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Educator Knowledge and Implementation of Assistive Technology to Support Challenging Behaviors: An Exploratory Inquiry
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Emerling, Christopher R.; Wilkinson, Sarah; Maggin, Daniel M. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2021
Emerging trends and advancements in technology allow educators to develop dynamic learning environments to support their students' academic and behavioral needs. The study documented the lived experience of special educators using assistive technology (AT) to support behavioral challenges in students with disabilities and the environmental factors…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Students with Disabilities
Technology, Disability, and Law: Then and Now
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Dalsen, Jennifer – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2017
Disability law and technology services share a rich history. This article investigates this transformative relationship through the contextual framework of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. A summary of legal cases, accommodation services, and barriers to access are explored. This includes an overview of the challenges facing…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Disabilities, Laws, Federal Legislation
Using Tablet Computers as Instructional Tools to Increase Task Completion by Students with Autism
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O'Malley, Patricia; Lewis, M. E. B.; Donehower, Claire – Online Submission, 2013
This single subject design study (ABAB) investigated the effects of using iPads[R] in a classwide academic intervention to increase independent task completion and basic math skills of seven students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) enrolled in a special education school for students with moderate to severe disabilities. An…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Special Education, Intervention, Autism
Position Statements, Issue Briefs, Resolutions and Consensus Statements. Revised
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National Association of School Nurses (NJ1), 2012
This article presents position statements, issue briefs, and resolutions and consensus statements of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN). The Position Statements include: (1) Allergy/Anaphylaxis Management in the School Setting; (2) Caseload Assignments; (3) Child Mortality in the School Setting; (4) Chronic Health Conditions, Managed…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Child Abuse, Violence, Health Programs
What Does the Law Say?
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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
In this article, the author identifies and answers questions related to legal issues of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in comparison with Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the NCLB. The author's answers to several questions concerning legal issues of IDEA are presented.
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
To Assure the Free Appropriate Public Education of All Children with Disabilities (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 618). Twenty-Third Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2001.
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Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
This 23rd annual report to Congress on the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1997 (IDEA) discusses the progress of students with disabilities. It includes a number of modules reporting on the results of the National Assessment. Section 1 includes five modules that present statereported data on high school gradation…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities