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Challenges and Strategies for Promoting Awareness of Open and Accessible Educ...Una Daly
Challenges and Strategies for Promoting Awareness of Open and Accessible Educational Resources
Time: Tuesday, March 11, 6:00 pm (GMT), 2:00 pm (EDT), 11:00 am (PDT)
This webinar focuses on creating awareness of the need for open and accessible educational resources to improve learning outcomes for all students regardless of disabilities. Sharing the struggles that college students with disabilities face, efforts by the National Federation of the Blind, MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching), the California State University system, and the OpenCourseWare Consortium to enhance educational experiences for all learners will be highlighted.
Learn about the range of accessibility issues that need to be addressed and the open educational services that can enable the OER community to provide more accessible educational resources and services. Presenters will invite the audience to join in an online community for sharing accessibility expertise and the discovery and delivery of open educational resources.
Presenters:
• Anne Taylor, Director of Access Technology, National Federation of the Blind, United States
• Gerry Hanley, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Technology Services, California State University system and Executive Director of MERLOT.
• Una Daly, Community College Outreach Director at the OpenCourseWare Consortium
This paper addresses the effect of entrepreneurship education on growth of enterprises owned by entrepreneurs with disabilities(EWDs) in Bungoma County. Data was collected from Entrepreneurs with Disabilities (EWDs) using structured questions. The researcher sought to answer questions about the effect of acquisition of entrepreneurship education towards achieving growth. Key findings were that the majority of the EWDs are involved in retail trade. Most of them had started their own businesses using their own savings and had previously closed a business because it wasn’t profitable. The results show that two thirds of the EWDs lacked entrepreneurship education and did not have any business skills training with the majority that received training saying that it was through apprenticeship. Two thirds of the EWDs claimed not to belong to any association thus starving their businesses of the benefits of these networks. A majority of the EWDs hoped to grow their businesses with most of them hoping to hire between 1 and 3 employees in the next 5 years. This paper will provide a realistic and important benchmark for EWDs research. It gives an excellent view of the environment and the mindsets of these entrepreneurs.
Presentation made by Aleksandra Posarac, Lead Economist, World Bank, at the Conference on Inclusive Education for children with disabilities in the CEECIS region, Moscow, Russian Federation (September 2011) - Read more at: http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/education_17933.html
Challenges and Strategies for Promoting Awareness of Open and Accessible Educ...Una Daly
Challenges and Strategies for Promoting Awareness of Open and Accessible Educational Resources
Time: Tuesday, March 11, 6:00 pm (GMT), 2:00 pm (EDT), 11:00 am (PDT)
This webinar focuses on creating awareness of the need for open and accessible educational resources to improve learning outcomes for all students regardless of disabilities. Sharing the struggles that college students with disabilities face, efforts by the National Federation of the Blind, MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching), the California State University system, and the OpenCourseWare Consortium to enhance educational experiences for all learners will be highlighted.
Learn about the range of accessibility issues that need to be addressed and the open educational services that can enable the OER community to provide more accessible educational resources and services. Presenters will invite the audience to join in an online community for sharing accessibility expertise and the discovery and delivery of open educational resources.
Presenters:
• Anne Taylor, Director of Access Technology, National Federation of the Blind, United States
• Gerry Hanley, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Technology Services, California State University system and Executive Director of MERLOT.
• Una Daly, Community College Outreach Director at the OpenCourseWare Consortium
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the experiences of students with disabilities during attendance at four-year degree granting higher education institutions.
While society has greatly progressed from lifetime institutionalization of individuals with disabilities, the focus now needs to include supporting rights and integrating individuals with disabilities into the community so they may fulfill their ideal roles within society. The benefits of including students with disabilities in the higher education environment reach beyond the individuals themselves. Students with disabilities can achieve success in higher education; society on the whole, however, needs to support their needs as learners.
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This is the visual component of my presentation at Ivy Tech's 2011 Adjunct Faculty Conference. I was encourage by one campus' Executive Director to research mental health resources in the six counties of Ivy Tech's Kokomo Region. This presentation was inspire by that initial exploration.
Dissertation Defense: An Exploration of the Lived Experiences of College Stud...Jackie Koerner
My dissertation defense of An Exploration of the Lived Experiences of College Students with Disabilities
The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the experiences of students with disabilities during attendance at four-year degree granting higher education institutions.
While society has greatly progressed from lifetime institutionalization of individuals with disabilities, the focus now needs to include supporting rights and integrating individuals with disabilities into the community so they may fulfill their ideal roles within society. The benefits of including students with disabilities in the higher education environment reach beyond the individuals themselves. Students with disabilities can achieve success in higher education; society on the whole, however, needs to support their needs as learners.
This is the main bulk of my EPQ which gained an A grade at A Level. There are other bits, such as a log, reflection and several appendices, but this is the main bulk of it
This presentation addresses the following in the field of Special Education:
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2. The impact of legislation on special educators and their practices
3. How this legislation positively or negatively impacts families of students with exceptional learning needs
4. Common terminology and acronyms used in special education
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-The connection between theory and decision making
-The impact of legislation on special educators and their practices
-How this legislation positively or negatively impacts families of students with exceptional learning needs
-Common terminology and acronyms used in special education
Dr. Kritsonis has traveled and lectured extensively throughout the United States and world-wide. Some international travels include Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Monte Carlo, England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Switzerland, Grand Cayman, Haiti, St. Maarten, St. John, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Nassau, Freeport, Jamaica, Barbados, Martinique, Canada, Curacao, Costa Rico, Aruba, Venezuela, Panama, Bora Bora, Tahiti, Latvia, Spain, Honduras, and many more. He has been invited to lecture and serve as a guest professor at many universities across the nation and abroad.
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Understand the history of IDEA and the reasons for the federal government’s call for national intervention into special educationIdentify and describe the six principles of IDEA.
Review objectives with participants
Understand the effects of personal cultural biases.Discuss confidentiality, privacy and current issues.Identify resources for teachers, parents and students.
Review objectives with participants
So who exactly is served in special education?
Exceptional Children
Physical or learning abilities of these children are either above or below the norm and require a specialized program to meet their needsDisability/Impairment
Reduced function or loss of a particular body part or organ
A child with a physical disability is not handicapped unless it impairs educational, personal, social, vocational issues
Handicap
A problem a person with a disability or impairment encounters interacting with the environmentAt-Risk
A child that is not currently identified as having a disability, are considered to have a greater than usual chance of developing a disability.
Also, refers to students who are experiencing learning problems in the regular classroom
People First Language simply means that we should ALWAYS put the person first in our descriptions.IDEA supports People First Language. The term handicapped is replaced with disability.Examples:
Children with disabilities
Students in special education
Students with learning differences, and
Students with autism.
This is an important concept because there is an expectation that we do not categorize students by their disability.
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A child evaluated as having. . .
A specific learning disability (LD)
An emotional disturbance (ED)
Intellectual Disability(ID)
A speech or language impairment (SI)
A visual impairment including blindness (VI)
A hearing impairment including deafness (AI)
An orthopedic impairment (OI)
These are the official labeling categories used for a student with a disability and included next to the category is the acronym used for each of the disability categories.
traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Autism (AI)
other health impairment (OHI)
multiple disability (MI)
deaf-blindness (DB)
non-categorical early childhood (NCEC)
may used for children ages 3 through 5
These are the official labeling categories used for a student with a disability and included next to the category is the acronym used for each of the disability categories. In Texas Students are labeled by the time they have completed their fifth year; however in other states in the country they are labeled developmentally delayed but not given a specific disability category until nine years of age.
NCEC: suspected of meeting eligibility criteria for:
autism
emotional disturbance
learning disability
Intellectual Disability
Use of the NCEC code is a local district decision
NCEC students must be suspected of meeting the following criteria in order to be considered ...
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This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
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1. EMERGING ISSUES IN
SPECIAL EDUCATION
STOPPING THE SCHOOL TO
PRISON PIPELINE
RON LOSPENNATO, ESQ.
COURTNEY BOWIE, ESQ. Our goal is to have a national impact in
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline.
> As many as 70% of the youth involved in the
juvenile justice system have disabilities.*
Examining the Data
* National average from The National Center on Education, Disability and
Juvenile Justice. www.edjj.org.
35%
> Learning disabled youth are 200% more likely to
be arrested than non-disabled youth for
comparable activity, are more likely to be
adjudicated, and spend longer periods of time
locked up or on probation. > Only 35% of students identified as
Emotionally Disturbed, graduate with
a regular high school diploma.
2. > Between 1972 and 2000, the percentage of White
students suspended annually for more than one-day
rose from 3.1% to 5.09%. During the same period, the
percentage for African-American students rose from
6% to 13.2%.
> The overrepresentation of students with disabilities and
Minorities in the juvenile justice system is exacerbated
by the fact that since the early 1990’s, many school
districts have adopted a “zero tolerance” approach to
wrongdoing.
School-to-Prison Reform Project
School- to-
The approach is a multifaceted one using
litigation, legislation, the media and public
education. A core strategy is using special
education law as the lever to get school-
wide Positive Behavioral Supports (PBIS)
> Although juvenile crime dropped during the last half of the adopted around the country.
1990’s, the number of cases involving juveniles—mostly
non-violent—increased, along with the number of youths
held in secure facilities for non-violent offenses.
Positive Behavioral Supports PBIS’s premise is that continual, school-wide and
individualized teaching, modeling, recognizing and
(PBIS) is an evidence-based, rewarding positive student behavior will reduce
systems-wide method of unnecessary discipline and promote a climate of
improving student behavior. greater productivity, safety, and learning.
3. Individuals with Disabilities
PBIS is critical because Education Act of 2004
> It is a viable alternative to zero tolerance
( IDEA )
IDEA mandates that students with disabilities:
> It will create a hospitable environment for kids
Allowing them to remain in school
Giving kids—diverted from the juvenile justice
system or released for juvenile detention—the
opportunity to succeed in school
Individuals with Disabilities Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act of 2004 Education Act of 2004
( IDEA ) ( IDEA )
IDEA mandates that students with disabilities: IDEA mandates that students with disabilities:
> Be educated in the least restrictive environment
> Be provided with individualized education programs (IEPs) that
provide educational benefit
Individuals with Disabilities Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act of 2004 Education Act of 2004
( IDEA ) ( IDEA )
IDEA mandates that students with disabilities: IDEA mandates that students with disabilities:
> Be provided related services such as social work and counseling
> Be provided transition services so that they can work and live
independently after they leave school
4. Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act of 2004
( IDEA )
IDEA mandates that students with disabilities:
1
In the three states we already
have a physical presence.
> Be provided public education through the age of 21
(unless they graduate or leave sooner)
1
3 offices directly operated by SPLC
2
> Montgomery, AL — Alabama Educational Reform
> Jackson, MS — Mississippi Youth Justice Project
> New Orleans, LA — School to Prison Reform
Project in Partnership with the Southern
Disability Law Center
5. Grantees
CALIFORNIA — Protection and Advocacy, Inc. in LA
FLORIDA — the Florida P&A, Advocacy Center for
Persons with Disabilities in Tampa
Tampa
(Hillsborough County)
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County
(Palm Beach County)
KENTUCKY — Children Law Center (Bullitt County)
> Administrative Complaints — Louisiana, Mississippi
Typical Legal Issues > Litigation — Beth V. v. Carrol, 87 F.3d 80 (3rd Cir. 1996);
Corey H. v. Chicago Board of Educ., 995 F. Supp. 900
(N.D. Ill. 1998)
> Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Issues
> Discipline Issues
Strategies
> Federal Legislation — Federal PBIS (Obama bill)
> State Legislation — Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana
> Coalition Building Locally — Florida (Legal Aid, P&A,
> Related Service Issues
Public Defenders)
> Educated Benefit Issues > Cooperative Agreements — Louisiana (Juvenile Courts,
Police School districts, School Districts)
> Transition Service Issues > Coalition Building Nationally — NJDC, ACLU, Harvard
Civil Rights, NAACP etc.
3
6. Typical Special Education Issues DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS WITH
Impacting STPP DISABILITIES
•DISCIPLINE IDEA REQUIRES A MANIFESTATION
•INAPPROPRIATE RELATED SERVICES
•FAILURE TO EDUCATE IN LEAST DETERMINATION REVIEW TO BE
RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT CONDUCTED PRIOR TO A “CHANGE IN
•FAILURE TO PROPERLY EVALUATE PLACEMENT” OR A REMOVAL FOR MORE
STUDENTS THAN 10 DAYS FOR A STUDENT WITH A
•FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE
TRANSITION PLANS DISABILITY.
•EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT ISSUES STPP IS IMPACTED BY MANY DISTRICTS
•POOR QUALITY TEACHING AT EVERY LEVEL FAILING TO CONDUCT MDRS AT ALL
•FAILURE TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE IEPS PRIOR TO SUSPENDING OR EXPELLING
•FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT IEPS THAT HAVE
BEEN DEVELOPED STUDENTS.
EVEN WORSE…
DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS WITH INAPPROPRIATE RELATED SERVICES
DISABILITIES (CONT.)
IDEA defines related services as:
transportation and other services as
are required to assist a disabled
SCHOOLS ARE HAVING STUDENTS (AS child to benefit from special
YOUNG AS 9 AND 10) ARRESTED FROM education, including:
SCHOOL FOR: Psychological services
•CONDUCT THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY Physical and occupational therapy
INVOLVE WEAPONS OR DRUGS; Speech-language pathology
Counseling services
•CONDUCT SUCH AS CURSING AT THEIR Social work services
TEACHERS Parent counseling and training.
INAPPROPRIATE RELATED SERVICES (CONT.) FAILURE TO EDUCATE IN LRE
DESPITE IDEA’S PROVISIONS, WE HAVE SEEN:
Children with disabilities
1. THE FAILURE TO DEVELOP BEHAVIOR have the right to be
INTERVENTION PLANS; educated in the least
2. WOEFULLY INADEQUATE LEVELS OF restrictive environment
SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELING SERVICES
(IF ANY);
appropriate.
3. A LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS; Despite this requirement in
4. NO OR INSUFFICIENT PBIS PROGRAMS. IDEA…
7. FAILURE TO EDUCATE IN LRE FAILURE TO PROPERLY EVALUATE
IDEA’S CHILD FIND MANDATE:
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE
OFTEN: The State must have in effect
policies and procedures to ensure
that –
1. IN SELF-CONTAINED SETTINGS; All children with disabilities in
2. IN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS; need of special education and
3. HAVE TO “EARN THE RIGHT” TO BE related services, are identified,
IN LESS RESTRICTIVE SETTINGS. located, and evaluated. However…
However…
FAILURE TO PROPERLY EVALUATE (CONT.) INAPPROPRIATE TRANSITION
Transition Services under IDEA are
defined as:
A coordinated set of activities for a child with a
MANY CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES disability that (i) is designed to be within a
results-oriented process, that is focused on
ARE GOING UNIDENTIFIED improving the academic and functional achievement of
the child with a disability to facilitate the
BECAUSE: child’s movement from school to post-school
activities, including post-secondary education,
vocational education, integrated employment,
1.LEAs REALIZE THAT THE continuing and adult education, adult services,
independent living, or community participation, (ii)
DISCIPLINE REGULATIONS WILL based on the child’s individual needs, taking into
account the child’s strengths, preferences, and
APPLY; interests; and includes –
•Instruction
2.CONFUSION RE: RTI; •Related services
•Community experiences
3.CONFUSION; •The development of employment and other post-
school adult living objectives; and
4.UNKNOWN CAUSES. •If appropriate, acquisition of daily living
skills and provision of a functional vocational
evaluation.
INAPPROPRIATE TRANSITION Educational Benefit Issues
Students with disabilities have a right
to IEPs that are reasonably calculated
Despite IDEA’s Transition to enable them to receive educational
mandate, students with benefit from them.
The courts look at whether or not
disabilities are routinely positive academic and non-academic
denied access to district benefit is demonstrated (i.e. grades,
vocational schools. standardized test scores, etc.).*
*Cypress-Fairbanks Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Michael F., 118 F.3d
245 (5th Cir. 1997).
8. EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT ISSUES Educational Benefit Issues
Despite the right of students with Why the lack of progress?
disabilities to make progress, •Poor quality teaching in some
many do not. We find many cases;
students who are 3-4 years behind •Failure to develop appropriate
in core subject areas such as IEPs;
math and reading by the time they •Failure to implement IEPs.
reach junior high school.
HOW TO HELP?
1.ATTEND IEP OR ASK FOR A NEW ONE
2.REQUEST AN INDIVIDUAL DUE
PROCESS HEARING
3.FILE AN INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT
WITH STATE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
4.REPRESENT OR ADVOCATE FOR THE
CHILD AT AN EXPULSION HEARING
5.REPRESENT THE CHILD IN YOUTH
COURT, IF NECESSARY