New federal guidance threatens to upend decades of progress in high school transition planning, which helps students with disabilities prepare for college, the workforce, and living independently, advocates and researchers say.In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Olmstead v. L.C. that states...
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Growing up, both of my parents had disabilities. In college, I developed one, too. At the time, I was forced to turn to online learning to receive the accommodations that I needed. Cordoned from the campus that I once called home, it was...
School leadership and teaching experience strongly influence educators’ confidence in their ability to adapt instruction for students with disabilities, according to a new survey. But most teachers, regardless of tenure, don’t feel prepared to differentiate lessons.General education teachers were markedly less likely to...
The title sounds ridiculous but hear me out because actually it happened. A German citizen who worked for Amazon had shares of stock. Lots of shares. But because of an address mix up, the financial institution that held them was unable to reach him for several years...
Ensuring proper support in school can make or break a student’s educational experience.For students with disabilities, one of the most important steps to establishing those supports—and making sure they’re implemented with fidelity—is crafting either an individualized education program (IEP) or a 504 plan.While...
Every student identified with a disability takes one of two paths—obtaining either an individualized education program (IEP) or a 504 plan—that determines the support services they receive in school.On the surface, IEPs and 504 plans are similar: They are both designed to ensure...
AI is powerful enough to analyze your finances in seconds and find things you’d probably miss It can also end up with enough information to know every aspect of your financial life. So, how do you get the benefits without giving away more than you’re comfortable with? The...
A couple weeks ago, we flew from Baltimore to Reno for a family vacation in nearby Lake Tahoe. I try to avoid connections but we didn’t have a choice on this one, we had to go through Denver. As you can imagine, the (im)perfect storm hit....
If you ever get a mysterious package and can’t figure out why, it’s possible you’re a victim of a brushing scam. A scammer got your name and address, sent you a real package, and will use that information to file a 5-star review somewhere. Sometimes, the...