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Listen to me: pioneering hearing care in Chad

Laura Joffre

July 27, 2021 |

Pioneers Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Chad

Funded by the Hear the World Foundation, Écoute-moi! provides audiological care in Chad. Working closely with children at a school for hearing loss, the group conducts audiograms to assess hearing loss levels, fits the children with hearing aids, and supports them afterwards with things like speech therapy. In order to create a sustainable model of care, the nonprofit has also trained four local audiological care technicians, the first in the country to provide services. Speech therapy is an important part of the follow-up support to help children speak after not hearing for years.

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San Diego teacher creates ‘social justice league' for students with disabilities, ‘a forgotten minority'

Kristen Taketa

April 23, 2021 |

San Diego Union-Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

A teacher in San Diego took matters into her own hands when she couldn't find a social justice curriculum tailored to students with disabilities. That’s partly why she created what she calls the “Social Justice League,” a group of students at her school who meet weekly by Zoom and discuss a variety of issues, such as Native American land, gender privilege, the representation of disabilities in the media and systemic racism.

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Spaulding still changing lives after 150 years

Roberta Baker

March 15, 2021 |

The Laconia Daily Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Northfield, New Hampshire

The Spaulding Academy and Family Services is a residential school for children and young adults with autism and other neurological issues. It also serves young people with histories of severe trauma or who are in crisis without a stable home. The care they receive is based on love and listening, to make neglected or deeply troubled children feel valued. Some students have restored healthier relationships with their families, while others have found new homes in foster families or adoptions.

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Remote Learning Progress Report: Special needs students, parents struggled in spring

Kelly Burch

December 08, 2020 |

Concord Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Across the state of New Hampshire, school districts found themselves adjusting to the meet the particular needs of special needs students. Outside tents, remote games, and equipping paraprofessionals with Chromebooks, where just some of the things different school districts implemented.

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How 'the most violent' special education school ended restraint and seclusion

Sharon Lurye

July 26, 2020 |

USA Today |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Centennial School in Pennsylvania has dramatically reduced its need for student restraint over the last 20 year, challenging the notion that seclusion or restraint is an option when dealing with students with disabilities. Its approach replaces previous drastic measures and instead relies on teaching what good behavior looks like rather than punishment, placing two teachers in the classroom rather than one, and increase emphasis on weekly professional development.

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The pandemic forced a Milwaukee theater company to go virtual. Now its students with disabilities are thriving.

Amy Schwabe

June 08, 2020 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Virtual classes have become an unexpected advantage for children with autism and other sensory processing disorders. In-person acting classes can make some children with these disabilities uncomfortable and unable to reap the full benefits but students of virtual acting classes have been willing and able to take on new experiences in the comfort of their homes, allowing them to flourish in a way that is new to them and their families. Additionally, students with physical disabilities are also able to take part without the extra hurdles of transportation.

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Why students with disabilities are going to school in classrooms that look like Staples and CVS

Alex Zimmerman

December 18, 2019 |

Chalkbeat New York |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A Brooklyn school for students with cognitive disabilities or special emotional needs combines in-class instruction with "learning labs" that prepare students for work in stores and other work environments. Some critics worry that the school, which serves mostly minority students, funnels students into lower-paying jobs.

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Using virtual reality to help students with disabilities

Tara Garcia Mathewson

August 29, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Danvers, Massachusetts

In the Danvers, Massachusetts, school district, virtual reality technology allows students with disabilities to walk through the hallways of their middle school before the first day of classes or take field trips at their own pace as part of life skills classes. The district's technology director believes this a key "low-stakes opportunity to practice critical life skills."

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In the ‘Crazy, Complicated' World of Special Education, Parents Turn to One Another for Help — on the Internet

Laura McKenna

August 19, 2019 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States

Because special education services vary by district and are often confusing to understand and navigate, parents are increasingly turning to online forums and listserves to answer their questions. The groups also serve as an emotional support for parents who might otherwise feel alone.

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Unequal Penalties

Asia Alvarez Zeller

March 07, 2019 |

Eugene Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

In Oregon, students who qualify for special education services are twice as likely to be disciplined as their peers. One district is working to buck this trend with a method called Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. PBIS involves teachers conducting a comprehensive assessment of the underlying factors that might be causing poor behavior in lieu of jumping straight to suspensions and expulsions.

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