With recent tragedies in the news, many children, including those challenged with special needs, are exposed to trauma through the media and in conversations. The Episcopal Center for Children (ECC), a nonprofit school serving children with special needs ages 5-14 in the Washington, DC area, offers some advice on how to talk with your child about tragedy. “Children hear information from other children and from the activities around them. Your child will pick up information […]
The American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) together with Autism Speaks, the Autism Society, Lutheran Services in America Disability Network (LSA-DN), and United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) are proud to announce the introduction of the Disability Community Act (H.R. 5902) in the United States Congress. On July 14, 2016, Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) led the introduction of this bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives with Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH). The bill is also […]
AAIDD and NADSP Issue a Joint Position Statement Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have long sought lives where they can be fully contributing and valued members of their communities. Federal regulations including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and more recently the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule and the US Department of Labor Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) have set forth standards […]
SMART Technologies Inc. a provider of collaboration solutions, announced recently, the successful completion of the first-ever SMARTee Global Project focused on providing a positive impact for special needs students. The program was developed by teachers who are SMART Exemplary Educators (SEE) in collaboration with SMART Technologies, and leveraged products within SMART Learning Suite™, SMART’s education software, to help special needs students improve social and communication skills while creating the opportunity for the students to connect […]
Hello everyone, Cerebral Palsy Alliance is delighted to bring you this free bulletin of published research into cerebral palsy, as indexed in the NCBI PubMed (Medline) and Entrez (GenBank) databases. The latest issue of CP Research News, back issues and a subscription form are available on the CP Research News page. Please click on this link to the Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance website to view the full abstracts of the latest issue. Kind regards, Professor Nadia Badawi […]
