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How The Language Of Special Education Is Evolving
The "r" word is gone, but the ways we refer to people with disabilities shape our perceptions and behavior.
How a Shopping Cart Could Make It Easier for People With Special Needs
Shopping just got easier for shoppers with older children and adults with special needs around the U.S.<br>A special cart for caregivers, now available nationwide, makes it possible for them to use a shopping cart without having to use a wheelchair at the same time. The cart looks much like a...
How Is Special Education Eligibility Determined?
If you have a child with learning, behavioral, or attentional issues, you may be eager for him to receive special education services through your local school system. However, it might surprise you that even if your child has received a private or school evaluation—in which some problems were documented—he isn’t automatically eligible to receive services …
10 Tips for Special Needs Families
Each family’s circumstances and each person’s needs are unique. Read these 10 tips to help you prepare and provide for your loved one’s future.
Should You Use Special Needs or Disabilities?
The term "special needs" is all encompassing but is it ok to use the word "disabilities" too? We took a closer look.
3 Simple Tips For Dealing With Special Needs Patients
A Comprehensive Guide To Special Needs Travel
Travelling with a child who has special needs is a huge challenge. When planning such a trip every detail needs to be carefully planned. Choosing your destination, finding a travel agent who understands, preparing for the flight, packing and… you get the point: Special needs travel is tough! To make it easier on parents, we... View Article
How I Know I'm Meant to Work in the Special Needs Community
How to Open an ABLE Account for a Special-Needs Child
If you live in a state that doesn't have one of these new tax-advantaged plans yet, you can open one in another state.
How Does a Special Needs Trust Work?
Planning for the future takes on a heightened importance if you are the parent of a child with special needs. As a parent, you undoubtedly want to provide For most parents who have a child with special needs, a special needs trust is an integral part of their special needs planning component.
Why Special Education Technology Needs to Go Beyond The Screen
In today's society, one of the most common misconceptions about children with developmental disorders is that they are mentally deficient.<br>This could n...
How Can a Special Needs Trust Trustee Use the Funds?
A special needs trust can make the life of a person with a disability much more comfortable, and the trustee has wide latitude with regard to the nature of the expenditures.
When Should You Consider Changing Your Special Needs Plan’s Key Players?
You have completed and executed your plan for your special needs child. Everyone you’ve selected to serve—your guardian, your trustee, your health...
Employment Tips for Individuals With Disabilities
Employment Tips to Prepare For and Find Work For Individuals With Disabilities and Special Needs
"I Know Him, But Who Is He?" Tips for Recognizing People After a Brain Injury
After his brain injury, Adam had to create strategies to help him associate names with faces — from gleaning identifying factors in conversation to adding photos to his electronic contacts.
Are humans special? Why? Are you special?
What does it mean to be special? I'll suggest this definition for now, but of course, we can discuss alternatives: Something is special when it is better,...
What Are the ‘Special Needs’ of a Special-Needs Family?
Do you know a family who’s affected by special needs? Do you know what their special needs are? A few families speak up about what they might really need.
Accommodation Tips for Guests with Hearing Loss
Expecting house guests soon? Whether they’re staying a few hours or a few days, these accommodation tips for guests with hearing loss will ensure they have a comfortable, enjoyable time.
Tips on special needs planning
Key points include balancing the family's needs with those of the disabled person, planning for two generations and maximizing government benefits
