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Inclusion in Science Education for Students with Disabilities * Contents: disabilities/impairments, individualized education plan, and related information
Serman Consulting Inclusive Education Links Lots of links on inclusion, I have some but they have more.
Education World ¬ - Curriculum: Inclusion: Has It Gone Too Far? Interesting article. My personal opinion is inclusion is a wonderful goal to strive for, but at the secondary level, academic classes move too quickly, too high a vocabulary and more reading than any of my students can handle. I include them in as many classes as they are comfortable with and I can provide an adult aide to accompany them.
NCRVE MDS-746: Inclusion/Detracking: A Resource Guide * This site from UC Berkeley has: publications, newsletters, journals, educational information centers/agencies/organizations, exemplary programs & practices, National network for curriculum coordination in vocational & technical education and more.
Circle of Inclusion For early childhood service providers and families of young children. Demonstrations of and information about effective practices of inclusive educational programs.
Inclusion of Children Policy Implementation Page National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research page. Six pages to check out.
Inclusion Links Good inclusion links, related sites, additional resources, and links for parents and children.
Inclusion Home Page * Western Regional Resource Center's page on inclusion. Has online version of Alaska's Inclusion document and a PDF version. I suggest you use this if it is something you will want to read more than once. Notice the asterisk as it is a university site.
Inclusive Learning Environments for Students With Special Needs General information, collaboration, system change, staff development, teaching & learning, standards & assessment, and a search engine all are pages on the site.
Technology and Inclusion Texas Tech Resource Center has 4 program goals: to establish an assistive tech resource center, to establish a national best practices recognition program, to establish a continuum of professional training, and to develop & market products which inform & support family/pros
Inclusion Position Statement The Arc's position statement on inclusion.
Inclusion & Parent Advocacy: A Resource Guide - Welcome From DisabilityResources.org. Contents: legal rights, inclusion and terminology.
Inclusion home page Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE) working towards the inclusion of all pupils with disabilities or learning difficulties in ordinary schools and gradual closure of special schools.
Parents for Inclusion London based site. Has nice answers to questions about inclusion in UK (elsewhere too)
Keys to Inclusion * Part of a web site of Nectas (National Early Childhood TechnicalAssistance System). This site addresses inclusion for early childhood.
Inclusion, a catalogue of on-line resources to support individual learning needs resources for teaching professionals, learning, parents and care givers. Resources include: publications, software, hardware, guidance and links to other organizations.
Inclusion...Yours, Mine, Ours From Florida Inclusion Network. Research info., suggestions for including students, suggestions for sped ed teachers, parents, what makes inclusion work, recommended reading, real inclusion experiences, models for co teaching and more.
Inclusion Resource Network Has a large database on both inclusion resources and modified and adapted materials. Super
The Center on Disability -Community Inclusion * Has some great links
Teaching and Learning Article on inclusion with a great bibliography.
TrackStar: Project Circle Trackframes or text. Inclusion and early childhood special education resources on the Internet
The Low Incidence Directory - Administration Directorydescription and instructions, public school directory, resource directory and FAQ all found here in this low incidence directory for California
Legal & Advocacy Resources Wow, they most everything!
Inclusion - Children who learn together, learn to live togetherSite designed for general ed. teachers and special ed. teachers, parents and school staff to help inclusive education be accomplished. Lots of resources for accommodation and links.
Inclusion - Children who learn together, learn to live togetherSite designed for general ed. teachers and special ed. teachers, parents and school staff to help inclusive education be accomplished. Lots of resources for accommodation and links.
Technology and InclusionFrom Texas Technology Resource Center- lots of info on Inclusion and help and support for teachers/parents/special needs students in Texas.
TrackStar: Inclusion: Right or Wrongframes or text sights dealing with inclusion of special education students
TrackStar: Inclusion and Special Education frames or text
TrackStar: Inclusion Resources Frames or text.
TrackStar: InclusionFrames or text.
TrackStar: Special Education and InclusionDesigned for students in K-12, teachers, & parents. Provides info about inclusion and how to get involved.
TrackStar: Beyond Inclusion: Inclusion and diversityHighlights issues relating to diversity and inclusion. Text or frames
Circle of InclusionThe Circle of Inclusion Web Site is for early childhood service providers and families of young children. offers demonstrations of and information about the effective practices of inclusive educational programs for children from birth to 8 years.
Welcome to WorkSupport.ComSite has links to: Disability Management, Workforce Diversity, Accommodations, Bridge to Employment, Law and Policy, Supported Employment, Workforce Training, and FAQ/Guides/Facts.
ITP resourcesList of books on ITP (Individualized Transition Program)
Work Incentives Transition Network *Project funded by U.S. Dept. of Education. Purpose is to increase awareness of Social Security Work Incentives for school-age youth with disabilities.
Fact sheet on transitionBrief description of what is expected in an ITP
Boiler Room: Hot Issue: InclusionList of links on this disputed topic From Teacher Magazine http://www.teachermag.org/button1/
Teacher Magazine on the WEB: Inclusion Good article, if it disappears, go visit the home page: http://www.teachermag.org/button1/
The Inclusion Collection A library of articles, books, kits and videos. Mission of Institute for Family Advocacy and Leadership Development is to "attain positive social roles for people who have a developmental disability..."
National School to Work Learning Center
Inclusion of Students with Special NeedsTeaching and Learning Resources and Strategies - information on inclusion, reading and research, information about IDEA, Internet resources, Best Practices: Development Grants - all to be found here!
Educational Issues Series: Special Education Inclusion Discussion of policy of inclusion. Pretty good one.
Design Issues, Accommodations and Alternative Assessments* A didactic treatise, but maybe I'm being too judgmental
Inclusion/Detracking: A resource guide
Resource Information on Inclusive Classrooms *
Sherman Consulting: Inclusion Solutions
The Inclusion Series Ad for video on inclusion
Educational Issues Series: Special Education Inclusion Discussion of policy of inclusion. Pretty good one.
Friends of Inclusion Resource Page
NTA Home Page National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities - Has links to funded projects supporting transition
"Full Inclusion" of Disabled in Regular Classes Favored
Back to TopAbout Consortium on Inclusive School Practices
Boiler Room: Hot Topic No. 1: Inclusion Has positive AND negative articles.
Encouraging Self-advocacy among Transition Age Students
Flexibility is the key to success Article from Teacher Magazine
Friends of Inclusion Resource Page
Inclusion in Education: A Choice for Your Child *
Inclusion in Science Education for Students with Disabilities *
NCRVE MDS-746: Inclusion/Detracking: A resource Guide *
Our Multiage Inclusion Classroom
Project MESH Manual for Inclusive Schools: the schools
Strategies for Inclusion Initiative *
Teaching for Inclusion: Diversity in the College Classroom *
Circle of Inclusion For Early childhood service providers and families.
Consortium on Inclusive School Practices *
Educational Issues Series-Special Education Inclusion Outstanding information along with court cases showing how the courts decided whether inclusion was right for the individual child.
Inclusive Education is a Right not a Privilege!
Inclusive Education Web Site - The Whats and How Tos of Inclusive Education
One size doesn't fit all: full inclusion inhibits academic progress of special education students. This is a paper, most likely by a college student. It will not be up long is my guess, but is included as it shows the negative side of inclusion.
emTech - Inclusion LinksMagnificent collection of links on Inclusion-a must visit!
Inclusion of Students with Special Needs: Teaching and Learning Resources and StrategiesDatabase serving teachers and school districts in Washington State. Has laws, best practices, examples of programs and recommended resources.
Centre for Studies on Inclusive EducationCSIE is the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education. It is a British independent educational charity, a national center funded mainly be donations from trusts and foundations. Info and advice about inclusive education & related issues.
Circle of InclusionSite for early childhood service providers and families of young children. Demonstrations of and information about effective practices of inclusive educational programs for children from birth to age eight.
Towards Inclusion: A Handbook for Modified Course DesignationHow the province of Manitoba handles modifying courses for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Some good ideas.
Full Inclusion is not the Least Restrictive Environment for all Students with DisabilitiesArticle that proposes full inclusion for a particular student should be determined appropriate through the IEP team rather than a broad-based district policy.
CA Confederation on Inclusive EducationThe confederation is a cooperative effort of the California State Board of Education, the California Department of Education, California State Universities at San Diego, Hayward and Los Angeles to support the development and replication of inclusive schools.
Californians for Inclusive Schools"Californians for Inclusive Schools (CIS) works in the legislature and regulatory arenas to promote incentives and remove barriers to expansion of high-quality, inclusive schools, especially as they pertain to children with disabilities."
Serman Consulting Inclusive Education LinksLots of links on inclusion, I have some but they have more.
Inclusion in Science Education for Students with Disabilities *Contents: disabilities/impairments, individualized education plan, and related information
Technology and InclusionTexas Tech Resource Center has 4 program goals: to establish an assistive tech resource center, to estab a national best practices recognition program, to establish a continuum of professional training, and to develop & market products which inform & support families and professionals.
Inclusion Position StatementThe Arc's position statement on inclusion.
Inclusion & Parent Advocacy: A Resource Guide - WelcomeFrom DisabilityResources.org. Contents: legal rights, inclusion and terminology.
Inclusion home page Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE) working towards the inclusion of all pupils with disabilities or learning difficulties in ordinary schools and gradual closure of special schools.
Parents for InclusionLondon based site. Has nice answers to questions about inclusion in UK (elsewhere too)
Keys to Inclusion *Part of a web site of Nectas (National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System). This site addresses inclusion for early childhood.
Inclusion, a catalogue of on-line resources to support individual learning needsresources for teaching professionals, learning, parents and care givers. Resources include: publications, software, hardware, guidance and links to other organizations.
Inclusion...Yours, Mine, OursFrom Florida Inclusion Network. Research info., suggestions for including students, suggestions for sped ed teachers, parents, what makes inclusion work, recommended reading, real inclusion experiences, models for co teaching and more.
Inclusion Resource NetworkHas a large database on both inclusion resources and modified and adapted materials. Super
The Center on Disability & Community Inclusion *Has some great links
Teaching and LearningArticle on inclusion with a great bibliography.
Education World ¬ - Curriculum: Inclusion: Has It Gone Too Far?Interesting article. My personal opinion is inclusion is a wonderful goal to strive for, but at the secondary level, academic classes move too quickly, too high a vocabulary and more reading than any of my students can handle. I include them in as many elective classes as I can.
NCRVE MDS-746: Inclusion/Detracking: A Resource Guide *This site from UC Berkeley has: publications, newsletters, journals, educational information centers/agencies/organizations, exemplary programs & practices, National network for curriculum coordination in vocational & tech educ. and more.
Circle of InclusionFor early childhood service providers and families of young children. Demonstrations of and information about effective practics of inclusive educational programs.
Inclusion of Children Policy Implementation PageNational Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research page. Six pages to check out.
Inclusion LinksGood inclusion links, related sites, additional resources, and links for parents and children.
Inclusion Home Page *Western Regional Resource Center's page on inclusion. Has online version of Alaska's Inclusion document and a PDF version. I suggest you use this if it is something you will want to read more than once. Notice the asterisk as it is a university site.
Inclusive Learning Environments for Students With Special NeedsGeneral information, collaboration, system change, staff development, teaching & learning, standards & assessment, and a search engine all are pages on the site.
Transition Planning Inventory: current assessment practice
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition Has publications, event calendar, news, and topics: Post-secondary education and employment; Teaching and Learning; Transition Planning and Community Resources; Youth Development and Family Participation.
National Clearinghouse for Rehabilitation Training Materials *Online catalog, information and research, disability resources, newsletters - all are available at this site.
Office of Disability Employment Policy * Pages: for private employers; for federal entities; for state and local governments; for individuals with disabilities; for educational settings; small business & self-employment service; employment links; FAQs and pages in Spanish. Publications too!
Golden Sierra A California "One Stop"
Institute for Community InclusionThis site promotes inclusion. Resources and publications are available.
TransitionLink.com :: Ideas and resources for supporting transition-age youth with disabilities This site is online for sharing ideas, strategies, resources and information in the important area of transition. Links, downloads, articles, forums, and feedback. You must join if you wish to comment, but it is free.
Best Practices Best practices in planning transition from school to adult life for youth with disabilities. Outstanding information and advice.
Assessing Students with Disabilities Site by the author of books on assessing students with disabilities. He has good descriptions for each book, links and asks for feedback.
PDF vocational curriculum Nice suggested curriculum for a transition and/or vocational class.
Career Consulting Corner Career Products Directory - Job Training Materials - Vocational Education: Career Assessments Instruments Lots of helpful links for career, job training products, career products, and career consulting. Career Assessment Instruments.
Vocational Research Institute - Career Assessment, Planning, Development, Aptitude Testing, Education and Counseling Products and Solutions for Adults, Special Needs and Welfare to Work participants Commercial site that has software and written tests for career assessment, planning and development, aptitude testing, education and counseling.
Assessment (Vocational & Career) Clickable site to different assessments in the areas of vocation and careers. Most are for sale, but there are free public domain ones as well and ones you can do online.
NCSOICC-Career and Occupational Information 213 occupations (available in N. Carolina) Helpful to those living outside of N. Carolina too.
CCWAVES: Commission on Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists. CVE CCAAThis commission sets, maintains and promotes high standards for persons who practice vocational evaluation, career assessment and work adjustment.
Michigan Occupational Information System Self-Assessment Career SurveyIf you are interested in finding out what careers you might like to pursue, take this survey. Helps specify interests, aptitudes and experiences.
Index | CECS | University of Waterloo | Ontario, Canada *A wonderful site from Canada that is very helpful to the person designing a curriculum in Career Development. Lots of good info. here.
Teacher's Guide to BLS Career InformationBureau of Labor Statistics puts out a publication "Occupational Outlook Handbook" which is written for high school juniors, seniors and graduates. This site has taken that info. and rewritten it to a lower level of reading for elementary school children.
Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Article on Special-Ed students learning job skillsThis is an encouraging article for those who want to know something to help special education students find employment.
Did you know you have the right to appeal any decision made by Vocational Rehabilitation? Site to help students, parents and clients of or attempting to become a client. Good advice!
Transition Guide 2000Has the IDEA transition requirements available in pdf version and print copies that can be purchased. Excellent resource to Transition Requirements.
ICDL: NCDG * National Career Development Guidelines - effort to foster career development- competency-based approach for educators and human service agencies at most age levels.
SCANS Report"What work requires of schools" is the report that defines 5 competencies and skills needed. Older report that still is an excellent resource for those who work or parent students in special education classes.
The Who, What, Where, When and Why of WorkAbility I California Department of Education, Special Education Division's site on WorkAbility I. Site about California's transition Program - voted one of the 10 best transition programs of its type in the USA.
Transition Research Institute at Illinois (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) * "Improve school-to-work and transition outcomes for students with disabilities. Find out about transition activities on a national level. Contact transition and school-to-work experts (...and more!)"
NLTS2 Home and News A follow-up study of the first Transition Study. This is an on-going study for the next 10 years.
The Relationship of Secondary School Experiences to the Early Post-School Results Government site with valuable info that every parent, student with special needs & teacher should read. Links to: Assessing the Impact of Secondary School Experiences; Post-school Results; Interpreting the Impact of Time in Reg. ed. & Understanding context
The National Longitudinal Transition Study Very important study of youth with disabilities during secondary school and early adulthood. It does not exactly make one jump for joy. It looks like the schools need to get busy and figure out how to make these students be successful in life.
Mapping Your Future Planning a Career; Selecting a School; Paying for a School; Services; and Features that include: debt/salary wizard; budget calculator and more. Something to be found here for middle/jr. high to adults.
Vocational Research Institute - Career Assessment, Planning, Development, Aptitude Testing, Education and Counseling Products and Solutions for Adults, Special Needs and Welfare to Work participantsVRI is a commercial site that has lots of vocational help for the vocational teacher as well as help for transition development by special education teachers.
National Youth Employment Coalition Site promotes "policies and initiative that help youth succeed in becoming lifelong learners, productive workers and self-sufficient citizens." Pricey for my pocket, but membership can get you involved with a worthwhile activity.
Transition Link "Strategies and resources for supporting adolescents with disabilities." Articles, surveys, a forum, links and more.
Transition Coalition "Information, support & links for all people interested in the transition of students with disabilities from school to adult life." Free publications on transition (pdf) online training, and a links page with much more than just transition. University Of Kansas
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition * University of Minnesota site with some good publications, technical assistance, current projects and many links. Updated in June 2002
National Transition Network* University of Minnesota site that offers "online publication, transcripts, workshop information and reports and state contacts and more. The site is no longer updated, but has some good stuff!
THE CHANGE FROM ISOLATION TO COLLABORATION Inclusion article with 10 Chapters. Well written and informative. Lots of inclusion links.
Bureau of Labor Statistics You can find out about a specific occupation, occupational clusters or all occupations listed alphabetically. Also has Occupational Outlook Quarterly available on line.
Work Experience Education Resources California site - Regional Occupational Centers and Programs in California, work permits, & vocational education. California state site with lots of good info. If you like some link, be sure to bookmark it as I feel that this site is getting old and the state loves to update with a new URL thrown in.
IDEA Practices (transition) Has excellent IDEA law & regulations, professional development resources and links.
California Employment Development Department Each state will have something similar.
National Transition Network * University of Minnesota's site on current events and information relating to transition.
Assessing Students with Disabilities Information and resources to persons wanting to do assessment for transition planning.
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2002-03 Edition This site will let you print or download PDF files on individual occupations. Tells how to buy the handbook.
National Center on Educational Outcomes Provides "national leadership in the participation of students with disabilities in national and state assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation requirements" Has great topics and some publications.
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