Extractions: The following hyperlinks are offered to provide access to many sites of interest to people involved with the field of developmental disabilities. Let us know of other sites that might be valuable to people looking for information related to developmental disabilities and we will add them. Colorado State Legislature Live audio from Legislature Legislative Senate Calendar/Schedule Legislative JBC Calendar/Schedule ... Legislative House Calendar/Schedule Colorado Government for DD Handy Federal Government Links To contact the President or your Congressional
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Extractions: THE SHAKA FRANKLIN FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH was founded five years ago after the suicide death of 16-year old Shaka Franklin, by his father and community activist, Les Franklin. THE SHAKA FRANKLIN FOUNDATION focuses on correcting the self-destructive behavior of our young people (ages 12-21), and the various problems in their lives that precipitate negative feelings which sometimes lead to suicide.
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Extractions: Listing of Colorado ... Music Therapy Links The Colorado Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) was founded in 1984. CAMT strives to support our members by offering continuing education, employment networking, and peer support. We are also committed to educating community members and fellow healthcare professionals about the benefits of music therapy and the importance of implementing quality music therapy programs to serve a wide range of client populations. Inquiries about the Colorado Association for Music Therapy should be sent to: Corene Hurt-Thaut, Chairperson, email: churt@lamar.colostate.edu Ft. Collins - Greeley - Loveland William Davis , PhD., RMT Colorado State University Director of Music Therapy Dept. Ft. Collins, CO (970) 491-5888 Email: davis@lamar.colostate.edu Shannon Del'Etoile , PhD., MT-BC Colorado State University- Dept. of Music Professor Ft. Collins, CO (970) 491-2636 Email: sdel@lamar.colostate.edu
Healthy Pet | Human/Animal Bond: Special Pets, Extraordinary Lives says Dr. Robin Downing, a veterinarian in Windsor, colorado. the best example of howwell special needs pets can group, began her work with disabled pets when http://www.healthypet.com/Library/animal_bond-18.html
Extractions: As veterinary medicine advances, veterinarians are able to help an increasing number of animals with serious problems, and these animals are living longer than ever before. The number of animals with disabilities, chronic diseases, and other conditions that require special care is constantly rising, and these animals are beginning to find a special place in pet owners' hearts. "Animals are amazing in their ability to recover and adapt to life with a disability," says Dr. Robin Downing, a veterinarian in Windsor, Colorado. "Often it's much harder for us as people to get over our prejudices about special needs pets than it is for the animals to get over their disabilities." Less obvious needs Many animals with mental retardation or cognitive function problems can do quite well with a little extra attention from owners, though results can vary widely depending on the pet's condition. Dr. Downing's cat Kramer was born with cerebellar hypoplasiapart of his brain did not fully develop. He can think and reason as well as any other cat, but he has problems coordinating the movement of his legs, and he often stumbles and falls. When he does, he simply picks himself up again. "He was born this way," explains Dr. Downing, "and he's never known any other kind of life. He doesn't know he's different from any other cat." Kramer mostly lives his life as a normal cat, but he does require some protection from staircases and other precarious places where his falls could be dangerous.
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Boulder Public Library--Master Plan assist individuals and groups with special needs and interests the ongoing effortby the colorado Council on become available, to assist the disabled in their http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/general/mplan/spops2a.html
Extractions: Return to Boulder Public Library Home Page Return to Outline/Table of Contents of Master Plan Introduction The Boulder Public Library has always made strong efforts to identify special populations that may either be unserved or underserved, and make improvements in the collection and/or services for those groups, as staff and resources permit. While such demands have been met in many cases, the demand to meet additional, diverse needs in the community is great. The Library Commission and staff share a series of goals for improvements in many such areas, including the following: A. Ethnic Populations An effort is underway by the Colorado Council for Library Development to improve services to ethnic minority populations statewide. A committee was recently formed to develop model policy statements, ways to conduct a needs assessment at individual libraries, and to provide training and assistance to local libraries. The Boulder Public Library intends to participate in this process. The CCLD's "Long-Range Plan for Library Services to Ethnic Minority Populations" has six goals: All Colorado libraries will recruit, hire and advance ethnic populations.
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Extractions: Our mission is to: enable families with special needs to share their experiences by subscribing to our newsletter , joining our eGroup forum, talking in our chat room and posting to our bulletin board ; offer information on a wide variety of family fun and special needs topics ; and facilitate access via rings and links to websites relevant to special needs families. Adoption Arts Crafts Babies Charities ... Work at home Other important Touring Tours Tourism links:
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Extractions: Our mission is to: enable families with special needs to share their experiences by subscribing to our newsletter , joining our eGroup forum, talking in our chat room and posting to our bulletin board ; offer information on a wide variety of family fun and special needs topics ; and facilitate access via rings and links to websites relevant to special needs families. Adoption Arts Crafts Babies Charities ... Work at home Other important Vacationing Vacation links:
Extractions: Federal Public Law 94-l42 requires public schools to provide handicapped youth with equal education access and in the least restrictive environment. The large school districts house their own Special Education departments that provide a full range of special education services including programs for the orthopedically, neurologically, visually, aurally, speech, and educationally handicapped, the emotionally disturbed, and the developmentally challenged.
Extractions: General Resources: Exceptional Parent Magazine TRI Online! Bookstore - Books About Self-Advocacy. The Parent Advocate News. The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates. ... HipMag Online. Interactive web site for deaf children. Internet Resources for Special Children. For all the Special Kids of the World. The Family Village. Children with Disabilities. ... Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 1. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 2. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Site 3. The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. Section 504 Regulations. Neighborhood Legal Services: New York State Guidelines to Allow for the Transfer of Assistive Technology When a Student Moves from School Jurisdiction to Higher Education, Other Human Services Agency or Employment. Resources for Disabled and Special Needs Children. ... The Association for Special Kids. An organization that helps families with special needs children set up individual financial plans. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Parents' Guide to the Development of Preschool Children with Disabilities: Resources and Services.
Rocky Mountain News: Education In fact, figures from the colorado Department of the lack of services for childrenwith special needs. For example, she found disabled children were literally http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/education/article/0,1299,DRMN_957_1552600,
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Extractions: Modern Foreign Languages and Special Educational Needs Home The World Wide Web contains plenty of information about modern foreign language learning and about special educational needs as separate issues. The implications of SEN for MFL attract relatively sparse attention, which is why the present website seeks to redress the deficit. Glossaries Teaching materials Provision and practice Professional development ... Sensory and physical difficulties Glossaries of inclusive education terms Top Teaching materials Val Lawson has created a large-print French course, in collaboration with Modern Foreign Languages teachers at her mainstream secondary school. It was originally developed for a Year 7 teaching group including a pupil with Downs Syndrome and several others with specific learning difficulties. Read more about the course on her KS3 French and German Resources page and read a sample unit in Adobe Acrobat format on her Download area The Makaton Vocabulary Development Project has designed Resource Vocabulary signs and symbols for the early levels of a number of National Curriculum subjects, including modern foreign languages.
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Extractions: "In this nation...we have cherished the sense of community, and locally we continue to strive to sustain those characteristics and institutions to enhance it. A community foundation is a most effective way for the residents of an area to respond, individually, in their own way through their own machinery to the special needs of their own area. A community foundation can be an important component of a community's charitable sector, enhancing the sense of community and thus contributing to the community well-being." - Council on Foundations Continuing scholarship program for graduating high school seniors who are continuing on to college. Participation includes teen court representative for a minimum of one year, written essay, acceptance and enrollment into college. Funds will be used for statewide legal education retreat sponsored by the Colorado Association of Teen Courts.
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Extractions: Please contact the schools for updated information. A C D F ... W A Spring Ridge Academy (Arizona) Spring Valley, AZ : boarding school for girls with attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, low self esteem or other challenges. 13690 South Burton Road, Spring Valley, AZ 86333 - (520) 632-4602
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Extractions: Superintendent Our Mission To provide a quality education that prepares all children for a successful future. Strategic Plan Goal A All students will reach high standards necessary to be successful in the next phase of their lives. Strategic Plan Goal B The district will operate as a high performing, quality, customer-oriented organization by focusing on Goal A results and having accountable employees. Performance Promise Where is Jefferson County, Colorado? Just west of Denver, Jefferson County covers a diverse 780-square-mile area from prairie grasslands to craggy rock formations at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. The county has become a thriving suburban community with businesses, industry and residences. For more information, access jeffco.k12.co.us/community/index.html. Registration The 2002-2003 school year begins on August 13. New student registration is generally the week before school begins. Elementary students should have a birth certificate and previous report card at registration. Secondary students should have grades forwarded to their new school. All students must be fully immunized in accordance with the Colorado Immunization Law. Requirements vary by grade level. For specific requirements, please check with your local school, or call Jefferson County Public Schools Health Services, 303-982-7251. Students must be five years old by September 15 to enter kindergarten and six by September 15 to enter first grade.
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Extractions: Do you get confused reading complex, technical books about attachment disorder? Do you wish you could find a basic book that you could give to relatives, teachers, and doctors to help them understand the problem? Would you like to educate others on the difficulties you face when parenting your child with attachment disorder? Then CHILDREN WHO SHOCK AND SURPRISE is for you. This book is designed to provide you with a brief, but complete, description of the causes and symptoms of attachment disorder, some useful parenting tactics, and the most effective treatment techniques. "Fascinating" and "Frightening" are two words that could aptly describe this book, much of which is based on the work of Dr. Foster Cline with unattached children at the Cline-Fay Institute in Evergreen Colorado. According to the preface, this book is about "America's future. It is about babies, parenting, genetics, and crime, and how they are vitally connected." Many of us have been shocked and disturbed by the countless reports recently of children and adolescents committing increasingly violent crimes, including vicious murders, with no apparent remorse. This book attempts to answer the questions of why this is happening and why now. The authors contend that many factors, including the changing roles of the American family, more mothers working outside the home, the child care crisis, the epidemic of teen-age pregnancies, high divorce rates, child abuse and neglect, a broken foster care system, and too-late adoptions, all are combining to create a generation of children who are angry and unattached.
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