Clik here to view.
Teamwork to Make the Dream Work
NOTE: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month By Michelle Novak, Community Liaison for Tradewinds The relationship between the vocational rehabilitation counselor, employment...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oregon Commission for the Blind Client Retires After 43-Year Career
NOTE: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month After 43 years, Carl Belnap retired in August 2020, from his position at A-dec (Austin Dental Equipment Company), a Newberg, Oregon,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IDEA45: Our Continued Passion
IDEA Deserves our Continued Passion, Advocacy, and Support By Michael Norman When I began an internship at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) in 1976, I knew...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IDEA45: Supporting a Free Appropriate Public Education
Forty-Five Years of IDEA-Funded Research Supporting a “Free Appropriate Public Education” By Douglas Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs, Vanderbilt University On this 45th anniversary of the Individuals with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IDEA45: A Milestone for Civil Rights
A Milestone for Civil Rights: Celebrating 45 Years of IDEA By Kanika Littleton In the United States, over 7 million children and young adults receive special education programs and services through...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IDEA45: The Personnel Who Deliver the Promise
The Personnel Who Deliver the Promise of IDEA into the Lives of Children and Families: A Reflection on the 45th Anniversary of IDEA By Jane E. West, Ph.D. I began my journey as a special educator in...
View ArticleClik 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.
Deaf-Blind Projects Support Accessible, Virtual Connections to Transition
NOTE: October is Blindness Awareness Month Written by: Teresa Coonts, Project Director of Nebraska Deaf-Blind Project with input from Susan Brennan, Iowa Deaf-Blind Project Deaf-blindness is one of the...
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 Article