41. Northern Michigan University: Detail reports they are located in scenic Marquette, michigan. singlestudent apartments,married-student apartments, special housing for disabled students. http://www.collegexpress.com/collegesearch/collegeDetail.asp?scid=1100568

42. Metropolitan Society For Crippled Children And Adults Directory for the disabled National Edition, michigan michigan Developmental DisabilitiesCouncil Department of special Education School Contact your local http://www.wheeler.org/pages/directory/education.html

(click above to return to the home page) Directory for the Disabled: National Edition Michigan Edition Other Resources: Medical Economics Newsletter Archive EDUCATION Assistance Dogs Business Assistance Camps Construction ... Driving Information Education Employment Energy Equipment Food ... Wheelchairs In 1971 Mandatory Special Education for the Handicapped Act was instituted as a law. This law can be summarized by the following statements: 1. Every handicapped child in Michigan has the right to a public school education designed to develop their maximum potential. 2. From birth to age 25, or until graduation from high school, each child is entitled to an education, regardless of the handicap. 3. The Educational Planning and Placement Committee (E.P.P.C.) and not a single individual will plan and make decisions regarding an educational program for each child. 8. Each school district must have a program to assist in identifying children in need of special education.

43. Michigan State Youth Soccer Assoc. Within michigan, there are four (4) Top Soccer sites all in the MetroWest District A.special Olympics is a great organization for disabled children. http://www.msysa.net/topsoccer.html

Your browser does not support script Home Page Executive Director Office Staff Annual Meeting ... Site Index Top Soccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) Introduction to Top Soccer. History Of Top Soccer. 8 Steps On How to Start a Top Soccer Program. How to Involve Other Organizations With Top Soccer. ... US Youth Soccer 2003 TopSoccer Grant Application (PDF File) Top Soccer Program Overview/Brochure (PDF File) INTRODUCTION TO TOP SOCCER TOP Soccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based training and team placement for young athletes with disabilities, organized by Michigan State Youth Soccer Association Volunteers. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, AGE 4-19, who has a mental or physical disability. Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful members of the MSYSA/US YOUTH SOCCER family. Christmas Parade, Grosse Pointe, December 2000. Within Michigan, there are four (4) Top Soccer sites all in the Metro-West District areas located within the Plymouth, Hartland, Taylor and Huron Valley leagues. We are heading these sites so that they are geographically located keeping the traveling time to a minimum and providing the parents excellent reasoning why TOP soccer is beneficial for them and their children. Why do we need a TOP Soccer Program? Top Soccer was formed to perpetuate the US YOUTH SOCCER mission statement which is, in part, "to foster the physical, mental and emotional growth and development of America’s youth through the sport of soccer at all levels of age and competition."

44. Resources care, respite, and homemaking services for the disabled elderly. special needsassessment and help to go to work. a. michigan Protection Advocacy Service. a. http://www.ogemawlive.com/resource.php?category=15

45. Autism News,disability News,special Education News INDemand strains new program for disabled More than MD-Top Teacher special waysfor special students. Autism Rate Up 1,500% in michigan Broadened definition http://trainland.tripod.com/newslink.htm

Beyond Autism - Late Breaking News ! To the best of my knowledge and ability these hyperlinks are functioning when posted. However, I have learned that some news sources delete there stories after a period of time or move them to archives which then may give them different urls. Many of the stories are only available for one week. Sorry if any of you experience any difficulty accessing any of the information!! News archive links are at the bottom of this page Kay Major News Contributor Ron Sleith rsleith@aol.com Webfeeds - latest,daily newsfeeds on epilepsy, gastroenterology, schizophrenia, psychiatry, neurology, from Doctors Guide To The Internet I strongly encourage you to check the last few days of the most recent news archive page as you may miss a few days of news once I upload the new month. Posted 4/8/03 Alpha-methyl-L-tryptophan Positron Emission Tomography Can Help Localize Epileptogenic Regions In Tuberous Sclerosis Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Provides Reliable Results Regarding Brain Mapping For Language Left Temporal Lobe Resection For Epilepsy Linked To Drop In Verbal Memory Over Many Years Hopelessness Leads To Abandonment ... TGen plans autism study Posted 4/1/03 Eves shuts door on thousands of autistic children Peers offer headstart to autistic classmates Spectrum of hope: Early diagnosis aids autism treatment Weblinks from the above article PLAY Project at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

46. $3.5-Million Annually Wasted On Special Education ago by a group of parents in michigan who didn't and state funding requirements forspecial education make to identify and label children as learning disabled. http://www.lockport-ny.com/top3.htm

Special Report $3.5-Million Wasted Yearly In Lockport Special Ed Experts cite faulty student diagnosis and fraud as reason for soaring spending A small think tank of local community consultants, assembled by the Lockport Home Page , has estimated that the Lockport School District could save over $3.5-million annually (reducing current expenditures) if it were to streamline its special education program. The Lockport Page plan is expected to encounter strong opposition from current administration, teacher and psychologist groups, along with some parents who have been using Special Education to get extra welfare payments. The plan, if effected, would lead to substantial reductions in the number of special education teachers, aides, and school psychologists employed by the Lockport School District. Special Education in Lockport Schools impacts most of some 733 "disabled" children (January 2001 figures) of which 625 are educated in district facilities, many through the use of "Special Education" teachers and aides. Our consultants find the number of children who are labeled "special" has dramatically increased in Lockport over the past thirty years. Most of these are not physically disabled but rather allegedly suffer some type of "learning disability." Our think tank has identified the reason for this: mis-diagnoses of children's learning problems and parental insistence that their children be so classified so that they can reap additional allotments of government payments.

47. Education Articles In The News - Special Education Law & Advocacy Strategies for Reading First In Arizona, michigan, And Utah. Parents of children with specialneeds have homework HighTech Help for disabled Children Wearable Computers http://www.reedmartin.com/inthenews.htm

REED MARTIN, J.D. Chat Room I Phone Consults Manuals Shopping Cart Free Articles ... Message Board I Workshops I Audiotapes I CD'S I Videotapes email REED'S MANUALS Advanced Advocacy Strategies Using Your School's And State's Violations of Section 504 And The ADA To Get Your Child The Program They Need Under IDEA, Section 504 or The ADA Are You Ready To Play Hardball? ARE YOU REALLY READY TO ASK FOR A DUE PROCESS HEARING? Getting Your Child with Autism What They Are Entitled to Under Federal Laws Getting Control of the IEP Process - How to Use over 100 Changes the law to get what your child deserves ... home FREE Articles Shopping Cart Services Court Cases ... What's New ARTICLES BY TOPIC: ADD/ADHD Learning Disabilities Dyslexia Court Cases Down Syndrome Autism/Asperger's IEP Section 504/ADA FERPA Evaluation Behavior/Discipline Transition Complaint Resources Access to Records ... Special education rules questioned Sunday October 13, 2002 By The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, WV

48. Grants For Individuals : The Disabled Minigrants for special Educators ($500) who develop University of michigan RackhamSchool of Graduate Studies Grants for the Physically and Mentally disabled. http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3disable.htm

GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS: THE DISABLED Web Sites Databases Books Population Groups: Disabled Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Minorities Non-Traditional ... Women Academic Level: Precollege Undergraduate Graduate Postdoctorate Subject Categories: Anthropology Area Studies Arts Athletics and Recreation ... Writing Web Sites Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) Ferrill Scholarship http://www.aerbvi.org/general/benefits/scholarships.htm Applicants for the scholarships must be legally blind and studying at the post-secondary level for a career in the field of services to persons who are blind or visually impaired. (Last checked 02/05/03) Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf http://www.agbell.org/financialaid.cfm If your child is under 6 and has a moderate to profound hearing loss, you can apply for money to pay for intervention, educational and/or rehabilitation services. There is also money available for children with hearing loss between the ages of 5 and 19 to attend art or science courses during the summer, weekends, or even after school. For more information, contact: Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, 3417 Volta Place, NW, Washington, DC 20007; Telephone: 202-337-5220, TTY: 202-337-5221. If your child is under 6 and has a moderate to profound hearing loss, you can apply for money to pay for intervention, educational and/or rehabilitation services. There is also money available for children with hearing loss between the ages of 5 and 19 to attend art or science courses during the summer, weekends, or even after school. For more information, contact: Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, 3417 Volta Place, NW, Washington, DC 20007; Telephone: 202-337-5220, TTY: 202-337-5221.

49. Special Education And Disabilities Resources the World Wide Web related to the field of disabled and elderly special EducationMonitoring. It was developed by staff from the michigan Department of Education http://www.educ.drake.edu/rc/Sp_ed_top.html

Special Education and Disabilities Resources Return to: The Resource Center Index of Topics General Resources Americans with Disabilities Act ADD/ADHD Assistive Technology ... Visual Disabilities General Resources ADA and Disability Information Links to a large number of resources from Iowa State University The Arc Home Page A national organization on mental retardation Boys Town "Boys Town has a large variety of cutting-edge child-care programs to help children, families and other child-care providers" Canine Companions for Independenc http://www.caninecompanions.org/ e a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the needs of people with disabilities by providing trained service, hearing, and social dogs, and by providing continuing support to ensure the success of the working team Central Iowa Center for Independent Living "The Central Iowa Center for Independent Living is a community based, non-profit, non-residential program serving persons with disabilities." Children's Defense Fund " We pay particular attention to the needs of poor, minority, and disabled children. Our goal is to educate the nation about the needs of children and encourage preventive investment in children before they get sick, drop out of school, suffer family breakdown, or get into trouble." Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices The Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices represents a collaborative effort to build the capacity of state and local education agencies to serve children and youth with and without disabilities in school and community settings.

50. AP Wire | 06/16/2002 | Parents Criticize Special Ed Schools for schools to serve disabled students and to make yearly increases in special education http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/3483310.htm

Click here to visit other RealCities sites Help Contact Us Archives ... Newspaper Subscriptions Search Search the Archives Related Links Updated Wednesday, April 9, 2003 NEW! This week's ads Obituaries Classifieds ... Education Our Site Tools Weather San Luis Obispo Paso Robles Monterey Bay Local Events Yellow Pages Discussion Boards Love is in the air! There's no better time than Spring to connect with someone new. Try our new personals channel today. SLO Personals TRIBUNE ADS ONLINE Browse through selected print ads now! Click here for Tribune ads Back to Home Wednesday, Apr 09, 2003 Posted on Sun, Jun. 16, 2002 Parents criticize special ed schools By GREG TOPPO AP Education Writer WASHINGTON One in six parents of disabled children has considered suing or has threatened to sue the child's school district to get services, a poll shows. The poll, being released Monday by the advocacy group Public Agenda, suggests parents feel that while teachers care and school personnel are qualified to deal with disabilities, school systems don't offer special help to children unless families insist. Ann Duffett, an author of the study, said parents have a different perspective from policy-makers.

51. C.O.P.E. s student popluation are special education certified. Emotionally Impaired •LDLearning disabled •POHI- Physically michigan’s “Weapons in School” Law http://www.cope1.org/presskit.htm

Press Kit Fact Sheet Glossary Time Line Fact Sheet Fact : The Center for Occupational and Personalized Education (C.O.P.E.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit alterna-tive youth for all aspects of their lives. Fact experience success in academics and conflict management, while avoiding substance abuse and delinquency, enabling them to achieve positive goals in the home, school, and community. Fact: C.O.P.E. serves high risk youth, ages 10 to 17 years old, who are economically disadvantaged, school dropouts, students with learning or emotional disabilities, expelled students, victims of abuse/ neglect, on court probation or have demonstrated other at-risk behaviors. Fact: provided by the City of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw United Way, Michigan Department of Community Health, Washtenaw Community Health Organization, State of Michigan Office of Drug Control Policy, and the Ervin Foundation Fact: Programming is targeted to reach youth throughout Washtenaw County. The referral process

52. Specific Problems group includes women, racial minorities, disabled, and those michigan Department ofEducation, State Office for a student is classified as special education or http://comnet.org/sac/specific.htm

STUDENT ADVOCACY CENTER OF MICHIGAN 2301 Platt Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 phone: (734) 973-7860 fax: (734) 973-7864 email: sacmi@ameritech.net I HAVE A SPECIFIC PROBLEM, AND I NEED SPECIFIC INFORMATION You have four options at this stage: Choose a topic from the list below to get more information on it. Go to Quick Reference to Sample Letters to browse SAMPLE LETTERS that you may need to write (such as Request for Special Education Evaluations). Go to Quick Reference to QuickGuides Go to the Education and Prevention page for more general information MAJOR TOPIC LISTING: Choose from one of the below to get more information on it Special Education: More Information and Common Problems Section 504: What is it and how can I use it? Civil Rights Violations: What are they and what can I do about them when they occur? Disciplinary Problems: My child keeps getting in trouble and I'm getting worried. ... Weapons Violations SPECIAL EDUCATION: More Information on Common Problems Special Education can be a complex matter. Not only is the legislation which directs school and school district practice vague in some places, we find that sometimes, schools are just simply unwilling to fully cooperate with families regarding special education. The following are the most common problems: The school refuses to evaluate for special education eligibility a student who is having difficulties in school.

53. Grand Haven Area Public Schools - Special Education Procedural Safeguards the student is (or continues to be) disabled; (b) the If there is an appeal, theMichigan Department of shall ensure that copies of the special education and http://www.ghaps.org/services/speced/safe.htm

Home School Calendar Job Postings Names and Numbers ... Webmaster Procedural Safeguard WHAT ARE THE PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS? They are safeguards that ensure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected. They provide the information that parents need to make decisions about their child's education. They explain the procedures and mechanisms that are in place to resolve disagreements between parties. The Procedural Safeguards are from the federal and state laws and regulations. Sometimes they are difficult to understand. If you have any questions regarding them, please contact the Director of Special Education for assistance. PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS FOR PARENTS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES THIS PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN OR MAILED TO PARENTS: (1) upon their request; (2) when the student is referred for special education the first time; (3) with each notification of an individualized education program (IEP) team meeting; (4) when any reevaluation of the student is conducted;

54. Proposal TITLE New Research Accounts For 'Tarmac' Academics? comes with a warning that ‘disabled people and 1982) A sociology of special Education,London based Manuscripts Processing System © michigan State University http://edtech.connect.msu.edu/searchaera2002/viewproposaltext.asp?propID=6365

55. Educational Terminology - Second Time Around--Grandparents Raising Grandchildren michigan state university extension programs. Mainstreaming(special Needs-a typeof learning eg, mentally impaired, learning disabled.) Today's special needs http://www.kalcounty.com/msue/grand/edu-terms.htm

michigan state university extension programs Educational Terminology Not only is the ways of communication changing in schools but also one has to learn new words to explain the trends in schools. Below are some of the more commonly used terms that you may hear when you go to school to talk with your grandchild's teacher. The following words are commonly used in many schools today but may not have been important terms during your last school experience. Keep this list as a handy reference for future use! Hands-on Curriculum Today's educators realize that children of all ages learn best when they are active participants in the learning process. Experimentation and active experiences increasingly replace textbooks and worksheets. Since pencil/paper type activities have greatly decreased, children typically don't bring home many papers. This makes it more difficult for grandparents to keep aware of what the grandchild is learning. Communicationboth with the grandchild and with the teacheris the key to success. Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum-(Development:: A child's development in the physical, social or cognitive area.

56. Special Education Professor of Psychology at Western michigan University, conducted a Learning disabledor Teaching disabled? to keep certain children in special education and http://my.voyager.net/~tutor/special_education.htm

Special Education Up " Given the importance of reading to so many young lives, not to include the discoveries on reading disabilities into teacher training on all levels constitutes educational malpractice ." Report of the Summit on Learning Disabilities, Washington D.C. 1994 Shocking words from the federal government: The term "learning disability" has appeal because it implies a specific neurological condition for which no one can be held particularly responsible, and yet it escapes the stigma of mental retardation. There is no implication of neglect, emotional disturbance, or improper training or education, nor does it imply a lack of motivation on the part of the child. For these cosmetic reasons, it is a rather nice term to have around. -U. S. Government Study On The Labeling Of Children The Epidemic - " When 35% of the population is affected by a disability, it is an epidemic. When that disability is the leading cause of emotional problems in children and adolescents in North America, we are talking about a serious public health problem." Is IDEA being implemented as congress intended?

57. School Code Revision the incidence of mildly and severely disabled students is many other states suchas Texas, michigan, Ohio and on a better way to fund special education and http://www.psrn.org/coderevision.html

58. "Michigan Transition Services Project Newsletter Winter 2000." of michigan Rehabilitation Services michigan Department of transition component ofeach special needs student's AI ), and low Learning disabled ( LD ) students http://www.mitsp.org/newsletters/winter2000.htm

Michigan Transition Services Project (TSP) Contact Us! Skip Navigation TSP Home Page ... Transition Materials and Resources Michigan Community Profiles Michigan Community Profiles Transition Network Team (TNT Adult Life Roles Guardianship Info ... Links to other sites The Transition Services Project Accord Winter 2000. Table of Contents: A Day in The Life at Camp K.O.O.L. (Kids Organizing Opportunities for Life) A Tribute to Dave ... About the Accord A Day in The Life at Camp K.O.O.L. (Kids Organizing Opportunities for Life.) by Bill Pieri, Coordinator, Transition Services, Grand Rapids Center for Independent Living A Summer Camp Story: For the early risers, there is the POLAR BEAR SWIM at 7:00 a.m. It's not as bad as it sounds because the hot August sun keeps the water temperature around 68 degrees at Big Blue Lake in Northern Muskegon County. Ten campers arrive at the dock ready to take the plunge while the other 25 campers and nine counselors try to put another half-hour of sleep between them and the night before. Camp K.O.O.L. is a camp where students with disabilities who want to learn to take an active part in their Transition Planning and life beyond high school may come, but we still know how to have fun! At 7:15 everyone gathers just outside the Mess Hall because 8:00 the breakfast bell rings and there is a busy day of activities planned around the days' theme of self-determination. By mid-morning, we have broken down into small groups. Each group will go out on the lake in the pontoon boat with two counselors. It is quiet on the lake and the conversation easily drifts to what the campers see for their future and what plans they may or may not have to arrive at where they want to go. Much of the time at camp is devoted to making sure that the youths understand that they are at the center of their future planning and that there are resources out there to overcome any barriers between themselves and their life after high school.

59. April 09, 2002 Michigan Education Digest Director of special Education Programs Choices for disabled Kids, Lessons asp?ID=361 michigan EDUCATION DIGEST http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=4178

60. Special Needs William A. Mehrens, michigan State University, East Lansing, MI must have and theinclusion of disabled students in Web sites covering special Needs Students. http://wwwcsteep.bc.edu/ctestweb/special/special.html

Testing Students with Disabilities Back to Spotlight Issues Back to CTEST Home Introduction to the issue Official Documents regarding special needs students Special needs testing in the News Weblinks for further information Introduction to the Issues As increasing numbers of students with disabilities apply for admission to institutions of higher education, many are seeking modifications during admissions testing to accommodate for their disabilities. Many of these accommodations are granted. The most common modification is extended time for test administration, although large print versions of tests, readers for tests, and other types of accommodations are also provided. When these accommodations are granted, many of those taking the tests with modifications are unaware that the score reports for such testing usually are sent to colleges or universities with a "flag" or other designation indicating that the test was given under nonstandard conditions. This nation currently embraces important social policy goals of allowing persons with disabilities to participate as fully as possible in society without having to face negative bias or stereotypes. For too long, many individuals with disabilities have had to confront unfair presumptions about their abilities to succeed in education and employment. There are now laws in many states and two federal laws designed to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities.

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