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Improving Early Childhood Intervention
Note: May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. Infancy and early childhood are important times of life for all children, but more so for those who have delays in development. These delays may be from...
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She Will Never…
Note: May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. Rene Averitt-Sanzone Executive Director Parents’ Place of Maryland Those were the words I heard over and over again when my oldest child was born 27 years...
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NDEAM 2018 |“America’s Workforce: Empowering All”
Note: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month National Disability Employment Month 2018 | “America’s Workforce: Empowering All” National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM),...
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NDEAM 2018 |“Always Aim High!”
Note: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month Christopher Pauley does the Marshmallow Challenge / CBS Christopher graduated with a degree in computer science from California...
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High Achievement Requires High Expectations: My Family’s Story
Candice Crissinger and children Note: October is Learning Disabilities/Dyslexia/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month “High achievement always takes place in the framework of...
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My Truth About Dyslexia―What I Wish for Other Kids With Dyslexia and Their...
Douglas Rawan II, a sixth-grader with dyslexia Note: October is Learning Disabilities/Dyslexia/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month My name is Douglas Rawan II. I am...
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NDEAM 2018 | Ida’s Success Story—Knocking Down Barriers for Blind People...
Ida and her service dog NOTE: October is Blind Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month Ida is a senior at Drew University in Madison, N.J. where she majors in computer...
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I REALLY Love My Life!
NOTE: October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month I am Rachel Mast. I am 19 years old. I really love my life. I have a great life, and I love telling people how great my life is. I was born in Memphis....
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The National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCRTM):...
For National Disability Employment Awareness Month, check out the many resources available in the National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCRTM), funded by the Rehabilitation...
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“Why I Teach”— Jamie DiCarlo, Stephanie Rosa & Heather Marzullo
Teachers Change Lives at: #ThankATeacher | #WhyITeach Jamie DiCarlo Jamie DiCarlo Why do I teach? That is a question I am often asked, especially when people find out that I teach students with...
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“Why I Teach” — Gaudet, Paterra & Dorestant
Teachers Change Lives at: #ThankATeacher | #WhyITeach Felipa Gaudet Felipa Gaudet I teach for the children—for the people they are and the people they will become. I teach in a vibrant;...
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“Why I Teach” — White, Gaasbeek & Iobst
Teachers Change Lives at: #ThankATeacher | #WhyITeach Kristin White Kristin White I grew up in a small town that lacked a strong educational system. Due to our size and lack of funding, not much was...
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Challenges Not Barriers
An OSERS Guest Blog post by Jadene Sloan Ransdell, who has a son with Down syndrome. Matt with his mother, Jadene I share my life with a son who has Down syndrome. His life has been filled with twists...
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“Why I Teach” — Shirin Felfelti & Margaret Brewer-LaPorta
Teachers Change Lives at: #WhyITeach Shirin Felfelti Shirin Felfelti I became a special education teacher because working with students with special needs brings me so much joy. In high school I took...
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Words of Wisdom
Note: October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Jordon Bills Jordan Bills, M.A., CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) at Washington Speech in Fairfax, Virginia. She works with children of...
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NDEAM 2018 | Kwik Trip
NOTE: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month In addition to assisting individuals with disabilities prepare for, secure, retain, advance in or regain employment through the provision...
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The Importance of Connection
The Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income or PROMISE, program is an interagency collaboration of the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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It Takes a Village
NOTE: October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month Courtney with her twin sons on their first day of kindergarten in a new state. The boys play t-ball together, love Super Why, biking to the park, and are...
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Finding Rehabilitation Training Materials: RSA Technical Assistance and Other...
For National Disability Employment Awareness Month, check out the many resources available in the National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCRTM), funded by the Rehabilitation...
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ASPIRE!
The Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income, or PROMISE, program is an interagency collaboration of the U.S. Education Department, the U.S. Health and Human Services...
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