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General and special Education Resources for Teachers and Parents as Teachers 435797-2444. CSUSM disabled Student Services youth with special needs in schools, homes, and the Children with special Educational needs in mainstream schools. special Educator's
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    AE , a non-profit organization, was founded in 1978 to address the environmental issues that confront people with disabilities and elderly people. Adaptive Environments promotes accessibility as well as universal design through education programs, technical assistance publications and design advocacy.
    Phone: V/TTY 617-695-1225, Fax 617-482-8099 Academy for Educational Development The AED is an independent, nonprofit service organization committed to addressing human development needs in the United States and throughout the world. Washington, DC 20009 USA Phone: 202-884-8000, Fax 202-884-8400 American Council on Education The nation's umbrella higher education association, is dedicated to the belief that equal educational opportunity and a strong higher education system are essential cornerstones of a democratic society.
  • 22. Online Resources For Special Education - Arizona - GreatSchools.net
    of Education Parent Information Network arizona's Parent Information events in thelearning disabled (LD) community it offers a special education professional
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    23. Central Arizona College - Heiland Vita
    1998 – Present Central arizona College, Coolidge, AZ. students, Veteran’s,and disabled adults to grant application reviewer for special needs Projects.
    http://www.cac.cc.az.us/class/lhvita.htm
    Curriculum Learning Assessment
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    Linda W. Heiland - Vita
    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1998 – Presen t Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ Director of Curriculum Learning and Assessment Support Services Responsible for new curriculum development, internal and external articulation of courses. Generate reports relating the collection and analysis of institutional effectiveness data to budget and program review process. Responsible for academic assessment (qualitative and quantitative) program Generate data and research reports related to curriculum review and student learning outcomes Responsible for the research, analysis and review of student population demographics, employability trends (local, state and nationally), and industrial demographics of the constituency area with relation to the successful implementation of college goals and objectives. Responsible for the development, copyediting and proofreading of educational/technical manuals for services training. Responsible for professional development seminars in academic assessment, development of learning outcomes, evaluation/assessment plans and quality standards for higher education Responsible for the strategic planning, budgeting, and professional development organization for curriculum academic quality standards, and assessment.

    24. Council Of Parent Attorneys And Advocates NewsWatch
    arizona. AZ District sues disabled 5thgrader AP/arizona Republic 4/10/99 . PAParents attack plan to trim special-needs preschool Phila Inquirer 3/3/99.
    http://www.copaa.net/newstand/newslist.html
    The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
    N EWS A RTICLES OF S PECIAL I NTEREST
    F ROM A ROUND T HE C OUNTRY
    A potpourri of press reports concerning disabilities,
    education of children with disabilities and the law
    gathered by COPAA and its members.
    You are invited to notify us of pertinent media stories in your locality;
    please send relevant information to: COPAA NewsWatch
    Americans with Disabilities Act
    The Disabilities Act Is Creating a Better Society [ Wall Street Journal William Raspberry: Claims Against Common Sense [ WashPost Reactions to Raspberry column [ JFA With Friends Like These...(Olmstead) [ Law News Network Study Suggests Employees Treated Unfairly Under ADA [ The Connecticut Law Tribune: The AMA, The ADA and Hearing Interpreters [ AMA Position Paper Sept 1998]
    Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
    NIH Statement: Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD [ NIH Brain Differences Found with ADD [ MSNBC Differences Found in Hyperactive Kids' Brains [ LATimes
    Dyslexia
    A Banc One Executive Finally Masters Dyslexia [ Wall Street Journal With Judge's Nod, Student Takes to Ice [

    25. Education
    By Hipolito R. Corella arizona DAILY STAR Howenstine High is no longer just for disabledkids. Tucson public schools did not extend to specialneeds students.
    http://www.azstarnet.com/education/specialed.html
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    26. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Editorial
    There are powerful lessons in arizona and Missouri should let DOE proceed unfetteredwith specialneeds program. of the school program for disabled children are
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    should be forever joined
    The issue: Should the battleship Missouri
    be moved from her present mooring?
    When USS Missouri was brought here and moored to a pier at Ford Island close to the Arizona Memorial, that was to have been a temporary berth until a permanent site could be built. Now it appears that Missouri may be kept where she is or moved only a short distance away. The preference in this corner is that Missouri remain in place or be moved to a spot within sight of the Arizona Memorial. In addition, the two memorials should be integrated into a grand national monument by the National Park Service, the Missouri Memorial Association and the United States Navy. The park service administers the Arizona Memorial; the Missouri association is a private, nonprofit group; and the Navy supports them both. A combined Arizona-Missouri memorial could be arranged with relative ease, even with bureaucratic obstacles to be overcome. It would begin with a revision of the movie shown at the Arizona visitor's center that depicts the Japanese surprise attack on Dec. 7, 1941. The narrative would move swiftly from that day through a summary of the war in the Pacific and end with the ceremony in which the Japanese surrendered aboard Missouri at anchor in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945. Then visitors would be taken by a Navy shuttle boat, as now, across the harbor to the graceful white bridge spanning the sunken Arizona. After that, they would again board the shuttle boat to go directly to Missouri. When that tour was finished, the shuttle boat would return to the visitor's center. This journey would eliminate the present cumbersome bus ride from the visitor's center around to Ford Island.

    27. IPS-L Special Education Internships
    volunteer in the DEEP program (disabled Education children with fetal alcohol syndromeor other special needs. through the University of arizona; and teach
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    Special Education Internships
    The International Partnership for Service-Learning, in affiliation with The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and its Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES), is pleased to offer cross-cultural programs in 10 nations, combining academic study for credit with internships in programs for individuals with disabilities. Most of these programs follow the same program design as the IPS-L undergraduate programs, which include academic study, living in a homestay with a local family or on a campus with international students, and serving 15-20 hours a week in established service agency. With the Special Eduation focus, your service will be in the form of an internship serving individuals with special needs, supervised by professionals; and your academic studies will focus on the culture in which you are living and the issues of children and adults with special needs. Internship opportunities include serving in schools, residential settings, clinics, sheltered workshops, and other programs for children and adults with a variety of special needs such as:

    28. Special Needs Family Friendly Fun - Touring Tours Tourism
    A tourism and travel guide to Grand Canyon, arizona, United States holidays tourstailor made for the disabled, people with special needs, their carers
    http://www.family-friendly-fun.com/links/touringtourstourism.html
    Links Portal
    Offering family friendly fun and special needs resources that enhance the quality and fun of family life for special needs families.
    Family friendly fun
    Site map Site
    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
    Touring Tours Tourism
    Other important Touring Tours Tourism links:
    Accessible Europe accessible tourist services for people with disability...

    Accessible Europe tours and travels for disabled tourists using a wheelchair, for the less challenged, for slow walkers, aged people and anybody needing special carefulness. Travel all over Europ...
    http://www.accessibleurope.com

    Alaska WorldWeb Travel Guide: Tourism and visitor information for Alaska....

    A tourism and travel guide to Alaska, United States with interactive maps and up-to-date information about hotels, tours, weather, attractions, events, shopping and more....
    http://www.alaska.worldweb.com

    29. Special Needs Family Friendly Fun - Hospice Palliative Care
    fun of family life for special needs families. selected audiences such as employers,schools, insurance companies http//www.americanhospice.org arizona hospice
    http://www.family-friendly-fun.com/links/hospicepalliativecare.html
    Links Portal
    Offering family friendly fun and special needs resources that enhance the quality and fun of family life for special needs families.
    Family friendly fun
    Site map Site
    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
    Hospice Palliative care
    Other important Hospice Palliative care links:
    AHHC Legislative Day, June 6, 2002 2002 NC Legislative Resource Directory The 2002 Directory is now Available online! PRESS RELEASE: CAP HIPAA Compliance Template For Home Care 30th Anniversary Annua...
    http://www.homeandhospicecare.org

    http://www.hospices.org

    American Hospice Foundation - Opening New Doors to Hospice Care...

    The American Hospice Foundation opens new doors to hospice care through public education programs focused on strategically selected audiences such as employers, schools, insurance companies and religi...
    http://www.americanhospice.org

    30. Crane Elementary School District
    growing, progressive district in Yuma County, arizona. to serve children with thefollowing special needs and Language Impaired; Severely Emotionally disabled;
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    ... Nominate this site for the Showcase Crane Elementary School District Profile CONTENTS Facts About Crane (demographics) Student Enrollment Requirements Schools - address, phone, principal Boundary Map ... Financial Facts Facts About Crane Schools Crane Schools , established in 1899, is a fast growing, progressive district in Yuma County, Arizona. The district is primarily homes and extensive farmland. It covers 44 square miles of southwest Yuma County and serves an estimated population of 30,000. Crane Schools is committed to providing quality education for over 5,400 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. There are five K-6 schools and two middle schools in the district. The District curriculum stresses the basic skills of reading, language arts and mathematics. Special emphasis is given to science and technological skills. The program systematically challenges all students by establishing clear expectations of performance. Crane Schools operate on a modified year round schedule.

    31. English Only Legislation -- Arizona
    CONSEQUENCE, THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH special INDIVIDUAL needs ONCE EACH YEAR TO ALLARIZONA PUBLIC SCHOOLCHILDREN CLASSIFIED AS SEVERELY LEARNING disabled MAY BE
    http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/echar.htm
    Adopted by Arizona voters, 7 November 2000
    Proposition 203
    English Language Education for Children in Public Schools Summary: Requires that all public school instruction be conducted in English. Children not fluent in English shall normally be placed in an intensive one-year English immersion program to teach them the language as quickly as possible while also learning academic subjects. Parents may request a waiver of these requirements for children who already know English, are ten years or older, or have special needs best suited to a different educational approach. Normal foreign language programs are completely unaffected. Enforcement lawsuits by parents and guardians are permitted. Text: Sec. 1. Findings and Declarations The People of Arizona find and declare:
  • The English language is the national public language of the United States of America and of the state of Arizona. It is spoken by the vast majority of Arizona residents, and is also the leading world language for science, technology, and international business, thereby being the language of economic opportunity; and Immigrant parents are eager to have their children acquire a good knowledge of English, thereby allowing them to fully participate in the American Dream of economic and social advancement; and
  • 32. Bilingual Education -- Arizona And California
    The existence of such special individual needs shall not once each year to all Arizonapublic schoolchildren in classified as severely learning disabled may be
    http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/203-227.htm
    English-Only vs. English-Only
    A Tale of Two Initiatives:
    California and Arizona
    Ron Unz, sponsor of the "English for the Children" initiatives, seems to have learned from his mistakes in California. Proposition 227 was amateurishly drafted, leaving far more flexibility than he intended. With Arizona's Proposition 203 , he hopes to tighten the screws. In 1998-99, the first year of Proposition 227, the California State Board of Education provided minimal guidance on how to interpret Proposition 227. So the law's implementation varied widely. Its vagueness – featuring terms like "special educational needs" and "overwhelmingly in English" gave school districts plenty of leeway, and many took advantage of it. For example, some decided that limited English proficiency in itself was a "special" need. Others reasoned that, since Unz called his 61 percent victory on election day "overwhelming," a program that was taught 61 percent of the time in English should meet the law's requirements. Relying on these and other loopholes, numerous districts continued to offer a range of educational options, from bilingual to English-only instruction, and they allowed parents to choose freely among them. By year two, the legal picture began to clear.

    33. CJSN: In The News
    Levy and five other developmentally disabled adults will firstof-its-kind religiousceremony in arizona. based Council for Jews with special needs to prepare
    http://www.cjsn.org/cjsn_in_the_news_01.html
    A coming of age, finally
    Disabled adults receive missed Jewish rites

    Story by Kelly Ettenborough
    Photography by Christine Keith
    The Arizona Republic
    January 19, 2002
    Jason Levy will be called to the Torah at the synagogue today, like his brother, father and grandfather before him. Levy and five other developmentally disabled adults will celebrate their bar and bat mitzvahs, traditional Jewish coming-of-age rites, at Temple Chai in Phoenix in a joyous and first-of-its-kind religious ceremony in Arizona.
    "I never thought I would see this day," said Jason's mother, Marian Levy of Scottsdale. "This is an amazing feat for Jason's group. This is something that they never thought they could accomplish."
    Traditionally, at 13 a Jewish boy has a bar mitzvah and a Jewish girl has a bat mitzvah after a few years of religious study. The milestone ceremony symbolizes the acceptance of the obligations and honors of the adult Jewish community.

    34. TeachingArts.org : Theatre Community : General Resources > Special Needs
    Located in Tucson, arizona, Arts For All currently has twelve site relating to artand the disabled. and exhibition opportunities for special needs artists and
    http://www.teachingarts.org/theatre/directory/17/generalResources/specialNeeds
    Theatre Features
    Advocacy Career Planning Current Information General Resources Model Programs Professional Development Standards - Assessment
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    General Resources Special Needs Americans for the Arts: At-Risk Youth AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS is an "information clearinghouse with a 40-year track record of objective arts industry research dedicated to serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate the arts." On the page of the larger site, At-Risk students are addressed with tools for partnerships in an after school setting. Programs include Metropolitan Life Foundation YouthARTS Initiative and Coming Up Taller. Arts for All, Inc. Arts For All, an after-school program in the performing arts for children with disabilities, was founded by pediatric physical therapist, Marcia Berger. Located in Tucson, Arizona, Arts For All currently has twelve programs which merge human services and the arts. The students, ages three through adulthood improve their language through singing, their coordination through dance, their visual perception through art classes and their thought processes and communication through drama. Events offer ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, Wheelchair Accessibility and TactileTours. Videotapes, compact disks and books are available through the newsletter. At this time, after school Dance classes have not yet been posted.

    35. Arizona
    centers, libraries, and nonprofit special needs centers throughout and services, someincluding technology for the disabled. The State of arizona Public Access
    http://www.benton.org/Library/State/arizona.html
    Arizona
    Overview
    Arizona's state government networks are run over leased lines but operated by the state. All state government agencies are currently being surveyed about their information and telecommunications infrastructure needs. This joint effort of the Department of Administration, the new Telecommunication Policy Office, and the state's total quality management managers will produce a plan to integrate the state's networks into one shared backbone, and decide how to contract for telecommunications services in a way that reduces redundancy and gets the state "out of the telecommunications business," according to one participant. In addition, the director of the Telecommunications Policy Office and the state's chief information officer are working closely to develop an action plan for Arizona's information infrastructure. The legislature's Arizona Corporation Commission has rules pending that will establish a formal Arizona Universal Service Fund. If approval is granted, Arizona will join some 16 other states with similar programs.
    Legislation
    Infrastructure and policy planning
    The Governor's Commission for the Study of the Telecommunications and Information Industry in Arizona was created by Executive Order 94-12, issued in July 1994. The commission consisted of representatives of the governor's office, the departments of administration and commerce, the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Arizona State Public Information Network, and the state economic development agency. In March 1995 the commission published its final report

    36. Disabilities
    Support organization for parents of children with special needs. Parent Training andInformation Centers in arizona. disabled Topics http//lii.org/search/file
    http://www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/bkmkspub/disabilities.htm
    Surf The Web Tucson-Pima Public Library
    Disabilities
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    Health and Wellness Resource Center
    Comprehensive resource that provides access to medical, health, and wellness information from a variety of resources including reference books, periodical articles, pamphlets, reference and health organizations.
    Arizona and Tucson
    Arc of Arizona
    http://www.arcofarizona.org/
    This is a statewide grass roots non-profit volunteer organization whose major goal is to help children and adults with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities to choose and realize their goals. (800) 252-9054 Arizona Bridge to Independent Living
    http://www.abil.org/
    Offers and promotes programs designed to empower people with disabilities to take personal responsibility so they may achieve or continue independent lifestyles within the community. (800) 280-2245 Arizona Center for Disability Law
    http://www.acdl.com/
    Advocates for the legal rights of persons with disabilities to be free from abuse, neglect and discrimination and to have access to education, health care, jobs, and other services in order to maximize independence and achieve equality. Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing http://www.achi.state.az.us/

    37. Therapy/Respite Camps: Kids With Autism And Other Special Needs
    Information about summer camps for kids with autism and other special needs in the US.Category Health Mental Health Services United States...... a special needs camp supported by the Lions of arizona. Camp Costanoan, in Cupertino,serves disabled children and needs, Center for Children with special needs
    http://wmoore.net/therapy.html
    Therapy/Respite Camps for Kids
    This page evolves as people tell me about new camps, so if you know of camps that are not listed here, please email me so I can get the information posted here. If you direct a camp that would like a simple WWW page that describes your camp, I'll be pleased to put one up just email a description of the camp to me. Also, please let me know about any other WWW resources to which I should have a link. Thanks!
    What's Here?
    Information about summer camps that focus on therapy for kids with special needs and/or respite for the kids and their families. I have broken it into national categories and regional categories in the USA:
    • United States Apologies in advance if my sense of these regions differs from yours! I also have some links to other potentially useful pages
      Camps in the Northeast (USA)
        Connecticut
      • Camp Horizons provides winter weekend get-a-ways, a week long holiday event, and 8 weeks of residential summer camp for children and adults who are mild to moderately mentally handicapped. In South Windham, CT.
      • Camp Hemlocks , in Hebron, is a rustic, barrier-free, year-round camping facility which provides recreational, educational and social programs for children and adults with disabilities and their families.

    38. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - URGENT AND SPECIAL NEEDS
    a state) through a variety of everyday activities, special events and SUPERIOR COURTOF arizona. Art teacher to teach developmentally disabled adults Art in
    http://phoenix.gov/VOLPRGMS/volspecl.html
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    Urgent and Special Needs
    STATE-SHARED REVENUE EDUCATION OFFICE (SSREO) RECEPTIONIST VOLUNTEERS. Phoenix City Hall, 1st Floor, 200 West Washington, is in immediate need of 1-5 volunteers to cover the SSREO from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, now through Mid-May. Duties include general reception responsibilities, greeting the public and determining information being requested and processing the request through appropriate staff. Training will be provided. Other duties may include light clerical as well as phones and messages. Bilingual/multilingual skills a plus. Must read and write fluently in English. The office is equipped with both a phone and computer. Existing City of Phoenix volunteers may apply and may also bring work from their current volunteer assignment to work at this location, only with authorization from current volunteer site supervisor. A Volunteer Application and further information may be obtained from Julie Flaskerud, Budget and Research Department, at 262-4810. ADAPTIVE RECREATION'S "Daring Adventures" PILOT PROJECT For more information contact Elizabeth Gilray at 602-495-5222(voice), 602-534-2491(TT), or elizabeth.gilray@phoenix.gov

    39. HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1996-97 ANNUAL REPORT - EDUCATION
    of the children in the program are disabled or have other special needs. directors,teachers, administrators and staff from arizona, California, Nevada
    http://phoenix.gov/CITZASST/hsdeduc.html
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    Education
    Four-year-old Veronica was paying attention the day a speaker from the Fire Department talked to her Head Start class about what to do in case of fire. The firefighter carefully explained that if the children ever smelled smoke at night, they should crawl along the ground, wake an adult and call 911. Several weeks later, Veronica woke up and noticed smoke coming into her home from the garage. Recalling the firefighter’s words, she crawled along the floor into her grandfather’s room. She awoke him and he started to jump up, but Veronica reminded him that they should crawl along the floor. They woke her mother and all three crawled to safety. Although the home was gutted by the fire, the family is alive and well thanks to Veronica’s quick thinking. The Education Division has two major programs: Head Start and School-Based. The mission of Head Start is to promote self-sufficiency by providing quality, comprehensive child and family development services. The city of Phoenix serves about 3,000 low-income children each year. The program has about 450 employees, including both city employees and those who work for Head Start’s 14 delegate agencies. Head Start’s dedication to racial, ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity is reflected in its employees, who represent the rich heritage of Arizona. Head Start provides services in education, health, nutrition, parent involvement, social services and mental health. At least 10 percent of all openings are reserved for children with disabilities. Typically, at least 13 percent of the children in the program are disabled or have other special needs.

    40. NEA: Questions And Answers
    Students With special needs Underserved. In school year '9596 in arizona, only17 of 46 charters reported serving disabled children; only 262 of nearly
    http://www.nea.org/issues/charter/accnt98.html
    For and About Members Help for Parents Press Center Legislative Action Center ... Vouchers Updated: Dec 10, 2002 Charter Schools Research NEA Resources Other Resources April 1998
    Charter Schools: A Look at Accountability
    Accountability in charter schools is a bottom line concern in this new experiment in public schooling. Charter schools receive freedom and autonomy in exchange for improvements in learning and climate. Are charter schools indeed accountable to their constituencies: students, their parents, and the taxpaying public at large? This paper looks at the issue of accountability in three broad categories: student learning; equity concerns, and public accountability. In each category, the goal is to raise points that can, in the long run, lead to the weakening of this experiment. Policymakers owe it to students, their parents, educators and the public to ensure that charter laws and the oversight of charter implementation will lead to strong performance and equitable outcomes for all involved. I. Student Learning II. Equity Concerns III. Public Accountability IV. Resources
    I. Student Learning
    Standards Not Clear.

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