| Top Ten Summer Activities for Kids with Special Needs |
Summer can be a challenging time for children with special needs and their parents. Many families face a decrease in school and therapeutic hours. This may leave parents with extra time to fill during the day. Parents are also on alert as children with behavioral or social skill challenges encounter bullies and controlling peers at parks. A trip to a recreational center may seem like an easy answer for some families, but not always the most accommodating for a child with physical disabilities or special needs. Read more.
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| Maybe Be Your Own Camp Mom? |
A series of articles on setting up a do-it-yourself day camp for your child and a few friends - step by step, from choosing your campers to planning field trips to assembling arts and crafts to making lunches. Read more.
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| Safe Sleep Practices in Child Care and Early Education Settings |
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, and the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education have recently released Safe Sleep Practices and SIDS/Suffocation Risk Reduction. The document describes 27 nationally recognized standards on safe sleep in child care and early education settings. Read more.
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| High School Inclusion is Easier! |
"Inclusion is too hard in high school." "We can include him now, but it will become too difficult in high school." Many involved in inclusive education share ideas such as these when thinking about how inclusion will proceed as students with disabilities enter high school. As a high school inclusion facilitator, researcher, and educational consultant, I have found that when designing successful inclusion for students with disabilities, it is actually easier to implement inclusive practices at the high school level. Read more.
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| The Right of Students to Receive Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) |
This definitive brief for families and educators will help both understand the various legal requirements in IDEA and Section 504 that establish the right of students with disabilities to receive AIM. Read more.
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