61. NCPA - Daily Policy Digest - School Choice Helps The Disabled of segregating disabled children in special education ghettos Public Policy), MoreChoices For disabled Kids Lessons NW, Suite 375 washington, DC 20005 - 202 http://www.ncpa.org/iss/edu/2002/pd072602f.html

Policy Issues NCPA Publications Both Sides Editorial Opinions ... Audio/Visual NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS HOME DONATE ONE LEVEL UP ABOUT NCPA ... CONTACT US School Choice Helps The Disabled Daily Policy Digest Education Issues / School Choice and Charter Schools Friday, July 26, 2002 Opponents contend that school choice will hurt disabled children. However, a recent study finds that just the opposite is true. According to a new international study by the Yankee Institute, school choice would greatly benefit disabled children in the United States. In other countries, special education children are thriving far beyond American standards with school choice. In Denmark, where the government's commitment to fund private education dates back to 1899, more than 99 percent of learning-disabled children are educated side-by-side with mainstream children. The number of special school systems in the Netherlands has fallen from 14 to 4 since 1990, when the government began awarding educational stipends to parents of learning-disabled children to use at mainstream schools. In Australia, a 1998 study found that intellectually and physically disabled children who studied in mainstream schools under the country's school choice program were achieving literary and math skills equal to their peers.

62. People For The American Way $147,674 in state money for 85 disabled students, the the public and ensuring thatspecial needs students are M Street, NW, Suite 400 • washington, DC 20036 http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=5471

63. Education - Community Service physically disabled students in small special education classes operated gifted andtalented learning disabled program New Community washington, DC 202232-0457 http://www.inform.umd.edu/csp/handouts/major/EDUC2002.html

Community Service Service Opportunities for Majors in EDUCATION Community service involves applying your energy, enthusiasm, skills, and desire to make a difference to social issues that concern you. It is an excellent way to gain hands-on experience, enhance job-related skills, explore career options, and make a difference in social issues that concern you and meet real community needs. EARLY CHILDHOOD/ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: Volunteer to be a teacher's aid in elementary schools and day care centers; tutor children of any levels; work in the children's section of a local library; volunteer with a children's museum or learning center; help out at an after school program; work at a summer camp for "at risk" children; volunteer to play with children in hospitals or at a the Ronald McDonald House; volunteer at a community center in an impoverished area and offer free drama, arts and crafts, and music classes for children; be a mentor/big brother/big sister to a child; encourage children to become teachers; work with your church or synagogue's teen program; join Teach for America, a national teaching program that sends specially trained teachers to impoverished rural and urban areas. SECONDARY EDUCATION: Tutor high school students in subjects they are having difficulty with; be a teacher's aid; volunteer at a local community center; work with your church or synagogue's teen program; volunteer in a home for teenagers who have run away from home; work in a drug rehabilitation center for teenagers; encourage careers in education; offer free SAT preparatory workshops in high schools in impoverished areas; visit schools in lower income areas and give presentations on college life, financial aid options, and career planning.

64. EdPolicy.org - Daily News Headlines to Revise Law Governing special Education (washington Post / March 19, 2003) Millionsof children in special education would if they are truly disabled under a http://www.edpolicy.org/news/news.shtml

"Promoting Teacher Quality" AACTE Web [JUMP TO: NATIONAL WEST MIDWEST SOUTH ... ARCHIVE NATIONAL Harvard Adopts New Rules for Early-Admission Applicants (New York Times / April 11, 2003) Reversing an admissions policy it announced last year, Harvard announced yesterday that as of this fall it would no longer allow applicants who file for early admission to apply early at other colleges. Post your thoughts! U.S. gets high marks in world reading tests (CNN / April 9, 2003) Students in U.S. public schools outperformed 23 of 34 other countries in the project, known as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study of 2001. Post your thoughts! EdPolicy note: Click here to view the "Reading study" and "G-8 education study" Church-State Furor Engulfs Education Chief (New York Times / April 10, 2003) After raising a storm of criticism with remarks praising the values of Christian schools, Education Secretary Rod Paige said today that he was expressing a personal preference, not a prescription for the nation's public schools. Post your thoughts!

65. Dec 2002 : Autism News,disability News,special Education News CNN.com In Depth special The Stem Cell Debate. Posted 12/4/02. NJ - Bills focuson care of disabled. Finding The Answer To washington's Hottest Whodunit. http://trainland.tripod.com/dec2002.htm

Posted 12/30/02 Hyperactive Children Treated With Stimulants Understanding an autistic child's mind Many melatonin supplements meet label claims Update on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Medscape will have to log-in, its free) Charter School Explored for Autistic Credentials eyed to reduce shortage Report targets special needs Limits urged on enrollment The mentally ill deserve better care ... Prescribing Practices of General Practitioners for Children with Mental Health Problems Posted 12/26/02 Vaccines: `Ultimate in 2-tier medicine' Rare MMR vaccine reactions often due to gelatin Posted 12/23/02 New ADHD medication a promising option Education test holds a special value New Senate leader backs drug makers Extended Release Form of Epilepsy Medication Posted 12/21/02 Frist Has Quick Rise in Senate For GOP, The Doctor Is In Posted 12/20/02 Should amalgam fillings be removed? Stem cells from whole adult bone marrow differentiated into central nervous system cells Treating Tourette Syndrome Posted 12/19/02 New hope for autistic children Judge Orders Stepmother Tried for Murder (NY Times will have to log-in, its free) A New Window to View How Experiences Rewire the Brain 9/11 tragedy fails to dim giving spirit When two schools are better than one . . .Autistic students thrive in supportive environment

66. Special Report: Where All Doors Are Open For Disabled Students by the Economic Policy Institute in washington, a nonpartisan an increasing numberof emotionally disabled children are wonders whether a special school like http://www.icsi.net/~stlevine/nyt1.html

Texas Special Education Resource Center Special Report: Where All Doors Are Open for Disabled Students By TAMAR LEWIN Sunday, December 28, 1997 WOODSTOCK, Vt. One classmate had to speak his lines for him and another had to push his wheelchair into place on stage. But it was still an achievement when Jeron Fox appeared as the ghost this fall in the four performances of "Hamlet" at the high school. Jeron, a 17-year-old with cerebral palsy, has a luminous smile, a quick sense of humor and no control over the drool dribbling down his chin as he and an instructional aide prepare for a world history test on Alexander the Great. Jeron cannot talk or read well. He communicates mostly by pointing to a book of drawings that show the important people, classes, foods and feelings in his life. For formal pronouncements, the laptop computer in his wheelchair tray can use voices. Nationally, most students like Jeron are educated in separate classrooms or separate schools, as are those with mental retardation, autism or emotional disturbances, and many of those in the far larger group of children with less pervasive problems like dyslexia or other specific learning disabilities. But Jeron is very much part of Woodstock Union High School, where he attends some regular classes, spends some periods in one-on-one tutoring and, with his best friend, who has Down syndrome, serves as "12th man" for the football team, cheering from the bench.

67. I D E A Special Collections author of Ready, Willing and disabled B. Preventing by Laurence Lieberman, FormerSpecial Education Teacher of Education for the Handicapped, washington, DC C http://www.idea.org/specialc.htm

68. Boston.com / Latest News / Washington / House Republicans Support washington, March 20 /US Newswire/ Led by Education Reform reading problems arebeing identified as disabled and placed in special education where http://www.boston.com/dailynews/079/wash/_House_Republicans_Support_Bet:.shtml

69. Stateline.org: Lobbying Season Opens For Special Education full cost of educating learning disabled children even meeting of state legislatorsin washington, Delaware's US t really change the cost of special education http://www.stateline.org/story.do?storyId=225070

70. Special Education Background Information -- The Center For Health And Health Car must assure that all disabled children receive a legal advocacy organization in washington,DC This Medicaid and special Education Coordination of Services is http://www.healthinschools.org/specialed.asp

School-based Health Centers School Health Programs Prevention Special Education CQI New Grants for Mental/Dental Health Services Special Education Background Information Health Care for Children with Disabilities or Enrolled in Special Education Programs: A brief Summary A brief analysis of a critical issue in special education: Tapping Medicaid Funds . From the National Association of State Directors Special Education. Click here for PDF format. Resources for Parents of Children with Special Needs Family Voices: Families and Friends Speaking on Behalf of Children with Special Health Care Needs www.familyvoices.org Family Voices. Health Care Financing Training Project. Information on Services and Financing Options for Families of Children with Special Needs www.familyvoices.org/hcf Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights. Parent-to-Parent health Information and Advocacy Center www.pacer.org/health/index.htm Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights. Emotional or Behavioral Disorders www.pacer.org/ebd/index.htm

71. Special Education Inclusion Information and resources concerning inclusion.Category Reference Education special Education Inclusion...... GV The Efficacy of special Education Interventions Volume IX, Number 3. washington,DC National Social Relations Between Severely disabled and Nondisabled http://www.weac.org/resource/june96/speced.htm

Education Issues Series an NEA Affiliate Special Education Inclusion Educators' Bulletin Board Resource pages on educational issues Professional support OnWEAC book store ... ONLINE SERVICES This article was updated November 5, 2001 Inclusion remains a controversial concept in education because it relates to educational and social values, as well as to our sense of individual worth. Any discussion about inclusion should address several important questions: Do we value all children equally? Is anyone more or less valuable? What do we mean by "inclusion?" Are there some children for whom "inclusion" is inappropriate? There are advocates on both sides of the issue. James Kauffman of the University of Virginia views inclusion as a policy driven by an unrealistic expectation that money will be saved. Furthermore, he argues that trying to force all students into the inclusion mold is just as coercive and discriminatory as trying to force all students into the mold of a special education class or residential institution. At the other end of the spectrum are those who believe that all students belong in the regular education classroom, and that "good" teachers are those who can meet the needs of all the students, regardless of what those needs may be.

72. Bookmarks For Special Ed and producing computer products for special education for two decades. Our primaryfocus is to meet the needs of children in elementary schools who face http://www.minot.k12.nd.us/svss/bkmkssped.htm

USE THIS MENU TO JUMP TO SECTION HEADINGS: TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES Organizations Companies that specialize in technology for students with disabilities SPECIAL EDUCATION ... top Technology and Disabilities Organizations Access Ability Adaptive Technology Lab at Southern Connecticut State University Assistive Technology Online Assistive Technology Resources in Kentucky ... top Software and Equipment Vendors Attainment http://www.attainmentcompany.com/ Save on augmentative communication, software, video, and print/kits. Don Johnston http://www.donjohnston.com/ We provide the high-quality intervention products that struggling students and students with disabilities need to achieve literacy. Edmark http://www.edmark.com/ Edtech http://www.edtech.com/ For over seven years, ETI has been helping schools purchase quality technology products and services that enhance teachin and learning. Hach Henter-Joyce http://www.hj.com/ Using JAWS for Windows Screen Reader and MAGic Screen Magnification software developed by Henter-Joyce, blind or visually impaired computer users access a wide variety of information, education and job-related applications. Innocomp http://www.sayitall.com/

73. General DisAbility Resources The New York Institute for special Education; The washington Assistive TechnologyAlliance (WATA); Western Project dERE disabled Electronic Resource Exchange http://www.makoa.org/general.htm

General Resources Categories: Bulletin Boards/Chat Rooms/IRC Very Special Arts Service Animals Books ... General (alphabetical) Service Animals Canine Companions National WebSite Dog AID (Assistance In Disability) Guide Dog Foundation For The Blind Inc Guiding Eyes for the Blind ... WOLF PACKS® - List of Service Dog Schools and Information Bulletin Boards/Chat Rooms/IRC Grandeur Gimps Disability Chat Links The Worldwide Virtual Community of the Disabled MGH Neurology - Neurology Web-Forum ... Yahoo! Groups PeopleWithDisabilities Books "America's War On The Disabled: 1975-1992 (A Personal Account)" "One-Handed in a Two-Handed World" "Working on the Dream: A Guide to Career Planning and Job Success" "The Best 25 Catalog Resources for Making Life Easier" ... Health-Helper - Book: Coping With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - Book Cover Books to Buy! Available in association with Amazon.com Backyards and Butterflies : Ways to Include Children With Disabilities in Outdoor Activities Creative Play Activities for Children With Disabilities : A Resource Book for Teachers and Parents The Enabling Garden : A Guide to Lifelong Gardening ... How to Conquer the World With One Hand...and an Attitude Very Special Arts Very Special Arts Massachusetts EchoCommunity Very Special Arts New Mexico at The Collector's Guide to the Art of New Mexico and the American Southwest Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (AMFPA) General Resources (alphabetical) Basic Educational Materials, Publishers

74. Special Education State Needs Project - BEACONS with challenging behavior as well as those identified as emotionally/behaviorallydisabled. University of washington special Education Experimental http://www.k12.wa.us/specialed/Stateneeds/beacons.asp

OSPI by Program... Administrative Law Advanced Placement Alternative Ed Apportionment Assessment Audit Certification Child Nutrition Data/Enrollment Demographics Digital Ed Directories District Info Early Childhood Equity Ed Even Start Federal Programs Financial Svcs Health Fitness Health Services Home-Based Ed. Homeless Education HIV/STD Prevention Information Tech. Ed. Institutional Ed I-728 Learn and Serve Learning Assistance Program Mathematics Helping Corps Nat'l Board Prof. Teaching Private Ed Professional Development Professional Ed Pupil Transportation Readiness to Learn Reading First Running Start Safe/Drug-Free Schools Safety Center (Schools) School Info School Calendars School Facilities School-to-Work Secondary Education Special Ed Statewide Facts Statistics Student Involvement Teacher Assistance Prog.

75. Doxys - Resources For The Disabled US); Disability Resources University of washington (US University of Minnesota (US);disabled Student Services of Delaware - (US); special Education - University http://www.growing.com/doxys/disabled.html

Go to: [ Learning Center Pegasys Home Page Resources for the Disabled CAREERS AND JOBS America's Job Bank - (US) Brain Power: Jobs for Smart People - (US) Canada WorkInfoNet - (CA) Career Development and Employment Program - So San Francisco Bay Area (US) Career Mosaic - (US) Careers on Line - University of MN Disability Services (US) CareerShop.com - (US) CareerSite.com - (US) College and Career Programs for Deaf Students - Gallaudet University (US) FedWorld Information Network Jobs Library - FTP (US) Job Accommodation Network (JAN) - (US) Minnesota Department of Economic Security - (US) Monster.com - (US) National Business and Disability Council - (US) President's Committee on Employmen tof People with Disabilities - (US) Project Hired - (US) Project Pursuit - Pursuing Careers in Engineering, Sciences and Mathematics (US) Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet - (US) TCG Link-up Employment Services - (CA) www.HiTechCareer.com - (CA) CHILDREN Able Generation: Therapeutic Furniture for Special Children - (US) Association for Special Kids - (US) Blind Children's Center - Los Angeles, CA (US)

76. Merrill Tolbert Web Page of young children who are disabled and individuals legal issues, family coordinationand special/regular education is a graduate of Mary washington College and http://www.lynchburg.edu/academic/edhd/tolbert.htm

Your browser does not support script Merrill Tolbert, Ed.S. Associate Professor School of Education and Human Development Experience/Background Degrees and Certifications B.S. in Elementary/Special Education, Slippery Rock State University M.Ed. In Special Education, Duquesne University Ed.S. in Infant/Severe Disabilities, University of Miami Further graduate work, Lynchburg College, Virginia Tech Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida Teaching Licenses in Special Education Professional Interests/Research My professional interests focus on working with infants, toddlers and young children with special needs. Specialty areas are with physical/severe disabilities, medical/health needs, transition and functional curriculum. I serve on various campus committees and on a variety of local and state organizations which serve the disabled. I have served on the Board of Directors of the Central Virginia Association of Retarded Citizens (Vice President, 1998). Other memberships are currently with Lynchburg City Schools Special Education Advisory Committee, Mabel Rush Housing Foundation and Early Intervention Council of Central Virginia. Information on Courses Taught I currently teach: Language Development and Communication Skills for Learners with Disabilities (EDHD 451) , a study of language development and sociocultural variations in individuals with disabilities. Instructional techniques and intervention programming (i.e., alternative communication systems) for students with disabilities will be explored. The course will also include attention to curricula, methods and materials in language arts.

77. CSEF: Annotated Bibliography increasing accessibility for the disabled; providing services of Education, OSERS,Office of special Education Programs rd and C Streets, SW washington, DC 20202 http://www.csef-air.org/abib_html6.htm

Center for Special Education Finance (CSEF) Special Education Finance Bibliography II. Special Education Cost Analyses National Studies Chambers , J. G., Parrish, T. B., DuBois, P. A., and Wolman, J. M. (1995). . Palo Alto, CA: American Institutes for Research, Center for Special Education Finance. Chambers , J. G., Parrish, T. B., Lieberman, J. C., and Wolman, J. M. (1998). . Palo Alto, CA: American Institutes for Research, Center for Special Finance. Tappe , D. R. (1995). "Nineteen Reasons Why Special Education Should Cost More Than Regular Education." Conference Proceedings of the American Council on Rural Special Education. Salt Lake City, UT: American Council on Rural Special Education, Department of Special Education. ED381297. Nebraska public schools have experienced a substantial growth in the numbers of children being served by special education programs, particularly in the past 10 years. This increase has greatly impacted state budget allotments for special education. The main reason for this increase is the addition of staff members and programming to meet the needs of an increasing number of disabled children. Other reasons why special education costs more than regular education include:

78. ED390017 1995-00-00 Psychological Services In The Schools. Digest. NC., American Psychological Association washington DC. Still others possess specialexpertise in family therapy the habilitating of learning disabled adults to http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed390017.html

ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Kamphaus, R. W. Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services Greensboro NC., American Psychological Association Washington DC. Psychological Services in the Schools. Digest. THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC OVERVIEW Psychological services have been part of the American schooling experience for nearly a century. In fact, the Child Study Bureau of the Chicago Public Schools (the first recognized school psychology service) traces its roots to 1898 (French, 1990). The nature of school psychology services, however, has changed dramatically over the decades so that modern school psychology services differ significantly from their roots (Bardon, 1990). For much of this century school psychology services have emphasized assessment practice. School psychologists have primarily been involved in evaluating the needs of children in order to determine eligibility for special education and related services (Bardon, 1990). Although, school psychology services have always been diverse, the array of practice has not been as visible as the central assessment role. For example, even when carrying out primarily assessment duties school psychologists have been involved in delivery of interventions, research planning and consultation, and administration.

79. Education Grants Authorized For May 2001 - April 2002 Annual Discovery Creek Children's Museum of washington, $75,000. Easter Seal Society forDisabled Children and for lowmoderate income children with special needs. http://www.cafritzfoundation.org/annu-ed.htm

80. Accessible Classroom Project of special Education Programs, Dept. of Ed, May 10, 2002). HighTech Help for DisabledChildren Wearable Computers Draw schools' Interest (The washington Post http://www.makingthegrade.org/assistive/resources.html

ACCESSIBLE CLASSROOM PROJECT Accessible Classroom Project on NEA.ORG NEA.org March 2003 Accessible Classroom Project "Wired" in NEA Today NEA Today March 2003 ACP is in the spotlight in "Wired," a regular education technology column in NEA Today magazine. The article shares online accessibility resources with NEA's 2.7 million members. Accessible Classroom Project Feature Story T.H.E. Journal February 2003 ACP is featured in T.H.E. Journal 's February feature story, "Accessible Education Through Assistive Technology." T.H.E. Journal is the premiere education technology magazine covering kindergarten through higher education. Circulation is more than 160,000. "The Enabled Classroom" Program Soundprint February 2003 How can technology help students with learning disabilities? From academics and hardware manufacturers to teachers in the field, hear about the technological advances for teaching everyone from elementary to university students grappling with learning disabilities. The advantages, controversies and problems of these merging technologies is discussed in this radio report.

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