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    How the Pandemic Affected Students with Disabilities in the 2020/2021 School Year

    Covid-19 has had a disruptive effect on the academic lives of students all across the country. This includes those...

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    Accommodations for Students with ADHD

    Special accommodations for students with ADHD, as outlined on their 504 plans or IEPs, can greatly benefit...
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    Lawsuit Addressing Failures to Provide Course Materials to College Students with Disabilities May Head to Supreme Court

    Students with vision disabilities found themselves unable to participate in coursework in the Los Angeles...
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    What Are Least Restrictive Environments (LRE’s) And Why Are They Important?

    Federal law requires children with disabilities to be educated in the least restrictive environment (LRE), as...
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    College Students With Disabilities Are Protesting Accessibility Barriers On Campus

    Across the country, countless students with disabilities are challenging university administrators to rethink...
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    504 Plans for Students with Disabilities

    As the school year begins, it is important to know your rights as a student. If you or your child has a “physical...
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    How Remote Learning Options Benefit Students with Disabilities

    In June 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that remote school options would end by the fall. In...
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    Bill to Increase Rates for Special Education in New York Receives Unanimous Support

    New York State Senate Bill S6516-A, sponsored by John W. Mannion, and Assembly Bill A8013, sponsored by Michael...
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    New York Bill Passed Extending Time for Students with IEPs To Complete Schooling

    Legislation has been passed that entitles special education students in New York State that are aging out of...
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    Autism Inclusion in the Classroom Requires a Shift in Training and Approach

    An inclusive educational environment is essential for every autistic person to socially succeed in the classroom....
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    Standardized Testing: Good or Bad for Students?

    While the debate on standardized testing is ongoing, it is still a matter of opinion regarding whether standardized testing is good or bad for...

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    The legacy of the ‘Deaf President Now’ protest

    In 1988, students at Gallaudet University, a private university for deaf and hard of hearing individuals, erupted...
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    Circumstances Where Schools Can Refuse Accommodations

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 require schools to...
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    How Students with Disabilities Are Affected by Implicit Bias

    Implicit biases are unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that influence an individual's perception of the world...
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    How to Disagree With an IEP That Your School Proposes

    Administrators often review individualized education programs (IEPs) with parents and teachers at the start of the...
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    New York Bill Passed Extending Time for Students with IEPs To Complete Schooling

    Legislation has been passed that entitles special education students in New York State that are aging out of...
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    Ways to Make Classes More Accessible

    Accessibility is important, especially in a class setting. When teachers make their classes accessible, they...
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    Autism Inclusion in the Classroom Requires a Shift in Training and Approach

    An inclusive educational environment is essential for every autistic person to socially succeed in the classroom....
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    College Students With Disabilities Are Protesting Accessibility Barriers On Campus

    Across the country, countless students with disabilities are challenging university administrators to rethink...
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    Is American Sign Language (ASL) a language?

    Today's focus for International Week of Deaf People 2022, September 19th - 25th, is on Sign Languages in...
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