eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

Nearly seven million students have a disability, which oftentimes lowers self-esteem and hinders socializing and building friendships with peers. Students with disabilities make up 14 percent of national public school enrollment but can often be overlooked when it comes to traditional school activities. The value of inclusion.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

But what I always go back to is what I’ve constantly been talking to my colleagues and parents in generals that we know that special education has been underfunded since the individuals with Disabilities Education Act was enacted, and that was in 1975. Communication. Communication. Communication is king.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2021

Anaheim, California (August 25, 2021) – Extron is pleased to announce the immediate availability of enhanced functionality and powerful new capabilities for GlobalViewer® Campus Communication Suite, which combines bells, public address announcements, intercom, and network monitoring and control of classroom AV into one software package.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Students with disabilities often require more frequent check-ins. Students who struggle with disabilities, especially in high school, have been struggling for a long time, and it’s still really hard. I don’t have a disability, but I can relate because I was a kid too, and school wasn’t always so easy. I can’t be in their shoes.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Authored by Fernanda Pérez Perez, a recipient of The Blaschke Fellowship, the report explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance educational accessibility and support for students, particularly those with disabilities.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

As teachers design tasks that challenge students to transfer their learning, it’s another opportunity to remove barriers by inviting them to decide how they’ll most successfully communicate and express their learning. Teachers want all students to be successful.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Language access in schools is a legal right–and a moral imperative Under federal law, schools must communicate information to LEP parents in a language they can understand about any program, service, or activity that is called to the attention of parents who are proficient in English. But obtaining an IEP is a complicated process.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have been developing a virtual reality system to help students with disabilities, especially those with autism spectrum disorder, to learn, practice and improve social skills they need in a typical school day. Right now, the closest we can come to that is training peers.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2018

A variety of tools and resources, including apps for tablets and mobile devices, can meet the varying needs of students with disabilities and other special needs. The apps in this list can be used by students with autism, students with communication challenges, those who need social assistance, and more.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

1 Within this larger pool, a core group is considered to have a reading disability or dyslexia. 15 The largest category is learning disabilities, mainly dyslexia. 16 Reading difficulties also occur across other disabilities such as autism and ADHD. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 45 (3), 217-231. 20k+ per year).

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Cal Matters

APRIL 16, 2025

Almost everyone gets nervous during a traffic stop, but people with disabilities also worry about whether an officer understands their condition or could misinterpret their symptoms. Ochoa Bogh acknowledged some people dont want to disclose their disabilities; no one would be required to participate.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2019

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Related: 3 steps to a more accessible classroom. Step 3: Build staff capacity.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

So if her goal was to revamp the way professors and students communicate, how does she grade her efforts? “I I feel like a fraction of students [now] have the support in the community that I wish that I had, which is a huge win,” she said. I fundamentally believe Piazza is where it is because we obsessed about the user experience.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2021

According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately one out of every 54 children has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, making it one of the most common developmental disabilities in the USA. Cards include the Webber Photo Cards – Emotions , and the Webber BIG Nouns Photo Cards.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2022

10, 2022 —In a 2022 national survey about the future of school-home communications, school and district leaders said they would like to add more videos to improve communication with families. I have so many ideas on how we can use this enhanced resource to humanize our communications approach. SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. Stevens said.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

The committee built on the districts existing criteria which already included usability, data privacy and alignment with goals by adding new elements: AI capabilities, language support for English learners and accessibility features for students with disabilities. If students arent engaged, it doesnt matter how much we paid for it.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 4, 2022

This is considered ‘deficit thinking,’ or thinking that defines a diagnosis by its challenges, in order to treat, fix, or minimize specific features of a student’s disability. My lived experience with a disability and my professional positionality in disability scholarship and education systems is driving my efforts.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

All educators can learn from the “wisdoms and jewels” of their peers in special education when it comes to planning, instructional design, and communication with families, she said. “We’re Never once did [my daughter] feel embarrassed or feel afraid about her disability. That wasn’t just a function of my daughter.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2023

As a school communications professional trained in digital accessibility, I’ve probably seen hundreds of newsletters like the one forwarded to me — and that’s a problem. A document like that can be completely unreadable for a parent or guardian with a disability.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2019

Communication, Curiosity, Perseverance, Teamwork. Communication, Compassion, Empathy. This moving documentary is about parents learning how to raise kids who are unlike themselves—whether they have a disability, identify as LGBTQ, or have committed a crime. Science Fair. Far from the Tree.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2024

My role in launching specialized schools in Louisiana for students with low-incidence disabilities reinforced the importance of educational options, a need that is universal regardless of a student’s abilities, grade level, learning style, preferences, social class, and geographic location.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

said Ryan Lancaster, executive director of communications for SPS. Our intent was to get every kid, every day, involved in something positive outside the school day and extend that community learning past the classroom. There are barriers to finding community for some kids, she shared.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2024

Like Jacob, many students with disabilities are forced to work extra, advocates argue. It updated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the law that requires state and local governments to supply equal opportunity — including in services like public schools, community colleges and public universities — for people with disabilities.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Yet it often faces facing steep resistance from parents, who support tucking phones away in class, but want to keep an open line of communication in case of emergencies. Thus, the latest shot across the bow might seem an obvious solution: Disable distracting apps while leaving texts and calls unrestricted.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Parents expect not only to be assured of their child’s safe arrival but also desire real-time tracking of buses, direct communication with drivers, and a deeply integrated sense of reliability and safety at every juncture of their child’s journey.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2024

Controlled experimental studies carried out in a number of countries have found that even very low levels of RFR exposure can disturb biological cell communication, weaken membranes, and impact brain development. Several experts have concluded that current science indicates that RFR is a human carcinogen. human exposure limits. Birnbaum, L.,

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced that it is making up to $200 million available in reimbursements to help schools, school districts, and libraries purchase equipment and services to improve their cybersecurity postures. Identity and access management (IAM) tools control which users can access resources.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Problems at home can cause sadness or hopelessness, unrealistic expectations can lead to perfectionism and hidden disabilities can cause shame as students fall behind in class. Building trust can go a long way to opening a line of communication. A wide variety of stressors often trigger anxious behaviors.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

The page walks through what controls conference organizers can use to secure meetings, remove participants, and disable screen-sharing and audio features that can be abused. In a typical school setting, such digital communications would be subject to monitoring or outright restricted. Do not post screenshots of your class online! “As

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2018

—Jorgensen argued that there should be no prerequisites, especially regarding communication. “We We construct students’ competence by providing them with a way to communicate all the time every minute of the day about the same things that their peers without disabilities are communicating about,” said Jorgensen.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we continue to recover from the impacts of COVID learning disruptions, parent communication and engagement will continue to be a strategic imperative for all schools. Parents have become used to increased information and communication from schools. Most importantly, ongoing, meaningful school-home communication is paramount.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Here are a few more ways I’ve adapted technology for my neurodivergent students: Group projects Many students with neurodivergent conditions struggle to connect and communicate with other students. For some, even their grades improved.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2019

A separate study identified kids with a disability or obesity or who identify as LGBTQ as more likely to be cyberbullied than other kids. At the same time, it’s important to remember that, depending on their ages, kids are still developing skills like empathy, self-control, self-regulation, and how to communicate respectfully online.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2023

Break through the stigma surrounding social media and learn how you can utilize it to foster communication with parents, develop and model digital citizenship skills with students, and grow personally in your field as an educator. Here are 7 TCEA 2023 sessions that caught our eye: 1. And what is up with #OwnVoices?

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eSchool News

JULY 29, 2016

The now-closed website APPitic.com, which curated apps from Apple Distinguished Educators, suggested a number of apps pertaining to special education, communication, and helping students with autism. Here are 5 apps to help children and adults with autism develop skills, learn, and interact better with others. ABA Flash Cards , $1.

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