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(Opinion) These Tampa Schools are Hidden Gems for Kids with Disabilities
St. Petersburg Times (FL)
A parent offers an uplifting story about how, after years of difficulty at school, she and her son, who has Asberger's syndrome, found hope at a new charter school. She says these amazing schools offer hope to parents who think there is none.
Educating Kids with Disabilities
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
In 2005, when the high school that Ken Dreyfuss' daughter Elyssa planned on attending was shut down, he began his crusade to improve the outlook for children in the Bay Area with learning disabilities. His daughter has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Freshman Excelling in Classroom Despite a Learning Disability
Arizona Daily Star (AZ)
Freshman Hannah Morgan has emerged this fall as the most consistent runner on the Pima College women's cross country team. But her work in the classroom impresses coach Greg Wenneborg even more. Morgan said she has dyslexia, a learning disability that impairs her comprehension of information.
"ADHD Moms" Online Community Offers Tools on Facebook
The Financial (Nation of Georgia)
In response to the rising trend of consumers seeking health information and everyday support online, McNeil Pediatrics, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc, on July 9 announced the launch of the "ADHD Moms" online community housed on Facebook.
"Demo Day" on Learning Disabilities
The Star Tribune (MN)
An Easter Seals project is hosting a yearlong series of free statewide "Demo Days" showcasing different assistive technology devices. Individuals diagnosed with "learning disabilities," sometimes referred to as "print disabilities," cannot access or relate to printed information in the standard way. Assistive technology devices can help.
"Do You Have Any Books On Dyslexia?"
NewsBlaze (CA)
Gothic Artist and Writer Glenn James was diagnosed as Dyslexic in 2002, after a lifetime of wielding a pen, the artist explores his feelings and experiences about the condition, in the hope that it will help anyone else who is wrestling with it.
"Pool Rat" Phelps Found Focus on Path to Gold
Reuters
When Michael Phelps was a kid, his primary school teacher told his mother he would never amount to anything because he was unable to focus. When Phelps won the first of his 14 Olympic gold medals, in Athens in 2004, he remembered those words as he stood on the podium and listened to the "Stars and Stripes". Despite being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at the age of nine, Phelps went to prove that teacher spectacularly wrong.
'Basketball Jones' to Speak to WRV Students
Greene County Daily World (IN)
Jim "Basketball" Jones will present a program of inspirational stories interspersed with a little basketball spinning, dribbling, and juggling at White River Valley Schools. Jones is considered one of the country's top basketball handlers, and receives rave reviews for his motivational talks. As a young child, Jones was an "LD" (learning disabled) student who struggled with dyslexia.
'Best Kept Secret' Makes Stone Soup
Grand Haven Tribune (MI)
When folks ask Gareth Bergman what grade he's in, he says he's in the Snake Clan. "If I were in a grade, it would be third grade," the eight-year-old said. At Voyager School, where Bergman is enrolled, students are grouped in one of three multi-age "clans" based on skill level and emotional intelligence.
'Chronic Job Hopper' to Share Story of ADHD
Waseca County News (MN)
When David Wilkowske delivered newspapers for the Waseca Journal as a kid, he had no way of knowing it would be one of 66 jobs he would hold before he was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder at age 46. He now believes his purpose is to help others with ADHD, whether or not it has been diagnosed, and the first step in that mission is the book he has written about his experiences, The Chronic Job Hopper, My Ongoing Battle with Attention Deficit Disorder 1969-2005.
'Creating an Atmosphere Of Acceptance'
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
"On both HBCU and White campuses, many Black and Latino students with learning disabilities never get any help," says Thomas Mays, manager of disability services for Prince George's Community College in Maryland. "Many are never diagnosed, and many of those who were identified as having LDs in grammar or high school had such a terrible time in special education that they never want to be identified in college even though they could really benefit from our services."
'Destination Anywhere' Exhibit Showcases Young Artists with Disabilities
Pensacola News Journal (FL)
The traveling exhibit "Destination Anywhere" opens at Pensacola Junior College. The exhibit, presented by VSA arts and Volkswagen of America Inc., showcases the works of 15 artists with disabilities, ages 16 to 25, living in the United States.
'Distracted' Brings ADD Debate to Stage
NPR
Distracted is the story of a couple managing their son's Attention Deficit Disorder diagnosis. They struggle with his behavior, bad grades, and the idea that he should be medicated. This Talk of the Nation segment offers clips of the show and an interview with stars Cynthia Nixon and Josh Stamberg.
Sheboygan Press (WI)
Lakeland College Theatre will tell the story a group of college students who fight to overcome their learning disabilities when it stages "ENglish Is A FoReign LangUage," a powerful and touching play by Peter Dee, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 30-31, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m., in the college's Bradley Theatre in Sheboygan, WI. Dee's work conveys what it must be like to cope with ADHD and dyslexia, and paints a vivid picture of how real people handle the debilitating low self-esteem that comes with them.
'Fractured' Deaf School Faces its Troubles
Providence Journal (RI)
Learning to read and write, as some teachers say, is rocket science. For deaf children, acquiring language skills is exponentially harder. Many students arrive at the Rhode Island School for the Deaf without a solid language base or the advantages of hearing children, who pick up incidental language skills through television, music and radio. Many of the children at school also have significant learning, behavioral or physical disabilities that must be addressed. The school is confronting the challenges shared by schools struggling to successfully educate all students regardless of learning disabilities at the same time the state is raising its academic standards, says David V. Abbott, deputy education commissioner of Rhode Island’s public schools.
Darien News (CT)
This second article in a series on special education in Darien looks at the IDEA requirement for a "free and appropriate" public education. While "free and appropriate" sounds like a simple requirement, for educators and parents, it's the greatest bone of contention. The word "free" is defined easily enough, but the word "appropriate" has no spelled-out definition when it comes to special education, and leaves a lot of room for debate.
'Get Off My Back' Program Helps Children with ADHD
Daily Local News (PA)
Teenagers diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a neurobehavioral disorder, can find support in groups such as "Get Off My Back." A clinical psychologist facilitates the meetings once a month for a group of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 as part of programs offered by the local chapter of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
'Harry Potter' Star Daniel Radcliffe has Dyspraxia
New York Daily News (NY)
The actor, 19, has revealed he has dyspraxia, a condition that can cause problems with coordination. Radcliffe also said that he decided to become an actor partly because he had trouble in school due to dyspraxia.
'Hidden' Flaws Can Turn Into Stars
The Daily Post (N.Z.)
Not all disabilities are visible, as Richard Gahan knows only too well. A learning disability hindered his ability to complete the paperwork required in this automotive industry apprenticeship program. The NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation recognized the problem, and worked with a nonprofit organization to assign a reader/writer to help with the written side of Gahan's apprenticeship commitments.
'I Did Want to be Held Back, but I also Wanted to Move On with My Friends'
Arizona Daily Star
One student's perspective about social promotion. Academics and educators agree the transition points in education, especially from eighth grade to high school, are periods marked by higher rates of failure and thus necessary points for stronger intervention and student support. Richard Llamas has attention-deficit disorder and says he can't keep pace with his classmates. The lack of support for her son infuriates Llamas' mother.
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