child needs sensory support at school. The evaluation...or 504 plan, "sensory support" feels too vague to be...or earplugs Request: "Student will have access to noise-canceling...Headphones will be kept at the student's desk for immediate use...high-traffic areas Request: "Student will be seated away from...and alarms Request: "Student will receive 24-hour advance...
Screen Reader Software for Students: JAWS vs NVDA vs VoiceOver Compared
Assistive Tech > Software

Screen Reader Software for Students: JAWS vs NVDA vs VoiceOver Compared

By Elijah Evans
...choices for their blind or low-vision student often encounters the same question:...three dominant screen readers for students in 2024. Each works exceptionally...child's school uses, what the district supports for accommodations, and whether you're...or eventual employment. Many blind students end up fluent in more than one screen...
School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis

School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis

By Ms. Amelia Peterson
...school's default assumption is that your child is capable of what every other student manages without support. Fatigue is the most common symptom in pediatric...that your child is capable of what every other student manages without support. Fatigue is the most common symptom in pediatric MS, affecting up to 80...
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know

By Leslie Turner
...assume the same support system follows...covers K–12 students because schools...identify and support students with...and support students with disabilities....accommodations only when students request them....because college students are considered...academic lives. Students with dyslexia...absolutely get the support they need in...self-advocacy, and most students don't realize...responsibility to the student. Colleges must...
Inside Inclusive Classrooms: What Co-Teaching Models Actually Look Like
Global Insights > Education

Inside Inclusive Classrooms: What Co-Teaching Models Actually Look Like

By Amelia Scott
...with co-teaching support." You agreed to...checking in with students who need support....students who need support. What it looks...teacher knows which students to prioritize,...for reteaching. Students don't view one...in only when a student raises their hand,...assigned to one student in a mainstream...intervenes only with students...
When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal
Education > K-12

When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal

By James Peterson
...school refusal. And for students with special needs, it's...identify the threat. For students with disabilities, school...by second period. The student who develops headaches...interactions without support has become untenable....Refusal in Special Needs Students. Sensory overwhelm ranks...anxiety compounds when students struggle to read social...
How Vocational Rehabilitation Can Pay for Your College or Trade School
Financial > Scholarships

How Vocational Rehabilitation Can Pay for Your College or Trade School

By Sophie Turner
...college funding know about Pell Grants, student loans, and disability-specific scholarships....agencies fund higher education for students with disabilities when that education...employment outcome. VR is an employment support system, not a scholarship program,...essential for your career path. A student pursuing a nursing degree will have...

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