In the NewsNew Online Disability Nondiscrimination Law AdvisoryPosted: May 14, 2010 This new tool from the U.S. Department of Labor helps employers easily determine which federal disability nondiscrimination laws apply to their business or organization and their responsibilities under those laws. Updated information from ECS, FEBP, and The Center on Education PolicyPosted May 3, 2010 The Education Commission of the States (ECS) has published a new policy brief, Transition and Alignment: Two Keys to Assuring Student Success, discussing the importance of creating continuity as children move from early learning programs to early elementary classes and provides examples of successful state efforts. The New America Foundation's Federal Education Budget Project (FEBP) recently updated its online database of state and school district level federal funding, student demographic and student achievement data: www.edbudgetproject.org. The Center on Education Policy recently released a summary of its December 2009 forum on improving low-performing schools: Improving Low-Performing Schools: Summary of a Forum. Research findings from five years of monitoring NCLB school restructuring are also highlighted. April is Autism Awareness Month.Posted: April 20, 2010 The IDEA Partnership is pleased to announce the release of its new Collection on Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism UpdatesPosted: April 20, 2010 The American Psychiatric Association released some preliminary draft changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) that may affect those diagnosed on the autism spectrum. There are several significant changes proposed that are now posted for public view, including: Asperger’s Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) would both be subsumed into the Autistic Disorder category, meaning that they would no longer be considered a separate diagnosis from autism, and the inclusion of potential co-morbidities with ADHD and other medical conditions. Comments regarding the proposed changes should be submitted to: www.DSM5.org. To view the provisions that will affect families with children with autism, click here.New Publication on Inclusive Early Childhood EducationPosted: December 21, 2009 How can early childhood professionals and families provide quality, inclusive early childhood education for young children with and without disabilities? That’s the question addressed in Impact: Feature Issue on Early Childhood Education and Children with Disabilities, published by the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota. Town Hall Meeting with U.S. Secretary of EducationPosted: September 10, 2009 U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be speaking in a live, interactive discussion with parents September 15 from 8-9 pm EDT (7pm CDT, 6pm MDT, 5pm PDT). The town hall meeting will be televised on local government and PBS channels and also via webcast. The State of Learning Disabilities (2009)
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