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Exploring autism through theater - Fosters

2009-11-06T14:44:46-07:00

Exploring autism through theater - Fosters tags: autism "Autistic License" by Stacey Dinner-Levin will be the season opener for Harbor Light Stage's 2009-10 Bold Face Play Readings series. In partnership with the Monarch School of New England, three readings of...

Education Week: Bill Would Replace Key Federal Literacy Programs

2009-11-06T10:31:51-07:00

Education Week: Bill Would Replace Key Federal Literacy Programs tags: reading, legislation Long-awaited legislation to replace three federal reading programs—Early Reading First, Reading First, and Striving Readers—was introduced Nov. 5 by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and would authorize $2.35...

Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users - Billings - Nov. 18, 2009

2009-11-06T09:56:04-07:00

Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Location: Montana State University-Billings Library 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT, 59101 Cost: FREE! Bring your own lunch Topics covered: A short history and an in-depth review of tools...

Warm Springs facility chief retires after 30 years

2009-11-06T07:21:34-07:00

Warm Springs facility chief retires after 30 years tags: montana, Mental Health Ed Amberg is retiring in December after nine years at the helm of the Montana State Hospital and 30 years of working at the state's mental illness institution...

A Vanishing Diagnosis for Asperger’s Syndrome - NYTimes.com

2009-11-05T18:17:05-07:00

A Vanishing Diagnosis for Asperger’s Syndrome - NYTimes.com tags: asperger Much of the growing prevalence of autism, which now affects about 1 percent of American children, according to federal data, can be attributed to Asperger’s and other mild forms of...

Principals Want More Special Education Teachers, Consistency In IDEA - Disability Scoop

2009-11-05T13:07:45-07:00

Principals Want More Special Education Teachers, Consistency In IDEA - Disability Scoop tags: idea, reauthorization Lawmakers should work to increase the number of special education teachers and establish consistency in the implementation of services when Congress meets next year to...

HHS Secretary Calls on States and Communities to Get Health Coverage to Uninsured Children

2009-11-05T12:58:38-07:00

HHS Secretary Calls on States and Communities to Get Health Coverage to Uninsured Children tags: children's health insurance HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today called on states and communities to join with HHS to redouble efforts to find and enroll the...

Leaves of change: Blind, autistic woman rakes yards to help pay for dental work

2009-11-05T07:23:24-07:00

Leaves of change: Blind, autistic woman rakes yards to help pay for dental work tags: autism Stone, 33, is blind and autistic, and in recent weeks has used leaf raking as a way to earn enough money to go somewhere...

WebMath - Solve Your Math Problem

2009-11-04T16:11:37-07:00

WebMath - Solve Your Math Problem tags: math Webmath is a math-help web site that generates answers to specific math questions and problems, as entered by a user, at any particular moment. The math answers are generated and displayed real-time,...

Apple - iPhone - Apps for Students

2009-11-04T16:09:35-07:00

Apple - iPhone - Apps for Students iTouch/iPhone Applications can be found at the Apple store, on iTunes and on many developers sites. Here are a few of Tara’s favorites from Closing the Gap. iHomework, available for $.99, is a...

E-speaking - voice computer control and dictation

2009-11-04T16:07:54-07:00

E-speaking - voice computer control and dictation E-Speaking is a free or shareware program ($15) that enables a user to command and control the computer, dictate emails and letters, and have the program read documents back. For individuals with motor...

NIH Awards More than 50 Grants to Boost Search for Causes, Improve Treatments for Autism, November 4, 2009 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

2009-11-04T14:42:25-07:00

NIH Awards More than 50 Grants to Boost Search for Causes, Improve Treatments for Autism, November 4, 2009 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH) tags: autism, research The National Institutes of Health has awarded more than 50 autism...

Superintendent Steve Cousins: Educating all of America's children | Muskegon News - - MLive.com

2009-11-04T13:58:18-07:00

Superintendent Steve Cousins: Educating all of America's children | Muskegon News - - MLive.com tags: idea, education, disabilities In the early 1970s, it was rare for a student to see a child with a disability in the hallways of their...

Skype helps students communicate with deaf

2009-11-04T13:49:20-07:00

Skype helps students communicate with deaf tags: technology LAND O' LAKES - About 155 sign language students at Sunlake High School are communicating each week with students from the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine -...

Project lifesaver helps caregivers locate lost relatives who have dementia, autism | sctimes.com | St Cloud Times

2009-11-04T13:48:30-07:00

Project lifesaver helps caregivers locate lost relatives who have dementia, autism | sctimes.com | St Cloud Times tags: technology Project Lifesaver helps to locate adults and children who wander off due to autism, Alzheimer’s, Down syndrome, stroke, dementia and other...

My Child Without Limits: for parents

2009-11-04T11:13:24-07:00

My Child Without Limits: for parents tags: parents, child, Development Are you worried that your child isn’t developing like other children? Has your child been diagnosed with a developmental delay or disability? You are not alone. We are here to...

msnbc.com Video: blind marching band

2009-11-04T08:00:54-07:00

msnbc.com Video: blind marching band 32-member marching band going to the Rose Bowl this year...all 32 of them are blind. tags: blind

Premature Births Fuel Infant Death Rates in U.S., Report Says - NYTimes.com

2009-11-04T07:57:26-07:00

Premature Births Fuel Infant Death Rates in U.S., Report Says - NYTimes.com tags: premature births High rates of premature birth are the main reason the United States has higher infant mortality than do many other rich countries, government researchers reported...

Toolbox promoting children's health and well-being through health information technology (IT)

2009-11-03T17:16:18-07:00

Toolbox tags: health care, Children, Health Information Technology Welcome to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) toolbox on promoting children's health and well-being through health information technology (IT). This resource is designed to provide concrete health IT tools to...

CDC Features - People with Disabilities Can Lead Long, Healthy Lives

2009-11-03T17:14:35-07:00

CDC Features - People with Disabilities Can Lead Long, Healthy Lives tags: disabilities Today, about 50 million Americans, or 1 in 5 people, are living with at least one disability, and most Americans will experience a disability some time during...

Parents can plumb the Web for data on private schools - washingtonpost.com

2009-11-03T14:34:36-07:00

Parents can plumb the Web for data on private schools - washingtonpost.com tags: private schools, US Dept of ED, statistics The Private School Universe Survey, part of the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, is a biennial roundup...

A Vanishing Diagnosis for Asperger’s Syndrome - NYTimes.com

2009-11-03T14:33:06-07:00

A Vanishing Diagnosis for Asperger’s Syndrome - NYTimes.com tags: autism, asperger no sooner has Asperger consciousness awakened than the disorder seems headed for psychiatric obsolescence. Though it became an official part of the medical lexicon only in 1994, the experts...

Down Syndrome Births Drop in U.S. as More Women Abort - ABC News

2009-11-03T14:29:50-07:00

Down Syndrome Births Drop in U.S. as More Women Abort - ABC News tags: down syndrome "I was so naive, with no experience with anyone with Down syndrome," she said. "I got a huge education about that later."

Trials Beginning On Drug To 'Correct Or Improve' Fragile X - Disability Scoop

2009-11-03T14:26:02-07:00

Trials Beginning On Drug To 'Correct Or Improve' Fragile X - Disability Scoop tags: fragile x, medication, research The drug, currently called STX107, targets altered brain connections that appear in individuals with fragile X. Researchers hope that the drug will...

Reaction mixed to N.J. office on autism | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/18/2009

2009-11-03T14:22:49-07:00

Reaction mixed to N.J. office on autism | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/18/2009 tags: autism Gov. Corzine's latest proposal to strengthen services for people with autism has families and advocates cheering, but experts in the wider developmental-disabilities community fear New Jersey...

More kids have diabetes, fewer schools have nurses - USATODAY.com

2009-11-03T14:09:31-07:00

More kids have diabetes, fewer schools have nurses - USATODAY.com tags: diabetes Christopher Rodriguez should have started kindergarten last year at PS 28 in the Bronx, but he's starting a year late.

Virtual National Town Hall on Autism - Webconference - Nov. 13, 2009

2009-11-03T10:18:43-07:00

Download Rethink Autism Flyer-Registration The National Town Hall is taking place in multiple cities across the United States on November 13. Satellite and Virtual sites will be linked via technology and live webcast. The meeting will consist of small group...

Electronic Field Trip | National Park Foundation

2009-11-02T16:36:55-07:00

Electronic Field Trip | National Park Foundation tags: electronic field trip The EFT, or Electronic Field Trip, is an interactive, live, educational experience that breaks down the geographic barrier between youth and our national treasures and creates a shared classroom...

A different sort of genius

2009-11-02T16:33:48-07:00

A different sort of genius tags: Learning Disabilities We now know that some people, like Jerry Pinkney, can be geniuses just in a different type of intelligence, and probably have a condition that makes it difficult to concentrate for periods...

Chautauqua adopts program to catch struggling readers early on - Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

2009-11-02T16:32:23-07:00

Chautauqua adopts program to catch struggling readers early on - Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber tags: reading Three minutes is all it takes to find out if a student needs extra help with reading.

Librarians: Forget Baby Einstein; Try Reading - 10/29/2009 - School Library Journal

2009-11-02T16:30:33-07:00

Librarians: Forget Baby Einstein; Try Reading - 10/29/2009 - School Library Journal tags: reading, early childhood Librarians and media specialists are secretly saying "I told you so" about the Walt Disney Company’s decision to issue a full refund on the...

FCTD | AT in the classroom

2009-11-02T13:55:13-07:00

FCTD | AT in the classroom tags: assistive technology Since the early days of the digital era, assistive and instructional technologies (AT/IT) have evolved along with other technologies, producing tools that can dramatically increase learning gains by children with and...

Parents & Adolescents Needed for Focus Groups - Billings - Nov. 20, 2009

2009-11-02T13:54:49-07:00

Background: Health Improvement Team, LLC has been contracted by Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to examine the health related needs of families and children. This study is conducted every five years and is used to assist DPHHS...

Nashville schools move special-needs students into mainstream classes | tennessean.com | The Tennessean

2009-11-02T13:44:50-07:00

Nashville schools move special-needs students into mainstream classes | tennessean.com | The Tennessean tags: inclusion Metro Nashville Public Schools continues to move its 8,200 special-needs population into mainstream classes, satisfying parents who want inclusion for their children. The school district...

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Employment - Webinar - Dec. 1, 2009

2009-11-02T13:44:48-07:00

By: Peter Gerhardt, Ed. D. Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Time: 1 :30 – 3:00 pm Mountain Time Abstract: In addition to productivity goals, youths and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families are beginning to redefine employment...

Defusing Tension When Advocating for Children of Special Needs | EduGuide

2009-11-02T13:34:39-07:00

Defusing Tension When Advocating for Children of Special Needs | EduGuide tags: parents, schools, advocating Most parents and professionals would agree that good parent teacher communication is crucial to a dynamic home-school partnership, especially with regard to educating students with...

Parent/adolescent focus groups on health needs in Billings - Nov 20

2009-11-02T13:01:52-07:00

Health Improvement Team, LLC has been contracted by Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to examine the health related needs of families and children. This study is conducted every five years and is used to assist DPHHS improve...

Obama Signs Bill Giving Disability Hate Crimes Protections - Disability Scoop

2009-11-02T10:06:22-07:00

Obama Signs Bill Giving Disability Hate Crimes Protections - Disability Scoop tags: Hate Crimes, disabilities, legislation President Barack Obama signed an expanded hate crimes bill into law Wednesday making it a federal offense to commit a crime against a person...

Disability Accommodations Vary Widely At Nation's Colleges - Disability Scoop

2009-11-02T10:05:08-07:00

Disability Accommodations Vary Widely At Nation's Colleges - Disability Scoop tags: college, disabilities One in 10 college students has a disability but the federal government needs to do more to accommodate these students, a new report finds.

Introduction – Going to College for students with diabilities

2009-11-02T09:55:47-07:00

Introduction – Going to College tags: college, disabilities This Web site contains information about living college life with a disability. It’s designed for high school students and provides video clips, activities and additional resources that can help you get a...

IRIS CENTER - Functional Behavior Assessment

2009-11-02T09:25:01-07:00

IRIS CENTER - Functional Behavior Assessment tags: FBA, Behavior Module: Functional Behavioral Assessment: Identifying the Reasons for Problem Behavior and Developing a Behavior Plan

Montana disability Blog: 52 Weeks

2009-11-02T07:49:44-07:00

52 Weeks tags: montana, disability, blog 52 weeks is a blog featuring People, Places and Issues that are part of the everyday reality of people with disabilities. At least once a week Disability Rights Montana will feature a person with...

Helena IR: Celebrating imperfections

2009-10-30T08:17:34-06:00

Helena IR: Celebrating imperfections tags: Mental Health The "shut up sisters," Gina Gallagher and Patty Konjoian of Massachusetts, regaled a standing-room-only crowd Thursday in Helena with stories of raising children with mental illnesses in a world that demands perfection.

New Kindle may assist some visually impaired - 10/29/09 - Chicago News - abc7chicago.com

2009-10-29T14:28:53-06:00

New Kindle may assist some visually impaired - 10/29/09 - Chicago News - abc7chicago.com tags: assistive technology, visual impairment, reading From experts in the field of adaptive technology for people who are blind and visually impaired, the reviews of Kindle...

PTA Take Your Family to School Week Awards Feb 7-13

2009-10-29T11:34:44-06:00

PTA Take Your Family to School Week Awards Feb 7-13 tags: PTA, parent school partnerships Plan family involvement events for February 7–13, 2010, and apply for an $1,897 Award to support your PTA in opening school doors to all families.

Tumbleweed Support Group for High School Girls - Billings - Every other Wednesday, starting Nov. 04, 2009

2009-10-29T11:25:19-06:00

What: Tumbleweed Support Group for High School Girls When: Every other Wednesday starting November 04th, 2009 From 4-5 PM Where: Tumbleweed Building: 505 N. 24th, Billings, MT 59101 Contact Heidi at 259-2558

Becoming a Love and Logic Parent - Billings - 5 week session beginning Nov. 09, 2009

2009-10-29T11:10:24-06:00

Effective Parenting... without the Power Struggle. A parenting program offering practical, easy-to-use techniques, dialogue and support; designed to put the fun back into parenting. 5 week session SESSION begins Monday, November 9th, 2009 6:00-8:30pm An approach to raising kids that...

State's PTSD program going national | greatfallstribune.com | Great Falls Tribune

2009-10-29T08:37:50-06:00

State's PTSD program going national | greatfallstribune.com | Great Falls Tribune tags: PTSD WASHINGTON — Montana's program to aggressively screen combat veterans for signs of mental trauma is going national. President Barack Obama signed a Department of Defense authorization bill...

U.S. GAO - Higher Education and Disability: Education Needs a Coordinated Approach to Improve Its Assistance to Schools in Supporting Students

2009-10-29T08:06:06-06:00

U.S. GAO - Higher Education and Disability: Education Needs a Coordinated Approach to Improve Its Assistance to Schools in Supporting Students tags: higher education, students with disabilities, report

Bitterroot cycle shop helping disabled athletes

2009-10-29T07:49:39-06:00

Bitterroot cycle shop helping disabled athletes tags: assistive technology, athletics Two weeks ago, a man named Chris Waddell arrived at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. A paraplegic athlete from Park City, Utah, Waddell became the first in...