61. NEWisconsin.BabyZone.com -- Your Local Guide To Pregnancy, And Parenting Resourc Nation Community Support Support Groups for many needs. special Olympics, Green Bayoffice 2140 Holmgren syndrome, and other cognitively disabled children learn http://newisconsin.babyzone.com/parentresources.asp?type=Special Needs Resources

62. *Imagine* Links To G/T Organizations vermont Council for Gifted Education; Virginia Association Group for Gifted/LearningDisabled; Uniquely Gifted Resources for Gifted/special needs Children; http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/linkG.htm

History/Mission Executive Director Research Press Room ... For More Information Links to G/T Resources G/T Organizations Hoagies Gifted Education Pages Hoagies Kids and Teens Pages Canadian G/T Educational Resources Center for Gifted Education Policy ... ERIC Digests , full-length online articles on a range of G/T-related topics ERIC FAQs ERIC Internet Resources for Children Families of the Talented and Gifted (TAGFam) Gifted Canada ... Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) State G/T Associations Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented California Association for the Gifted Connecticut Association for the Gifted Florida Association for the Gifted ... Gifted Listservs (from CTD) More Gifted Listservs (from Hoagies) The Scout Report Resources for Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities Organizations and Resource Gateways Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) CTY's Research Bibliography on Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education LDOnline ... Yahoo: Gifted/LD Links Online Articles for or about Gifted/LD Students Characteristics of LD/Gifted Learners ERIC FAQs , many of which concern gifted/LD students Gifted and Learning Disabled: Twice Exceptional Students Gifted Children with AD/HD Gifted Children with Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Issues Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities ... Top Publications

63. Center For Self Determination describing the University of vermont's Learning Disabilities Attitudes towards theDisabled, Annotated Bibliography, of students with special needs in BSN and http://www.healthsciencefaculty.org/resource_center/nursing.html

Nursing One step at a time Annotated Bibliography Nurse describes her personal struggles of deciding whether a person with a disability can be an effective and safe nurse. Incompetent, Unethical, or illegal practiceTeaching students to cope Annotated Bibliography Article outlines the ethical standards of nursing and identifies how they guide reporting of incompetent, unethical, or illegal practices. Helping Students Succeed Despite Learning Disabilities Annotated Bibliography Article describing the University of Vermont's Learning Disabilities Program as it relates to nursing. Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities Annotated Bibliography Article describing study that compares attitudes of nursing faculty, students and people with disabilities

64. TNR Online Reform School By Michelle Cottle pet issue because they owe the vermont maverick their Because special ed is a disaster. definitionof what legally qualifies as disabled, perverse incentives http://www.tnr.com/061801/cottle061801.html

65. Local Coverage Of The Vermont State Legislature MONTPELIER Ten years ago the vermont Legislature wrung its Just the term specialeducation evokes strong feelings in meeting the needs of disabled students http://www.rutlandherald.com/legislature/leg2000/sticker.html

Sticker shock: Jump in costs of special ed stirs debate By DIANE DERBY Staff Writer MONTPELIER - Ten years ago the Vermont Legislature wrung its collective hands in looking for ways to keep special education costs in check. Its answer was Act 230, legislation that was designed to reduce the number of special ed students by providing better support programs in the schools. The concept seemed simple enough: Help students with learning problems before they reach the disability stage, thereby lessening the reliance on the costly special education "label." Yet as the 10-year anniversary of Act 230 approaches, it is clear the goal hasn't been achieved. Special education costs continue to soar, more than doubling in the last decade - from $59 million in 1991 to nearly $130 million in 2000 - even though the number of special ed students is virtually the same now as it was a decade ago, roughly 13,000. Despite the spiraling costs and wide disparities in the number of special ed students from one town to the next, there has been little scrutiny of special ed spending by the state Department of Education. It is an area fraught with turf wars, pitting local schools and their boards against state and federal bureaucracies, with taxpayers often caught in the middle.

66. Local Coverage Of The Vermont State Legislature there were 925 students deemed behaviorally or emotionally disabled. the debate comesdown to special education costs In vermont, he notes, there are now more http://www.rutlandherald.com/legislature/leg2000/vtschools.html

Vermont schools must cope with deeper problems By DIANE DERBY Staff Writer The sign posted in the Quiet Room is a good indicator that this is not your ordinary classroom. "Safe Ways to Express Your Anger," it reads, posted near a box filled with newspapers that sit ready for shredding. It is just one of the remedies offered to young students who need to vent some rage. "It's part of the therapeutic approach. We are trying to teach them how to manage their anger appropriately," says Mary Nevin, who in most schools would be called a principal, but here at "Success" in Rutland holds the title of program director. Another sign posted in Nevin's office reads "Ten Ways to Praise a Child," and it is a philosophy she and the other staff - more than half of them mental health counselors - embrace. When a senior arrives at school an hour late, Nevin doesn't ask for a reason. Instead, she thanks him for coming and gently prods him into the class in progress, which is actually more of a group therapy session. Success is a school in itself, catering to students in grades K-12 whose severe emotional and behavioral disorders have required that they be pulled out of their regular schools. The school's title attests to the positive reinforcement that the staff members offer the students, most of whom haven't heard much good feedback in their lives. Without the alternative school, Nevin says, many of these students would have wound up in costly residential treatment programs or would be in the ranks of high school dropouts.

67. VITA students who were completing a schoolbased special. education practicum. 1987 - WinterEducational Assessment Planning for Learning disabled Adults. vermont. http://www.uwsp.edu/education/dupham/ProPort/Vita/Vita.htm

DAYLE ANN UPHAM 460 College of Professional Studies University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, WI 715-342-4293 H 715-346-4802 W dupham@uwsp.edu Fax: 715-346-4846 EDUCATION Ph.D. University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, Educational Psychology/Special Education, July 1994. M.Ed. Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire, Special Education, May 1988. B.S. Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire, Elementary and Special Education, Psychology Minor, 1986. A.G.S. New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord, New Hampshire, WISCONSIN TEACHING LICENSES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 22 Pre-kindergarten Through Grade 12 810 Cognitive Disability 22 Pre-kindergarten Through Grade 12 811 Learning Disability 22 Pre-kindergarten Through Grade 12 830 Emotional Disturbance 42 Elementary 118 First Thru Eighth Grade 43 Substitute Teacher 118 First Thru Eighth Grade 43 Substitute Teacher 810 Cognitive Disability RELATED EXPERIENCE 1996 - Present A ssistant Professor of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

68. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Editorial school students was classified as disabled three years DISAGREEMENT about the fundingof special education played James Jeffords of vermont, a cosponsor of the http://starbulletin.com/2001/06/03/editorial/special.html

CLICK TO SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Sunday, June 3, 2001 Education For All By court order, Hawaii is finally making good on its pledge to educate children who need special care because of learning, mental or physical disabilities. Providing for these needs is a complicated, expensive and divisive process...and the costs in time, money and frustration are here to stay. ILLUSTRATION BY KIP AOKI Story by Lee Catterall Star-Bulletin A QUARTER CENTURY of effort to provide what the courts have ordered to be a "free and appropriate public education" to handicapped children has been called a great success, but the costs have stunned politicians and school administrators and have bewildered taxpayers. The controversy has been low on the national barometer of hot-button issues, forced instead upon local school boards that have had to increase property taxes to meet demands from scores if not hundreds of lawsuits. The issue has been magnified in Hawaii by a class-action suit that affects the entire state because of its single school district supported mainly by general tax revenues. As next year's authorization of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, approaches, the issue finally has arrived on the national stage. It was cited as a partial cause of last month's political earthquake that resulted in Democrats gaining control of the U.S. Senate.

69. SUNY At Buffalo CDS Dept : Augmentative And Alternative Communication of assistive technology resources available in vermont as well computers to help thedisabled lead more specializes in software and hardware for special needs. http://pw1.netcom.com/~eddieyew/research/aac.html

Augmentative and Alternative Communication AAC Manufacturers Assistive Technology Incorporated 850 Boylston St, Chestnut, MA 02167 (1-800-793-9227). Provides assistive technology and product solutions to individuals with learning, communication and access difficulties. Common Cents Systems Company that offers entry level AAC devices (product descriptions and pricing). Don Johnston Company Company offers AAC software (Co: Writer) and other adaptive devices for computers. GMR Labs Company sells vocal assistive communication aids (brochure of products, price list, email for assistance). Innovative Designs Company that developed a full line of communication symbols and place mats for speech impaired in conjunction with a certified SLP. Great for those working with clients who have memory or recall problems or who are speech/ language impaired e.g. aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria etc. Intellitools Company that offers adaptive equipment e.g. Intellikeys and software for both Macintosh and IBM. Mayer Johnson Company offers, instructional material. Well known for Picture Communication Symbols, Boardmaker, and Speaking Dynamically.

70. Attention Deficit Disorder Ontario - Education Links National Educational Association of disabled Students in parents who recognize thespecial needs of misunderstood Landmark College in Putney, vermont, USA, http http://www.addofoundation.org/linkseducation.htm

Education We urge you to be an informed consumer. ADDO doesn't necessarily endorse any services or information provided on these links. ADDO does not receive payment of any kind to include them here. Ministry of Education - Ontario http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/ Information on Special Education including information on funding for Intensive Support http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/speced.html Canadian Education on the Web http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~mpress/eduweb/eduweb.html Works to bring together everything relating to Canada and education that has a presence on the World Wide Web. The page is developed and maintained by Marian Press in the Education Commons of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. SNOW http://snow.utoronto.ca/ Special Needs Opportunity Windows Provides online resources and professional development opportunities for educators and parents of students with special needs. SNOW is hosted by the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre at the University of Toronto and funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education through the Provincial Schools Branch. Provincial Demonstration Schools http://snow.utoronto.ca/best/parent/PDS/demomain.html

71. Technology And Computers Access specialist for the State of vermont, developed Computer and produces computerproducts for special education Technology Access for the disabled This site http://www.rehabinfo.net/pm&r/resource guide/Products/technology.htm

Technology and Computers Assistive technology is any device or piece of equipment that increases the independence of a person with a disability. Recent Federal legislation in the United States, primarily through Section 508 of Public Law 99-506 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, addresses problems of access to technology faced by persons with disabilities in the workplace and community. The following websites provide information to enhance use of computers by individuals with physical limitations. The Trace Center The Trace Center, established in 1971, is a division of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They are a pioneer in the field of technology and disability. They work to improve access to computers, communication, and information technologies for people with disabilities. This website provides information on their universal design access program and universal design research project. Currently, they are designing ways to improve telecommunications, access to technology, and creating information sources on the World Wide Web that will be more easily accessible to everyone. They, also, provide information on text to speech synthesis and making documents accessible across modalities. Efforts by major computer and software developers to make their products more accessible can be found under New Items, then Software Toolkits. This website provides more information as well as a phone number to contact them if you have questions.

72. Learning Disabled Students And The Community College ERIC bulletin with annotated bibliography.Category Society disabled Education...... programs, and colleges that provide special services. with learning disabilities anddisabled students' attitudes and staff at Landmark College (vermont), a two http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/ERIC/bulletins/newssummer00.htm

The Summer 2000 Newsletter Features: An Annotated Bibliography on Learning Disabled Students and the Community College A List of Our New Publications Learning Disabled Students and the Community College Learning disabilities are often hidden and may not be diagnosed by the time a student attends community college. The citations presented here are meant to provide current information about and for learning disabled students. Models for student support services and accommodation are also included. ERIC documents (references with "ED" numbers) can be read on microfiche at approximately 900 libraries worldwide. Most of these documents can be ordered on microfiche or in paper copy from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) at (800) 443-3742. Citations preceded by an asterisk (*) refer to materials unavailable from EDRS that may be available through publishers, or interlibrary loan. Journal articles may be acquired through regular library channels or purchased from article clearinghouses such as CARL Uncover at (800) 787-7979 or UMI Articles Clearinghouse at (800) 248-0360. For more information, please contact the ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges at (800) 832-8256, via e-mail at ericcc@ucla.edu

73. ED295395 1988-00-00 Special Education Dropouts. ERIC Digest #451. Hasazi and her colleagues in vermont (1985) report Edgar, E. Secondary Programsin special Education Are P. Mainstreaming The True Story. disabled USA 3 http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed295395.html

ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Lichtenstein, Steve - Zantal-Wiener, Kathy Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children Reston VA. Special Education Dropouts. ERIC Digest #451. THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC TEXT: OVERVIEW POPULATION Recent state and local follow-up studies confirm this unexplainable attrition rate among students with handicaps. These studies also strongly suggest that the dropout rate among students receiving special education services significantly exceeds the dropout rate among the general school-age population. The St. Paul Public Schools conducted a retrospective examination of the records of 4,500 students in attendance between 1974 and 1977 who left school prior to graduation. They found that up to 80% of the youths who dropped out may have been eligible for special education services. Hippolitus (1980) cited the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped as documenting the dropout rate for special education students at five to six times the rate of youths without handicaps. IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The implications of these findings have special significance for educational policy and practice. More systematic procedures for identifying potential dropouts and better follow-through in providing comprehensive programs that retain students with handicaps must be addressed.

74. Special And Gifted Center_Gifted And Talented for Gifted Children; vermont vermont Council for education and development of thedisabled and gifted resources for gifted and special needs children organized http://www.edgateteam.net/sped_gifted/giftandtalent.htm

Personal Edition Tour The Basics Hot Topics Specific Conditions Gifted and Talented ... Center Home This site is sponsored by: An EdGate Content Channel Strategies for working at home and at school with gifted and talented children. Check It Out Did You Know Take A Tour Learning Materials ... Other Gifted and Talented Links Check It Out! Do you have students with special gifts? If so, you should be aware of the Center for Talented Youth at the Johns Hopkins University http://www.jhu.edu/gifted/ . The Center for Talented Youth is a national and international talent search that identifies outstanding academic talent and provides challenging and innovative learning opportunities in mathematics, science, and

75. The Heartland Institute by federal tax dollars may teach special education classes requires the nonmedicalneeds of disabled students in v. State of vermont On February 5, 1997, the http://www.heartland.org/IssueSuiteTopic.cfm?issId=3&istId=215

76. Boston.com / Latest News / Washington / House Republicans Support academic results are being delivered for children with special needs. problems arebeing identified as disabled and placed in special education where http://www.boston.com/dailynews/079/wash/_House_Republicans_Support_Bet:.shtml

77. PHONE-SOFT INTERNET DIRECTORY INTERNATIONAL:SCHOOLS FOR IMPAIRED CHILDREN with dyslexia, learning disabilities located in vermont. has been serving learningdisabled young people has three schools that provide special Education and http://www.phs2.net/cwi/L3/o0516i.htm

TOP-LINK UP-LINK DISCUSSION SEARCH ... E-MAIL SCHOOLS FOR IMPAIRED CHILDREN ComparePhoneRates.com - FREE phone rate calculator! Find out how much it costs to phone anywhere in the world using different long distance telephone services. Accelerated Learning Academy - A small private school geared to your child's special education needs. American School for the Deaf Home Page Anne Carlsen Center for Children has made a difference in thousands of lives Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind Banyan Tree - San Diego, CA school,The Banyan Tree Day School, provides individualized instruction for average to bright students with learning and attention problems in grades 1-6. Bendwood Elementary Best Boarding Schools for the Best Students Bethany Independent School - Bethany School - Goudhurst, Kent, UK offers academic excellence and a stable, secure environment. Renowned for expertise regarding dyslexic students, Bethany achieves outstanding examination results. Birkdale School for Hearing Impaired Children - Birkdale School for Hearing Impaired Children Brehm Preparatory School BULLIMBAL SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES - SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Burnaby South Secondary School California School for the Deaf, Fremont

78. LittleRock.BabyZone.com -- Your Local Guide To Pregnancy And Parenting Resources Little Rock special needs Resources. boards, educational links for parents of disabledchildren, lists of Antonio UT Salt Lake City vermont VA - Hampton http://littlerock.babyzone.com/parentresources.asp?type=Special Needs Resources

79. Wrightslaw - Special Ed Advocate Newsletter, July 10, 2002 (Issue 170) Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and vermont. want to learn more aboutspecial education advocacy Wrightslaw to Parents of disabled Children In http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/nwltr/2002/nl.0710.htm

Wrights law The Special Ed Advocate Newsletter July 10 Home Issue - 170 ISSN: 1538-3202 In this Issue Kids from 8,652 Failing Schools Can Transfer This Fall - Is Your Child's School on The List? Learn about the No Child Left Behind Act Wall Street Journal Recommends Wrightslaw Help for College Kids with Disabilities ... New Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities - IL, LA, ME, MI, MN, NY, VT Subscribe Email: Name: A t Wrightslaw, we help you gain the information and skills you need to navigate the confusing world of special education. Highlights: The Special Ed Advocate newsletter is free - please forward this issue or the subscription link to your friends and colleagues so they can learn about special education law and advocacy too. We appreciate your help! http://www.wrightslaw.com/subscribe.htm Do you want to learn more about special education advocacy? Start a FETA Study Group http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/advo.feta.groups.htm

80. VHCB Housing Programs Certain projects address special needs, such as housing for developmentally, or mentallydisabled persons, and characteristics of the vermont countryside. The http://www.vhcb.org/housing.html

Vermont Conservation Board Housing Programs Home Ownership Programs Rental and Homeownership Co-ops Multi-Family Rental Housing Senior housing Mobile Home Parks Service Enriched Housing LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM All housing funded must serve households earning less than 100% of median income as defined by HUD income guidelines . The majority of the units funded by VHCB serve households with incomes between 30% and 80% of median income. The affordability of the housing is secured with legal instruments (housing subsidy covenants) filed in the land records that travel with the property upon resale to ensure perpetual affordability. Housing applications are considered four times annually. Feasibility Funds Housing and conservation projects in the early stages of development are eligible for Feasibility Grants of up to $10,000 to cover the costs of appraisals, energy assessments, marketing studies, options, engineering and environmental studies, or other predevelopment costs. To apply: Request information on VHCB feasibility grants. Feasibility requests are considered on an ongoing basis by VHCB staff. Feasibility Funds Application for Affordable Housing Development To apply, request an Application for Affordable Housing Development. Site visits by VHCB staff are required prior to submission of the application. Housing applications are considered 3-4 times a year, depending on the availability of funds. A schedule of application deadlines and board meeting dates is posted at

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