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Promoting Children’s Mental Health Awareness Linda Gilkerson, Ph.D., LSW, is a professor at Erikson Institute where she directs the graduate training programs in infancy and infant mental health. Pamela Epley, Ph.D., is an associate clinical professor and director of special education at Erikson Institute. ED: We are celebrating Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day in May.
NOTE: May is Better Hearing and Speech Month By Amy Holbert, chief executive officer of Family Connection of South Carolina Family Connection of South Carolina is pleased to join the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the American Speech Language and Hearing Association in celebrating Better Hearing and Speech Month. Family Connection of South
I’m always looking for ways to talk about digital inclusion without reference to legal hammers. This post gathers some yummy analogies for accessibility that can be used to raise awareness and help develop skills. Think blueberry muffins, curry and peanut butter.
Kristen Kushiyama, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Most schools in the United States shut their doors almost two months ago and switched from traditional classrooms to distance learning environments. Families moved to adapt to at-home school settings while also having to shift their own work schedules and environments. Teachers, many of whom also
By Office of Special Education Programs We were overwhelmed by the positive feedback we got on our first release, OSEP Fast Facts: Children Identified With Autism, and are excited to present OSEP Fast Facts: Children Identified With Emotional Disturbance. For this Fast Fact, we present data from the 12 data collections authorized under IDEA Section 618 on
Alicia Brewer Curran works at the University of Missouri, where she is the director of operations for the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Autism Program, and serves as a parent panelist on three expert hub teams. Additionally, she is the family faculty member for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program,
Editor’s Note – Introducing Six Questions: Earlier this year, I interviewed several leaders in the field of learning and development to get their perspectives on, among other things, what they…
This seems to be a boom time for elearning. With stay-at-home orders, social distancing, and the explosion of work-from-home, online training has experienced tremendous growth in popularity these last several…
NOTE: 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program. By the Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) and Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) As the nation continues to adapt to the “new normal” brought on by COVID-19, so too do state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies. While the circumstances are unprecedented, VR’s nimbleness is not. Adapting
NOTE: 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program. By Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) Throughout its 100-year existence, the nation’s vocational rehabilitation (VR) program has continually adapted and evolved to meet changing public needs. This spirit is certainly evident today, as state VR agencies respond to the rapidly shifting employment landscape triggered by
2020 has already been a year of surprises. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting us all: our employees and their families, our neighbors, our colleges and universities, business communities, public servants,…
How to engage all your learners when faced with moving training online? Training Managers have a lot to do – especially as you have team members moving to working remote,…
I recently talked with a colleague about a recent workshop on accessible elearning that a few colleagues and I held at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. He said that it was…
Last week I was at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, presenting a workshop (with Jennifer Chadwick of SiteImprove) on accessible elearning (the resources are available on Microassist’s website.) This year’s CSUN…
By the Office of Special Education Programs The Office of Special Education Program (OSEP) is pleased to announce the OSEP Fast Facts infographic initiative. OSEP Fast Facts enable us to share and promote Section 618 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) data in a new and interactive way. Section 618 of the IDEA requires each
NOTE: 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program. By Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation If a picture is worth a thousand words, Dillon Maestrejuan is a prolific storyteller, and he is turning a passion for photography into a promising career path with assistance from Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation (VR). Dillon, who has cerebral palsy that affects his mobility,
After days of agonizing, I have decided not to attend and present at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim next week. It would have been my 20th time attending and my 17th (more or less) time presenting. (The picture illustrating this post shows me with a Bank of America spokesperson in the CSUN exhibit…
Twenty years ago this week (on March 14, 2000) Bank of America became the first company in the United States to sign an agreement to make its website accessible to people with disabilities. The agreement referenced the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 at a time when the standard was less than one year old.…
Diana Capobianco is a private practice pediatric dentist, Executive Board Maryland Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and Liaison to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Maryland Chapter of AAP. Her career as a pediatric dentist includes working with infants, children, teens and individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism. Diana holds several positions in local county
NOTE: 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program. By: Minnesota State Services for the Blind (SSB) “It isn’t too scary,” Levi Welsch said, when asked how he felt about the possibility of his vision loss deteriorating in the future. “I am learning skills,” he said, “and I know that Minnesota State Services
When healthcare providers are faced with the threat of legal action they often scramble to make their sites compliant, doing the bare minimum necessary to avoid legal and financial repercussions.…
Healthcare providers and services are expanding their reach by providing digital channels through which users and patients can perform their transactions. While these are positive developments that should provide convenience…
The travel industry, thanks to collaboration with disability experts, is entering the next decade well positioned to make a difference in the lives of the 1 in 5 people with…
Assistive technology provider Inclusive Technology has launched the world’s first eye tracker for the iPad Pro called Skyle, which helps people with complex access and communication needs to become more…
The research study provided by Acquire Market Research on Global ‘Stroke Assistive Devices Industry’ offers a strategic assessment of the Stroke …
Lastly, your website should be compliant with assistive technology in various … There are a few tips that can assist you in complying with the ADA and …
in Addition, according to him, it is not for the technical adaptation of a web site, but to ensure the accessibility of the organisation as a whole. “It’s more… …
Class sizes are cut to 12 to minimise noise that can make it hard for DHH children to recognise speech, and assistive technologies, closed captions …
“Adaptive technology and braille are two important areas where students receiving credit for the work that they do will advance them faster through the …
On one side are hearing devices, traditionally expensive, medicalised and often under-utilised. “They have been seen as assistive technologies, …