http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:36:47 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/ada/amendments-act.php American Disability Act ADA Department of Education Issues ADA Amendments Act Dear Colleague Letter to Provide Guidance Under Amended Legal Standards - The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has issued a Dear Colleague letter concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:21:20 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/ada/amendments-act.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/sallie-mae-insurance.php Disability Education Sallie Mae Insurance Services Now Available to College Students - Families Now Have Options to Protect the Investment in Higher Education. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:47:26 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/sallie-mae-insurance.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/protection-laws.php Disability Education Students with disabilities might experience difficulties in school that range from issues with learning, concentration, language, or perhaps issues related to making friends or behavior. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:36:26 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/protection-laws.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/student-conditions.php Disability Education College, high school, and grade school students have the potential to experience a variety of forms of neurological disorders that may affect their academic functioning while they are in school. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:33:53 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/student-conditions.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/5000-scholarship.php Disability Education Nursing Home Abuse.net Announces $5,000 Scholarship Available Exclusively to Students Dedicated to Helping Prevent Nursing Home Abuse. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:16:21 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/5000-scholarship.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/students.php Disability Education Students with disabilities may experience a range of different mobility impairments that might require accommodations in school or university settings. The mobility impairments can range from ones related to a person's stamina to ones associated with paralysis. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:56:29 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/students.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/scholarships/180-medical-scholarships.php Disability Scholarships 180 Medical is honored to have started a scholarship program to help those with spinal cord injuries, spina bifida, and transverse myelitis. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:56:10 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/scholarships/180-medical-scholarships.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/ahead.php Disability Education AHEAD is an organization of professional members who are involved in the development of policy as well as the provision of services which meet the needs of persons who experience forms of disabilities and are involved in every area of higher education. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:18:50 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/ahead.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/scholarships/ucb.php Disability Scholarships UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Announces 2011 Recipients - Acknowledges the goals and aspirations of 40 individuals impacted by epilepsy. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:29:04 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/scholarships/ucb.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/spatial-skills.php Disability Education Preschool children who hear parents use words describing the size and shape of objects and who then use those words in their day to day interactions do much better on tests of their spatial skills, a University of Chicago study shows. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:55:22 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/spatial-skills.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/special/math-disability.php Special Education Math disability linked to problem relating quantities to numerals - Children who start elementary school with difficulty associating small exact quantities of items with the printed numerals that represent those quantities are more likely to develop a math-related learning disability than are their peers, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:15:56 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/special/math-disability.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/student-loan-applications.php Disability Education Information on eligibility for U.S. student loans and grants including how and where to file your application. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:45:54 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/student-loan-applications.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/repayment-calculator.php Disability Education This article contains information on cancellation, consolidation, deferment, and discharge of U.S. student loans. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:57:22 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/repayment-calculator.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/special/aversives-ban.php Special Education National Autism Association (NAA) Says Vinegar-Soaked Cotton Balls in Disabled Students' Mouths Underscores Need for Aversives Ban. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:01:45 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/special/aversives-ban.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/special/private-schools.php Special Education AFC Decries Lawsuit by Arizona Education Association and Arizona School Boards Association. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:43:14 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/special/private-schools.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/special/guardianship.php Special Education Establishing a legal guardianship is very helpful to protect children with disabilities as they transition to legal adulthood at age 18. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:34:24 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/special/guardianship.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/college-debt.php Disability Education While the national debt ceiling is a topic on every news channel, another kind of debt is sabotaging the youth in America. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:45:28 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/college-debt.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/skills-4-america.php Disability Education Center for Autism and Related Disorders Gives Skills 4 America to Schools Worldwide to Meet Critical Developmental Disability Needs. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:36:41 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/skills-4-america.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/studentloans.php Disability Education Student Loans: Help for the Future or Lifelong Burden? Student loans are non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. Is that about to change? Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:23:58 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/studentloans.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/failing.php Disability Education A new study suggests young people with a serious genetic blood disorder are not getting the right help at school, especially pupils who miss lessons due to sickness. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:10:28 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/failing.php