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=Special Education Basics=

General Information Specific to South Carolina

GENERAL INFORMATION
[|Special Education Resources for General Educators (SERGE)] serge.ccsso.org/

CECommunity http://community.cec.sped.org/Home/ This is new and you have to be a member to get to any information. (I wrote and suggested they have information and resources about each of the topics for non-members. We'll see if they respond!)

Henry Winkler—Every Child Has a Gift http://www.cec.sped.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ProfessionalDevelopment/ConventionExpo/Read_CEC_s_Exclusive.htm

Explaining Learning Disabilities to Your Child by Rick Lavoie http://www.ldonline.org/lavoie/Explaining_Learning_Disabilities_to_Your_Child

(video) THATS LIKE ME! By Jill Lauren http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsQtzjonBbg

Data Accountability Center (DAC) (formerly IDEAdata) [] “This website provides public access to data about children and youth with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - Part B and C; technical assistance (TA) materials to support the collection, analysis and reporting of IDEA data; and the forms and spreadsheets used for collection.” - State-level Data Files [] - Data Tables for OSEP State Reported Data []

The Basics of Special Education. Special Education 101 []

Disabilities in Special Education []

What Special Educators Would Like Parents to Know []

Frequently Asked Questions [] Geared toward parents about special education.

In the Mainstream but Isolated [|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/16/AR2008031602435.html?hpid=topnews</span]

Ga. Researchers Teach a Robot a Service Dog's Tasks http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3441/ga-researchers-teach-a-robot-a-service-dogs-tasks?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en - (video) El-E the Robot http://www.hsi.gatech.edu/hrl/ele_video.shtml

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities []

Laws [] This is from the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

Math for All http://www.edc.org/CCT/MathforAll/ "Bank Street College of Education and EDC's Center for Children and Technology have collaborated to develop digital resources for preservice and in-service professional development to better prepare teachers for serving students with and without disabilities within a standards-based mathematics curriculum." They use video case studies.

Cognitionplay http://schoolsplay.wikidot.com/website:cognitionplay This is a “variant of Childsplay [which is a “suite of educational games for young children”] but tailored to be used in a hospital to treat patients with mental diseases. The differences is mainly in the selection of activities, looks and sounds. The patients would be older or elderly people so the look and feel is less 'childish' than in Childsplay. The development of this variant is done in cooperation with a therapist from a Austrian clinic.”

CEC’s Reality 101 Blog for New Teachers [] This is from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) but all new and not-so-new teachers can get and share ideas here.

IRIS Resources Locator [] "... more than 150 of these handy and concise informational documents explore a rich variety of topics, from Autism to RTI to Universal Design. ... Select a category under "Pick One" then click Info Briefs. Clicking on a title will take you directly to the brief's source Web site."

FAME (Faculty & Administrator Modules in Higher Education) [] "Designed as a professional development tool for use in higher education, this site contains information on how college faculty, administrators, disability service providers, and students can work individually and collaboratively to improve the accommodations, teaching-learning process, and overall campus environment for students with disabilities. Information on this website is divided into 5 discrete but interrelated modules:  · **Rights and responsibilities** of faculty, students, and disability service providers in the accommodations and instructional process (R&R) · **Universal Design for Learning** approach to instruction (UDL) · **Web accessibility** and assistive technology (WEB) · **College writing** challenges and effective teaching (CW) · **Assessment of the campus climate** towards students with disabilities (CA) (from [] )

Disability Tropes http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisabilityTropes This site gives examples of how the media - movies, books, etc - addresses various disabilities. Some of the links go to examples that may make fun of people - or even give misinformation - so be warned - and please don't be offended.

Hollywood Psych http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodPsych This site gives examples of how the media - movies, books, etc - addresses issues about mental health. Some of the links go to examples may make fun of people - or even give misinformation - so be warned - and please don't be offended.

Great Schools: Special Education http://www.greatschools.org/special-education.topic?content=1541

DRM (Disability Resources Monthly) - Disability Resources on the Internet http://www.disabilityresources.org/index.html

SPECIFIC TO SOUTH CAROLINA
CITY OF COLUMBIA Ramps and Rails Program http://www.columbiasc.net/depts/public_relations/downloads/New%202013%20Rails%20and%20Ramps%20Flyer.pdf "During the Week of Service, Community Development will provide elderly or disabled homeowners improved access to their homes. The installations of ramps or rails will provide safer home access. The material for this service will be funded by the City of Columbia and all work will be completed by volunteers. "

South Carolina Exceptional Children's Statewide Data [] This page only has reports from 2007.

S.C. Department of Disabilities and Special Needs [] (803) 898-9600 V / TTY: (803) 898-9600 Fax: (803) 898-9653 Toll Free: 1-888-DSN-INFO (376-4636)

SC Dept of Education, Exceptional Children - Reports [] This includes calendars and other information about submitting reports.

The DRM (Disability Resources Monthly) Regional Resources Directory: South Carolina - The Palmetto State http://www.disabilityresources.org/SOUTH-CAROLINA.html

Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs [] “The Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs, Inc. is a not for profit organization located in Charleston, South Carolina, providing information services throughout the Lowcountry.”

South Carolina Disability Resources [] This is from the SCIway (SC Information Highway) site

State Specific Information (actually, contacts) []

SC State Library: Talking Book Services []