Clik here to view.
IDEA45: Happy Birthday IDEA!
Happy Birthday, IDEA! By George Sugai Professor Emeritus, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut The 45th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Voices from the Field: Interview with Ann Sam
ED: How did you begin your career in early childhood? During my undergraduate work, I completed an internship at the University of North Carolina’s TEACCH Autism Program. From this experience, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Announcing the 8th Annual ED Games Expo: June 1 to 5, 2021
Cross posted from ED’s Homeroom Blog Posted by Timothy Lawson, May 13, 2021 A Free All-Virtual Showcase of Game-Changing Innovations in EdTech developed through ED and Programs Across Government The ED...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NDEAM 2021 |“America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion”
OSERS is proud to support National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Held each October, NDEAM aims to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied...
View ArticleClik here to view.
17 cosas que he aprendido en 17 años
NOTA: Octubre es el mes de concientización sobre el síndrome de Down Una publicación del blog invitado de OSERS por Eliana Tardio, una madre con dos hijos con síndrome de Down. También escribió un blog...
View ArticleClik here to view.
17 Things I have Learned in 17 Years
NOTE: October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month An OSERS Guest Blog post by Eliana Tardio, a mother with two children with Down syndrome. She also wrote a Guest Blog about her and her children in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Youth with Disabilities Experience Better Outcomes Thanks to Vermont’s...
NOTE: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month Original News item posted at Mathematica. This blog is a cross-post from Mathematica and the Vermont Linking Learning to Careers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Self-Worth, Encouragement, Times of Value: These Kept Me Going
NOTE: October is Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month. By Kayla Queen, a member of the Young Adult Leadership Council of the National Center for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Forming a Disability Identity as a Dyslexic
NOTE: October is Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month. By Rachelle Johnson, a member of the Young Adult Leadership Council of the National Center...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Thought I Knew It All
by Meriah Nichols I really thought I knew disability. I thought I knew what it feels like to have a disability; I thought I knew how it is to navigate a world that often does not understand or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s New at the National Instructional Materials Access Center
NOTE: October is Blindness Awareness Month NIMAC Project Director, Nicole Gaines When typical textbooks don’t meet the needs of students with reading disabilities, visual impairments, or physical...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Hands on” Reading in Florida
NOTE: October is National Blindness Awareness Month In recognition of Blindness Awareness Month the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) is pleased to share experiences of students...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ella
NOTE: October is Blindness Awareness Month as well as Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month. Ella and Beth Johnson My name is Ella, and I’m a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thriving Through Connections
NOTE: May is Better Hearing and Speech Month By Donia Shirley, Vice President of the National Family Association for Deaf-Blind and parent of Jaxson, a child who is deaf-blind. When a baby is added to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Anxiety and Learning Disabilities: The Worst Kept Secret
October is Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month. By Athena Hallberg My learning disabilities and anxiety have always gone hand in hand; however,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Will Her Life Be Like?
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month by Terri Leyton Seventeen and a half years ago, our world was rocked when Kelsey was born. Everything changed when she was whisked away to the neonatal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Individual Placement and Support Success Story
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation. By Bridgeway Community Employment Services The following story originally...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My College Experience
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month By Bridget Brown I have never let the fact that I have Down Syndrome stop me from dreaming about what I want to do in my life. I was the first person with a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Accelerate Access
By Rebecca Sheffield, Education Program Specialist From educational games to online libraries to our school lunch menus, everything has gone digital, and everyone should have access to these digital...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opportunity of a Lifetime: My Experience as an OSEP Scholar
This Teacher Appreciation Week, a few Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Scholars who completed their degree programs with support from a Personnel Development to Improve Services for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From the Pre-K — 12 Classroom to the University Classroom: Preparing Future...
This Teacher Appreciation Week, a few Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Scholars who completed their degree programs with support from a Personnel Development to Improve Services for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
High Standards & Innovative Solutions: How Some States are Addressing the...
By Meghan Whittaker, OSERS Special Assistant Today, more than 60% of students with disabilities spend at least 80% of their day in general classes. This wouldn’t be possible without special educators...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why I Teach: Helping Students Transition from High School to Their Futures
This Teacher Appreciation Week, a few Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Scholars who completed their degree programs with support from a Personnel Development to Improve Services for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why I Teach: Training the Next Generation of Educators and Scholars
This Teacher Appreciation Week, a few Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Scholars who completed their degree programs with support from a Personnel Development to Improve Services for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why I Teach: Paraeducator to Interagency Coordination Specialist
This Teacher Appreciation Week, a few Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Scholars who completed their degree programs with support from a Personnel Development to Improve Services for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Case You Missed It: Teacher Appreciation Week 2023
By: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Last week, we celebrated teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 8–12. In case you missed it, OSERS highlighted two states working to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reflections on Disability Pride Month from Disabled Students Across the Country
By: Emily Frake, Office of Special Education Programs July is Disability Pride Month, and in celebration, the Office of Special Education Programs will highlight work being done in the field of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fostering Disability Pride in Special Education
By Sarah DeAngelo, Office of Special Education Programs July is Disability Pride Month, and in celebration, the Office of Special Education Programs will highlight work being done in the field of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Technologies to Support Students, Including Those with Disabilities,...
By the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 29, 2023) — Last week the U.S. Department of Education held its 9th annual ED Games Expo, Sept. 19-22. The annual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Confronting Negative Stereotypes About Dyslexia/ADHD and Not Settling for Low...
Note: October is Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month. By Lucia, Colorado Youth Advisory Community Member I am a 17-year-old senior in high...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From Diagnosis to Dreams: The Power of High Expectations and Inclusion
By: Dianna Hansen, Central Oregon Disability Support Network Director Growing up in a remote part of Oregon, my high school had small graduating classes, averaging about 20 students, with no special...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lead with LD: Honoring Yourself and Becoming an Effective Leader
Note: October is Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month. By Kayla Helm-Queen The Young Adult Leadership Council, a community of young adults aged...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Paths into the Profession: Personnel Preparation for Orientation and Mobility...
This is the first of three posts in a White Cane Safety Day 2023 series. View all the posts in the series. In the fall of 2023, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) awarded grants to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Paths into the Profession: Current Orientation and Mobility Specialists and a...
This is the second of three posts in a White Cane Safety Day 2023 series. View all the posts in the series. While we are celebrating Oct. 15, White Cane Safety Day, and bringing more focus to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Paths into the Profession: Current Scholars in Orientation and Mobility...
This is the third of three posts in a White Cane Safety Day 2023 series. View all the posts in the series. Every year on Oct. 15, we celebrate White Cane Safety Day. Have you ever wondered how someone...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Making a Difference: Leading with LD as a Special Education Teacher
Note: October is Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month. By: Erin Crosby The Young Adult Leadership Council, a community of young adults aged...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Protactile Language: Creating Equity for DeafBlind Individuals
NOTE: October is Blind Awareness Month By: Heather Holmes, Protactile Language Interpreting National Program co-director; CM Hall, Protactile Language Interpreting National Program co-director; and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Registered Apprenticeships for Additional Career Pathways for Individuals...
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) celebrated the 9th annual National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 13-19. National Apprenticeship Week spotlights the value of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OET and OSEP are Buzzing with Excitement for Global Accessibility Awareness Day!
By the Office of Special Education Programs and the Office of Educational Technology The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office of Educational Technology...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meet the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
By the Office of Special Education Programs and Described and Captioned Media Program The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office of Educational...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Getting Started with Described and Captioned Media Program
By the Office of Special Education Programs and Described and Captioned Media Program The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office of Educational...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Improving Accessibility of Digital Media Now and in the Future
By the Office of Special Education Programs and Described and Captioned Media Program The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office of Educational...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Disability Pride Month: A Reflection on Disability History to Help Change the...
By: Lily Gullion, Office of Special Education Programs Intern and Ph.D. Candidate July is Disability Pride month, which celebrates disability and encourages reflection on the moments in history that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sami & Brooke Best Buddies
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month Sami Woodcock, OSEP Director Valerie Williams, and Brooke Helgesen By: Sami Woodcock and Brooke Helgesen Best Buddies, International, is dedicated to ending the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RSA Success Story: A Real Job with Real Wages Through the Disability...
By: North Carolina’s Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities In a February 2024 Dear Colleague Letter, Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Commissioner Danté...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Launching into a Lifetime of Literacy with Braille and Talking Books from the...
By: National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress This blog post was contributed to Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) by the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Collaboration, Inclusivity and Ingenuity Creates Growth Opportunities
October is Blind Awareness Month and Oct. 15 is White Cane Safety Day By Leslie Lugo, Office of Special Education Programs Intern Santiago uses his adapted white cane walker to navigate the world...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Living a Life of Choice: The Power of Inclusive Policies and Practices
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month Then-kindergarten Drew outside of his elementary school. By: Valerie C. Williams, OSEP Director Last month, I was looking for a great back-to-school message and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My White Cane Awareness Day Celebration Experience
October is Blind Awareness Month and Oct. 15 is White Cane Safety Day By: Mia Giantonio, High School Student Across the U.S., White Cane Awareness/White Cane Safety Day events are held during October...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Creating and Living a Self-Determined Life
October was Down Syndrome Awareness Month Wren and mom Kristin take a photo while out hiking. By: Kristin Jones When I was 12 weeks pregnant and 39 years old, we found out that Wren was going to be...
View Article