Educational environments and types of disabilities

The Education of Exceptional Learners.  Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Ritalin  abstract A new theory suggests the disorder results from a failure in self-control. ADHD may arise when key brain circuits do not develop properly, perhaps because of an altered gene or genes abstract Hugs not Drugs & If You Love Me Don't Feed Me Junk Food poetry  ADHD and Ritalin Editorial on the merit of using Ritalin for ADHD children. Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality "Two Language Children", Judicial Decisions concerning Special Education, culture fair vs. culture free tests, current statistics...  Visual Impairments  Definitions, Etiologies, effects and implications... Physical Impairments Prenatal, perinatal and postnatal etiologies of physical and health impairments. Orthopedic and Muscular Impairments... Savant Syndrome Brief Summary of: Extraordinary People: Understanding "Idiot Savants"  by D. Treffert Current Statistics Changes in Numbers of Students Served, gender, ethnicity, longitudinal studies... Observations at Houston Area Facilities:  Richmond State School  Behavior Treatment and Training Center. Maria and I go to the Park: Interaction with a child with multiple impairments... Amblyopia / “lazy eye”  Interview with the father of a child with Amblyopia  poem: Looking out from behind a patch 20th Annual Report to congress on the Implementation of IDEA

Special Education Links The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. ... read more.   [En Español] Special Education Resources on the Internet SERI is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education... read more. Special Needs Opportunity Windows  The Special Needs Opportunity Windows or SNOW Project is a provider of online resources and professional development opportunities for educators and parents of students with special needs.... read more. Research, Software and Theory The Education of Children & Youth with Special Needs: What do the laws say? You will be reading about the IDEA. While much of the law remains essentially the same, some aspects have changed as a result of the amendments passed in June, 1997...  read more. Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center ADA statute, regulations, ADAAG -Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, Federally reviewed tech sheets... read more. Virtual Assistive Technology Center Freeware and Shareware programs of individuals with disabilities. Mac, Windows, Dos ... Read More. The aim of this exceptional learners web is to lead the drive towards integrating education and IT resources. Created by Justin Olmanson, the goal is the optimization of technology in educational settings in hopes of producing more successful learners. Top of Page i teach i learn.com © 1999-2003 Educators. Technology. Connected.