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SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS FROM AROUND THE NET

In Plan To Fix Special Education, State Will Spend $212 Million

Details: Published: Wednesday, 25 April 2018 12:18

Following a blistering federal investigation, one state is aiming to repair a decade-old practice that drastically reduced the number of students...

Feds Release New Stats On Restraint And Seclusion In Schools

Details: Published: Tuesday, 24 April 2018 15:14

New data on nearly every public school in the nation shows that students with disabilities continue to be disciplined and experience restraint and...

Federal Report Calls For Alternatives To Guardianship

Details: Published: Friday, 23 March 2018 13:42

Guardianship is overused, often unnecessarily depriving individuals with disabilities of their rights, warns a federal agency tasked with advising...

More Colleges Create Support, Opportunity For Students With Autism

Details: Published: Friday, 23 March 2018 13:30

Educating students with disabilities is complex and often underfunded, but colleges are beginning to invest in programs that go beyond the...

Brain Stimulation May Benefit Kids With Cerebral Palsy, Study Finds

Details: Published: Thursday, 22 March 2018 00:01

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers found that stimulating targeted areas of the brain with a mild electrical current can enhance the motor...

DeVos Defends Move To Delay Special Ed Rule

Details: Published: Wednesday, 21 March 2018 00:01

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is sticking by her agency's plan to pause an Obama-era rule designed to make sure kids from certain...

Airbnb Rolls Out New Features For Those With Disabilities

Details: Published: Tuesday, 20 March 2018 12:56

Following accusations of discrimination against travelers with disabilities, Airbnb said it is implementing changes aimed at making its platform...

Family Sues After Boy Scouts Strip Badges From Son With Down Syndrome

Details: Published: Tuesday, 20 March 2018 12:41

A Utah man is suing the Boy Scouts of America after the organization voided every merit badge his son — who has Down syndrome — earned,...

Race Is On To Renew Program That Moves People Out Of Institutions

Details: Published: Tuesday, 20 March 2018 00:01

Disability advocates are scrambling to get funding renewed for a federal program that's helped thousands with developmental disabilities leave...

Study Testing First Medication To Treat Autism

Details: Published: Monday, 19 March 2018 00:01

A drug being tested in a nationwide clinical trial could become the first to increase the ability of those with autism to connect socially and...

Google Now Includes Accessible Routes

Details: Published: Friday, 16 March 2018 11:51

With a new Google Maps feature, the technology giant is looking to make it easier for people with disabilities to get around....

Autism Symptoms Rarely Isolated, CDC Researchers Say

Details: Published: Friday, 16 March 2018 00:01

Nearly all children with autism are dealing with at least one other condition — and often several — ranging from anxiety to ADHD, sleep,...

Uber Has Shortage Of Accessible Vehicles, Lawsuit Claims

Details: Published: Friday, 02 March 2018 12:50

The Uber app includes an option to request a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, but in a new lawsuit advocates allege that the cars are rarely available....

Feds Name New National Autism Coordinator

Details: Published: Friday, 02 March 2018 11:04

The federal government has a new point person for autism-related research, services and supports....

Group Home Troubles Prompt Some To Enter Institutions

Details: Published: Thursday, 01 March 2018 00:01

Despite one state's promise to reform group homes, many remain dangerously unprepared to shelter adults with profound disabilities and some people...

Report: Students With Disabilities Disciplined Twice As Often As Peers

Details: Published: Wednesday, 28 February 2018 10:30

Suspension and expulsion rates for students with disabilities have dropped, but are still about two times higher than for their typically-developing...

Police: Staff Locked Residents In ‘Filthy’ Facility And Left

Details: Published: Tuesday, 27 February 2018 13:33

A criminal investigation is being launched after 35 residents were evacuated from a squalid, bedbug-ridden facility that cares for people with...

Trump Directive Spurs Proposal To Delay IDEA Rule

Details: Published: Tuesday, 27 February 2018 00:02

The Trump administration is officially proceeding with plans to delay an Obama-era rule that aimed to ensure students from certain backgrounds aren't...

Vigils To Honor People With Disabilities Killed By Caregivers

Details: Published: Tuesday, 27 February 2018 00:01

About 150 people with disabilities were killed by their parents, relatives or caregivers within the last year alone. Vigils across the country will...

Increasingly, Businesses Tailoring Employment To Adults With ASD

Details: Published: Monday, 26 February 2018 00:01

As parents search for employment opportunities for their adult children with autism, some are creating businesses built to accommodate their kids'...