What is this research about?

This research looks at the social experiences of adolescents with physical disabilities. The young person will be asked questions about how they feel about themselves, others their age, their schools, and their communities. We want to see if teens with disabilities have the same social experiences and opportunities as those without disabilities. We also want to see how these experiences can be improved for them.

For more information concerning this survey go to:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=598613021527 

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New Work and Benefits Calculator

Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) helps workers, job seekers, students and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits. In addition to the Benefits-to-Work Calculator and the Job-to-Job Calculator, a new calculator called School and Work is now available for youth with disabilities.

 http://www.disabilitybenefits101.org/planning/(l0vi2o45faqoue45pjr1djac)/index.aspx 

Beyond The Bakesale: The Essential Guide To Family-School Partnerships

This innovative guide reveals how to build strong collaborative relationships and offers practical advice for improving interactions between parents and teachers, from insuring that PTA groups are constructive and inclusive to navigating the complex issues surrounding diversity in the classroom. Written for educators as well as parent and community leaders, this book is packed with tools to engage families in ways that will improve student achievement. This resource is packed with tips from principals and teachers, checklists, and an invaluable resource section. For more information go to http://www.ncpie.org/ 

New Resource on Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

The most recent issue of IMPACT from the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota features information on strategies and resources that can assist educators, families, and others to support the academic, social, and vocational success of PreK-12 students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autism Spectrum Disorders are reported as the sixth most commonly classified disability among young people receiving special education services in American schools, and it has been estimated that as many as 500,000 young people (birth to 21 years) in the U.S. have an ASD (Centers for Disease Control, 2006). For more information go to http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/193/default.html 

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Commission on NCLB Summary of Key Recommendations Affecting Students with Learning Disabilities

The Commission on No Child Left Behind (the Commission), a bipartisan, independent commission formed to develop recommendations for the upcoming reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act, released its report on February 13, 2007. The Commission spent the past year traveling across the country, hearing from students, educators, parents, administrators, state and district officials, experts and policy makers in order to develop its report, which provides 75 recommendations. For more information on the Commission and to access the full report visit the Web site of the Commission on No Child Left Behind. For a summary of the report visit the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

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