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Lawsuits Targeting Websites Over ADA Violations On The Rise

Details: Published: Tuesday, 13 November 2018 00:01

The Trump administration's decision to stop drafting rules for website ADA compliance is widely seen as opening the floodgates to legal action....

Democrats Seek to Sharply Curtail Restraint, Seclusion of Students

Details: Published: Monday, 12 November 2018 19:00

Authors: Education Week

Restraint and seclusion is controversial in the special education community; one in 100 students with special needs was restrained or secluded in the 2013-14 school year, according to federal data....

With Insurance Change, Access To ABA Therapy Expected To Grow

Details: Published: Monday, 12 November 2018 00:01

A change to medical billing codes for the most common behavior therapy for autism will mean better insurance coverage for families and less hassle...

Weight Troubles Plague Kids With ASD, Developmental Delays Equally

Details: Published: Friday, 09 November 2018 00:02

Children with developmental delays — including autism — are nearly 50 percent more likely than other kids to become overweight or obese...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigned. Here's His Record on Children's Civil Rights

Details: Published: Tuesday, 06 November 2018 19:00

Authors: Education Week

The former Republican senator from Alabama had clashed repeatedly with the civil rights community over transgender students, affirmative action, immigration, and more....

What Awaits Education If Republicans Keep the House

Details: Published: Sunday, 04 November 2018 19:00

Authors: Education Week

Republicans will breathe a sigh of relief if they keep the House, but it may not mean big changes for education policy, given the lack of momentum over the past years on issues like data privacy and DACA....

See the New Federal Education Budget Signed Into Law by Donald Trump

Details: Published: Sunday, 30 September 2018 20:00

Authors: Education Week

Not adjusting for inflation, the $71.5 billion budget is the largest-ever appropriation from Congress for the Education Department....

Can Charter Schools Afford To Welcome Students In Special Education?

Details: Published: Friday, 14 September 2018 12:58

Some charter schools are opening their arms to students in special education, but the challenges of serving a higher-than-average population of...

Behavioral Crises Landing People With Disabilities In ER

Details: Published: Friday, 14 September 2018 12:52

They aren't injured or physically ill, but tendencies to act aggressively and violently mean some people with developmental disabilities have nowhere...

Former ‘SNL’ Star In Hot Water Over Down Syndrome Comments

Details: Published: Thursday, 13 September 2018 00:01

While making the rounds to promote his new show, a former "Saturday Night Live" funnyman is taking heat for using the term "Down syndrome" in a...

Living With Mom And Dad May Impede Access To Autism Services

Details: Published: Wednesday, 12 September 2018 00:01

As more children with autism enter adulthood, new research finds that residing with family may predict more than anything how much access they have...

Actors With Autism Join Netflix Series ‘Atypical’

Details: Published: Tuesday, 11 September 2018 14:33

A Netflix series centering on the experiences of a teen with autism is adding nearly a half-dozen actors on the spectrum to its cast....

Families Of Kids With Special Needs Say Military Is Failing Them

Details: Published: Tuesday, 11 September 2018 14:26

Eight years after legal requirements were set in motion to "enhance and improve" support for those with special needs, families say the military has...

Influx Of Students Likely To Exacerbate Special Ed Teacher Shortage

Details: Published: Tuesday, 11 September 2018 14:21

With thousands of additional children in one state expected to soon be eligible for special education, there are big questions about where the...

Congress Weighs Reauthorizing Program That Moves People Out Of Institutions

Details: Published: Monday, 10 September 2018 00:01

Following an initial vote in Congress, advocates are hopeful that a federal program aimed at helping people with disabilities move from institutions...

Autism Blood Test May Be Available This Year

Details: Published: Friday, 07 September 2018 13:05

In a first, a company says a blood test that can detect some children with autism is expected to be commercially available before the end of the year....

School Bus For Child With Disability Poses Safety ‘Threat,’ HOA Says

Details: Published: Friday, 07 September 2018 12:59

A homeowners board that's being sued for blocking door-to-door school bus service for a girl with disabilities is arguing that the bus is a "direct...

Millions In Disability Housing Assistance Headed To States

Details: Published: Thursday, 06 September 2018 00:01

People with disabilities in nearly every state will receive help accessing housing in the community thanks to an infusion of millions in federal...

Trump Draws Backlash For Reportedly Using ‘R-Word’

Details: Published: Wednesday, 05 September 2018 00:01

Disability advocates are none too pleased amid reports that President Donald Trump called Attorney General Jeff Sessions "mentally retarded."...

Doctor Training Program Speeds Autism Diagnosis

Details: Published: Tuesday, 04 September 2018 14:14

Training primary care providers to accurately diagnose autism is yielding big dividends, researchers say, allowing children on the spectrum to be...

Special Ed Hub

SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS FROM AROUND THE NET

Lawsuits Targeting Websites Over ADA Violations On The Rise

Democrats Seek to Sharply Curtail Restraint, Seclusion of Students

With Insurance Change, Access To ABA Therapy Expected To Grow

Weight Troubles Plague Kids With ASD, Developmental Delays Equally

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigned. Here's His Record on Children's Civil Rights

What Awaits Education If Republicans Keep the House

See the New Federal Education Budget Signed Into Law by Donald Trump

Can Charter Schools Afford To Welcome Students In Special Education?

Behavioral Crises Landing People With Disabilities In ER

Former ‘SNL’ Star In Hot Water Over Down Syndrome Comments

Living With Mom And Dad May Impede Access To Autism Services

Actors With Autism Join Netflix Series ‘Atypical’

Families Of Kids With Special Needs Say Military Is Failing Them

Influx Of Students Likely To Exacerbate Special Ed Teacher Shortage

Congress Weighs Reauthorizing Program That Moves People Out Of Institutions

Autism Blood Test May Be Available This Year

School Bus For Child With Disability Poses Safety ‘Threat,’ HOA Says

Millions In Disability Housing Assistance Headed To States

Trump Draws Backlash For Reportedly Using ‘R-Word’

Doctor Training Program Speeds Autism Diagnosis

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