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Category Archives: Congress
Big Changes to §504: Do They Affect Special Education – Part I
Image via WikipediaAs my summer rock tour on special education law continues, one theme is emerging: there have been big changes to §504 (through the ADA amendments by Congress.) The big question is how much these changes will affect the education of… Continue reading
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, §504, Congress, education, Gerl, law, Special Education, special education law, United States Supreme Court
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Poll Nearly Deadlocked: What Would You Change About IDEA?
Image via WikipediaOur ongoing poll is turning out to be a tight race. The question is what should be changed about IDEA. Currently there is only a five vote difference between the top five choices. The poll is on the lefthand side of the blog. Be s… Continue reading
Posted in Congress, education, Gerl, law, No Child Left Behind Act, poll, reauthorization, Response to Intervention, special education law
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Captions for the Internet – Educational Perspective
When Jaime contacted me to co-write a post about Bill HR3101, she indicated she would like me to write about the educational aspects of this Bill. For those of you who missed the post, basically Bill HR3101 would make all video capable devices have the option of showing captions. It would mean that many different devices that access the internet would allow for captioning!
There is a lot of research that shows how captions help students learn. It increases vocabulary, and helps students with grammar and such. Personally, I get this…students get an opportunity to see words and pictures together. It’s something we do on a regular basis when teaching reading, but this allows even more content to be taught. Verbs become so much more real when there is actual action on the screen paired with captions…it just makes sense.
With this bill, the plethora of internet video becomes even more useful. At this time, there is some captioned content, but compared to the amount of videos on just one site – Youtube.com for example, it’s tiny. Even with the addition of captioning to YouTube.com – About Captioning, it will take an act of Congress to fully caption everything already uploaded. Hopefully this bill will do this.
What it also means is that mobile devices become even more useful. I can see a device like the upcoming iPad allowing students to access video content independently and using captions to increase their understanding of the content.
This is an exciting time in technology and things will get very interesting. Take a moment and sign up for the Caption Action 2 to support this bill!
Patrick
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2011 Federal Education Budget: What’s in it for Special Ed?
Image via WikipediaThe 2011 budget proposed by the Obama Administration provides 12.8 Billion Dollars for Special Education Programs. Here is the analysis by the U. S Department of Education. I tend to get overwhelmed by big numbers, perhaps inspired… Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Congress, education, Gerl, law, Obama Administration, Special Education, special education law
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Breaking News: Congress Introduces Bipartisan Seclusion & Restraint Legislation
Image via WikipediaYesterday the Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions of the U S House of Representatives introduced new bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the abuses of seclusion and restraints as behavior management techniques. … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Disability, education, George Miller, Gerl, Government Accountability Office, law, Special Education, special education law
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New Poll – What Would You Change About IDEA
As many of you know, I am collecting your ideas for changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act when it comes up for reauthorization by the Congress. To further celebrate this quest we have launched a new poll as to this question. As a… Continue reading
Posted in comparative law, Congress, education, Gerl, Individual With Disabilities Education Act, reauthorization, Special Education, special education law
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If You Could Write the Special Ed Law…
IDEA, the nation’s special education law is up for reauthorization. True, Congress is busy with other stuff, but sooner or, more likely later, the lawmakers will turn their attention to amending the special education statute.What would you like to see… Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Gerl, IDEA, law, Public school, reauthorization, Response to Intervention, Special Education, special education law
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