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 September's
Advocacy in Action reports
on the
efforts
to get Congressional action to end the use of restrait and
seclusion in our nation's
schools. Hear a podcast featuring experts on the issue. More.
The
Advocacy Institute authors
groundbreaking report on learning disabilities - The State
of Learning Disabilities 2009.
Get it
here.
The
Advocacy Institute teams up with Exceptional
Parent magazine to
provide important information about education issues.
Read or listen
to our current article on the
additional funds for special education provided in the
Recovery Act.
Understanding
the Standards-based Individualized Education Program (IEP): Learn
about a better way to formulate IEPs with this Advocacy
Brief written by The Advocacy Institute for
the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Get
it here. (PDF)
Parent's
Guide to
Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Find out about this important movement
in education with this new guide written for
the National Center for Learning
Disabilities by The Advocacy Institute. Get
it here.
Why
Students with Disabilities Need No Child Left Behind: Our
perspective on how NCLB is having positive impact on
the nation's 7 million students with disabilities. (PDF,
8 pgs) Get
it here.
Rewards
and Roadblocks: How Special Education Students are Faring
Under No Child Left Behind: A
comprehensive report on the impact of the No Child Left
Behind Act (NCLB) on students with disabilities. Prepared
by The
Advocacy Institute for the National Center for
Learning Disabilities.
Get
it here.
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Registration
is now available for the Fall 2010
season of Advocate Academy Webinars
featuring expert presentation on topics
such
as Standards-based IEPs, Evidence-based
Practices in Special Education, and
Juvenile Justice. Get details
and online registration here.
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 The
Our Kids
Count project tracks
activities regarding the reauthorization
of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA), currently known as No Child
Left Behind, the nation's major federal education
law, with a focus on issues
affecting special education students
and alerts you to issues
of concern. Check
it out!
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No
Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act:
What Parents of Students with Disabilities
Need to Know and Do
This
information brief, written by the
The Advocacy Institute
for the
National
Center on Educational Outcomes,
provides parents with an understanding of important
provisions of NCLB and IDEA
designed to work together to improve academic
achievement for students with disabilities.
Get it here. (PDF, 23 pgs). Also available
in
Spanish.
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Alternate
Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement
Standards
This
new guide for parents, written by
The Advocacy Institute
for the
National
Center on Educational Outcomes,
provides information on an allowable alternate assessment for students with
disabilities, now offered in some states. Get
it here.
View
the Webinar previously
conducted on this topic.
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Our Web project devoted to information and resources to help Virginia students
with
disabilities
plan for and succeed in college.
Take a look at this
exciting project.
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 Deluxe
Webinar Collection DVD
Now
Available!
Our
new Advocate
Academy Deluxe Webinar Collection DVD is
now available! Get
all 40 of our Webinar archives plus all related materials
to access anytime,
anywhere.
Its
your personal advocacy resource library all for one
low price of $79.99 (including shipping and handling).
That's
an amazing $2 per archive. Additional DVDs are just
$39.99.
Easy
online ordering available here.
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 Our
new publication:
Preparing for Special Education Mediation
and Resolution Sessions:
A Guide for Families and Advocates
Produced in collaboration with the Children's Law Clinic
at Duke University Law School.
Get
your free copy today!
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 Challenging
Change: How Schools and Districts are Improving the Performance
of Special Education Students
Learn what's making a difference for students with
disabilities! From Boston to San Bernardino, these educators
have implemented real change that is resulting in dramatic
academic improvement.
Get
it here. (PDF, 30 pgs)
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Parent
Guide to IDEA 2004
This
new guide uses accessible language to help parents understand
their rights and responsibilities in the special education
process and includes a series of audio clips of parents
sharing their
special education experiences. Written by The Advocacy
Institute for the National
Center for Learning Disabilities. Go to the Guide. |
No Child Left Behind:
An
information series on the nation's federal education
law and its impact on students with disabilities. Written
by The Advocacy Institute for the National
Center for Learning Disabilities
They are available
here.
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our Work!
You can lend a hand with our important work on behalf
of children, youth and adults with disabilities by making a
tax-deductible contribution
today.
Thank
you!
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