Disparities
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Accessibility to Mental Health Services for Children: How Can We Improve?
Mental health disorders can be detrimental to many aspects of life, including relationships, employment, long-term health effects, etc.
Categories: Development and Learning, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood, 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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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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Physician as Advocate
The responsibility of a physician is not limited to just providing medical care.
Category: Policy
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The Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Children with Disabilities
When Georgetown University announced that all classes would move to remote, online methodologies on March 13, it felt as if the world was ending for most of us Hoyas.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability
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Ready or Not? Early Childhood Teachers and Children with Disabilities
As an Early Childhood Teacher in my native Turkey and here in the United States, I did not feel I had enough knowledge about working with infants, toddlers, and young children with disabilities to include them in programming or be an effective teacher.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood
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Early Childhood Education and Disability Bias
by Sharice Lane, October 30, 2018 I took a course in administration and leadership as participant in Georgetown University Certificate in Early Intervention. One of the course’s assignments was to
Categories: Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood, Policy
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The Intersection of Legislation, Immigration, and Disability
The rights and needs of people with disabilities are being increasingly recognized in the human rights and development fields.
Categories: Disability, International, Policy
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Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs: US Policy Statements
When American society implements policies for inclusion of people with disabilities during early childhood, a tremendous growth will be seen in the social awareness and empathy of the next generation.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood, Policy
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Inclusion of young children in early childhood programs-A Utopia?
The 1960s was a remarkable decade for the US as the outcomes of the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka decision affected social policy, politics, and education greatly.
Categories: Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood, Intervention, Policy