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U.S. Department of Education Takes Action to Deliver Equity for Students with Disabilities

Education 02/25/2016 admin 0 Comments

ED Data Demonstrates Need to Address Widespread Disparities in Special Education The U.S. Department of Education took a critical step today toward addressing widespread disparities in the treatment of students of color with disabilities, proposing a new rule to improve equity in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The nation’s special education law, IDEA, aims to ensure fairness in the identification, placement, and discipline of students with disabilities. Yet disparities persist, and students of […]

Mind-controlled prosthetic arm moves individual ‘fingers’

Epilepsy, Recent & Relevant 02/16/2016 admin 0 Comments

Physicians and biomedical engineers from Johns Hopkins report what they believe is the first successful effort to wiggle fingers individually and independently of each other using a mind-controlled artificial “arm” to control the movement. The proof-of-concept feat, described online in the Journal of Neural Engineering, represents a potential advance in technologies to restore refined hand function to those who have lost arms to injury or disease, the researchers say. The young man on whom the […]

New Guideline for Treatment of Prolonged Seizures in Children and Adults

Epilepsy 02/09/2016 admin 0 Comments

CHICAGO, February 9, 2016 – Status epilepticus – continuous or rapid sequential seizure activity for 30 minutes or more – is a medical emergency with a high mortality rate in both children and adults. Prompt and effective treatment is key; therefore the American Epilepsy Society (AES) has released a new guideline to help physicians, hospitals, and health systems treat patients effectively. The guideline is published in the January/February issue of Epilepsy Currents, the AES journal. […]

Application Period for Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Special Education Fellowship Program Now Open

What's Happening 02/09/201602/08/2016 admin 0 Comments

Center for Innovation and Leadership in Special Education Program accepting applications for its one-year immersive training experience through March 1. BALTIMORE, MD – Kennedy Krieger Institute, an award-winning and nationally recognized leader in special education, is now accepting applications for its Center for Innovation and Leadership in Special Education fellowship program. The program is designed to empower leaders in special education to develop effective teaching practices, learning methods, curricula and educational policies to optimize learning […]

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY for your little sweetheart

What's Happening 02/08/201602/08/2016 admin 0 Comments

FELTMAN BROTHERS’ PIMA COTTON COLLECTION From the moment you first see and feel the new Pima Cotton line from Feltman Brothers, you’ll be captivated. With their brand new layette collection, this steepedin-tradition company has combined their beautiful smocked and embroidered trademarks with baby-friendly  functionality to create items for everyday comfort and enjoyment! Made exclusively from the softest cotton grown in Peru, parents will be in awe over how Feltman Brothers stayed true to their heirloom […]