Have You Joined the Conversation for Change Yet? Join Today and Make Your Voice Heard

Posted on 20 May 2013 by The Council for Exceptional Children

GraduationAs you may know from our story last week, the U.S. Department of Education is hosting an online discussion on transition from school to work for youth with disabilities, in conjunction with the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, and Labor, and the U.S. Social Security Administration. The purpose of this discussion is to get experts and stakeholders in the field discussing current federal programs and standards for transition, and new and innovative ways to ensure that students with disabilities are graduating college and career ready.

From the U.S. Department of Education’s blog: “We believe that all youth, including youth with disabilities, must graduate from high school with (Read more...)

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#AppMondayTAS – Book Creator for iPad

Posted on 20 May 2013 by Patrick Black


Each week I will be featuring an app from BridgingApps.org.  These apps are features in the Bridging Apps newsletter each week and are reviewed by Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, and Special Education Teachers.  Come back each week for a new review.  If you’d like more information on how to use the BridgingApps.org website, or to find more app reviews, please click here.


Book Creator for iPad (iPad Only, $4.99)
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Book Creator for iPad is a well developed app that allows the user to create their own original eBooks. The layout and design are very clean, organized and user friendly.
We use the app primarily for creating social stories (Read more...)
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US report: Up to 1 in 5 children experience a mental disorder

Posted on 20 May 2013 by JohnL

From JohnL over on EBD Blog.

In a report released 16 May 2013, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2013) indicated that as many as 13-20% of US children experience a mental disorder annually. The CDC based it’s estimate on the familiar report of the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine (2009) as well as other data [...]
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EdCeptional Live! #044

Posted on 19 May 2013 by Patrick Black



Join EdCeptional Live! on Tuesday, May 28.  We'll be recording live on Google+ and would love to have your participation.  Check out the invite here - EdCeptional Live #044



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weekly Diigo Post (weekly)

Posted on 19 May 2013 by Patrick Black

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Bullying of Kids With Disabilities – Part I

Posted on 18 May 2013 by Jim Gerl

English: this is my own version of what bullyi...
English: this is my own version of what bullying looks like (Photo credit: Wikipedia)













We are repeating our very popular series on bullying of children with disabilities.  This was one of our best received series, and bullying remains the hot button issue in special education law.  We will include some updates and news.  Please enjoy the series and send us any feedback!




Bullying is a real problem in our society.  Bullies often take advantage of those whom they perceive as weaker.  The Columbine tragedy brought the problem to a higher level of public awareness, but the problem persists.

Kids with disabilities are oft (Read more...)
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Google Reader Replacements

Posted on 17 May 2013 by Patrick Black

If you are using Google Reader to follow blogs and other RSS feeds, I'm sure you are aware that it is shutting down on July 1, 2013.  I know that Google Reader was a big part of my daily routine, and personal learning network, but I think I've found a replacement.

I personally have chosen Feedly to replace my Google Reader.  It has a different interface, but after using it for a few days, it was as easy to navigate as Google Reader.  Here's a screen shot of what my Feedly looks like.


As you can see the layout is more like a magazine, with pictures and videos directly in the posts.  If you prefer an interface like Google Reader you can find it under the "all" option on (Read more...)
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Famous folks in historical diagnoses

Posted on 17 May 2013 by JohnL

From JohnL over on EBD Blog.

Are you familiar with the hypothesis that people such as Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein actually had Asperger’s Syndrome? How about Bill Gates? Type these people’s names and “Asperger’s Syndrome” into your favorite search engine (Bing or Yahoo them) to see what you’ll get. Then go and read Jonathan Mitchell’s “Undiagnosing Gates, Jefferson and Einstein.” [...]
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EdCeptional #043 – 2 More Mondays

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Patrick Black


The next episode of EdCeptional is up over at EdReach.us.  Deb (@slpdeb), Tricia (@tlazarro11) and I discuss some new features of Google Forms, personal #eduwins, and how Deb uses the Sunny Articulation App.

EdCeptional #043 - 2 more Mondays



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Seclusion & Restraints Bill Reintroduced in Congress

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Jim Gerl

, U.S. Congressman.
, U.S. Congressman. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

























Representative George Miller, the ranking member of the House Education Committee reintroduced the Keep All Children Safe Act in the Congress on Thursday of last week. The bill had passed the House of Representatives last year with bipartisan support, but it died in the Senate.

The law would regulate the abuses and misuses of the seclusion and restraint techniques on schoolchildren.  Abuses have been well documented including, but are by no means limited to, abuses involving children with disabilities. A GAO report in 2009 confirmed a previous study by the National Disabili (Read more...)
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