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Special Needs and Special Occasions
Kids with special needs may feel overwhelmed during big family events. Too many people. Too much noise. Too much food. Here are some ways to get through these gatherings.
Have an escape plan:
If you're spending the holiday at a home other than your own, arrange a time limit (if your child seems to be coping better than expected, you can always extend the deadline).
Bring supplies: Fill a backpack with things your child finds reliably comforting or fun to play with -- toy cars, a stuffed animal, a tape and tape player, a few books.
Remain calm: We may struggle under the weight of "advice" or disapproval from family members, but you know best what your child needs, and providing it is your most important responsibility.
Click here to read more tips on how to survive family gatherings. |
Robots Offer Alternative For Homebound Students
For students unable to physically make it to school, there's a new option: so-called "remote presence robots" that allow kids to participate in class virtually without leaving their home or hospital bed.
At least 50 children across the country are using the devices to attend class from afar. Click here to read the full story! |
ADA and Service Dogs
The Department of Justice published revised final regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for title II (State and local government services) and title III (public accommodations and commercial facilities) on September 15, 2010, in the Federal Register. These requirements, or rules, clarify and refine issues that have arisen over the past 20 years and contain new, and updated, requirements, including the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards).
Click here to read the ADA 2010 Revised Requirments for service animals. |
How Much Do You Know About Dyslexia?
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The Affordable Care Act and Perscription Drugs
"I'm trying to decide among a few plans on the exchange. How do I know which ones cover prescription drugs?"
All of them should. In the past, some individual policies offered drug coverage as an option for an additional cost, but that will change on January 1. Prescription drug coverage is one of the 10 essential benefits under the Affordable Care Act, and all health insurance plans will be required to cover at least one drug in every category and class in the U.S. Pharmacopeia, the official list of approved medicines.Click here for more Q&A on the ACA and Perscription Drugs. |
Frequently Asked Question
"Can a child be punished for not meeting their IEP Goals?"
The intent of the IEP is to design a program of specialized instruction to help your child progress and reach his individualized goals. The team should expect that your child can reasonably achieve his goals with the appropriate instruction, rather than writing into the IEP how he will be "punished" if he does not. You need to request a meeting of the IEP team to review the IEP. Discuss this goal. Is it appropriate? How is it being implemented? Read more here. |
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Featured Partner
More than 8,000 Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) live in communities across the state. These Kansans lead lives in which they are cherished members of their family, valued employees in the workplace, and involved citizens of their communities. But when it comes to some statewide issues, they feel invisible. |
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Families Together, Inc. is the statewide organization that assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities. Our program's mission is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their children.
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