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15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities

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15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities. Additionally, the NEA reports that nearly every general education classroom in the country includes students with disabilities, as three out of every four students with disabilities spends part or all of their school day in a general education classroom.

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ASHA 2013 Update- from a Techie Point of View!

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A few techie points: It was terrific hanging out with many of the folks I have corresponded with on Twitter through the #slpeeps community, and meeting some I had never met IRL (in real life). Until 2014 in Orlando, that''s a wrap! Or maybe I am just older and it is harder for me to get around! My own session went well too.

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Low academic expectations and poor support for special education students is ‘hurting their future’

The Hechinger Report

When they separate you into different classrooms it can just debilitate you,” he said, adding that the content was “dummied down.” During his sophomore year, Nelson and his parents hired an advocate who began attending meetings with them. When he got to high school, it was more like treading water. I could have graduated … with a 4.0

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Georgia program for children with disabilities: ‘Separate and unequal’ education?

The Hechinger Report

ATLANTA — Brent Agnew remembers feeling a sense of relief when he left the meeting called to discuss his 6-year-old son Caleb’s anxiety attacks. They are often placed in separate classrooms within public schools and spend large numbers of hours on computers using technology that is not aligned with their specific needs.