Disability
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The need for paid paternity leave, especially for fathers of children with disabilities
Raising a child with a disability is challenging, and family dynamics tend to shift significantly as members adjust to meet the demands placed upon them.
Category: Disability
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Human-ness of Go-Baby-Go
What is human-ness? Is it what makes our personalities? The ability to make choices or use language? How about the ability to be mobile?
Categories: Disability, Intervention
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Parents with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
Parenting, in general, is a challenge. It is full of highs and lows, and parents have many questions about whether they are doing what is absolutely best for their children.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Intervention
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Barriers to Widespread International Adoption of Inclusive Education
Representatives of 92 governments and 25 international organizations attended the World Conference on Special Needs Education in 1992 producing the UNESCO Salamanca Statement
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, International, Policy
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Hiding in Plain Sight: Females with ASD
One aspect of disability that warrants attention is the sex disparity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnoses.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood
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COVID-19’s Impact on Special Education
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 has resulted in a complete shift to remote learning, which has posed an incredible set of challenges for educators, students, families, and caregivers.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Policy
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Equity in Education: How UDL Fosters an Accessible Learning Environment for All
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework that optimizes learning for all individuals based on scientific research into how humans learn.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
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Disability: A Reflection
Since becoming a disability studies minor, my conceptions of disability have radically evolved.
Category: Disability
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Minority Representation in Special Education: Untangling A Decades-Old Debate
The status of racial, cultural, and linguistic minority students in special education remains one of the most hotly debated topics in the field of educational justice today.
Categories: Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Policy
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Service Coordination and Early Intervention DEC/ITCA Joint Position Statement Executive Summary
Service coordination is an essential EI service that, along with other educational and therapeutic services, has an equal and impactful role in the experience of families.
Categories: Disability, Early Childhood, Policy