Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Educational Tid Bits 2011


Elimination Of IEP Diploma Turns Divisive By
I think they should be able to walk, really have mixed feelings. I know when they refused to mainstream me. I thought about dropping out of school, why waist 4 years if I would not get a diploma.
Posted 1/11/12

Disability.gov: Internship Opportunities for College Students with Disabilities at the Smithsonian Institution http://bit.ly/dvk3vn
PA - SEARCH program trains disabled workers from school to employment http://www.ydr.com/premium/ci_15745492
NTID gets $170,000 for research, cultural awareness project http://www.ntid.rit.edu/media/full_text.php?article_id=1268
College students w/ LD need to learn to advocate http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2010/08/experts-say-college-students-with.html
Scholarship Program For People With Disabilities http://ff.im/-q7ge4
50 Special Ed Teachers and Experts Worth Following on Twitter http://t.co/M2WaUa2
Celebrating 35 Years of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): http://bit.ly/citRkI
The STEP Program is a program for someone no longer in the school system and is between 18 and 20,wants to work and is DD eligible through DDA. Their focus is on jobs. It is a small program which leads me to believe it might be relatively new. I think the focus might be for students who fall into a black hole when they leave school at 18 and are not eligible for GTYI funding until 21.

I could not find links for STEP, or GTYI.
Extracurricular & Nonacademic Activities in IEPs http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=4125 IDEA Court ruling Oct. 7, 2010 #moms #teachers #iep
Awareness to Action: Celebrating 10 Years of Inclusive School: http://www.inclusiveschools.org/week2010
Disabilities Scholarships
http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/scholarships/qualify-scholarship.php
http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/scholarships/
RT @suzrobitaille: Walmart Awards $600,000 to @AAPD for Internship Program http://bit.ly/dZqwKh
RT @BmoreSchools: In @waitingforsuperman , where were the kids who don't have parents or adults who advocate for them? http://bit.ly/ckMgSz
RT @disabledworld: Scholarships for Higher Education - Hamilton Relay http://ff.im/-ybCvA
RT @AIM_Center: Digital textbooks making way to W.Va. schools - State News - Charleston Daily Mail - West Virginia News and Sports - http://bit.ly/fbeuzX
RT @disabledworld: Apple App Store - Special Education Section http://ff.im/-zn0Ep
RT @CRPDisabilities: Too costly to help disabled at school http://ht.ly/6d08J
RT @nichcy: Best sources for #specialeducation info & resources: @educationweek, @NAEYC, @WholeChildAdv , @Inclusive_Class, @DiscoveryEd, @edutopia. #FF

on twitter
RT @NAIDW: Education Department Backs Away From Fix To Help Disabled Student Borrowers - http://naidw.org/breaking-news/

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